In Supermarket Simulator, a cozy game focused on owning your own one-stop shop, you’ll be in charge of all the day-to-day operations. This includes making orders, stocking shelves, and, most importantly, setting prices for the items you’re selling. This can be done by interacting with the item labels on the shelves within your store.

If the idea of setting prices seems daunting, don’t worry. Supermarket Simulator incorporates a variety of real-life economics for you to use to your advantage. In this guide, learn how to set prices in🔴 Supermarket Simulator without sacrificing the success o🐈f your business or the happiness of your customers.

Choosing The Right Price For Products: Too High Vs. Too Low

You’ll find that there is such a thing as “too high” or “too low” when it comes to pricing your products in Supermarket Simulator. Not only that, but both can pose 🅠a risk to the success of your store.

If you price your items too low, you will be unable to keep up with the expenses of the day, including purchasing new products and paying your bills. If you price your items too high, your customers will not be satisfied with the prices, which can also hurt yo🀅ur sales, as customers may choose not to purchase your products.

Although Supermarket Simulator is a calm game overall, debt is a threat to your store that you should avoi𓄧d.

Instead, you’ll want to find𝔉 the perfect way to balance these two extremes of pricing. One of the best ways to do so is by evaluating the different prices associated with your products.

How To Price Your Products In Comparison To Market Price

When it comes to pricing your items, there are two prices to consider: what you paid and what the market pr𒁏ice is.

What You Paid

The first is how much you paid for each unit of that product. To make a pr🌄ofit, you’ll need to exceed this number. If you make less than this num🧜ber, you’ll lose money to expenses.

Every time you stock a new item, if you don’t set a price, it will automatically set to the purchase price of that item. This won’t earn you 🎐any profit, but it also won’t result in negative earnings.

The Market Price

The second price to take into consideration is the market price. In real life, this is the average that competitors are charging. While you won’t have much to do with you༒r competitors in Supermarket Simulator, you can see the market price for an item when you adjust its price. Oftent🦩imes, the market price is much higher than the purchase price, allowing you to make a steady profit.

For beginners, one of the safest options for pricing is to set your prices just a few cents below market price. It’s importan💞t to ensure that you are still making a profit, however, as you will need🐭 the funds to purchase new products and equipment and pay bills.

As a general rule, if you’re looking to start with easy prices that your patrons will enjoy without too much focus on how the market varies day-to-day, price your items at $0.20 to $0.25 below market value.

You won’t make as much profit by setting your prices below♔ market value, but you w♕ill also not have as much to worry about when it comes to keeping your customers happy about the cost of their favorite items.

However, if you are looking to maximize your profits, then you can experiment with going over the market value. So long as you don’t e🔴xceed this price by a large amo⭕unt, many customers will still be happy with their purchases.

However, market fluctuations can pose a greater threat to the satisfaction of your customers. T🍌his is because if you miss the notification that the market price for a product dropped, your customers may become more rapidly displeased.

When To Change Your Prices

Just like in real life, you’ll find that your prices won’t be able to stay the same. Sometimes, the market price will change, be it through aꩵn increase or decrease, and you’ll want to adj🌸ust your price to match this.

Other times, you may need to decrease your prices if you’re finding your customers are unsatisfied. If you took the route of setting your prices above market value, then you may find that your customers are perfectly happy paying the extra few cents. In some cases, your customers may raise concerns about the prices. If this ൲is the case and you are notified of this, then this may also be a strong indication that you want to change your prices.

Sometimes, it may ཧbe a little bit less clear when to change your prices. The game will often provide helpful tips, such as when the market price changes, but much of choosing the right price for an item will revolve around trial and error.

Supply And Demand

Although Supermar🃏ket Simulator is a video game, it does teach a variety of economic principles and concepts. This includes supply and demand.

As a result, if you find that your customers are consistently buying a product, increasing its demand, along with ensuring you keep that item stocked, you may find that you are able to slightly increase the cost.

As mentioned previously, pricing your items just below market price can often be a safe option, especially for those just starting out. However, this may not always be sustainable. Because of this, as you expand your business, you may wish to change your prices in response to your customers, supply and demand, and current rates. Much of getting the perfect prices for your items is rooted in experimentation.