CONSUMER - WHY HIGH PRICES COLD STORAGE?

February 3, 2010 on 5:31 pm | In General |

‘Should we then boycott Cold Storage?

I hope outlets are fair and reasonable in their price index!

We are not asking them to be charitable but fair and reasonable!

Business outlets can make a profit but they should not indulge in acts of profiteering!

I hope the much waited for Profiteering Act will come into place soon after my appeals for such for over 17 years!’ - Dr Jacob George

CONSUMER - WHY HIGH PRICES COLD STORAGE?

Dear Dr Jacob,

I normally do not pay attention to my grocery purchases until I moved to live in Bangsar, a month ago.

When I mentioned that I shop frequently in Cold Storage at Bangsar Shopping Centre, my fellow Bangsarian (who are rich) said that some goods in Cold Storage in BSC are over priced.

I thought prices are about the same compared to the rest of the supermarkets and if there is a 20-30 cents difference I will not be bothered.

In my case – it is biscuit making time during this time of the year and I will need a lot of butter.

I was shocked when I realized that SCS Butter was at RM9.29 for 250gm at Cold Storage, BSC.

I took it upon myself to check on the difference of prices of the other two supermarkets in Bangsar.

Dr Jacob for your information - the pictures enclosed paint a thousand words.  They were taken within 4 days of last week,

The price for Butter at Bangsar Village on 27 Jan was RM7.89.

At TMC just ‘over the road’ it was RM6.88 on 28 Jan and for some inexplicable reason at Cold storage on 30^th Jan it was RM9.29.

To me this is RM1.40 more than Bangsar Village and RM2.41 or 35% more than TMC.

I hope Cold Storage can explain this huge difference of price when the other two supermarkets are also in the same location!

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

Jullie Lim

CASSA SECRETARIAT - We hereby confirm that Ms Lim had also provided us photographs of all the outlets with the stated item price listed! 
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