Guest guest Posted July 14, 2004 Report Share Posted July 14, 2004 > For reasonable prices on coconut oil, try looking in Asian markets. Wouldn't there oils usually be RBD? bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2004 Report Share Posted July 14, 2004 Less expensive source > For reasonable prices on coconut oil, try looking in Asian markets. > I have found good oil there at almost half the price as in a health > food store. Their prices on coconut milk, dessicated unsweetened > coconut, and fresh frozen grated coconut are similarly more > reasonable. > Back before I discovered Tropical Traditions coconut milk, I used to buy it by the case at an Asian grocery store. Price was about $1 a can (with no added tax). The other day I priced canned coconut milk in the supermarket & saw it sells at $1.89 a can, plus a hefty sales tax. Alobar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2004 Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 > > > Back before I discovered Tropical Traditions coconut milk, I > used to buy it by the case at an Asian grocery store. Price was > about $1 a can (with no added tax). The other day I priced canned > coconut milk in the supermarket & saw it sells at $1.89 a can, plus a > hefty sales tax. > > Alobar I can almost guarantee that you unknowingly did pay tax at the Asian foods store. I've noticed there are economic " groups " in the USA, or at least in my state, which find it repugnant to have to pay tax on anything, so many times smaller neighborhood stores will hide the tax in with the purchase price. It gives the consumer the illusion that he is getting special treatment or at least a bargain. So, if you paid $1 for the product, and the local tax rate is 8%, you paid 92 cents plus tax. Making the total price an even dollar amount is smart for the grocer in this example because he can move customers through his store faster because he has less change to hand back. Darrell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2004 Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 Re: Less expensive source > > > > > > Back before I discovered Tropical Traditions coconut milk, > I > > used to buy it by the case at an Asian grocery store. Price was > > about $1 a can (with no added tax). The other day I priced canned > > coconut milk in the supermarket & saw it sells at $1.89 a can, > plus a > > hefty sales tax. > > > > Alobar > > I can almost guarantee that you unknowingly did pay tax at > the Asian foods store. I've noticed there are economic " groups " > in the USA, or at least in my state, which find it repugnant to > have to pay tax on anything, so many times smaller neighborhood > stores will hide the tax in with the purchase price. It gives the > consumer the illusion that he is getting special treatment or at > least a bargain. So, if you paid $1 for the product, and the > local tax rate is 8%, you paid 92 cents plus tax. Making the > total price an even dollar amount is smart for the grocer in this > example because he can move customers through his store faster > because he has less change to hand back. > > Darrell I am just comparing apples to apples. In the supermarket the price is $1.89 plus tax (9% I believe) with no discounts for case quantity. In the Asian market, the price is $1 a can if I buy 24 at a time, all taxes included. Alobar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2004 Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 Here in the Philippines we have centrifuge, cold press, expeller press methods used in producting virgin coconut oil. Re: Less expensive source > For reasonable prices on coconut oil, try looking in Asian markets. Wouldn't there oils usually be RBD? bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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