Archive for the ‘Shopping’ Category
Pork in Qatar?
4 Oct 2011Rumors of Pork being available in Qatar are running wild again. People have been claiming that it would available at QDC (Qatar Disribution Centre) come December. There have been several rumors of Pork being made available in Qatar for the past years but none has yet come true. Would this new rumor have some grain [...]
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Qatar City Center Parking Rates
19 Sep 2011We went to Carrefour yesterday to settle some stuff in the bank as well as to do some groceries. I was aware of the parking fees being implemented but never really knew how the pricing scheme worked. I’ve read from somewhere that you do get 2 free hours if you buy items worth 100QR in [...]
Back to Pot Planting
25 Aug 2011I visited Lulu Hypermarket at D-Ring Road this afternoon to do my groceries. I have been going to The Center since I came back from vacation since it’s nearer to our apartment. But I was looking for some items that I didn’t see in The Center so off to Lulu I went. After being in [...]
Prices of Vegetables and Fruits in Doha
17 May 2011Here is a small table of prices of fruits and vegetables I gathered 3 weeks ago in Carrefour City Center. Cucumber 4.5 Lemon turkey 4.25 Potato lebanon 2.75 Potato US 17.75 Onion. Brown 12.5 Onion. White 12.5 Lettuce iceberg Egypt 9.75 Tomato qatar 2 Brocolli spain 15.75 Eggplant saudi 3.5 Eggplant india 10.75 Carrots china [...]
Cost of Living in Doha: Inflation!
17 May 2011Do you know that the cost of white rice in Doha has more than doubled since 2007? Baby Milk has also risen between 6QR to 12QR. Condiments and Canned foods have also increased in prices though minimal at that. It has been more 3 years since I last updated Life on the Spot’s Cost of [...]
