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I've only noticed it on produce. Fruit and vegetables can be a bit cheaper at the normal grocery store. I assume it's because Costco usually sells those items p
by kenhwang 7y ago
I've only noticed it on produce. Fruit and vegetables can be a bit cheaper at the normal grocery store. I assume it's because Costco usually sells those items packaged while the grocery store typically does not.
Real example since I just did groceries so I still remember all the prices and still have my receipt from my last Costco run last week. Asparagus is $0.99/lb at the grocery store bundled with a rubber band; Costco had it for $3.68/lb but it came in a nicely sealed plastic bag with nutritional facts. $0.99 per bell pepper at the grocery store, pick from a pile; $9.59/6-pack (effectively $1.59/per) at Costco, also in a plastic bag with two of each color selected for you.
- KarlKemp 7y agoPackaged fruits and vegetables are usually cheaper than pick-from-pile. Because it somewhat limits your choice. Peppers are a good example: nobody buys green peppers if they can avoid it. That’s why they sell sets with red/yellow/green. (I hope “peppers” is the right word here. I have been somewhat confused by America’s use of pepper/pepperoni/paprika)
- DoreenMichele 7y agoPeppers looks like the right word. Pepperoni is a type of sausage typically used as a pizza topping. Paprika is usually sold in the US as a spice, not as the fruit/vegetable.
- kenhwang 7y agoFunny thing is my grocery store doesn't even stock green bell peppers anymore, probably for that reason. Makes the value even more biased towards the grocery store since it's cheaper per pepper and you don't get stuck with the undesirable green ones.