Good buys at supermarkets

[NewsWhore]

In the face of continuing all-time high prices for gasoline, LPG and new highs for diesel fuel, the Dominican consumer can find some good buys at the supermarket. Savings of up to 40% can be found if you look at the right places. The major chains, Pola-Sirena, Nacional, Bravo and Jumbo have "Specials" days on different products like vegetables, meats or shellfish. Listin Diario says that on tomatoes, for example, listed normally at RD$18.95, you can save RD$3.79 on the specials, or RD$5 on green peppers or RD$2 on carrots. Fruit is another commodity that can bring savings, according to Oscar Valdez, the manager of the Nacional Supermarket on Maximo Gomez Avenue. Housewives are flocking to take advantage of the savings. Floor traffic is up by 15%-20 % and, on exceptional days by as much as 70%. At Plaza Lama's food store, Tuesdays are for vegetables, Wednesdays are for meats, and Fridays are for the most popular items in the family food basket. The only caveat is that, in most cases, quantities are limited to a certain number of pounds of any particular item.

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