Public wet market or Supermaket?

Philippines
September 9, 2010 12:07pm CST
Where do you usually shop for groceries especially your vegetables and meat? Some choose the public wet market to buy their food especially fishes and vegetables. The reason is, it is cheaper. Some would shop on the supermarket wet section because the place is convenient even if it is a little bit priced high compared to the public wet market. So, where do you shop? Why do you choose that? Is it how you like it?
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15 responses
@boymelvs (138)
• Philippines
14 Sep 10
it depends on the area.since im living in the province where there is no mall or supermarket near in my town almost 100km away,so most of the time my family and i going to public market where both dry and wet goods are already there.
• Philippines
17 Sep 10
I also try living in a municipality and the supermarket we love to shop in is also far and it could take not more than an hour to get there. We can only go there on weekends since all of us at home are busy on work. There's no choice but to buy in the public wet market especially the vegetables and fish. They are surely fresh every early morning.
@misheli (552)
• Philippines
13 Sep 10
I do my groceries in the supermarkets. But when it comes to vegetables and fish I go to the wet market. Fish and vegetables at the supermarket are not fresh anymore that's why i still go to the wet market just to buy fish and vegetables.
• Philippines
14 Sep 10
Most answers are like yours. Happy mylotting! =p
@shia88 (4571)
• Malaysia
10 Sep 10
Hi, I only been to wet market to buy fishes and pork. As for vegetable and chicken, I will go supermarket as they do sell fresh vegetables there and the chicken also pretty fresh. The best is I can get points on my card ,which I can use in future to exchange for some free gift if I were to shop at supermaket. I do my grocery shopping twice a week. I can say that the price of vegetable in wet market is more expensive than supermarket. I love to go supermarket for my grocery shopping as the place is cleaner and the space is bigger too.Feel more comfortable to walk around.
• Philippines
11 Sep 10
I buy my meat products in the supermarket because i am sure it is clean. I am more concerned on clean meat products since it gives you diseases when it is unsafe or unclean. We also don't know where their slaughterhouse are and we are not sure of their sanitation. The supermarket showcases some reputable brands of meat shops or poultry shops that you can be sure they are clean. I also use a value card every time I shop in the grocery, that is why I love the supermarket too!!!
@jinjer168 (1596)
• Philippines
11 Sep 10
Hi! I always buy our food in a public market because its cheaper and the produce are fresh because we're so near to the sea that's why I could expect that the sea foods i will buy there are live and fresh. Here in our place, we have a market day every Wednesday, wherein the merchant from nearby town could sell different stuffs in our market. Numerous items will flood the market from linens, dresses, shoes and toys, etc. But my favorite items would be veggies and fruits that was not only cheap but fresh. I also bought our groceries however in the supermarket especially those that i could not readily avail in the public market like imported grocery items or sometimes, processed foods too. I enjoyed buying our supplies at home and i will never ever get tired to prepare the needs of my family. Goodnight!
• Philippines
14 Sep 10
I love places when they have some rules on marketing. It really helps mothers like me since I am still starting my new family. I've been to places like that. That was in my grandmother's place. It is really what you called "MARKET"- a crowded noisy selling area but the goods are definitely cheap and fresh. Mothers should be the boss of market shopping right? Men aren't just into it. Well, thank you for your response. It really helps the topic.
@Sanitary (3968)
• Singapore
10 Sep 10
I'm mostly shopping in the supermarket for the things i need. My mom is the one doing wet market. I don't like wet markets as they are smelly and slippery. I have tried a couple of times along with my mom, and i'm not comfortable with it. Everything seems like a mess in there, on top of the noise whereby everybody is calling out for customers. IF i'm not shouting, i will never be noticed by the stall owners at all. I still prefer supermarket as it's more organised, and more cooling, with the extra benefit of shopping at my own sweet time.
• Philippines
11 Sep 10
haha.. Let your mom do the dirty stuff, right? I just love shopping in the supermarket too. It is very convenient right? This is how you can find grocery shopping as a therapy. Do it in a mall/store and not the public wet market...
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@handy91 (113)
• Thailand
10 Sep 10
My mum always goes to market because the price is much lower but I prefer supermarket because I think stuff in supermarket is safer and cleaner.
• Philippines
11 Sep 10
My mother too. haha And I too, love the supermarket for shopping because of some reasons like yours. =p Have a good day. =p
@chiyosan (30183)
• Philippines
10 Sep 10
well when i was younger,back in our old house, the public wet market there was really huge and all kind of fruits, vegetables, meat, fish, poultry is complete and fresh!! now, all mrt stations seem to have supermarkets and when people go to the malls, they also go to the supermarket, at least, the place is clean, air conditioned... hehe so people would prefer supermarkets now than public wet markets...
• Philippines
11 Sep 10
That is good news for me since I love the supermarket too! haha =p
@juryse (752)
• Philippines
10 Sep 10
I would usually buy stuff in the Supermarket. It's cleaner and more organized.
• Philippines
11 Sep 10
I too. I prefer to buy in the supermarket because of those reasons. =p I'll just see if it is fresh or not. If it is not, then I have to go to the wet market to buy those fresh ones. =p
@venkit (2955)
• India
10 Sep 10
i use wet market to make shopping of vegetables and all. because i can bargain there. and it will be cheap when compare the things in supermarket. in super market it looks like fresh things, but really its the wet market thing which is really fresh.
• Philippines
11 Sep 10
haha! bargaining is a skill. but even though, on those people who don't know how to bargain, wet market is still cheaper than the supermarket wet market i suppose.
@deve_annrn (1856)
• Philippines
10 Sep 10
Yes.., It's true that in the wet market, goods are cheaper and I guess more fresh than the ones on the supermarket which are stored in big freezers right? But I shop for groceries in the supermarket because.., it's more convenient., the environment is neat.., cold and not too smelly..=)
• Philippines
11 Sep 10
Each has advantages and disadvantages and it is up to the person to choose. I also love to shop in the supermarket because also of your reasons. =p But I also visit the wet market often when some are really not found fresh on the supermarket... I just take a list so that i will not stay longer in the public wet market when shopping.
• Philippines
10 Sep 10
Hi! I would prefer to go to the public wet market for fish, vegetables and fruits. It's a lot more cheaper and more fresh than the ones in the supermarket. For my grocery needs, of course I go to the supermarket for that and sometimes when I'm in a hurry and no time to go the public market, I just buy everything I need in the supermarket. It's really a more convenient at a supermarket than in a public market but if you're in a tight budget then it would really be wise to go to the public market for your fish, meat, vegetables and fruits. :)
• Philippines
11 Sep 10
We always have our preferences on where to shop. I agree with you... If we are in a hurry then, we choose the more comfortable and convenient place. =p
• Philippines
10 Sep 10
For non-perishable products like canned goods,personal care needs, condiments, etc. I prefer to go to groceries because it is more convenient shopping in a grocery than a public market. But when it comes to perishable items like those fresh vegetables, meat, and fish I prefer buying those in a public market because it is in public market where you can find freshly butchered meats, freshly catched fish, and freshly picked vegetables, and so on and in public market also, you have the chance to haggle for the price of a certain stuff.
• Philippines
11 Sep 10
I buy my meat in the supermarket. I am very much sure that the meat in the supermarket is clean as they have some reputable brands there. I don't trust the wet market on my meat, because maybe it came from a dirty, unlicensed slaughterhouse.... We don't know how they work there. Meat can bring many diseases when they are not cleaned well. I am stating my idea on this. =p Thanks for your ideas. I value them much.
• India
10 Sep 10
thats the supermarket or u can call it a kind of a mall .its convinient safe and propers bags are provided to carry the vegetables and all that
• Philippines
11 Sep 10
I see some new advantages for the supermarket section here! =p thank you for your contribution to this subject. It really helped a lot. =p
@zergzerg (94)
• Philippines
10 Sep 10
id choose public wet market.. its is cheaper than those at the supermarkets and here in our place you could even make the price lower than the original if you ask the seller politely :D
• Philippines
11 Sep 10
so true. I think public wet market wins in this discussion...
• United States
9 Sep 10
We have three kinds of markets where I live, Farmer's Market, Supermarket, and Organic Stores. I usually go to the Supermarket or the Farmer's Market for my food, and most of my friends work at the Farmer's Market and the Supermarket, so I go and buy food from them since we all know where the food comes from.
• Philippines
11 Sep 10
thank you too kish09! =p you are really thinking good. This is one thing to be wise on money - comparing store prices. I will definitely do this on my city too. =p thanks!