Oulu Best (Worst) Buy

The "Handbook For Survival in Finland" authored by Annikki and Jacob Matthan in 1994 after 10 years of research of life in Finland created a "game" to live well in Finland with a nominal salary. The system helped beat yearly inflation every year. This Blog shows how the system is still valid even in 2008!

Saturday, May 06, 2006

Can you beat this?

Today, I went with a fríend to the Pentecostal Flea Market behind the Pentecostal Church on Uusikatu.


Pentecostal Church Flea Market location



My friend bought these items:

1 men's leather belt
3 men's long sleeved shirts
1 hooded summer jacket
1 leather jacket with detachable hood
3 peak caps
1 black beret hat


Total price of a whole plastic bag filed with these items - all in excellent condition:

EURO 5 (EURO FIVE ONLY)


Can anyone beat this for a BEST BUY?

Friday, May 05, 2006

Sorry folks, but I have been busy

I am sorry that I have left many Best Buys pass through my fingers.

There was the closure of the SPAR Shop in Mäntylä and also the K-Shop in Tuira which had 50% OFF yesterday. I visited the K-Shop this morning and they still had stuff on their shelves. The people were gathering at the door at 7:00 am. But I did not think that there was much on offer to make it a recomendation.

My best buys today are Cucumber in the K-Supermarkets at Joutsensilta, Välivaino and at Oulunsalo. It is just Euro 0.99 per kg today if you have a K Plussa card. Without this card the price is Euro 1.29 per kg. Even in the Wholesale Shop, which I visited today, the cucumbers were priced at Euro 1.85! Certainly a STARRED BEST BUY.

Euroshopper Rape Seed Oil at Cassa in Rajakylä is still at a very good price of Euro 0.89 per litre. Only Lidl comes close but their price is over Euro 1 per litre. I went out with my friend, Unnop, yesterday and he bought himself a carton of 15 bottles as he uses it in his restaurant for making his French fries. Much cheaper than all the Wholesale Shops in Oulu. Another STARRED BEST BUY:

Lidl is offering bananas this week at just Euro 0.99 per kg. A great buy for a Banana eater like me!

Happy Best Buying.

I will have some great features on this site over the weekend.