Prizemart

This place is a bit of a weird place– they seem to sell a little bit of everything. At first i had mistook this place as a pharmacy, because most to the time you will see that the shop is lined with: washing powder, detergents and most of the household items you will find at a local pharmacy store (the ones with a massive PX) outside.
Once you go in though, you will find that this shop nothing short of a surprise. Snacks, food items and even shampoo line the shelf –most of it you will not find elsewhere. As a Hong Kong specialty, it even sells dried seafood items. The fact that this place sells everything means that every trip here is a fact finding tour.
Now being I go too far, you have to take note of one thing: this place sells things on the cheap. Really cheap. You will also have to bulk buy here, not that you will have to drive your minivan in; but it certainly comes in bigger portions than it would at your local supermarket.
So what’s bad about this place? You won’t be able to find this shop in really convenient locations as their shops tend to be at out of the way locations. They are always packed, especially at the weekends when you get tourists, locals and helpers all crowding into the small shops.
Other than that, I would be more than happy to get my groceries here all week. Only that they don’t do that much food, shame.

For places like the states, department stores such as Wall mart and Target usually have those super size oatmeal packs, a whole gallon of milk, oil and soda. Whereas in Hong Kong, ordinary supermarkets tend to shrink down the portion, probably knowing that local households don’t really consume as much (?) so it is an exciting sight to see these large packets of candies, chocolates and snacks.
What I like best about this store is that the items you find here are not the common brands you see in normal supermarkets; exotic brands of sweets written in an unknown European language, a collage of chocolates of different flavors or more familiar brands with the portion all scaled up: imagine a bucket full of Almond roca and a kilogram full of M&M. No only sweets, you can also find good quality oil, tubs and jars of condiments, a huge variety of canned food that are no longer seen in mainstream supermarkets. Other than things to eat, which is always my main focus; household supplies like detergents and washing power are also found here. In short, this is an alternative place where you shop for groceries in a very good price.
You guessed it, the very best thing about this store is the price; it is much more economical to buy things here in large quantities in relatively lower cost. The individual item may not be like real cheap, but the per unit price of the goods sold here I can guarantee is a lot lower. Since it locates near where I use to work before, I always like to stop by to check out for snacks before going home. So if you work in Wanchai, do stop by and find yourself a good deal here.