Is the Ramadhan bazaar food too expensive? Some netizens think so

 

IT SEEMS like the 12 hours of fasting is not the only challenge that our fellow Muslims friends have to endure this year. Despite the hunger, their appetite should drop when they witness the higher food prices at the Ramadhan bazaar. 

Take it from netizen @MalaysianFoods who highlighted some of the prices on a post on X. According to him, a Roti John sells at RM15, a Murtabak at RM10 and Ayam Percik at RM12.

The post has since attracted quite the attention on the cyberspace, inviting many interesting comments from our fellow netizens.

“I noticed that the price will go up every time during Ramadhan,” said @hamzah787 while @Rf96Rf96 shared that she will not step foot into a Ramadhan bazaar this year.

“A long time I go to the bazaar because it was cheap and delicious,” @amatural88 reminisced. Then there was netizen @Mizzoo247 noting the price of a Siakap fish, selling at RM20 even though it was at a bazaar in the village.

But it appears the rise in food prices is not holistic. Netizen @MOHAMMA14756845 pointed out that the food at the bazaar Rahmah near Laman Warisan Putrajaya is still affordable.

“At my place, the Roti John was RM10, Murtabak at RM7 and Ayam Percik at RM8. This is the Puchong area,” said @serpentbaretta.

Away from the complaints, @neorahman3 suggested that the problem could be easily resolved by the consumers who exercised their power effectively. 

If it is expensive, then don’t make the purchase. When many people do not buy, their stock is not sold out and the sellers will incur losses.

Another netizen said the prices have been manipulated by the sellers since the price of raw materials is still the same. “Taking advantage of the needy is also a sin,” added @eddienglfc who suggested people cook themselves to avoid the exorbitant prices. —Focus Malaysia