Chunky Loco

Was it a direct result of the current crisis? Or are some grocery stores capitalizing on this dire time?

Living in the Manila area has been hard these days. Prices have all rolled up, and it has affected me in some ways, from rice meals and fastfood delivery to bus/taxi/jeepney fares. But despite all that, you haven’t heard/seen/read(?) me complaining. At least not in writing, and not in this blog. But now i just might be… and well, it’s for a chocolate chip cookie. :p

Irrashai and i are into Chips Ahoy Chunky — my newest chocolate/cookie fix. The first time i bought it a month ago at Rustan’s Katipunan, one pack costs Php140+. Not even two weeks after that i was back at that grocery store, the price has soared to Php195. That’s a hefty 50 peso increase. Probably because it was the height of rice and oil price crisis, or the previous was an old stock and the new ones are priced higher, etc. I was thinking of reasons to justify but well, what do i know? Still i kept buying the same pack, and had 4 more chunkies to date. I can’t help it.

Just now i learned that the same item is priced Php140+ at another supermarket (Landmark). How is that possible? Don’t we have an SRP on all grocery items? Sorry for the shallow topic, but having known it this morning, half of my day is ruined (i’m exaggerating). Now i’m complaining!