Shopping Basket: Week 3

Its that day of the week again!!The day that separates the serious days of the week and the party days. Its Wednesday People and the sun is shining. At least here in Thika, there is some sunshine, something we have not seen in a long time. Talking of new things, its August. Yes, you read that right, we are already into the awesome months of the year!!I don't know what it is about August-December but there definitely is something. Something beautiful. Anyway, all I wish for you is a prosperous month and easy flow of your days.

 Now, to other matters, today is also the shopping basket feature day, meaning that we are taking a look at the prices of different items in Thika supermarkets. In other editions of this feature, we have seen wide variations in the prices offered by different supermarkets. This week, we want to see if these differences still exist or are the supermarkets offering similar prices!!The table below gives you a picture of what am talking about:

	MATHAI	MAGUNA ANDU	LEENS	KASSMATT	TUSKYS
Kimbo 1kg	119	120	119	120	120
Whitestar  Bar soap 500gms	107	115	107	107	107
Maycorn 2kg	129	129	127	127	127
Soko 2kg	114	112	112	112	113
Fresha  wholemilk 500gms	39	39	38	38	38
Pampers Mini(4-9kg) Small pack	220	220	220	220	220
Drinking Chocolate 90gms	60	55	60	60	60
Geisha  (aloe vera)250gms	77	77	77	77	77
Total	865	867	860	861	863

This week the price difference is not as huge as we have seen in previous weeks. Here is the list of supermarkets from the cheapest to the most expensive

1. Leens

2. Kassmatt

3.Tuskys

4.Mathai

5. Maguna Andu

Seems like Leens is the cheapest supermarket in Thika as of now. It is nice to see that different choices of products yield different results. First week, Kassmatt was cheapest while second week, Tuskys came in first. In a healthy market environment, such changes are common thus allowing the consumer to make an informed decision on where to shop.

Happy Shopping!!
NB: All prices are in Ksh
The prices indicated here are as of 31/07/2012 at 5.00 p.m