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Yep. Our local major grocery store has their house branded gallon of whole milk at $1.99, that to compete with Costco, Wal-Mart. Loss leaders on bread, butter, and milk works.
I thought there used to be a law establishing minimum milk prices in NJ. If it still exists, the minimu must be set pretty darn low, as I’ve found milk (and most dairy prices, for that matter) to vary wildly from store to store.
Costco, and, astonishingly, Wegmans, have the best prices for gallons of milk in my area. Next come Aldi, Trader Joe’s, and Corrados. The full supermarkets tend to be the most expensive, and, amazingly, Walmart’s gallon milk prices aren’t great. BUT...
The story changes for other dairy products. Walmart has the cheapest prices on butter and cream. Wegmans is next lowest for their store brand butter, but they charge a fortune for cream. Aldi is next lowest for cream, but, their butter prices fluctuate a lot (it was $3.99 a few weeks ago). Aldi is pretty consistently cheapest for yogurt, cream cheese, and sour cream. Costco’s price for cream is good, but a little more than Aldi or Walmart.
I find the milk from Costco, Trader Joe’s, and Wegmans to last the longest. Considering that all three places also have good prices on milk, guess where I buy my milk most often...
Organic milk at Costco not much cheaper and less options. For example Shoprite has the Gallon Horizon organic whole milk for $6.99, Costco has some other brand 2 x 1/2 gallons for $6.99.
Had to stop by both local stores yesterday- why the huge discrepancy? sure I can see 50 cents difference - but $1.62? come on-.
All by location, by me Shoprite is 2.25 and everyone else is just a few cents different one way or the other including Stop and Shop, BJs, and Wegmans.
All by location, by me Shoprite is 2.25 and everyone else is just a few cents different one way or the other including Stop and Shop, BJs, and Wegmans.
Many chains used "regional" prices, depending on their perception of the relative affluence of the area. One example that I observed last year was in regard to Whole Foods.
I usually shop at their "Princeton" store, which is actually located in West Windsor. When I shopped at other locations, including Marlboro, Vauxhall, and Clark, I found prices to be substantially higher on many/most items. I decided to do some investigating, and I found out that the "Princeton", Marlton, and Cherry Hill Whole Foods stores are part of their Philadelphia region, with pricing that is the same as their Philly area stores. However, the other WF stores in NJ are grouped into their NYC region, with higher pricing.
I have not shopped in any WF stores other than "Princeton" since the chain's purchase by Amazon, so it is possible that this regionalized pricing policy has changed.
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