Friday, January 29, 2010

Price Comparison Smackdown

Here's a little comparison of a few common items (staples in my mind) across my favorite stores. Stores were visited on 1/28 or 1/29, in the current sales cycle, and Whole Foods is the Pearl Street store.


Organic tomatoes
At Sprouts, $2.99 for 1 pint of Divine grape tomatoes.
At Sunflower, 99 cents/lb for romas.
At Whole Foods, $1.99/lb for romas.


Half gallon organic 1% milk
At Sprouts, $3.49, Horizon Organic
At Sunflower, $2.89, Horizon Organic
At Whole Foods, $2.79, 365 brand


Bulk organic fair trade coffee
At Sprouts, $8.99/lb
At Sunflower, $6.99/lb (no decaf)
At Whole Foods, $10.99/lb


Bulk organic non-fair trade coffee
At Sprouts, $8.99/lb
At Sunflower, $6.99/lb
At Whole Foods, $9.99/lb


Conventional avocados
At Sprouts, 77 cents
At Sunflower, 77 cents
At Whole Foods, $1.50


Best white meat chicken deal
At Sprouts, boneless, skinless breasts, $1.97/lb (value pack)
At Sunflower, boneless, skinless breasts, $2.99/lb (family pack)
At Whole Foods, bone-in breasts, $2.49/lb (value pack)

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