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Kadogo Economy !! rip off
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Mkimwa
#11 Posted : Monday, January 13, 2014 1:34:30 PM
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Storing the 500ml for 5 days will require a fridge.. which is a luxury item.

Living hand to mouth is always expensive. People in slums buy and cook with paraffin, while cooking with gas is much cheaper.
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bkismat
#12 Posted : Monday, January 13, 2014 2:47:41 PM
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kiash wrote:
But at the end of the day (month) these guys end up spending more than double what the normal folks would spend.
@Sheri there is nothing like majuu kuharibu there are people who wait for sale or go for distances just to buy stuff in bulk so as to save some few coins.
At one time or another i think one needs to do some sacrifice to enjoy something else another day.If this guy buys a packet of 500ML and drinks 100ml per day,he will spend sijui 45sh.If he decides to be doing it daily,for 5 days for the same quantity he will spend 75sh

@kiash some of these guys have no end month, they live on a day to day basis.Maybe it is difficult for you to twist this around your head.
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mukiha
#13 Posted : Tuesday, January 14, 2014 12:34:28 PM
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The logic behind Kadogo is not low prices. It is convenience of purchase; and for that, slum dwellers are willing to pay the premium.

You see, this is a person who cannot afford, say to drink tea every day because hi income is very erratic.... some days he gets work and gets money, other days he doesn't.

On the day he has money, it is NOT enough to buy 2kg unga + 1kg sugar + 500g blue band + 500g Kasuku + .... +.... that you can get from the supermarket!

But he can buy 20bob unga +5bob sugar + 5bob blue band + 10bob Kasuku etc and still have some balance.

On the days he has no work, luxuries like sugar and blue band are skipped and he buys only the basics.

He knows full well that buying Kadogo is very expensive and he lives for the day his income will stablise so that he can enjoy the savings that you enjoy at Tuskys.
Nothing is real unless it can be named; nothing has value unless it can be sold; money is worthless unless you spend it.
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mukiha
#14 Posted : Tuesday, January 14, 2014 12:39:15 PM
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BTW: Suppose a petrol station announce a volume discount of Sh75 per litre, but on condition that you pay for 10,000L in advance and must be for your car only [you give them its reg no.]; would you buy?

Do you have 750k to buy the fuel that you can't sell to some one else?

Nothing is real unless it can be named; nothing has value unless it can be sold; money is worthless unless you spend it.
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mozenrat
#15 Posted : Tuesday, January 14, 2014 6:42:59 PM
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Perfect analogy...

mukiha wrote:
BTW: Suppose a petrol station announce a volume discount of Sh75 per litre, but on condition that you pay for 10,000L in advance and must be for your car only [you give them its reg no.]; would you buy?

Do you have 750k to buy the fuel that you can't sell to some one else?
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McReggae
#16 Posted : Wednesday, January 15, 2014 10:17:34 AM
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mozenrat wrote:
Perfect analogy...

mukiha wrote:
BTW: Suppose a petrol station announce a volume discount of Sh75 per litre, but on condition that you pay for 10,000L in advance and must be for your car only [you give them its reg no.]; would you buy?

Do you have 750k to buy the fuel that you can't sell to some one else?




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