This is a sound argument, and I would tend to agree. There is still some unknown piece of the equation missing though that should be factored in. On recent trips to Tokyo, Bangkok, Sydney I did a little price comparison on a few US made foods (not the local equivalent) and they were all more expensive here. Each one. To expand on point #1 -- maybe Singapore's size is the problem? The economy of scale? It seems crowded (especially in the grocery storesundaymorningstaple wrote:Aside from the Asian penchant of thinking all foreigner are fair game to rip off, the biggest reasons for the elevated costs is two things:
1) Shipping costs (as they don't sell as much as stuff from other Asian countries, they cannot fill entire containers so must pay a premium for broken shipments.
2) Rentals. Shop space is at a premium. Putting lots of western foods on the shelves is expensive, especially if they don't move the goods fast enough. Asian goods move faster naturally, so the turnover has faster rate of return per cubic foot of store space and less wastage from foodstuffs going out of date due to not enough buyers.
3) Of course, location, location, location. To be in the Expat enclaves means elevated rentals and therefore even higher prices as you are catering to the highest common denominator rather than the lowest.
I do believe you're cuckoo for coco puffs...JimH5 wrote:I don't want Coco Puffs, I NEED Coco Puffs!!!
prata with nutella! Almost as good as icecream prata or cheese prata. sinfully delish! But only on crispy prata. Not the doughy oily things that Thasavi now calls prata.durain wrote:roti prata with chocolate spread can or not for your breakfast?
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