Solving the Food Crisis

by whuffle

I am a merchant. I sell food in the Marketplace, and it is the most horrible job in the world, but I must to make a decent living in Neopia. I buy food from the official store, and let me tell you it is a nightmare. People are stampeding to get to the food, and the moment you reach out for some onion rings or something it is snatched away. That is not the worst part though. The prices are.

When I go to the Shop Wizard, I look for something that I got for say 6 NP, let's say some cherries. And I look for "cherries" and I see prices like 200 NP. I feel really guilty, selling them for 150 NP (my policy is always lower than wizard prices or else), but I do not feel there is anything wrong, not with the low price policy at least.

Poor people! If you are really poor you do not have this problem, as you can get free soup from that lovable Soup Faerie. If you are rich enough to not get soup, but too poor to buy Marketplace food, I have some tips.

A) Hang around the official shop and refresh a lot. You get neat stuff like codestones, map pieces, and Neopoints, not to mention the extremely cheap food.

B) Repeat step A.

C) Join a support guild.

D) Ask me or someone else for some help, but ONLY IF YOU ARE IN DIRE NEED AND YOUR PETS ARE STARVING.

Okay. Rich people! If you own a shop, please try to keep reasonable prices, try going "1NP less than Shop Wizard average." Trust me, you will sell very quickly and earn a lot of money. If everyone goes 1 NP lower than the Shop Wizard average, prices will go down and things will be easier for the less fortunate people. Don't remind me how many times I have seen shops that charge over 400 NP for a carrot.

Middle class people! Do all of those things and everything will pan out!