gstc82 Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 And your point is......? point is someone comment ntuc finest's wagyu beef looks like it's on atkins diet. Beef sold at finest are by Culina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorzguy Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 As long as you have tried and used those products from those value shops (of course you find it ok) - then continue to buy from them. The savings can be quite a huge amount. IMO:If I want fresh produce without any worries, I would go Cold Storage.If I want canned food / detergent / packed items - I would go Fairprice (unless Cold Storage on offer and it can be cheaper than Fairprice). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 point is someone comment ntuc finest's wagyu beef looks like it's on atkins diet. Beef sold at finest are by Culina. So.......?Culina must provide NTUC Finest the best finest wagyu beef Culina can provide? NTUC Finest only get their wagyu beef from Culina and nobody else? NTUC Finest wagyu beef cannot look like it's on the wrong Atkins diet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 If you are someone who buy fresh meat from supermarket, you will know the difference in quality between Ntuc & CS. Especially when CS has discount on fresh meat (which still look fresher than those in Ntuc), the price is even cheaper than Ntuc, Also, there are certain brands of organic vegetables (eg Zhenxing) which CS brought in & Ntuc does not. Having said that, when it comes to groceries, I still buy from Ntuc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 From what I heard, different factories in countries as huge as china have different production costs, so some goods produced in certain factories can be sold at a much lower price than others, although the quality is not that much of a difference. They may insist certain factories produce goods for the "european market" are of a "premium" quality, which is sometimes based on arbitrary and very much subjective factors, thus selling at a higher price point than goods produced in factories for the "asian market", but the difference in quality is sometimes negligible and non-perceivable. Some retailers may even claim certain goods are meant for the "european market", so sold at much higher prices than goods meant for the "asian market" sold in the same shop, while the quality difference depends on who you ask, and may even be non-existent or a myth. The price difference is also dependent on different currency strength, so goods produced for a country with stronger currency will be sold at a much higher price in countries with much weaker currencies, while the quality is not necessarily better as proclaimed, just because they are originally intended to be sold to the "european market". So in practise, there are a lot of lee ways in pricing strategies which retailers can adopt, including bait-and-switch to satisfy their different merchandising and financial objectives. COMPARE GOODS and PRICES with BOTH your EYES AND EARS, people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 point is someone comment ntuc finest's wagyu beef looks like it's on atkins diet. Beef sold at finest are by Culina.Just use yours eyes to compare their marbling density with those from meidi-ya and isetan supermarkets, and you can tell the STARK difference that explains the prixe difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 Just use yours eyes to compare their marbling density with those from meidi-ya and isetan supermarkets, and you can tell the STARK difference that explains the prixe difference.Not to mention, the visual freahness and palatability. Ntuc finest wagyu beef looks frozen and defrosted 1000 times to me. :X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abang Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 Talking of on-line shopping, I have this issue:2 years ago, I supported a gay online shop and bought a microfiber towel costing some $30.Just now, I saw the same thing at Diaso for $2... now, tell me how to support gay entrepreneur.. Back to NTUC self-service kiosk, the latest but very small supermarket in Potong Pasir is manned by older matured ladies.They may be slower in terms of speed but hey, they really gave the human torch.Their smile and greetings are enough ....to melt your heart.Who cares about speed.. and this is really a small community, no one is rushing home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 some things are overpriced mah. microfiber towel is microfiber towel.....cheap or not also microfiber. just like why ppl buy pimple cream from counter and from branded comestic range when the active ingredient is salicylic acid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 Talking of on-line shopping, I have this issue:2 years ago, I supported a gay online shop and bought a microfiber towel costing some $30.Just now, I saw the same thing at Diaso for $2... now, tell me how to support gay entrepreneur.. I guess you must be referring to Albert of No Frills Factory Outlet... I also got a branded blue vest from him which got out of shape after a few washes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest B Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 Sometimes I wonder why people still patronise CS at Northpoint when NTUC is just nearby too? Cos it is more atas?Because the ambience is better and if you actually look more carefully, not everything in CS is more expensive. When the things in CS are on offer, it can even be cheaper than ntuc. So really, dude, open your eyes a little wider. A lot of the fresh stuff such as ham and sushi is of better quality than that of NTUC as well. The range of products in major CS branches such as the one in Northpoint you mentioned, tends to be better than NTUC as well. On another note, CS' marketing strategy has never been to compete with NTUC. It has always catered to the more affluent segment of the market with more gourmet and international products. So on the point of pricing, you're not comparing apples with apples. It'd be fairer to compare NTUC's prices with that of Giant's, which both tout low prices as part of their marketing strategy. Giant/CS' dried goods are also notable for their quality conpared to those from NTUC's housebrand. My shopping is spilt almost equally between NTUC and the Dairy Farm Group, if anybody is wondering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navyblue Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 Because the ambience is better and if you actually look more carefully, not everything in CS is more expensive. When the things in CS are on offer, it can even be cheaper than ntuc. So really, dude, open your eyes a little wider. A lot of the fresh stuff such as ham and sushi is of better quality than that of NTUC as well. The range of products in major CS branches such as the one in Northpoint you mentioned, tends to be better than NTUC as well. On another note, CS' marketing strategy has never been to compete with NTUC. It has always catered to the more affluent segment of the market with more gourmet and international products. So on the point of pricing, you're not comparing apples with apples. It'd be fairer to compare NTUC's prices with that of Giant's, which both tout low prices as part of their marketing strategy. Giant/CS' dried goods are also notable for their quality conpared to those from NTUC's housebrand. My shopping is spilt almost equally between NTUC and the Dairy Farm Group, if anybody is wondering.Points noted.But I think I am referring more to those inedible grocery items. Same item, same brand, same manufacturing country, same ingredients etc, but more expensive in CS. Yes, I think their customers are paying more for ambience. NTUC should switch to warmer lightings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 some things are overpriced mah.microfiber towel is microfiber towel.....cheap or not also microfiber.just like why ppl buy pimple cream from counter and from branded comestic range when the active ingredient is salicylic acidYou choose a nicely sewn tie with a nice pattern from daiso and compare its quality with a japalang brand tie from takashimaya shopping centre that will cost at least $50. If you tell me the price difference is even remotely justifiable, I'll feel like slapping you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fab Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 Anything that i can get from fp, i wont get from cs. UNLESS, the pdt is only on offer in cs. Usually, cs will still be more ex even tho both are on offer.I will also buy from cs if the pdts are imported by them. Also some near expiry pdts at half the price.Other than that, cs are carrot choppers mostly. 鍾意就好，理佢男定女 never argue with the guests. let them bark all they want. 结缘不结怨 解怨不解缘 After I have said what I wanna say, I don't care what you say. 看穿不说穿 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zwei Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 I used to buy chocolate/snacks from value shop previously, but it tasted different from those in ntuc/giant so I stopped getting anything from value shops Fattie bom bom walk down the street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 I used to buy chocolate/snacks from value shop previously, but it tasted different from those in ntuc/giant so I stopped getting anything from value shopsThey are basically flour and palm oil, SUGAR, nothing else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imchaser Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 THe M&Ms from value shop doesnt melt in your mouth it melt in the plastic. And the colors came off easily. Volunteering for the underwear association for third world countries. Please donate your used underwear to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navyblue Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Hey guys, Save on products that are for external use only. Pls dont buy food items from value shops because what goes into your body may cause you to spend more seeing doctors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 how come no one talk about sheng siong? find the stuff there reasonably priced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 how come no one talk about sheng siong?find the stuff there reasonably priced.ok la, but not really that cheap too, however they have wet market alike and live fish etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ZoeTay Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 how come no one talk about sheng siong? find the stuff there reasonably priced. Please, only aunties and low-class people go to Sheng Siong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Raiden Alpha Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Please, only aunties and low-class people go to Sheng Siong.I wonder when people like you started to appear in Singapore.It's classist people like you who have perverted the society and kill off this country soul.You all are cancer to society. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ZoeTay Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 I wonder when people like you started to appear in Singapore.It's classist people like you who have perverted the society and kill off this country soul.You all are cancer to society. What has this got to do with the country's soul? High-class people go to Jason's Marketplace and Cold Storage, low-class people go to Sheng Siong and Giant.Did I say anything wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Hey guys,Save on products that are for external use only. Pls dont buy food items from value shops because what goes into your body may cause you to spend more seeing doctors. You have accused the value shops of food poisoning, you have defamed them. Be careful of a defamation lawsuit coming your way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Raiden Alpha Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 (edited) What has this got to do with the country's soul?High-class people go to Jason's Marketplace and Cold Storage, low-class people go to Sheng Siong and Giant.Did I say anything wrong?Who define the rules in life?You?Societal segregation lead to disunity and disharmony among people.Keep your elitism out of my face.People can shop wherever they want to.What type of class are you talking about when you espouse your classist thought out aloud.Class.Do you have it in the first place? Edited October 7, 2014 by Raiden Alpha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowball Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 (edited) high class or low class doesn't matter, as long u use money to pay what you want good enough. Life is short, high class low class still need to die, no exception . Edited October 7, 2014 by snowball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outernet Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Oh dear, seems like RA will die if he doesn't quarrel and pick up a fight with others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 why no one mentioned Daiso? It's incredible how some of the stuff there going only for $2!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest snowball Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 why no one mentioned Daiso? It's incredible how some of the stuff there going only for $2!!!actually i find Daiso kindly cool, many things to see and shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Oh dear, seems like RA will die if he doesn't quarrel and pick up a fight with others. Does your mother, your father, your aunts, your uncles go to ShengSiong or Giant? They were called "low class" by "ZoeTay". And RA is bashing "ZoeTay" for that. You have a problem with that? Maybe you are lower class than low. So naming them "low class" is actually a form of endearment to you. In that case, good for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Please, only aunties and low-class people go to Sheng Siong.You're talking about NTUC. Cooking maestros like me go sheng shiong... ok! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aunty Shopper Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 its always good to do some homework before shopping. I'm a smart aunty shopper but not low class hor.Do you know that sometimes there are price differences for a particular item in Fairprice, Fairprice Finest and Fairprice Xtra? There are times where one having a promotional offer while the other 2 don't.Cold Storge prices also different from locations e.g. The store in town area in more expensive than the one in say, Yishun Northpoint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aunty shopper Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 I actually enjoy shopping in Mustafa .... It's messy and congested but what the hack. There are some many surprises to find products that you can't find elsewhere and the prices are reasonable. The ambient / environment makes me felt like shopping in another country.Sheng Siong in Verge is big and comfortable to shop unlike their smaller branches which are overly congested.Gaint supermarkets have lesser good deals now as compared to the time when they are still ShopNSave.Daiso is always my favorite pass time be it in Singapore or in Japan. Their stores in Japan have more surprise buys and each costs only 100yen which is less than S$1.50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navyblue Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 You have accused the value shops of food poisoning, you have defamed them.Be careful of a defamation lawsuit coming your way.Pls grow up. Which value shop have I named specifically?Did I mention their food caused FOOD POISONING?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowball Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Value shop not just selling tibits, candy, potatoes chips etc, they are selling stationary , and household items that are cheap . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 The price difference is sometimes so great that it makes me worried about the quality of the cheaper ones. Even if they are parallel imports, probably manufactured from different factories, how do we know that the materials used/quality control/etc. are exactly the same?Yup maybe toothpaste all tt still ok lah but if skincare products i rather spend abit more to get the normal onesI recently read an article about how the products being sold in outlet malls in the US are of an entirely different category from those being sold in proper malls, even though they may share the exact same look and same brand. (http://www.dallasnews.com/business/retail/20131211-outlet-malls-arent-what-they-used-to-be.ece). My gut feeling is that the same applies to these parallel imports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Daiso, sheng shiong, mustafa, shop n save, giant, ntuc xtra. The big 6s when it comes to surprise value finds. Cold storage, jasons, marketplace, ntuc finest (sometimes ntuc xtra) for gourmet ingredients.Isetan supermarket & meidi-ya are for the occasional mock-japanese people like me. Korean supermarkets for the kimchi lovers.Yue hua for the patriotic chinese proud of their "roots".Of cos there is the thai supernarket at golden mile complex for the thai cooks offering bountiful yields of fresh herbs and thai veges at bargain basement prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Who define the rules in life?You?Societal segregation lead to disunity and disharmony among people.Keep your elitism out of my face.People can shop wherever they want to.What type of class are you talking about when you espouse your classist thought out aloud.Class.Do you have it in the first place? Please, the class differential and social stratification in Singapore is widening.Would you see HDB aunties or PRC whores shop in Sentosa Cove, suntan at Raffles Town Club, etc?Would a China foreign worker go anywhere near the hip Holland V or Dempsey enclave? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Menage A Trois Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Please, the class differential and social stratification in Singapore is widening.Would you see HDB aunties or PRC whores shop in Sentosa Cove, suntan at Raffles Town Club, etc?Would a China foreign worker go anywhere near the hip Holland V or Dempsey enclave? The rich man is secretly keeping the prc whores in a condo in sentosa where they can suntan at raffles town club..hip holland V or Dempsey enclave was probably constructed or renovated by a china foreign worker.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Menage A Trois Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 You would be surprise how many prc whores marry rich singapore men just to sidetrack.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Why are we suddenly talking about prc whores in this thread? LolSome of you pay too much attention to prc whores to be truly gay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Raiden Alpha Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Please, the class differential and social stratification in Singapore is widening.Would you see HDB aunties or PRC whores shop in Sentosa Cove, suntan at Raffles Town Club, etc?Would a China foreign worker go anywhere near the hip Holland V or Dempsey enclave?You know it is widening then instead of propagating and exacerbating it you should help mend it and narrow it down.Why made the country become such a sterile and unhappy place for people to live by holding on to such toxic and callous values.Do some soul reflection please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Why are we suddenly talking about prc whores in this thread? LolSome of you pay too much attention to prc whores to be truly gay LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navyblue Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Houses have class differentiation...Cars have class differentiation...Fashion labels have class differentiation...Jobs have class differentiation...Schools have class differentiation...Now even supermarkets also have class differentiation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 So far I'm getting certain stuff like shavers post cereal banana nut from value shop so much cheaper plus detergents etc compared to ntuc. No issue with the quality . Biscuits and chocolates are cheaper too:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Yeah someone mentioned Mustafa. Sometimes there are things cheaper there.Recently I needed a 500 ml craft glue and popular was selling for 3.50 while the same brand and size at Mustafa only cost 2.15. Stark difference! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Uhu Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Yeah someone mentioned Mustafa. Sometimes there are things cheaper there.Recently I needed a 500 ml craft glue and popular was selling for 3.50 while the same brand and size at Mustafa only cost 2.15. Stark difference!Agree. The only problem in Mustafa is that their items are all over the place. You need to do treasure hunting for the thing you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alien Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Mustafa have too many things until i see also faint. Haha. But their things there are cheap, i have a friend who bough a fridge there is much cheaper than normal shop like havey norman or courts. 对自己好是一种幸福， 对别人好是一种积福。 Spend time counting your blessings, not airing your complaints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 So far I'm getting certain stuff like shavers post cereal banana nut from value shop so much cheaper plus detergents etc compared to ntuc. No issue with the quality . Biscuits and chocolates are cheaper too:)Post cereal available in which value shop and where? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 How many of you buy mobile phones from mustafa or export sets from race course road? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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