Under the epidemic, global freight and supply have been greatly affected, and people's lives have become more and more expensive.
The Consumer Council conducted a random inspection of four large supermarkets and food stores and found that the average price of the most frequently purchased food and daily necessities increased by 1.5%; even the price of the same product varies greatly among supermarkets. Yuan to 11.4 yuan, the difference is 90%.
In addition, the reduction of supermarket discounts and the reduction of the actual quantity of goods but the same price is also equivalent to a disguised price increase.
The association recommends that consumers use the "Internet Price List" to shop around before shopping to save on household expenses.
By analysing the data of the supermarket price tool "Online Price List", the Consumer Council randomly inspected four large supermarkets and food stores, including Parknshop, Market Place by Jasons, AEON and Dachang Foods.
(File photo/Photo by Huang Baoying)
By analyzing the data of the supermarket price tool “Online Price List”, the Consumer Council randomly inspected four large supermarkets and food stores, including Parknshop, Market Place by Jasons, AEON and Dachang Foods, with the prices of more than 700 daily products, covering The average prices of the three most frequently purchased foods and daily necessities from June to November last year were found in "bread and cakes/cereal breakfast/bread sauce", "rice/oil/canned food/vegetables/fruits/meat" and "personal care" rose 1.5%.
Among them, the average price of "bread and cake/cereal breakfast/bread sauce" increased the most (2.4%), and two supermarkets recorded an increase of about 7%.
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Canned food prices vary widely
Among the top 10 products with the largest price difference among the four supermarkets, five are canned foods, mainly canned corn kernels, pureed corn and baked beans in tomato sauce.
One of the canned corn kernels has the largest price difference, ranging from 6 yuan to 11.4 yuan, a difference of 90%; the same brand of cream, the difference is more than 65%, and the price ranges from 6 yuan to 9.9 yuan .
The Consumer Council also found that the price difference of baby diapers/pants in different supermarkets ranged from RMB 24.7 to RMB 52.9. Among them, the actual price difference was the largest for a baby diaper, and the price between supermarkets ranged from RMB 116.1 to RMB 169.
The association pointed out that many baby products, such as diapers or milk powder, are often priced at more than 100 yuan, and the actual price of the same product in different supermarkets varies greatly. Therefore, consumers should pre-use large-value products before purchasing The price tool compares the prices of different supermarkets.
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Reduce discounts, cut portions and increase prices in disguise
Even if the prices of some products have not been directly increased, the reduction of discounts provided by supermarkets and the reduction of product portions by manufacturers are equivalent to increasing prices in disguise.
The random inspection found that two of the four major supermarkets offered a significant reduction in the number of discounts. One of the supermarkets had a sharp drop in the number of discounts from 4,409 in June last year to 4,099 in November; The number of offers was reduced from 270 in June to 220 in November.
In addition, the actual weight of some products has been reduced, but the price has not been relatively lowered. For example, a throat lozenge has been reduced from 45 grams to 40 grams, a peanut chocolate has been reduced from 40 grams to 37 grams, and seafood-flavored cup noodles has been reduced from 75 grams. It was reduced to 72 grams, etc., with a decrease of 11.1%, 7.5% and 4% respectively.
Supermarket complaints increased by nearly 50%
Last year, the Consumer Council received 528 complaints about supermarkets, an increase of nearly 50% over the previous year.
The Director-General of the Consumer Council, Wong Fung-han, said that the most complaints were about service quality, which increased from 89 to 144, price disputes increased from 71 to 103, online shopping complaints increased from 46 to 74, and sales practices also increased from 51. It has increased to 114 cases, for example, the discount explanation is unclear.
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Smart price can save 10%
The Consumer Council took a two-person family as an example to prepare food for anti-epidemic shopping at home, and purchased a basket of 20 items at the same supermarket, including canned food, oil, rice, cereal, frozen food, bath products, toothpaste, toothbrushes, cleaning products And so on, the total expenditure is about 914.1 yuan, after the opposite price; when you go to different supermarkets to buy the lowest-priced goods, you only need about 819.4 yuan, which is a successful saving of nearly 100 yuan (11.6%).
Huang Fengxian said that global production and transportation have been affected under the epidemic, and international commodity prices have risen a lot. It is believed that there is a very high chance that prices will continue to rise in the next few months. Therefore, she believes that consumers should consume more wisely, and can target different supermarkets to buy what they need. commodity.
The Consumer Council also called on supermarket groups to avoid raising the prices of daily necessities such as grains, oils, and foodstuffs during the epidemic, and to share the difficult times with the society.
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