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Are You Being Gouged?
Our latest "crowdsourcing" project asks listeners to go to their local grocery store and find out the price of three goods: milk, lettuce and beer. You don’t have to buy them (or consume them), but we want to know how much they cost in different neighborhoods throughout the New York area.
Associate producer Jim Colgan introduces the new project.
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Milk: $1.50
Lettuce: $1.50
Budweiser: $6.00
Name: Ralph's
Location: Fort Greene/Lafayette Ave. & South Portland
Characteristic: Small neighborhood bodega
Surprised: Yes!
Lettuce - $1.99
Budweiser - $6.49
Milk - $1.19*
FreshDirect
Cyberspace
Online Grocer
Surpirsed - No
*not including delivery fee
milk $1.39/qt
iceberg lettuce $1.99/ head
6 pack Budweiser, bottles $6.99
Gristedes Broadway between 103rd and 104th st
Surprised, no! Prices at this store are rarely a bargain
Local medium sized supermarket:
Fine Fare, 406 Avenue P, Gravesend Brooklyn, NY
Whole Milk - .99 to 1.29
Iceberg - 1.29 to 1.49
Bud 12 pack - 9.99
(they don't carry 6 packs)
The surprise is there is more than one choice of iceberg and that they don't carry 6 packs
East Village - Ave A at 2nd Street
Graceland Market -- Bodega, family owns several locally
Whole Milk - $1.80
Iceberg - $1.80
6-pack Bud - $9.00
Surprised - Yes, it makes me sad that I chose to give my business to a small family-owned bodega, and they are gouging!
milk - $2.50
head of iceberg - $2.50
Bud - $7.50
Location: Clinton / 4th Place, Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn
Name: Clinton Deli & Grocery
Type - Korean Deli
Surprised - yes, especially by the lettuce.
Milk $1.25(sale)
Iceberg lettuce 1.99
Beer 7.49
Associated Market at 77 Fulton Street
The prices are generally high here but sales are ok and seniors get a 10% discount two days a week.
Milk - 1.89
Lettuce - none
Beer - 9.50
Korean Deli
2nd Ave & 22nd St.
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Milk - 1.29
Lettuce - $2.29
Beer - $7.99
Associated Market
23rd St & 2nd Ave
Milk: $1.69
Lettuce: $1.79
6-pack Bud: $7.00 (excl. tax & deposit)
Green East, Korean deli, corner 10 St & 4th Ave
Surprised? Out of this context, yes, but comparing with the others on this site, not at all.
MILK - $1.19
BEER - Not Available. Similar brands, PBR 12 pack of 12 ounce cans $6.49 or Corona, 6 pack of 12 ounce bottles $8.99
LETTUCE - $.99 (this was not listed. I had to ask a clerk how much the lettuce cost so this price is not confirmed.)
Store - Whole Foods, Union Square
Surprised - Yes. I didn't think they would have non-organic milk, or iceberg lettuce. However, it did not surprise me that Budweiser was not available.
Nolita/Little Italy?
(where I work, not where I live)
Met Foods, Mulberry & Prince
mini-grocery store
Milk - $4.49 Gallon
(oops, thought the assignment was a gallon)
Lettuce - $1.79 for romaine
no iceberg for sale
Beer - $6.99 for Rolling Rock
no six packs of Bud
I don't drink milk so I was surprised by how much it costs.
Gristede's
4037 Broadway and 170th st
regular grocery store
milk: $1.39
beer: $6.99
lettuce: $1.99
Surprised? Yes, I would have thought/hoped food would be less expensive in a grocery store in a poor neighborhood.
D'Agostino's Rye Ridge Shopping Ctr Port Chester milk $1.49
lettuce $1.99
6 pack Bud $6.49
Food Emporium 261 S. Ridge St Port Chester
milk $1.20
Lettuce 1.99
Bud 6.49
Oops, I copied it incorrectly. The Bud at the Food Emporium was $5.49.
Fine Fare
261 Kingston Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11213
Milk ( Qt Whole) $1.19
Ice berg Lettuce $1.59
(Don't sell Beer)
Associated SuperMarket
975 Nostrand Ave
Brooklyn, New York 11225
Milk $1.39
Bud Beer $5.69
Iceberg lettuce (cello) $1.79
Milk: $1.09
Lettuce: $1.89
Beer: $9.49
Store: Fairways
Address: 480-500 Van Brunt St, Brooklyn 11231
Neighboorhood: RedhookD
Distinguishing characteristic: high-end retailer
Surprised?: Yes. I thought that the beer price was ridiculous!
BTW - this is a great idea.
Milk: $1.25
Lettuce: $2.49
Beer: $6.29
Store: Food Emporium
Address: 10 Union Sq. at 14th St.
Neighboorhood: Union Square
Distinguishing characteristic: supermarket
Surprised?: No.
Milk: $1.09
Lettuce: $1.49
Beer: $8.99
WestSide Market
77 Seventh Ave. (@ 15th St.)
high-end retailer
date: 24 Sept. 2007
Milk: $1.43
Lettuce: $1.99
Beer: $6.49
Store: Met Food Market
Address: 107 Second Ave (bet. 6th & 7th St.)
Neighboorhood: East Village
Distinguishing characteristic: local grocery
Surprised?: Yes. Higher than expected.
Lettuce - $1.99
Budweiser - $9
Milk - $1.69*
6 Ave near Charles St
Arab Bodega
Milk: $1.74
Iceberg: $.99
Bud: $5.49
Not Manhattan but Texas
HEB
South Adams
Fredericksburg
ShopRite in Bay Shore, NY - from their on-line store. Because of where we live (Fire Island), we have our groceries delivered and normally buy directly from their web site.
Note that beer could not be purchased on-line.
Quart of Whole Milk - $1.03
Iceberg Lettuce - $1.99
Milk $1.19
Beer $4.99
Lettuce $1.49
Astoria--21 street & Broadway
Associated(medium sized supermarket)
Surprised? Not by my local supermarket b/c I shop there often. I am surprised by how much higher prices are in other neighborhoods.
Milk - $1.09
Beer - 6.49
Lettuce - $1.98
Met Foods - Third Avenue & 17th Street
Neighborhood -- Union Square???? Area doesn't really have a name.
Not surprised
Grocery Store
Milk: $1.20
Beer: $5.69 (though hard to find - most of the Bud is sold in 12-packs for $10.99)
Lettuce: $1.69
Location: Key Food grocery store, 7th Ave. between Carroll St. and Garfield Pl., Park Slope, Brooklyn.
Associated Supermarket
East 14 Street between Ist Ave. & Ave.A
1 quart whole milk $1.19
6pk. Budweiser $6.49
Iceburg lettuce $1.29
No, I was not surprised.
Milk: $1.59
Lettuce: $1.99
Budweiser: $7.00
Name: E&I Deli
Location: Long Island City/Vernon Boulevard between 50th and 49th Avenues
Characteristic: Neighborhood bodega, but a bodega that carries a lot of organic food
Surprised: I wish I could say that I am, but I'm well aware that they gouge me daily.
Milk $1.39
Lettuce $1.49
Bud beer bottle 6 pack $7.00
E. 7th and Caton
Little corner grocery
Milk: $1.29
Lettuce: $1.59
6pk Bud 12 oz bottles: $5.79 + deposit
Associated supermarket Ave O at west 7th
Not surprised! I know they are gouging me.
Sunset Park - C-Town (8th ave & 45th st)
Milk: 2.42
Lettuce: 1.69
Beer: 5.59
I had no idea what to expect, since I can't remember the last time I bought any of these things. I have no idea why the milk is so pricy!
Like Chris (comment #16), I went to the Red Hook, Brooklyn Fairway today. I got different prices though. (It IS a large and complicated store layout..maybe designed to confuse? I found european specialty beers, cold beers and room temperature beers in three completely different parts of the store.)
1 Quart of whole milk - $2.15
1 head of iceberg lettuce - $1.89
6 pack Bud in bottles - $5.49
We both seem to have found the same iceberg lettuce, clearly advertised with a sign above it. I saw a whole range of milk at $2.15 and the $5.49 beers were room temperature and near the registers, aisle 1.
Fairway in Red Hook, Brooklyn
480-500 Van Brunt St.
I wasn't really surprised by the prices, more concerned that I got different results than someone else in the the same store on the same day!
Fun project, though.
Smile Deli
east of Fort Washington
( walking towards Broadway)
Milk 1.39
Lettuce 1.59
Beer...no price listed
Jin's Deli
West of Fort Washington
( walking towards Cabrini Blvd )
Milk 1.39
Lettuce 1.99
Beer...no price listed
Jin's being more expensive did not surprise me because as you head west from the subway, a more affluent set resides. Jin's though, is also cleaner, friendlier, fresher, and always has someone speaking English at the counter.
milk $1.49
lettuce $.79
beer $4.99
Found at:
Kroger (standard suburban-style supermarket)
Columbus, OH (43215)
Surprised? A little. I knew rent was cheaper here, but you guys are getting seriously ripped off for beer in NYC!
Gristedes - University Place between 8th & 9th
milk: $1.25
lettuce: $1.99
beer: $6.99
D'Agostino - University Place between 10th & 11th
milk: $1.59
lettuce: $2.29
beer: $6.49
I wasn't surprised by these prices.
In NJ, supermarkets do not sell beer, but I was able to get prices on lettuce and Milk from the A&P located at 47 Wanaque Ave, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442.
Milk: $1.39
Lettuce: $1.69
Beer: N/A
I was surprised by the prices, I thought that the lettuce would be 99 cents and that the milk would be more expensive.
Iceberg lettuce 1.49
6 pack Budweiser in bottles: 9.50
1 qt. regular milk 1.59
surprised about the beer, esp. when comparing with others so far
milk $1.20
lettuce $1.29
Bud $5.69
C-Town
Park Slope 9th st.
I visited 2 stores, 1 in Kingsbridge (near work) & 1 near home (Upper W Side).
Kingsbridge: Pioneer Supermarket/Caribe Deli (different entrances at same address), 125 W, Kingsbridge Rd., Bronx.
Milk $1.19; lettuce $1.29 (that was the posted price; however, when asked, the cashier told me $1.49); beer (available only at Caribe) $6.00.
Upper West Side: Fairway, 2127 Broadway @ 74th St. Milk $1.09; lettuce $1.89; beer $5.79.
For me, the only surprise was that the price for lettuce was higher at Fairway.
@ Morton Williams Supermarket, 2941 Broadway at 115th Street:
Lettuce: $1.89
Milk: $1.29
Beer: $5.99
This store caters mostly to the Columbia University community. The lettuce seemed a bit steep to me, but the milk and beer were what I expected.
Key Foods, general supermarket, Westchester Avenue near terminus of #6 line, Pelham Bay, Bronx
Milk....$1.20
Budweiser Beer.....$5.29
Iceberg Lettuce....$1.99
I never buy iceberg lettuce because it is so tasteless, so I was surprised that it seems rather expensive.
Milk: $1.19
Head of Romaine Lettuce: $1.29
Six of Bud (12 oz): $4.99
Grand Street. LES, Fine Fare Supermarket (found typically in poor neighborhoods)
Quart of milk: $1.20
Head of iceberg lettuce: $1.79
Six pack of Bud, 12oz. bottles $5.99
Super Foodtown 1420 Fulton Street, Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn 11216
Quart of (non-organic)Whole Milk: $0.99
Head of IceBerg Lettuce: 1.99
They don't sell alcohol in supermarkets in my town which is Nutley
These prices from:
ShopRite of Nutley
437 Franklin Ave
Nutley, NJ 07110
(It's a REALLY big supermarket, biggest in the area.)
I was surprised that regular milk could be that cheap, I usually buy organic.
Key Food (a medium sized chain supermarket) at the corner of 235th St. and Oxford Ave.
1 Qt. Whol Milk $1.29
6-Pack Budweiser Beer, 12oz.bottles$5.69
Head of Iceberg Lettuce $1.99
Couldn't compare prices of iceberg lettuce or Bud.beer, as I don't buy either. Will go to Fairway (where I usually shop) and check prices there.
MILK $1.59
BEER $6.49
LETTUCE $2.49
BRIDGEMARKET. FOOD EMPORIUM
60th and 1st Ave. Manhattan
High End Mkt.
Not Surprised
National Supermarket, 4th Ave b/w 48th & 49th St.
milk: $1.39
lettuce: $1.39
budwiser: $5.69
type: small chain grocery store - recently and nicely renovated
surprised? not really, though the range in beer prices was surprising - 6 pack of 12 oz. brooklyn wiess for $10!
Lettuce: $1.99
Beer: $5.69
Milk: $1.20
Pathmark at 13th street and 3rd Ave
(big chain grocery store)
Bodega, Middletown Rd. near Crosby Ave, Pelham Bay Pk. Bronx
6 pack Bud....$6.00
milk.....$1.49
no lettuce or other veg
Korean Veg Mart, Crosby near Westchester Ave.
Milk.....$1.39
Lettuce...$1.29
no beer
Korean Veg Mart, Buhre near Westchester Ave.
Milk...$1.49
Lettuce...$1.39
no beer
Surprised? No, I usually buy my veg at these shops as the veg is cheaper and better quality than the supermarket.
milk: $1.39 qt.
lettuce: $1.49
6 pk. Budweiser $7.00
good Korean grocery, Caton Ave. near E. 7th St.
Iceberg Lettuce: $1.99
Quart Whole Milk: $1.20
6 Pack Bud: $5.99
Not so bad, considering.
Where: Key Food
Montague Street, Bklyn Hgts.
milk qt. non-organic 1.29
iceberg lettuce - Not available
6-pack Bud 6.79
Associated at 22 St and Park Ave. South
I was surprised that this store, which I always assumed to be way more expensive than most - was actually in the range of most others around...although they definitely are more expensive on other items, and they always have shabby veggies. Met Foods on 3d Ave. and 17th is always more reasonable and fresher.
Prices at Food Emporium
475 Sixth Ave. (@ 12th St.)
Milk: $1.25
Lettuce $1.49
Beer $6.49
Not surprised
Trade Fair Supermarket - Astoria, 30th Ave./31st St. (Open 24/7!)
Milk: $1.09
Lettuce: $.99
Beer: $7.99 for 12-pack
Not surprised, but pleased, by prices - I moved here partly for these kind of prices.
Food Emporium on 1st Ave. and 71st Street
Milk: $1.39
Lettuce: $2.49
Beer: $6.49
Surprised? Yes, I thought the beer would be more. We lovingly refer to this particular FE location as 'Food Extortion'
Beyer's Market, 2241 Victory Blvd, Staten Island
Milk: $1.39
Lettuce: $1.99
Bud Beer: $5.99
One-off, family owned market that's a little bigger than a standard 7-11 store, with a full deli counter and butcher counter. Surprised the beer is not more and that the milk is not at a loss leader price to match the Pathmark.
Pathmark, 1351 Forest Ave, Staten Island
Milk: $1.20
Lettuce: $1.99
Bud Beer: $5.69
I never get my milk here as it never lasts to the sell-by date.
(2) locations in NJ
Pathmark 2200 Maple Ave Fair Lawn NJ 07410
Milk $1.39
Lettuce $1.99
Beer $6.35* Liquor store next to Pathmark run by an Asian man
Food Basic 929 Lincoln Ave, Glen Rock NJ 07452
Milk $1.19
Lettuce. $.88
Beer $5.48
NJ Gtrocery stores can sell alcohol. They need to have a Liquor license which is controlled by the community. No law against booze & food.
milk: $1.20
Bud $5.67
Iceberg $1.69
7th Avenue, between Caroll and Garfield Streets
Key Food
Supermarket
Kevin
Milk 1.49
Lettuce 1.99
Buds 6.99
Gristede's Mega Mart
8th ave at 22nd street....Chelsea
Not suprized
Quart of whole (non-organic) milk: $1.19
a head of iceberg lettuce: $1.59
6 pack of 12oz. bottles of Budweiser: $6.29
Location: Met Food, 197 Smith Street in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. A medium sized chain supermarket that has been in the neighborhood for 20+ years.
Surprised? a little by the high price for iceberg lettuce and the beer and the low price for milk.
iceberg: 1.49/head
bud bottles: 5.49
milk: 3.39
Keyfood Store #432
4320 5th Ave
Bklyn, NY 11232
Sorry, the milk should have been 1.99. 3.39 was for a gallon.
Sorry...
Qt. whole milk: $1.20
Iceberg lettuce: $1.49
6-pack bottles Bud: $5.29
Location: ShopRite, Route 17M Monroe, NY (Orange Co.)
No surprises.
milk $1.16
lettuce $1.79
Bud $5.99
Associated
96th and Lexington
D'Agostino
1St Avenue and 53 street
Manhattan
Milk $1.59
lettuce $2.29
Beer 6.49
milk $1.49
lettuce $1.99
beer$5.99
Trade Fair
76th St/37th Ave
Jackson Heights, Queens
no surprises.
after buying organic for so long,
almost made me want to switch back.
I'm a 37 yr old male college student. Things are tight, no doubt. I have to ask the question: When a local business, for example,
asks the customer for three dollars for a doughnut.. a doughnut.. people, why is it that
people just pay it.. and of course give a dollar tip on top of that.. it's just a doughnut people.. only $3,000 a month for a studio apartment??.why let me give you $4000.
What I'm saying if we, collectively, refuse to pay it; then perhaps we won't keep being asked to pay such insane prices. It's up to us to create our own change.
Peace,
Mark Hardison
iceberg lettuce $1.99
6 pk Bud $5.49
Qt whole milk $1.20 in cardboard and $1.30 in plastic.
I was surprised by the difference in price for milk depending on the container
Milk: $1.19
Lettuce: $1.69
Budweiser: N/A (New Jersey)
Name: Whole Foods
Location: 235 Prospect Ave, West Orange, NJ
Characteristic: You know, whole foods!
Surprised: No.
One quart regular milk: $1.09
Iceberg lettuce: $1.89
Six-pack 12 oz. Bud: $5.49
Store: Fairway Market
Location: Van Brunt Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn
Type of store: Large supermarket/regular and high-end
Surprised: yes, given it was Fairway, I thought it would be more expensive
1 Quart wh. Milk: $1.19
Lettuce: $0.99
6 pack Budweiser can: $5.49
Store: Key Food
Location:120 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217-3226
Type Of Store:Large Supermarket
I was not really suprised
Iceberg lettuce - $1.99
1 qt. whole milk - $1.20
6-pack Bud (bottles) - $5.99 (on sale, don't know the regular price)
Key Food, Montague St. betw. Hicks & Henry
Also:
Iceberg lettuce - $1.99
1 qt. whole milk - $1.39
6-pack Bud (bottles) - $6.99
Gristede's - Henry St. betw. Pineapple & Clark
Surprised? No, I knew Gristede's would be more.
Milk - $2.59
Iceberg Lettuce - $1.29
6-pack Bud bottles - $6.00
Essex Market
120 Essex Street
New York, NY
Gentrifying Hispanic market
Not surprised
Milk: $1.39
Lettuce: $1.99
Budweiser: $5.49
Name: Shop-Rite
Location: 1409 Broad St, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
Characteristic: Middle-class suburban supermarket.
Surprised: By the milk and lettuce, yes, but not by the beer. As mentioned above, NJ laws on alcohol vary by municipality.
Milk: $1.39
Lettuce: $0.99
Bud: $5.49
Name: Food Bazaar
Location: 21 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11206
Characteristic: Mid-sized supermarket.
Surprised: Yes, compared to the prices below.
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Milk: $1.29
Lettuce: $1.79
Bud: $5.49
Name: La Famosa
Location: Corner of Broadway and Malcolm X Blvd., Brooklyn, NY 11221
Characteristic: Neighborhood bodega
Surprised: $1.79 for iceberg lettuce?!
Whole Milk quart - $1.49 (store brand)
Iceberg lettuce head - $1.99
both from Montclair Pathmark Supermarket Bloomfield Avenue at Grove Street.
Budwiser 6 pack of bottles - $6.05
from Romany Liquor Shop 227 Glen Ridge Ave Montclair. (no alcohol in supermarket)
Not surprised as I don't ever buy any of these.
Met Food Markets
632 Vanderbilt Avenue
btwn Prospect Place and Park Place
milk - $1.19
lettuce - $1.49
beer - $5.99
Not surprised by the prices, but I was surprised by the quality of iceberg lettuce: every head I picked up was rotten to the point of dripping. (Blech!)
whole milk 1 qt. $1.25
iceberg lettuce $1.99
6 pack Bud bottles $5.49
All food has gone up considerably in the last year. It's awful!!
Lettuce 1.29
Milk 1.39
Beer 5.79
Golden Farms 24 hour multi-ethnic large fruit-veg grocery
Church Avenue and E. 4th Street
East Village - 4th St and 2 Ave
East Village Farms Health Food & Grocery -- Bodega, family owned, I believe.
Whole Milk - $1.99
Iceberg - $1.99
6-pack Bud - $8.94 ($1.49 per bottle, didn't see any 6-pack-specific price)
Surprised - Somewhat when compared the prices to some of the other listings here. Expected it to be cheaper than Whole Foods, for example. But this bodega is at a major intersection in the East Village, so no real bewilderment here.
quart of milk--$1.15
iceberg lettuce--$1.69
no Budweiser beer at this store! (many other kinds, though...)
West Side Market
Broadway and 110th Street
Not surprised, as I shop here frequently and find the prices fair (although I NEVER buy iceberg lettuce!).
Bud: 5.49
lettuce: 1.59
milk: 1.29
in general I thought these prices were high - but not when I looked at others.
Food Emporium on Quaker Ridge Road New Rochelle
Milk...$1.20
Lettuce....$1.99
Beer.........$5.49 + deposit.
The price of iceberg lettuce surprised me. I remember when it was 49 cents and overpriced at that.
Milk - $1.59
Iceberg Lettuce - $1.79
6-pk. Bud bottles - $5.99
Trumbull Super Stop & Shop
Trumbull, CT
National supermaret chain
Surprised - thought I'd get better prices than smaller markets and delis in the city. These are comparable and, sometimes, higher. Disappointing.
Shim Si grocery - Korean deli 524 Columbus bet 85-86
milk $1.89
lettuce $1.99
beer $7.00
surprised? Yes, since I don't buy iceberg lettuce or beer, and only buy organic milk.
At Livingston Shop-Rite, Livingston, NJ:
1 quart whole milk: $1.35
same for low fat.
1/2 gallon of both: $2.69
Neighborhood: Upper East Side
Gristedes, East End Ave at 81st St., a small supermarket
Whole Milk: $1.59/qt
Lettuce: $1.99
Beer: $6.99
Surprised by the cost of milk, but then it seems to go up every week.
Foxy iceberg $3.99 (organic is all they stock)
Milk $1.39
Bud long neck $ 6.49
Food Emporium
Madison 87/88sts.
Food Emporium on Broadway and 90th Street
Milk: $1.39
Lettuce: 2.49
Beer: $6.49
I was surprised by the milk. I feel like it was just $1.03
Fairway, 125th off Henry Hudson Pkwy.
1 Qt Whole Milk $1.09
Iceberg Lettuce $1.89
Budweiser 12oz. bottles (18 Pack) $14.99
(didn't have 6-packs)
Was surprised to find prices lower than at my neighborhood supermarket (which I checked out the day before). A checkout clerk told me that Firway's milk is the cheapest in the city.
milk - 1.50
lettuce - 2.29
bud beer - 10.99
D'agastino on Lexington b'twn 35th st. & 36th st
I was shocked.
Then went to my local Gourmet Garage on the corner or Mercer & Broome in Soho
1 milk 1.29
1 ice lettuce 1.50
beer - no bud but premium beer starts at 10.99
@ Associated, on 5th Ave. btw Union St. and President St. in Park Slope:
- 1 qt milk = 1.19
- 1 head iceberg lettuce = 1.69
- no beer sold here
I buy just about everything but my produce (and beer) here. I'm surprised the iceberg lettuce costs so much, and I'm surprised how much the cost of milk has gone up. It can't have been too long ago (within the past year?) that I was buying 1 qt milk at Associated for 85 cents.
Price for a six pack of Bud in cans:
6 X $6.75 = $40.50 !
This is at Shea Stadium. At least they open it for you.
Surprised? Not if the Bullpen is strong. Lately though the price is getting a bit surprising, yes.
As much as I would like to state that there maybe price gouging I am also forced to state that depending on the location one is likely to find that the Retail outlets pay different rents. Thus the costs to the Retailer are going to be different and thus I am not sure if there is a fairness in stating that it is price gouging.
Westside Market (110th & Bway)
Milk $1.15
Iceberg $1.69
6-pack Budweiser $7.14
D'Agostino (110th & Bway)
Milk $1.49
Iceberg $1.59
6-pack Budweiser $6.49
Milk: $1.69
Lettuce: $0.99 on sale, reg.$1.99
This is from a Shop Rite in Bound Brook NJ.
Recently, I was shocked to find a price difference of $0.70 in a gallon of milk sold there and at a Shop Rite in Hillsborough, 15 minutes away.
I shop three different places:
Whole Food in Chelsea
CVS on 25th & 6th
Fresh Direct (internet)
These three prices are from Fresh Direct:
Whole Milk = $1.19
Iceberg Lettuce = $1.99
Budweiser Beer/6 pack = $6.49
I however routinely buy enriched non fat milk, more expensive types of lettuce, and non-domestic beer.
I was not surprised by the Fresh Direct prices.
Food Emporium, Greenwich St, Tribeca
Milk - $1.20
Iceberg Lettuce - $2.49
6 pack Bud - $6.49
I'm not surprised that the food emporium is right up there for high prices (except for milk, which seems low, as it should be, since it goes bad about three days after you buy it).
A & P 87 Main St.
Hastings-on-Hudson
Milk: $ 1.20
iceberg: $ 1.99
beer: $ 5.49
no surprises here
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