Text: Wei Xi
As we all know, since the outbreak of the "black swan event" in 2020, in 2020 and 2021, the inflation level in many countries has risen sharply, and prices have risen sharply. Although the mainland's various prevention and control measures are doing very well, and the economic level is also "growing against the trend", after all, the global economy is closely related, and the mainland will inevitably be affected by inflation in other countries.
Xu Hong, deputy director of the CAPS Economic Policy Committee, said in an interview that in 2022, the PPI, that is, the producer price index, may show a trend of "running high" in the first quarter, but may begin to gradually decline in the second half of 2022. The CPI will show a "rebound" trend, that is, it may rise.
In addition, the previous research report of Guosen Securities also made a more detailed forecast for the rise of the mainland CPI. Its report said that due to a variety of factors, in the first three quarters of 2022, the mainland CPI may increase by more than 3% year-on-year, and it is expected to reach up to 3.6%. However, the research report also said that by the fourth quarter of next year, the mainland CPI will gradually fall back and eventually stabilize.
As ordinary people, the global economy is too far away from us, but rising prices are really crucial for us. It is worth noting that for many people living in urban or rural market towns who have no way to grow their own vegetables, the vegetables that are indispensable for three meals a day need to be purchased. As prices rise, the vegetables in supermarkets and the vegetables sold by some roadside vendors are bound to fluctuate.
But why would some people rather go to the supermarket to buy vegetables than buy cheap dishes sold by the elderly on the side of the road?
Supermarkets will not be short of two pounds
Everyone went to the supermarket to buy vegetables, in order to accurately weigh, tidy bad environment, a variety of vegetables, by the way, I bought other meats, complementary foods, condiments, etc. Some people say that they don't buy the old man's cheap dishes because the old people will be short of two pounds when they sell vegetables; and these roadside stalls sell vegetables look thick and honest, but their claims may have some "bluff".
After all, these roadside vendors also need to make money. In the case of low prices, how to make more money may be achieved by using crooked brains. In fact, there are indeed many people who go home after buying vegetables at roadside stalls and find that there is a problem with the weight of the vegetables weighed again, and the weight of the vegetables weighed again will be quite different from the weight said by the vendors.
After such deception, it is actually very difficult to even go to the vendor to get an explanation, after all, the roadside vendor is not as secure as the supermarket or farmer's market, and if the vendor leaves or refuses to admit it after selling vegetables, it will make consumers feel a headache. Over time, more and more people have become resistant to roadside food stalls and are reluctant to buy them.
Supermarkets are convenient and have discounts
For many office workers, they usually don't have much free time. Except for weekends, I have to get up early in the morning to go to work, and I come back late from work. Therefore, in this case, they have no way to go to the market or the place where the elderly set up a stall to buy vegetables. Because the time is not equal, you can only go to the supermarket to buy.
Moreover, for many young people, buying vegetables in the supermarket can buy vegetables for a few days at a time. On the one hand, it is because the supermarket has a wide range of dishes and a wide range of choices. On the other hand, the supermarket has long business hours, and in the case of relatively uncontrollable time, you can only choose to go to the supermarket to buy vegetables.
In addition, supermarkets will also discount vegetables and other goods for the purpose of drainage, and these vegetables are still very qualified in quality, but supermarkets hope to attract customers through discounts and obtain higher footfall. On the one hand, such discount campaigns can quickly clean up inventory. On the other hand, it can also cultivate the consumption memory of customers and become repeat customers.
Supermarket vegetables are relatively safe
With the current socio-economic development, many people also attach great importance to their own health. People would rather spend money on expensive things to eat with confidence than buy bargains and eat their own illness. When supermarkets wholesale vegetables, they have a fixed place, and these vegetables must go through the safety inspection of the food department, such as whether the pesticide exceeds the standard, so the vegetables in the supermarket are relatively safe.
Roadside stalls are different. Many people spray large amounts of pesticides or other chemicals when growing vegetables. After the vegetables are ripe, they flow into the market, and there is no special person to check whether these vegetables are pesticides exceeding the standard, such vegetables, people who sell vegetables do not dare to eat, and when customers eat faults, they may not even be able to find the sellers, so it seems that there is no guarantee at all!
Supermarket product selection is diverse
In fact, there are a lot of young people now. The reason why they choose to buy vegetables in the supermarket is because the products of the supermarket, whether vegetables or fruits, are so varied that there are more choices. And if you see those dishes on the stalls, their prices are really cheap, and there are fewer dishes, and in general, young people are not interested in these things.
The most critical reason is that it is impossible to meet the needs of consumers, on the other hand, it is also because the quality of some dishes is indeed very general, not as good as the fine packaging of those supermarkets, after all, these old people who set up stalls can be said to have been carefully cultivated when planting products, but in the end they found that the products did not sell much, so young people or consumers will also take this into account when buying products.
epilogue
In summary, in fact, when buying vegetables, we still have to consider and compare prices, after all, with the rise in prices, the cost of buying vegetables is actually rising. While our material level and desires are rising, we must also take into account open source and throttling, spend reasonable money, and buy goods with relative prices and values. It is worth mentioning that the current young Ren does not like to engage in prices, the prices of dishes in supermarkets are transparent, and many people are also assured of buying. What do you think about that?