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This week's side-by-side grocery store price comparison was done with putting together a plan for a Super Bowl watch party in mind.
So instead of pricing the basic essentials, I priced out some items for game day eats! I only got to three stores this week, pricing Aldi, Dillons and Walmart. I'll do another Super Bowl edition next week to include more 'football food' related items and a look at Trader Joe's.
Keep in mind that items featured is the store brand for each respective store, unless otherwise labeled. Prices can vary from store-to-store, especially for Dillons and Walmart, to a lesser extent Aldi. Store managers have the flexibility to adjust prices, lower or higher. Prices are good as of this writing and could change by the time you make that grocery run. Product size/weights shown are what is available and on the shelf at the time of review.
Here's this week's side-by-side comparison of grocery store prices, a snapshot if you will of Super Bowl shopping:
Takeaways from this week's price review:
Aldi is the cheapest place to Super Bowl party food shop. For the 24 items reviewed, Aldi was $3.90 cheaper than Walmart and $7.31 cheaper than Dillons. Caveats: Aldi doesn't carry Buffalo or wing sauce of any kind, so that affected overall price, but even if some were available for around $2, Aldi would still be the least expensive place to shop. Aldi only sells limes in a one pound bag, driving up their overall cartload price. The limes themselves are on the small side as well. How many limes you'll need depends on the size of your party and what you're serving. How much guacamole are you making? Aldi was the cheapest overall for meats, significantly so for sirloin steak (think garlic butter steak bites) and to a lesser extent the wings.
Dillon's continues to be the most expensive place to grocery shop on a week-to-week basis even WITH the use of their loyalty card, Super Bowl or no. Check out the related article link, "Mainstream Grocery vs. Discount Grocery: Dillon's (Kroger) vs. Aldi. There's A LOT of red in their column (Pssst.... they inflate prices and discount 'select' items on that loyalty card use based on shopping behavior to make you think you got a few good deals). Don't get me wrong, Dillons does put some good deals out there now and then, but in general, those deals only save you if that's all you're buying. Cart for cart, Dillons remains the most expensive place to grocery shop, even with the 'deals.'
I was surprised to learn that neither Dillons (Kroger) or Walmart (Great Value) carry a store brand hot sauce. Oh, and the online price for a gallon of whole milk at Walmart is wrong, it shows as $2.32 online, but rings up as $3.22. Hello price adjustment!
Don't see some Super Bowl items that you think should be on the list? Send me an email.
Super Bowl Related: Game Day Recipe Ideas from BachelorontheCheap.com
Get the chips & guac ready...
$pend Wisely My Friends...
~ Mike
Related: Mainstream Grocery vs. Discount Grocery: Dillon's (Kroger) vs. Aldi
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