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Grocery Item / Price Comparison

ALRATIBA — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 20:20:59 GMT

Last week, I bought a can of Bumble Bee Pink Salmon at D'Agostino's (local chain) supermarket. The price was close to $8.00.

Today - I was in Walgreen's - the same item was under $4 - same size can. Bought two more!

(I love salmon burgers.)

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scatcat — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 21:19:02 GMT

I buy wild caught pink salmon from Costco. Kirkland brand. 6 6 Oz cans around $15

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ECBG — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 21:45:22 GMT

Six weeks ago, I got a 4 pack of the 14 3/4 cans of pink salmon, it seems it was $13.00.

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Venezia — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 21:58:11 GMT

I buy my Oscar Mayer bacon from Walgreen's, when they have it on special (every couple of weeks). Two packs for either $8 or $10, compared to $9.99 a pack in the supermarket. And it counts towards my rewards. Last month, I made two separate $10 purchases and got $7 back in rewards.

Who'd have thought Walgreen's would have a better price for something like that? Now I always check.

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Duckncover — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 22:44:26 GMT

I know during some of the toilet paper shortages and handsoap shortages, the Walgreens close to us always had plenty of both...and the price was high, but no higher than the few other stores who took advantage either. Home Depot also had tp...the last place I would have thought to check.

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RollTide2008 — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 03:22:26 GMT

Target often has the best price on eggs and milk.

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Oznell — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 05:12:56 GMT

On my last grocery trip for ground meat, two virtually identical packages, same weight, same "best by" date-- were over FOUR dollars different in price. I could only think that one was packaged at the previous, lower cost per pound, and the other, which must have been ground and packaged at almost the same time, came in just after a huge hike in price per pound.

Unpleasant suprises like this have been increasing over the last many months, only now it is more disturbingly commonplace.

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HonestLife — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 06:11:31 GMT

@Venezia Thank you for mentioning the Bacon is on sale at Walgreens! I've been craving a BLT sandwich and skipped it when I went to my regular store because it was so expensive. Off to get some from Walgreens!

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Venezia — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 13:52:47 GMT

@HonestLife wrote:
@Venezia Thank you for mentioning the Bacon is on sale at Walgreens! I've been craving a BLT sandwich and skipped it when I went to my regular store because it was so expensive. Off to get some from Walgreens!

@HonestLife - I hope you managed to get it. I always check the weekly ad for it, as it's not always on sale.

New ads start on Sunday and I've learned to get to Walgreen's early to snap up this bargain as, where I am, it sells out quickly. And I've been told our local Walgreen's get deliveries on Thursdays, so I check after that, if there's none at the beginning of the week.

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Luvsmyfam — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 15:45:05 GMT

@Venezia good thing I don't like bacon!

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Cakers3 — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 15:58:06 GMT

We saw Scott "gentle" TP at Walgreens-lower price than at the market the other day.

BUT: Smaller sized rolls. So the unit cost was saving the customers nothing.

So what looked like a great bargain was deceptive.