Sunday, March 25, 2012 | 2 a.m.
Grab a cart, shoppers, and join us as we compare prices at several Las Vegas Valley grocery stores.
For our snapshot comparison, we hit eight grocers and checked on nine items over the noon hour Friday. We included items from various departments on our shopping list, and we looked both for prices on specific products and for the lowest price on a general type of item. For instance, we priced a 10.5-ounce bag of Lays Classic potato chips, but looked for the lowest price on white bread regardless of brand.
Specifically, our shopping list was as follows:
• Lowest price on a gallon of 1 percent low-fat milk
• Lowest price on a 1-pound chub pack of ground beef
• Lowest price on a loaf of white bread
• 14-ounce box of Cheerios
• 1-pound bag of Gala apples
• 13.72-ounce package of Chips Ahoy! cookies
• 10.5-ounce bag of Lays Classic potato chips
• Lowest price on a 1-pound slab of bacon
• Lowest price on a head of iceberg lettuce
When applicable, our list contains prices offered to frequent-shopper discount club members. Also, the list features the price of a single item in all cases — even though, in some cases, they were part of two-for-one and similar deals.
With that, off we go.
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WinCo, 80 N. Stephanie St., Henderson
Milk — $2.48
Ground beef — $2.98
Bread — 98 cents
14-ounce Cheerios — $1.78
Gala apples — 88 cents
13.72-ounce Chips Ahoy! — $1.98
10.5-ounce Lays Classic chips — $1.98
Bacon — $2.18
Iceberg lettuce — 68 cents
Total — $15.92
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Albertsons, 2851 N. Green Valley Parkway, Henderson
Milk — $2.89
Ground beef — $3.19
Bread — 99 cents
14-ounce Cheerios — $4.29
Gala apples — $1.49
13.72-ounce Chips Ahoy! — $2.99
10.5-ounce Lays Classic chips — $3.79
Bacon — $3.99
Iceberg lettuce — $1.29
Total — $24.91
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Vons, 2667 E. Windmill Parkway, Henderson
Milk — $2.79
Ground beef — $3.99
Bread — 99 cents
14-ounce Cheerios — $3.89
Gala apples — $1.49
13.72-ounce Chips Ahoy! — $3.29
10.5-ounce Lays Classic chips — $4.29
Bacon — $2.99
Iceberg lettuce — $1.29
Total — $25.01
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Food 4 Less, 2271 N. Green Valley Parkway, Henderson
Milk — $2.48
Ground beef — $3.68
Bread — 98 cents
14-ounce Cheerios — $4.38
Gala apples — 58 cents
13.72-ounce Chips Ahoy! — $2.75
10.5-ounce Lays Classic chips — $1.98
Bacon — $2.28
Iceberg lettuce — 68 cents
Total — $19.79
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Smith's, 1000 N. Green Valley Parkway, Henderson
Milk — $2.50
Ground beef — $2.99
Bread — $1
14-ounce Cheerios — $3.19
Gala apples — 99 cents
13.72-ounce Chips Ahoy! — $3.18
10.5-ounce Lays Classic chips — $2.49
Bacon — $4.29
Iceberg lettuce — 72 cents
Total — $21.35
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Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market, 8500 South Eastern Avenue, Las Vegas
Milk — $2.79
Ground beef — $4.79
Bread — 98 cents
14-ounce Cheerios — $3.99
Gala apples — $2.07
13.72-ounce Chips Ahoy! — $3
10.5-ounce Lays Classic chips — $3.49
Bacon — $2.29
Iceberg lettuce — 98 cents
Total — $24.38
Notes: Fresh & Easy does not sell apples by the pound, but rather individually. The price of Gala apples was 69 cents each. With three apples generally equaling a pound, the per-pound price would be $2.07. Also, the store does not sell chub packs of ground beef. -
Walmart Supercenter, 2310 E. Serene Ave., Las Vegas
Milk — $2.98
Ground beef — $3.18
Bread — $1.38
14-ounce Cheerios — $2.84
Gala apples — 87 cents
13.72-ounce Chips Ahoy! — $2.50
10.5-ounce Lays Classic chips — $2.68
Bacon — $3.78
Iceberg lettuce — 87 cents
Total — $21.08
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Whole Foods Market, 100 South Green Valley Parkway, Henderson
Milk — $2.99
Ground beef — $4.99
Bread — $2.69
14-ounce Cheerios — $3.99
Gala apples — $2.49
13.72-ounce Chips Ahoy! — $3.69
10.5-ounce Lays Classic chips — $2.99
Bacon — $4.99
Iceberg lettuce — $1.99
Total — $30.81
Notes: Whole Foods does not carry Chips Ahoy! and Lays Classic potato chips. Prices listed are for comparable Whole Foods brands.
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