Ok, first and foremost, this is nothing ground breaking and nor should it be taken as some form of giant conclusion about food, the prices, and why they are what they are. This is just an example of an observation I made with a bit of theory attached to it.
As we all know, prices of food are on the rise. $100 does not fill the shopping cart as much as it used to. So, I went to Publix grocery market over the weekend to restock my place. I bought all the usual things with exception of a gallon of milk because I happened to buy a gallon from a gas station a couple days earlier. That gallon was McArthur and it cost me $3.99 from a gas station. As we know, food and drinks from convenience stores are typically more expensive than the grocery market. However, at Publix, the cost for the same gallon of milk by McArthur was listed for over $6 per gallon! Big difference and the reason just didn't make sense. Even when considering the reasons for food prices rising, why would the cost of this gallon be more than $2 less at a convenience store of all places? Something just isn't adding up here.
Has anyone done some serious comparison shopping for food at different grocery stores in your area within the past year? I am thinking about trying out a few different grocery stores and recording the prices for various items which I typically buy to run a comparison. I have a suspicion that several stores or maybe some brands are trying to take advantage of the fact that people are accepting the reasons for the increases in cost for food by jacking up the prices higher than what is necessary to offset the increasing costs of oil and other expenses as of late. Again, this is all just a theory, but one worth looking into I would say if it means I can find a store which is more reasonably priced.
As we all know, prices of food are on the rise. $100 does not fill the shopping cart as much as it used to. So, I went to Publix grocery market over the weekend to restock my place. I bought all the usual things with exception of a gallon of milk because I happened to buy a gallon from a gas station a couple days earlier. That gallon was McArthur and it cost me $3.99 from a gas station. As we know, food and drinks from convenience stores are typically more expensive than the grocery market. However, at Publix, the cost for the same gallon of milk by McArthur was listed for over $6 per gallon! Big difference and the reason just didn't make sense. Even when considering the reasons for food prices rising, why would the cost of this gallon be more than $2 less at a convenience store of all places? Something just isn't adding up here.
Has anyone done some serious comparison shopping for food at different grocery stores in your area within the past year? I am thinking about trying out a few different grocery stores and recording the prices for various items which I typically buy to run a comparison. I have a suspicion that several stores or maybe some brands are trying to take advantage of the fact that people are accepting the reasons for the increases in cost for food by jacking up the prices higher than what is necessary to offset the increasing costs of oil and other expenses as of late. Again, this is all just a theory, but one worth looking into I would say if it means I can find a store which is more reasonably priced.
It's about $4 for 6 litres.
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