New Feature: ‘Grocery Store Prices’
By Mike Thayer
Inflation has hit American consumers really hard this year, with the country suffering from a 40-year high in June. Price hikes have been all across the board, from gasoline, to utility bills to groceries. The family budget has flat out shrunk in a big way in 2022.
Prices for food alone were up an overall 12.2% for the year, spiking with eggs going up 33.1%, butter up 21.3%, milk up 16.4%, chicken up 18.6%, and coffee up 15.8%.
Those price hikes are the motivation for a new feature on BachelorontheCheap.com, ‘Grocery Store Prices.’ On a weekly basis, BachelorontheCheap.com will post a listing of grocery essentials, comparing the prices for Aldi, Dillon’s, Walmart and Target.
In a side-by-side comparison, which store has the lowest price and which store has the highest price for items like milk, eggs, chicken and more will be charted, giving readers the knowledge that might help them save money in the check out lane.
Items featured will be the store brand for each respective store, unless otherwise labeled. Prices are good as of the writing and could change by the time you make that grocery run. Use the side-by-side comparison as a tool in creating your shopping list and as a reference for how rapidly prices are going up. In doing the research for this post, I noticed how Dillon’s seems to be actively working to undercut Aldi. Dillon’s has lost some market share to the discount grocer the last couple years, looks like they’re flexing some mainstream grocery muscle, trying to gain some of that market share back.
I’m a fan of Aldi and in full disclosure I’ve done a number of cost comparisons in Aldi vs. Dillon’s (the mainstream grocery store) food buys. Aldi’s every day prices always came out on top. Dillon’s and their store brand Kroger rarely won, unless they were having a sale. In compiling this inaugural ‘Grocery Store Prices’ list, that’s no longer the case.
So here you go, the first list of 12 essential items for the new feature on BachelorontheCheap.com, ‘Grocery Store Prices.’ It’s a base list starting out, but as the feature grows in the coming weeks, so too will the content. The lowest price is highlighted in green, the highest price is in red. Prices good as of this writing, December 13, 2022.
In a bit of a shocker, Dillon’s was only $1.07 higher than Aldi in a direct cost comparison. The savings at Aldi used to be far better than that. Inflation seems to have hit Aldi and its supply line the hardest. Surprisingly, Target came out the cheapest, but that comes with a few caveats, they didn’t have any Roma tomatoes in stock, the Tilapia they offer is a smaller bag and they charge 25 cents per banana rather than by the pound. Target had the highest ground beef and chicken prices and the store is only cheaper if you are a fan of their store brands, Market Pantry and Good & Gather. Walmart came out the next cheapest, but only marginally and they’re only cheaper if you are a fan of their store brand, Great Value. I’m not. Great Value bacon, Great Value frozen pizza and a range of other Great Value products I’ve tried have been less-than-stellar and are not worthy of being repeat buys. I’m not all that familiar with the Target store brands, I’ll be reviewing those in the coming weeks as this grocery store category develops.
$pend Wisely My Friends…
Related: Grocery Stores in Wichita
Related: Mainstream Grocery vs. Discount Grocery: Dillon’s (Kroger) vs. Aldi
Related: Food Review: Great Value bacon not such a great value
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If you appreciate this cost comparison and want to support more great content on BachelorontheCheap.com, you can help keep this site going with a one-time or a monthly donation. Thank you so much for your support! ~ Mike
New Feature: Grocery Store Prices – a side-by-side comparison – Bachelor on the Cheap
New Feature: ‘Grocery Store Prices’
By Mike Thayer
Inflation has hit American consumers really hard this year, with the country suffering from a 40-year high in June. Price hikes have been all across the board, from gasoline, to utility bills to groceries. The family budget has flat out shrunk in a big way in 2022.
Prices for food alone were up an overall 12.2% for the year, spiking with eggs going up 33.1%, butter up 21.3%, milk up 16.4%, chicken up 18.6%, and coffee up 15.8%.
Those price hikes are the motivation for a new feature on BachelorontheCheap.com, ‘Grocery Store Prices.’ On a weekly basis, BachelorontheCheap.com will post a listing of grocery essentials, comparing the prices for Aldi, Dillon’s, Walmart and Target.
In a side-by-side comparison, which store has the lowest price and which store has the highest price for items like milk, eggs, chicken and more will be charted, giving readers the knowledge that might help them save money in the check out lane.
Items featured will be the store brand for each respective store, unless otherwise labeled. Prices are good as of the writing and could change by the time you make that grocery run. Use the side-by-side comparison as a tool in creating your shopping list and as a reference for how rapidly prices are going up. In doing the research for this post, I noticed how Dillon’s seems to be actively working to undercut Aldi. Dillon’s has lost some market share to the discount grocer the last couple years, looks like they’re flexing some mainstream grocery muscle, trying to gain some of that market share back.
I’m a fan of Aldi and in full disclosure I’ve done a number of cost comparisons in Aldi vs. Dillon’s (the mainstream grocery store) food buys. Aldi’s every day prices always came out on top. Dillon’s and their store brand Kroger rarely won, unless they were having a sale. In compiling this inaugural ‘Grocery Store Prices’ list, that’s no longer the case.
So here you go, the first list of 12 essential items for the new feature on BachelorontheCheap.com, ‘Grocery Store Prices.’ It’s a base list starting out, but as the feature grows in the coming weeks, so too will the content. The lowest price is highlighted in green, the highest price is in red. Prices good as of this writing, December 13, 2022.
In a bit of a shocker, Dillon’s was only $1.07 higher than Aldi in a direct cost comparison. The savings at Aldi used to be far better than that. Inflation seems to have hit Aldi and its supply line the hardest. Surprisingly, Target came out the cheapest, but that comes with a few caveats, they didn’t have any Roma tomatoes in stock, the Tilapia they offer is a smaller bag and they charge 25 cents per banana rather than by the pound. Target had the highest ground beef and chicken prices and the store is only cheaper if you are a fan of their store brands, Market Pantry and Good & Gather. Walmart came out the next cheapest, but only marginally and they’re only cheaper if you are a fan of their store brand, Great Value. I’m not. Great Value bacon, Great Value frozen pizza and a range of other Great Value products I’ve tried have been less-than-stellar and are not worthy of being repeat buys. I’m not all that familiar with the Target store brands, I’ll be reviewing those in the coming weeks as this grocery store category develops.
$pend Wisely My Friends…
Related: Grocery Stores in Wichita
Related: Mainstream Grocery vs. Discount Grocery: Dillon’s (Kroger) vs. Aldi
Related: Food Review: Great Value bacon not such a great value
Enjoy this post?
If you appreciate this cost comparison and want to support more great content on BachelorontheCheap.com, you can help keep this site going with a one-time or a monthly donation. Thank you so much for your support! ~ Mike