Twitter account Kuala Lumpur Reporter recently shared a complaint from a man identified as Mr. Gana, who reportedly went to seven different shops to compare prices for 1.5 litre bottles of 100Plus.
According to the receipts from these stores, each bottle cost different amounts ranging from RM2.40 to RM4.90.
Clearly bothered by these price differences, Mr. Gana urged the authorities to take action.
A man who identified himself as Mr Gana is angry with the uncontrollable prices of a 1.5 lit 100plus drink which differ so much from one outlet to another from RM2.40 to RM4.90 per bottle. Gana shopped to seven outlets to check on the prices. He urged the authority to take action pic.twitter.com/NflAOwl302
— Kuala Lumpur Reporter (@KL_Reporter) June 25, 2019
Mr. Gana’s complaint has since gone viral on Twitter, garnering over 1,800 retweets, prompting a lot of Malaysian netizens to explain the reason the same product is sold at different prices at different stores.
Dia nak banding, kene tengok jenis kedai. Giant tu hypermart, beli saiz bulk besar mmg boleh jual murah. 7E jelas tunjuk tgh promo ‘Jom Beli’, and with KKmart are both 24-7 shop, jadi biasa mahal.
Same with kedai2 dekat petrol station.
Ape daa.
— Father of A&A (@Xanxus295) June 25, 2019
“If you want to compare, you need to see the types of shops. For hypermarts, you can get items for cheaper in bulk. Convenience stores sell some items on promotions. Petrol stations and 24-hour convenience stores are also more expensive,” one user’s tweet translates.
jika bukan barang kawalan, harga pasaran biasanya susah nak seragamkan… terutama pasaran barang runcit macam tu…. nak report ke aduan awam pun kena gelak nanti
— riesna zasly (@riesna_zasly) June 25, 2019
An excerpt from another netizen’s tweet translates,
“For non-controlled goods, market prices are usually not uniform, especially for items sold in convenience stores.”
A consumer with common sense would know why different shop charges different prices. 24 hours convenient store charge premium for its convenience factor, same goes with petrol stations. Hypermarket targets different market segment. They all buy bulk btw
— JoHn_TaN (@john_tan_) June 25, 2019
Meanwhile, others were more amused by the post.
I’m just curious why the receipts are on his face…
— Amirah Liyana (@amyrahlyana_) June 25, 2019
Tapi kenapa Encik Gana tampal resit kat muka tu? Marahnya dia.
— Esah (@eshunakama) June 25, 2019
The hero we didn’t deserve
— Seb’s (@harith_ginger) June 26, 2019
Comel nya pakcik ?
— ? (@SpongeMistress) June 25, 2019
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