Mission Market on a Friday: a worthwhile experience 🤗

MISSION MARKET

A big thanks to @terganftp who offered the mission market an opportunity to explore various markets and compare their prices. In some cultures, it is unusual for men to enter markets, whereas in the northern culture of Nigeria, men do the market shopping on behalf of their wives. Today’s weather was good, and a little drizzle of rain cooled the atmosphere. My style of marketing was to conduct a market survey of some items at various selling points, which ranged from the big mall (Shoprite), a thrift venture, a supermarket, the general market, and the home-side market. It was a hectic day, but it was fulfilling.

The few items in focus are listed below, and I will attempt to make comparisons that should interest you in deciding which option to go for.

TOOTHPASTE

SHOPRITE:
140g of Herbal Mint and Lemon Fresh Gel/Dabur Herbal Oral Protection were sold at N500 ($0.67) for one.

140g of Oracare+ costs N530 ($0.71).

100ML Max Spicy Frs Colgate costs N680 ($0.91), 140G of Maximum Cavity Colgate costs N710 ($0.95), 140G Herbal Colgate costs N810 ($1.08), 100ML MaxFresh Colgate was sold at N950 ($1.27), while 75ML of clean mint Colgate total costs N1700 ($2.27).

40g of strong teeth with Oral B costs N500 ($0.67).

75 ML of deep-clean Sensodyne costs N1000 ($1.33).

SUPERMARKET

140g of Close Up Triple Fresh costs N730 ($0.97).

40g of Close Up Triple Fresh costs N270 ($0.36).

130g of MaxFresh Colgate was sold for N800 ($1.1) per one.

130g of oral B costs N950 ($1.27).

75 ML of Colgate Advanced White Charcoal costs N2950 ($3.93).

130g of Pepsodent costs N835 ($1.11).

THRIFT VENTURE
158g imported Oral B costs N1600 ($2.13), while ordinary 130g Oral B costs N750 ($1).

130g of Close Up costs N550 ($0.73).

130g of Pepsodent costs N600 ($0.8).

130g of MaxFresh Colgate was sold at N670 ($0.9), 150g or 100 ml of Colgate (Maximum Anti-Caries plus sugar acid neutralizer) costs N850 ($1.13), 140g of Maximum Cavity Colgate costs N670 ($0.9), and 140g of Herbal Colgate costs N700 ($0.93).

HOME-SIDE STORE
The ranges of 125g to 140g were sold at N700 each based on the brand: Pepsodent (125g), Close Up (140g).

SOAPS: These soaps could come in bars, detergents, or liquids. A 5-liter bottle of locally made liquid soap ranges between N1300 and N1500 ($1.73 and $2).

SHOPRITE:

110 g of Dettol Bath Soap costs N680 ($0.91).

175 g of White Premier Soap costs N419 ($0.56).

110 g of Black Premier Soap costs N460 ($0.61).

900 g of Spring Yell Sunlight detergent costs N1450 ($1.93).

2 kg of Yellow Sunlight detergent costs N3390 ($4.52).

2 kg of Omo Hand wash detergent costs N4190 ($5.59).

800 g of WAW multipurpose detergent costs N1310 ($1.75).

1.8 kg of WAW Classic detergent costs N3584 ($4.78).

THRIFT VENTURE
Viva Multipurpose Soap costs N325 ($0.43).

180g of Viva detergent costs N880 ($1.17).

850g of Sunlight detergent costs N1150 ($1.53).

1.8kg of Sunlight detergent costs N2420 ($3.2).

3kg of Sunlight detergent costs N4200 ($5.6).

HOME-SIDE STORE
55g Dettol soap costs N250 ($0.33).

175g of Premier soap costs N300 ($0.4).

SHAMPOO

SHOPRITE:

400 ML 2in1 head and shoulders cost N3800 ($5.1).

200 ML of deep-cleansing shampoo costs N2100 ($2.8).

400 ML of Biotin Collagen Shampoo costs N1800 ($2.4).

400 ML of Coconut water Shampoo costs N1800 ($2.4).

500 ML of Gush Shampoo costs N1200 ($1.6).

400 ML of cleansing charcoal shampoo costs N1800 ($2.4).

354 ML of Mega Growth Anti-Dandruff Shampoo costs N1500 ($2).

400 ML of XHC XPEL Shampoo cost N1900 ($2.53).

SUPERMARKET

500 ML of Hair Wonder Natural Shampoo costs N2100 ($2.8).

400 ML of Enliven Shampoo costs N2200 ($2.93).

THRIFT VENTURE

The big size of shampoo costs N1000 ($1.33), while the small size (500 ml) costs N300 ($0.4).

HOME-SIDE STORE
A small size (500 ml) of Shampoo costs N400 ($0.53).

SUGAR: This can be in the form of cubes or granulations.

SHOPRITE:

1kg pack of granulated sugar costs N1600 ($2.13), while a 500g pack costs N819 ($1.1).

SUPERMARKET
250g of granulated sugar costs N330 ($0.44), while 500g costs N650 ($0.87).
500 g of St. Loius or 90 cubes of sugar, costs N1200 ($1.6).
A 500-gram Golden Penny of 90 cubes of sugar costs N930 ($1.24).

THRIFT VENTURE

A 50kg bag of granulated sugar costs N38,000 ($50.67).

HOME-SIDE STORE

250g of granulated sugar costs N350 ($0.47), while 500g costs N650 ($0.87).
A 50kg Dangote bag of granulated sugar costs N34,000 ($45.33).
500g Dogen’s Sugar in 90 cubes costs N800 ($1.1).
A cup of granulated sugar costs N200 ($0.27), while a bowl full of it containing 7 cups costs N1400 ($1.87).

SOYBEANS: This is relatively scarce in the market, but I was able to have a market survey at three different places.

A bowl of it went for N600 ($0.8), but the least I got for it after several bargaining sessions was N450 ($0.6). A bowl contains eight cups.

The yellow container seen here was given out at a cost of N1500 ($2), meaning we can get three bowls from there.
A bag of Soybeans was said to cost N32000 to N34000 ($42.67–$45.33), which contains 5 drums plus 3 yellow containers. Unfortunately, the bag of Soybeans was unavailable, as was the drum.

This comparative market survey revealed variations in prices for the same products, but most of the products were in similar ranges.

Though the market survey was time consuming and challenging, it seems I would love to venture more into comparative price purchases; that way, I am able to get value at a yet lower price.

Thank you for reading. I would love to have your comments and contributions.

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