This week we were pleasantly surprised to see all the four supermarkets we survey, carrying cooking oil on their shelves. For the better part of September and October OK, Choppies and TM ( Pick N Pay) did not have cooking oil which seemed to be in short supply although downtown supermarkets were filled to the brim with it.
Prices have continued the onward much to oblivion but on a more steady rate as opposed to the mad dash we saw in the closing weeks of September and the opening weeks of October.
| Item | OK | Pick N Pay | Choppies | FoodWorld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Purpose Cleaner 750ml | 21.15 | 22.99 | 9.49 | 20.85 |
| Bath soap Geisha 225g | 15.39 | 13.99 | 17.00 | |
| Bath soap Jade 250g | na | na | na | |
| Beans Dried 500g | na | 22.99 | 19.75 | 30.00 |
| Bleach/Jik 500ml | 26.25 | 27.49 | 30.25 | |
| Bread Baker's Inn | 14.80 | 14.50 | 14.50 | 14.55 |
| Bread Lobels | 15.50 | 15.00 | 14.50 | 14.85 |
| Bread Proton | 15.50 | 15.00 | na | 15.00 |
| Bread Shop | 14.00 | 14.00 | na | na |
| Candles 6pack 300g | 32.60 | 25.99 | na | 28.45 |
| Cereal (Cerevita) 500g | 32.69 | 28.49 | 26.99 | 33.99 |
| Cooking Oil 2l | 57.80 | 56.99 | 59.95 | 55.50 |
| Creamer 1kg | na | na | na | na |
| Dish Washer 750ml | 21.10 | 23.99 | 24.25 | 22.95 |
| Diapers 50 | 275.10 | 213.99 | 216.00 | na |
| Drink Bally House | 36.79 | 34.99 | 30.80 | 36.85 |
| Drink Cheapest | 20.99 | 32.99 | 29.99 | 27.90 |
| Drink Mazoe Original 2l | 44.99 | 45.99 | na | 45.00 |
| Drink Mazoe less sugar | 42.99 | 44.99 | 45.99 | 37.99 |
| Eggs 30 | 55.70 | 59.99 | na | 75.05 |
| Eggs 6 | na | 14.99 | na | 16.70 |
| Flour 2kg | na | 44.99 | na | 42.50 |
| Green bar | 17.80 | 18.99 | 11.99 | 20.15 |
| Jam 375ml | 16.99 | 14.99 | 15.35 | 17.05 |
| Kapenta 1KG | na | 131.99 | na | 162.00 |
| Kapenta 500g | 73.20 | 65.99 | na | 65.00 |
| Lotion/Cream Camphor 300ml | 43.25 | 49.99 | 26.99 | 42.15 |
| Macaroni 3kg | 69.99 | 69.99 | na | 80.85 |
| Margarine 500g | 23.49 | 21.990 | 24.30 | 16.75 |
| Matches pack of 10 boxes | 5.70 | 9.99 | 8.00 | 7.50 |
| Mayonnaise 750g | 22.49 | 41.99 | 50.20 | 37.00 |
| Mealie-meal 10kg | 58.99 | 63.99 | na | 62.70 |
| Mealie-meal Refined 10kg | 70.40 | 72.99 | 72.99 | 85.85 |
| Milk 1l | 20.20 | 15.99 | 16.99 | 18.70 |
| Peanut butter 375ml | 35.99 | 36.99 | 32.99 | 33.05 |
| Petroleum Jelly 300ml | 40.25 | 39.99 | 65.95 | 38.35 |
| Rice white | 31.99 | 37.99 | 34.99 | 35.75 |
| Salt 1kg | 8.30 | 7.30 | 9.45 | 8.90 |
| Sanitary Pads 10s/8s | 24.70 | 23.99 | 16.99 | 17.45 |
| Scouring powder 500g | 3.55 | 8.79 | 3.35 | 4.30 |
| Shoe polish 50ml | 20.50 | 21.29 | na | 19.30 |
| Shoe polish 100ml | 33.19 | 34.99 | na | 32.35 |
| Soup Usavi Mix 50g | 5.50 | 5.69 | 3.79 | 5.50 |
| Stasoft Refill (500ml) | 35.29 | 32.99 | na | 57.40 |
| Sugar 2kg | 31.99 | 31.99 | 32.80 | 32.25 |
| Surface Cleaner 500ml | 23.20 | 22.99 | 24.20 | 20.85 |
| Tea 100 tea bags | 31.89 | 31.99 | 26.85 | 32.00 |
| Thai Rice 2kg | 43.99 | na | na | 43.15 |
| Tinned beans 410g | 11.99 | 13.59 | 12.50 | 13.60 |
| Tinned fish 155g | na | 11.99 | na | 14.70 |
| Tissues (Pack of 4) | 15.00 | 22.99 | 19.35 | 23.50 |
| Toilet Cleaner 500ml | 32.40 | 26.99 | 23.20 | 24.80 |
| Toothpaste 100ml | 17.00 | 13.99 | 14.99 | 18.55 |
| Washing Powder 1kg | 28.49 | 47.99 | 46.00 | 54.40 |
| Washing Powder 2kg | 57.00 | 53.99 | 114.00 | 81.15 |
- As has already been pointed out, cooking oil is now very much available and was present in all the shops and branches we surveyed with $60/2l being the ceiling price
- Flour seems to be in short supply in most shops. We couldn’t even find it in OK
- Thai Rice has been absent in most shops for a number of weeks now. Pro Brands and Mega are major distributors of this product. We were not able to find it in many quantities even in downtown shops.
- The price of peanut butter is headed for the clouds
- We couldn’t find creamer in any of the supermarkets no Ellis Brown or Cremora. Not to worry it is in abundant supply elsewhere
- As always there were no eggs in Choppies, what’s up with that?
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