Consumer Council conducted a price check on 12 brands of beverages from 24 retail outlets earlier. Survey result showed that price difference of up to 200 percent was recorded for the same product sold in different retail outlets. Survey data has been uploaded to the Council's 'Specific Product Price Platform' website and is also available in the Council's 'Supermarket Price Information Platform' iPhone and Android apps. The Council collected prices of 12 brands of beverages from 24 supermarkets and convenience stores on 4th October. Surveyed items include soft drinks, bottled water, beer and other kinds of beverages. The current survey revealed that 4 of the surveyed beverage brands, namely 'Cool Distilled Water/750ml', 'Bonaqua Mineralized Water/770ml', 'Watsons Water Pure Distilled/430ml' and 'Aquarius Isotonic Rehydration Drink/500ml', recorded significant price differences. 'Aquarius Isotonic Rehydration Drink/500ml', which recorded a price difference of 63 percent last time, now differed for about 109 percent in different outlets (from $5.5 to $11.5). Price differences of about 23 percent to 75 percent were also recorded in other beverage brands. In comparison with the data collected in last survey, both price increases and decreases were recorded in most of the surveyed items. Consumers are advised to check with the data provided by the Council on its website (www.consumer.gov.mo) and its 'Supermarket price platform' apps to make price comparisons. The specific price survey on beverages is now available on the Council's website (www.consumer.gov.mo). For enquiry, please call 8988 9315.
