Al-Marsad newspaper: The media person concerned with consumer affairs, Faisal Al-Abdulkarim, revealed that there are alternatives to a number of goods in the market that are sold at lower prices.
He said during an interview with the Yahala program broadcast on the Gulf Rotana channel: “I bought simple things today, and the price difference in them was more than 100 riyals.”
the rice
He compared the prices, saying: “A famous type of rice, the price of 10 kilos is 82 riyals and 95 halalas. There is an alternative at 67 riyals and 95 halalas.” Pointing out that most of the rice in the world comes from the same regions and only the brands change, but the rice is the same.
Drinks
And he continued: “Dried milk for one of the famous products weighs 2 and a half kilos, its price is approximately 104 riyals, the alternative is 78 riyals, vegetable oil weighs 3 liters or less at 36 riyals, the alternative is 29 riyals, tea is 40 riyals, and the alternative is 30 riyals, and laundry soap weighs 7 kg for 120 riyals. The alternative is 59 riyals.
And he added: “Bleach liquid 4 liters for 20 riyals, the alternative is 17 riyals, baby diapers are 76 riyals and 75 halalas, the alternative is for less than 70 riyals, pasta is 5 riyals, the alternative is 3.5 riyals, olive oil 500 ml is 22 riyals, the alternative is 14 riyals, and tuna is 10 riyals, and the alternative is 5.5 riyals.
eggs
With regard to eggs, he said: “Eggs people say that there is no alternative, but there is a very important point regarding eggs, where there are alternative companies and not an alternative to the product itself, and there is a tendency in poultry companies that did not raise the price, but people are upset with everyone, while these companies are small, they do not have a voice and we hope that their voice connect. “.
flour
On the prices of flour, he said: “Some buy imported types of flour because there are improvers, while there are 4 state-owned companies covering all regions of the Kingdom and its mills, and they have a strategic stock that is sufficient for several months, and the price of their flour is subsidized by the state by 70% so that flour is given to bakeries with strong support in order to guarantee The state that bread is sold at a cheap price.