Didn't know NTUC mark up Eveready battery so high

• sbst275

  12 Mar 06, 20:05

  The margin is 133%
  
  The cost price of the Eveready AA sized battery is $0.90 based on 1 card of 4 batteries... Yet they are selling 4 batteries at $2.10 (They sell 1 card of 8 at $4.20).. Chap huey tiam the most sell $1.50
• FireIce

  12 Mar 06, 20:06

  me use energizer and duracell
  
  for rechargeable, i go for GP
• ditzy

  12 Mar 06, 20:18

  If you know it then don't go ntuc and buy lor.
• Manager433

  12 Mar 06, 20:19

  Any idea why they want to mark up the price?
• ditzy

  12 Mar 06, 20:20

  So sbst275 will take notice and post a thread on it lor.
• sbst275

  12 Mar 06, 20:21

  Originally posted by Manager433:

  Any idea why they want to mark up the price?

  Chap Huey Tiam mark up 67% that much because ppl wun find it ex still, end up close to 1/2 price of Energizer. But marking up 133% is too much, close to the price of Energizer
  
  Energizer, chap huey tiam can mark up abt 27%, from the $2.21 cost price (Based on 1 card of 4)
• gd4u

  12 Mar 06, 20:24

  Cos everready got bad service with ntuc ....
• sbst275

  12 Mar 06, 20:25

  Originally posted by gd4u:

  Cos everready got bad service with ntuc ....

  Cannot be
  
  The distributor for Energizer and Eveready battery is PSC Corp's Topseller, NTUC's good friend
  
  Energizer and Eveready are sisters brand
• skeujin

  12 Mar 06, 20:28

  go n ask your MP to bring up the issue in parliment...
• Manager433

  12 Mar 06, 20:29

  I rather buy rechargeable batteries @ SIM LIM TOWER basement 1. Somemore got many brand to choose from.
  
  
• sbst275

  12 Mar 06, 20:31

  Originally posted by skeujin:

  go n ask your MP to bring up the issue in parliment...

  That's how they fool the people
  
  "Cheapest place to shop"
  
  Provision shop these days dun make money, it is only govt's NTUC.. That's why, please support the provision shops
• FireIce

  12 Mar 06, 20:33

  i dun even have the luxury to shop in NTUC leh
  
  me oni have cold storage, carrefour within my reaches...........
• sbst275

  12 Mar 06, 20:34

  Originally posted by FireIce:

  i dun even have the luxury to shop in NTUC leh
  
  me oni have cold storage, carrefour within my reaches...........

  Never mind
  
  NTUC these days, price themselves to the higher end supermarket like Cold Storage
• skeujin

  12 Mar 06, 20:41

  Originally posted by FireIce:

  i dun even have the luxury to shop in NTUC leh
  
  me oni have cold storage, carrefour within my reaches...........

  me oni got mama shop....
• FireIce

  12 Mar 06, 20:46

  Originally posted by skeujin:

  me oni got mama shop....

  i like mamashop.........ciggs cheaper
• sbst275

  12 Mar 06, 20:47

  Originally posted by FireIce:

  i like mamashop.........ciggs cheaper

  Actually cig, the tobacco co got give FOC or disc to make the cig cheaper... Only NTUC gets the promotion but dun sell cheaper...
• skeujin

  12 Mar 06, 21:01

  Originally posted by FireIce:

  i like mamashop.........ciggs cheaper

  this fella isnt cheaper but he got weird ciggyss. tt day my collegue bot orange flavored ones... weird yt nice,,,,
• FireIce

  12 Mar 06, 21:02

  orleng.....
  
  isit Peel?
• skeujin

  12 Mar 06, 21:04

  Originally posted by FireIce:

  orleng.....
  
  isit Peel?

  i tink so. n the box color n design quite stylo also... the filter part got ornage swirl patterns... u try b4 ah?
• FireIce

  12 Mar 06, 21:05

  i oso looking for Peel.....
  
  i think got strawberry and apple flavours.....
  
  oni mamashops have loh.......
• sbst275

  12 Mar 06, 21:06

  Originally posted by FireIce:

  i oso looking for Peel.....
  
  i think got strawberry and apple flavours.....
  
  oni mamashops have loh.......

  Maybe a thing of the past
  
  This brand as far as I know, change dist liao
• skeujin

  12 Mar 06, 21:06

  Originally posted by FireIce:

  i oso looking for Peel.....
  
  i think got strawberry and apple flavours.....
  
  oni mamashops have loh.......

  u wan i help u get lor. wat flavour u wan....?
• FireIce

  12 Mar 06, 21:07

  i know where got sell
  just that i no buy....
  
  got another one oso oni limited to a few mamashops......Dj Mix....
• skeujin

  12 Mar 06, 21:09

  Originally posted by FireIce:

  i know where got sell
  just that i no buy....
  
  got another one oso oni limited to a few mamashops......Dj Mix....

  dj mix got honeydew flavor... i tried too
  
  anyone tried captain black?
• dragg

  12 Mar 06, 21:10

  buy batteries from provision shops.
  
  much much cheaper.