A trip to Wet Market

@ZedSmart (19839)
Philippines
April 24, 2020 5:34am CST
Fish is cheaper when bought at the market. There are ambulant vendors selling in the community but it's marked up. Since I woke up early this morning I decided to have a trip at wet market to buy supply for us and for Cotton the cat. I also bought other staples and veggies.
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Lakshman
@Lakshman15 (2662)
• India
24 Apr 20
Means in your area you get all goods at cheaper price,then you are very lucky. But hear all price increases.
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Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
25 Apr 20
@ZedSmart That is good that it is regulated.
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@ZedSmart (19839)
• Philippines
24 Apr 20
Not all but there were times the vendor take advantage of the situation but they are regulated so that they do not abuse
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Lakshman
@Lakshman15 (2662)
• India
24 Apr 20
@ZedSmart Hmm yes correctly say .
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Denise
@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
24 Apr 20
I am very interested in why it is called a wet market, since we have heard so much of that term these days.
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Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
3 May 20
I never heard of that term either. I like learning new things and sayings. That is what is so great with this site.
Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
3 May 20
@ZedSmart I could never buy a live animal and then butcher it and eat it. I would live on vegetables and pasta and rice. I am an animal lover.
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@ZedSmart (19839)
• Philippines
24 Apr 20
I think because it sold fresh and perishable goods. Some wet market do not usually sells live animals and butchered upon purchase but there are wet markets who do.
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msdivkar
@msdivkar (23356)
• India
24 Apr 20
We call them wholesale fish market here. They are certainly cheap but problems are two fold first the market is almost 30 kms from here. and second you have to take them in bulk they are not available in retail. So convenient for some special occasion or for fish dealers and restaurants.
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@ZedSmart (19839)
• Philippines
24 Apr 20
That's far. But yes, we can buy here even if it's not in bulk.
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thatsjvl
@jvincent_129 (4994)
• Philippines
24 Apr 20
what are staples?
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@ZedSmart (19839)
• Philippines
24 Apr 20
Basic commodity/food.
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Jojo
@Sojourn (13833)
• India
24 Apr 20
Is the cat's name Cotton? That's an uncommon name.
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Jojo
@Sojourn (13833)
• India
24 Apr 20
@ZedSmart Hmm... he sure has taste buds.
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@ZedSmart (19839)
• Philippines
24 Apr 20
Yes, it's the name of my cat. He just eat cooked fish.
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Raj
@Butterfingers (66603)
• India
24 Apr 20
Do you also get bat's there?
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@ZedSmart (19839)
• Philippines
24 Apr 20
No, nothing is exotic sold.
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Raj
@Butterfingers (66603)
• India
24 Apr 20
@ZedSmart haha ok
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Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
30 Apr 20
Before moving to our present home I lived in the northeastern part of the USA, we use to get bats every so often. I lived in a great place that had lots of wild animals.
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Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
25 Apr 20
I never heard of a wet market. That is a cute name.
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@ZedSmart (19839)
• Philippines
25 Apr 20
Maybe the term is different in your place.
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Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
27 Apr 20
@ZedSmart Alot of things here are called something different than other places.
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@ZedSmart (19839)
• Philippines
27 Apr 20
@ramapo17 You are right on that.
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