Survival Means Against High Pricing
Joy Basi, 22/7/06
Surviving continuous rise on cost of living throughout the Solomons is becoming daily for the locals. Take fresh goods sold at the Central Market in Honiara for instance which in itself has soared in price, locals have discovered that shopping is better in the evenings. “I used to prefer buying fresh goods from the market in the mornings but with the ridiculous high prices, I have discovered that sellers drop prices in the evenings so that products are not wasted,” a female shopper, Sharon Connie revealed. Shoppers came to realise that sellers at the end of the day have no choice but drop their price in order to sell their products.
See: http://solomontimes.com/news.aspx?nwID=2140
Tags: Solomon Islands, Trade