On 7/20/06, Ling SM wrote: > > You would expect big chain supermarkets that source from China to have > some QC as they have resources, manpower and muscle. Nil from the local > big shots or Carrefour here, but I found the 100-Yen shops (here and in > Japan) offer real value for money as their China-made stuff apparently > gone through QC dictated by the Japanese. > > Cheers, Ling SM I think Carrefour is not too bad in Singapore. The local big shots? Do you mean NTUC? Not too bad lah... What is the 100-Yen shop in Singapore? I think you do not mean the the ill-fate (SGD) $1.99 chain? It went bankrupt sometime ago. Regards, Xiaofan (in Singapore) -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist