Consumer Council released its latest specific price survey on shampoos and shower gels. Survey result showed that price differences from about 9 percent to the highest 51 percent were recorded for the same brand of product sold at different outlets, various price changes were also observed in many shampoo brands and certain shower gels recorded different levels of price decreases. Consumer Council collected prices of 10 brands of shampoo and shower gel from 32 retail outlets (including supermarkets and drugstores) on 11th March. In comparison with the data from January's survey, the lowest price discrepancy recorded was only 8.62 percent, the greatest price difference was observed in 'Dove damage therapy intensive repair shampoo/700ml', which was sold at $39.7 to $59.9, with a difference of over $20.0 or 50.88 percent. Only 1 out of the 10 surveyed items recorded no change in price in the current survey and obvious price changes were recorded in 'Rejoice Shampoo/1000ml', which observed price differences of less than 10 percent in 18 retail spots. For shower gel, prices of 'LUX Body Wash/1L' had been decreased by about 10 percent in 4 retail spots. The remaining items recorded only minimal price changes. Consumer Council indicates that selling prices of the same product are found to vary in different branches under the same supermarket chain stores. Consumers are advised to check with the data provided by the Council on its website (www.consumer.gov.mo) and its 'Supermarket price information platform' iPhone and Android apps. For enquiry, please call 8988 9315.
