I was shopping for groceries at the newly opened Sheng Siong Supermarket near my place the other day. I was standing next to the rolls of Chili Sauce when I notice something. Normal Chili Sauce cost 5 cents cheaper than Chili Sauce with less salt. Hmm.... this doesn't sound right...
If the chili sauce has less salt, it means the cost of ingredients used to make the chili sauce should be lower. Then the cost of less salt chili sauce should be cheaper than normal chili sauce. Why is it the other way round?
Just like for HBD flats. 5 years ago, new 4-room flats are bigger yet cheaper than the current new 4-room flats. Other than having the same name, the newer 4-room flat look and feels like a 3-room flat. Why are we paying more for something less? Less construction materials are used for building smaller flats, so isn't it supposed to cost less or at least around the same?
Why are we paying more for something less? Why are we paying through our nose for a small pigeon hole with 50th-storey skybridge, pretty surrounding areas or condominium-like design? Where's the logic in that?
If the chili sauce has less salt, it means the cost of ingredients used to make the chili sauce should be lower. Then the cost of less salt chili sauce should be cheaper than normal chili sauce. Why is it the other way round?
Just like for HBD flats. 5 years ago, new 4-room flats are bigger yet cheaper than the current new 4-room flats. Other than having the same name, the newer 4-room flat look and feels like a 3-room flat. Why are we paying more for something less? Less construction materials are used for building smaller flats, so isn't it supposed to cost less or at least around the same?
Why are we paying more for something less? Why are we paying through our nose for a small pigeon hole with 50th-storey skybridge, pretty surrounding areas or condominium-like design? Where's the logic in that?
2 comments:
could it be cos they need extra labour and procedures to extract the salt from the sauce?
@chillycraps: Nah... why should they do that? Just add less salt during the manufacturing process.
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