A bargain gone wrong?

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I'm sure many of you are familiar with Kellog's Cornflake, the ubiquitous representation of cornflake (and certainly superior to Nestle's, in my opinion), much as Maggi represents instant noodle and Tupperware represents plastic container.

In Seremban, there's a chain of local supermarkets called Family Store (or Ka Ka in Cantonese...strange to me). Family Store is popular at least in Rasah Jaya area. Not sure about other housing estates around Seremban. On the other hand, I'm sure Giant is a very recognisable hypermarket in Malaysia and generally things are cheaper there compared to your local mini/super markets.

Anyway, recently, I found that a large box of Kellog's Cornflake (I believed it's either 125g or 175g) costs RM7.29 in Giant while it costs only a mere RM3.99 in Family Store. This is truly unbelivable as the difference is very significant.

I wonder is it possible to arbitrage here? Buy all boxes in Family Store and sell them at where they do not exist? Hmmm...

Comments

William said…
I am guessing it's 家家. In chinese medicine halls, Gardenia sells for $0.30 less.
November 20, 2010 at 10:05 PM
MrBunnyBan said…
i first read that "sells for 0.30". :P
November 20, 2010 at 10:14 PM
Jaded Jeremy said…
William,
What do those characters mean? Google translated them to "Every Family".

Ban,
Hehe me too.
November 20, 2010 at 10:16 PM
Janvier said…
We're sure you've checked the expiry. Otherwise, there's something about their bonusing structure or perhaps that's their loss leader.
November 22, 2010 at 12:53 AM
Jaded Jeremy said…
Janvier,
Expiry is about the same time. I doubt cornflake is a good item to be a loss leader since it is not a staple food, like bread.
November 22, 2010 at 12:58 AM
Legolas said…
You can show it to Giant and they are supposed to match the lowest price available right?
November 22, 2010 at 7:09 AM
Jaded Jeremy said…
Legolas,
Are they? Gotta look out for the sign next time.
November 22, 2010 at 2:02 PM
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