As
promised in our earlier review of supermarkets in Thika, Thika Live will
conduct a weekly research on the prices offered in these supermarkets. This
feature is meant to help consumers understand which supermarkets are pocket
friendly and which ones are most expensive. In descending order from the
cheapest to the most expensive, the supermarkets rank as follows
Kassmatt
Maguna Andu
Tuskys
Leens
Mathai
MATHAI
|
MAGUNA ANDU
|
LEENS
|
KASSMATT
|
TUSKYS
|
|
Soko Maize meal 2kg
|
116
|
116
|
112
|
115
|
113
|
Ndume Bar soap 700g
|
80
|
85
|
80
|
78
|
79
|
Kasuku 500g
|
120
|
119
|
120
|
119
|
123
|
Mumias Sugar 2kg
|
250
|
235
|
244
|
238
|
235
|
Omo 500g
|
115
|
109
|
115
|
113
|
115
|
Kensalt 1kg
|
26
|
25
|
24
|
25
|
24
|
SupaLoaf Bread 400g
|
47
|
46
|
46
|
46
|
46
|
Total
|
754
|
735
|
741
|
734
|
735
|
As seen in the above table, the most
expensive supermarket in Thika as of yesterday at 4.00 P.M, in reference to the
goods featured is Mathai Supermarket. Contrary to what most of us might have
expected, Tuskys is not as expensive. In fact, it is in second place in matters
of cheapness together with Maguna Andu Supermarket. Leens comes in fourth with
a consumer having to spend 741/= if they were to shop for the above goods.
Further analysis into this shopping
basket reveals that there is a 20/= difference between Mathai, the most
expensive and the Kassmatt, the cheapest in the list.
We would like you to specifically look
at the Mumias 2kg Sugar prices for these supermarkets and note the
difference. Maguna Andu, Tuskys and Kassmatt sugar prices range in the 230’s.
Leens is selling its sugar at 244/=. On the other hand, Mathai is selling the
same pack of sugar at 250/=. 15/=shillings higher than Maguna Andu and Tuskys.
The question then comes up, Why is there such a difference in the same pack of
sugar???
While shopping, these are the kinds of
questions we must ask ourselves. With this analysis, you now have a better
picture of where to shop when in Thika!
The goods presented in this first
edition are chosen by the administrators of Thika Live and are deemed the most
common in consumers’ shopping baskets. However, we would love to hear from you
on what goods you would like featured in our next editions. Please send in your
comments here on the blog and on our Facebook Page and we shall answer your
questions.
Happy Shopping
NB:All prices are in Ksh
The prices indicated here are as of
10/07/2012 at 4.00 p.m.
afadhali kassmat
ReplyDeleteHata kama tunafinyananga kassmart...it still remains the best..thanks thika live
ReplyDeleteBut all in all, Thika Supermarkets do well than our capital city
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