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Where do you prefer to grocery shop?  Aldi, Walmart, the mainstream grocery store? 

Shoppers tend to be loyal to a particular store, we're creatures of habit after all. Some folks like Aldi because of the consistently low prices and name brands aren't a concern. Others favor Dillons because of the loyalty card and fuel points. Then there are those who do their regular grocery shopping at Walmart liking the one-stop shopping convenience for clothes, home & garden, and other general merchandise.

Here's this week's side-by-side comparison of grocery store prices for Aldi, Walmart, and Dillon's (Kroger, a.k.a. the mainstream grocery store), plug in the name of the mainstream grocery store in your neck of the woods here, ie., Meijer, HyVee, Publix, Albertsons, etc.   Odds are that mainstream is going to be the most expensive of the three from week to week.

Covering the basics, this week's list, dated March 14, 2023, is unchanged in item count from March 7, the previous Wichita metro weekly essentials review for a total of 25 grocery products.  There were no revisions to the shopping list.

Prices stated are online prices and for items available at the time of the review. Items out of stock were not priced. Remember that the featured items are the store brand for each respective store unless otherwise labeled. Prices can vary from store to store, as store managers have the flexibility to adjust prices, lower or higher. Aldi does not have the flexibility of the other stores reviewed. Prices are good as of this writing and could change by the time you make that grocery run.

Takeaways from this week's price review:

• Egg prices continue to drop.  Back in January, the average price for a carton of eggs in the Wichita metro was about $5.  That average price dropped to $3.21 on February 20 and fell to $2.80 last week.  For this reporting period, the average price for the three stores was $2.56.
• Aldi was the second lowest in online pricing of the three stores reviewed. Keep in mind their online prices are higher than in-store prices, so you'll spend even less than what's listed when shopping in-store. Aldi uniquely does this to cover their employee cost of personal shopping for your delivery or pickup order.  Overall price went down $0.96 week-over-week, with butter leading the drop. 
• The Dillons online pricing is the same as in-store.  As in past reviews, Dillons has a very red column of prices.   The typical weekly price gap of $6 - $10 vs. the other stores did narrow for the second consecutive week though, with their overall price falling $1.86 vs. the previous week.   If you're curious about how the Dillons loyalty card plays a role, check out the related article link, "Mainstream Grocery vs. Discount Grocery: Dillon's (Kroger) vs. Aldi. 
• The Walmart online pricing is the same as for in-store.   They have the "greenest" price column with notable savings on milk, canola oil, and Kraft singles.  They consistently have the highest price for lunchmeat.  The overall price for Walmart went up $0.15 vs. the previous week.
• The savings between stores this week was negligible, with a difference of only $1.97 from the highest to lowest cart price to report.  Keep in mind the bulk of the shopping was for the respective store brands.  Shopping for name brands would drive that price higher and likely, the price gaps.

Don't see some essential items that you think should be on the list?  Send me an email.

Related:  Have you bought your corned beef and cabbage for St. Patrick's Day yet? 

Planning for some St. Patrick's Day fun in Wichita

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~ Mike

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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Wow, what a difference 12 weeks makes!

I've been conducting grocery store price reviews in the Wichita Metro for quite a few weeks now, so I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the total savings and price gaps for the three stores reviewed every week since reviews started, Aldi, Dillons, and Walmart.  Target and Trader Joe's have been included in some past reviews, but not for each week.  Highlights for those stores are noted below.

Over a 12-week period of shopping, from the inception of the BachelorontheCheap.com weekly grocery store prices review on December 12, 2022 through March 7, 2023, Aldi is consistently the cheapest place to shop.

Total review cost over a 12-week period:

• Aldi - $727.53
• Dillons - $790.90
• Walmart - $745.23

Savings gaps:

• Aldi vs. Dillons Savings - $63.37
• Aldi vs. Walmart Savings - $17.70
• Walmart vs. Dillons Savings - $45.67

Takeaways from the 12-week shopping look:

• Aldi was the cheapest place to shop in 8 of the 12 weeks reviewed.
• Dillons was the most expensive place to shop each and every week.  Even with the use of the Dillons loyalty card and taking advantage of fuel points, you won't make up the difference of $63.37 in the gap with Aldi.  Dillons runs some great specials, "buy" all means take advantage of those, but know that prices for all those other items you need to buy typically run higher, even for the store brand, so a cart full of groceries will cost you the most at Dillons, despite the sale, despite the loyalty card.  If you're curious about how the Dillons loyalty card plays a role in shopping, check out the related article link, "Mainstream Grocery vs. Discount Grocery: Dillon's (Kroger) vs. Aldi. 
• Walmart was the cheapest place to shop in 4 of the 12 weeks reviewed.
• Target was reviewed for a two-week period, the first two weeks of grocery store reviews.  They weren't the cheapest, but they weren't the most expensive either.  Reader feedback was overwhelmingly like, "I don't shop there for groceries," so they were dropped.
• Trader Joe's was added per reader request soon after Target was dropped.  Reviewed for a two-week period in January 2023, they were the second-most expensive place to shop, behind Dillons in the highest price for both weeks.  But in considering they feature private label and organic products and screen ingredients, excluding products that use Genetically Modified Organisms (“GMO”) as ingredients as well as items with synthetic colors and artificial flavors, it wasn't exactly an apples-to-apples comparison.  Pitting regular products vs. organic wasn't a level playing field, so they were dropped from further reviews.   I love the store but in a budget battle, it's not a fair fight.  A review of Trader Joe's, Natural Grocers, and Whole Foods is in the future.

The Aldi savings vs. Dillons is significant and that amount is conservative, in pretty much sticking to a shopping list of staple items.  If you project the savings on just 25 essential items over the course of a year, the savings would be $253.48.  I look forward to posting more shopping reviews and cost comparisons, including an expanded staple items list, product vs. product reviews, and specialized shopping, like Easter ham for dinner and all the sides!

$pend Wisely My Friends...

~ Mike

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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Here's a nice video discussing the price of groceries and providing further evidence that Aldi is the cheapest place to grocery shop week in, and week out.  Independently sourced by Morning Woah, the research is backed by data and is very much worth a look.

$pend Wisely My Friends...

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Where do you prefer to grocery shop?  Aldi, Walmart, the mainstream grocery store? 

Shoppers tend to be loyal to a particular store, we're creatures of habit after all. Some folks like Aldi because of the consistently low prices and name brands aren't a concern. Others favor Dillons because of the loyalty card and fuel points. Then there are those who do their regular grocery shopping at Walmart liking the one-stop shopping convenience for clothes, home & garden, and other general merchandise.

Here's this week's side-by-side comparison of grocery store prices for Aldi, Walmart, and Dillon's (Kroger, a.k.a. the mainstream grocery store), plug in the name of the mainstream grocery store in your neck of the woods here, ie., Meijer, HyVee, Publix, Albertsons, etc.   Odds are that mainstream is going to be the most expensive of the three from week to week.

Covering the basics, this week's list, dated March 7, 2023, is unchanged in item count from February 20, the previous Wichita metro weekly essentials review for a total of 25 grocery products.  There were no revisions to the shopping list.

Prices stated are online prices and for items available at the time of the review. Items out of stock were not priced. Remember that the featured items are the store brand for each respective store unless otherwise labeled. Prices can vary from store to store, as store managers have the flexibility to adjust prices, lower or higher. Aldi does not have the flexibility of the other stores reviewed. Prices are good as of this writing and could change by the time you make that grocery run.

Takeaways from this week's price review:

• Egg prices continue to drop, trending down at all three stores reviewed.  Back in January, the average price for a carton of eggs in the Wichita metro was about $5.  That average price dropped to $3.21 on February 20 and for this reporting period, it's down to $2.80.
• Aldi was the second lowest in online pricing of the three stores reviewed. Keep in mind their online prices are higher than in-store prices, so you'll spend even less than what's listed when shopping in-store. Aldi uniquely does this to cover their employee cost of personal shopping for your delivery or pickup order.  Notable best-value prices can be found for bread, fish, lunchmeat, and potatoes.
• The Dillons online pricing is the same as in-store.  As in past reviews, Dillons has a very red column of prices.   The typical weekly price gap of $6 - $10 vs. the other stores did narrow this week though, led by their special on chicken. Tyson is on sale, buy one get one free for the standard package (the size always reviewed, shopping for an approximate package size of about 2 pounds).  The average per pound price on the BOGO deal is $2.75.    If you're curious about how the Dillons loyalty card plays a role, check out the related article link, "Mainstream Grocery vs. Discount Grocery: Dillon's (Kroger) vs. Aldi. 
• The Walmart online pricing is the same as for in-store.   They have the "greenest" price column with notable savings on milk, canola oil, and Kraft singles.  They charge too much for the crappiest bacon of the three stores however and consistently have the highest price for lunchmeat.

Don't see some essential items that you think should be on the list?  Send me an email.

Related:  Have you bought your corned beef and cabbage for St. Patrick's Day yet? 

Planning for some St. Patrick's Day fun in Wichita

$pend Wisely My Friends...

~ Mike

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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It's a kitchen staple in most American households, but olive oil will most likely be in short supply and much higher in price by the end of the year.

European producers of olive oil are facing a major shortfall in production as a result of the heatwave that hit the continent in 2022.  An estimated 80% of the world's olive oil comes from European countries such as Spain, Italy, and Greece.

Consumers have already seen price increases, but the climb is about to skyrocket.  According to a report from Food & Wine, prices could jump 30%-50%, depending on the type of olive oil.

With its many health benefits, it may be prudent to stock up on olive oil before those prices really start to impact the grocery budget.  Olive oil has an 18-24 month shelf life and should be used within six months after opening.  For extra virgin oils, it is recommended to use the oil within 30-60 days after opening.

Buyer's Tip:  Extra Virgin olive oil is healthier than regular olive oil, essentially raw oil vs. cooked oil.  The cooking process in refining olive oil removes some of the nutrients.  So, it's not an exact science, but in general terms, the more expensive the olive oil, the healthier it is.  A bottle of darker, greener, Extra Virgin olive oil - which is going to cost more - is going to have more nutritional value than a bottle of gold-colored, regular, olive oil.  Even within regular olive oils (refined), that holds true.  Regular olive oil with a 20% blend of Extra Virgin will be healthier than regular olive oil with a 10% Extra Virgin blend.  You'll typically pay more for the 20% blend.

$pend Wisely My Friends...

~ Mike

Related:  Food Review: Carlini Olive Oil

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Where do you prefer to grocery shop?  Aldi, Walmart, the mainstream grocery store? 

Here's this week's side-by-side comparison of grocery store prices for Aldi, Walmart, and Dillon's (Kroger, a.k.a. the mainstream grocery store), plug in the name of the mainstream grocery store in your neck of the woods here, ie., Meijer, HyVee, Publix, Albertsons, etc.   Odds are that mainstream is going to be the most expensive of the three from week to week.

Covering the basics, this week's list, dated February 21, 2023, is unchanged in item count from February 13, the previous weekly essentials review for a total of 25 grocery products.  There was a revision in the lunchmeat pricing, now reviewing 16-ounce packages rather than playing with Walmart's arbitrary mix of meats coming in 7, 8, and 9-ounce packages.

For the essentials list dated February 13, 2023, it's interesting to note that prices were mixed week vs. week.  For those same 25 items, Aldi prices went down $5.55, the Dillons total went up $0.19 and Walmart was down $1.07. 

Prices stated are for items on the shelf and available at the time of the shop.  Keep in mind that the items featured are the store brand for each respective store unless otherwise labeled.  Prices can vary from store to store, especially for Dillons and Walmart, and to a lesser extent Aldi.  Store managers have the flexibility to adjust prices, lower or higher. Prices are good as of this writing and could change by the time you make that grocery run.  

Takeaways from this week's price review:

• Aldi was again the cheapest place to shop this week and by a very significant margin.  They kicked Dillons' butt by $10.35.  Walmart is usually pretty close in price, within $2 - $3, but not so this week, the gap is $6.27.   Notable drops in price were eggs, potatoes, and tilapia.  The discount grocer enjoys a reputation of consistently being the overall lowest-price grocer in the industry and they work hard to maintain it.  It's a win for customers.
• It's no surprise that Dillon's continues to be the most expensive place to grocery shop on a week-to-week basis even WITH the use of their loyalty card.   Look at all the red in the Dillons price column!  Check out the related article link, "Mainstream Grocery vs. Discount Grocery: Dillon's (Kroger) vs. Aldi.  Egg prices are down, that's happening at all stores, but the egg drop (pun intended) at Dillons wasn't enough to offset the overall higher cost this week for the cart total.
• Walmart has issues with lunch meat.  Reviews used to be for 9-ounce packages, which all stores had, until recently.  Walmart is still in the process of giving customers less meat for the same price with their now 7, 8, and 9-ounce package options.  So as previously mentioned, reviews of lunch meat are now for 16-ounce packages for all stores.  I found it kind of weird that Walmart's store brand, Great Value, was NOT the cheapest available, the Buddig brand was (and their razor-thin slices).  I've never been a big fan of Walmart's produce section either.  For as big a volume purchaser as the retailer is, you would think prices would be lower, and then there's the not always the freshest factor.

Don't see some essential items that you think should be on the list?  Send me an email.

Related:  Have you bought your corned beef and cabbage for St. Patrick's Day yet? 

Planning for some St. Patrick's Day fun in Wichita

$pend Wisely My Friends...

~ Mike

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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The price of eggs has been steadily dropping in February.

Prices are down from peak highs in December and January, where shoppers were paying an average price of about $5 a dozen in the Wichita area.  Prices more than doubled in 2022 and the outlook didn't look much different starting off the new year, but check out how much prices have dropped in less than a month.

Price per dozen, grade A large as of 02/21/2023:

• Aldi - $3.10
• Dillons - $3.29
• Walmart - $3.26
• Whole Foods - $3.79  (cage-free)

That's quite a drop, making grocery shoppers, bakers, and restaurant owners happy!

Recovery from the bird flu is being cited as the main reason for the drop, but I say we're being fed a line of crap.  You can't tell me that after losing millions of egg-laying hens to the bird flu over the last couple of years, the population has suddenly exploded and egg production has almost instantaneously shot back up to what it was pre-bird flu.  No, the reasons go beyond bird flu.  I know a lot of folks don't care what the real reasons are for the drop, they just care about the better price.  But being fed a line of crap is not a good thing.

Related: Why eggs have more than doubled in price over the last year

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~ Mike

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Readers have asked which way is the cheapest to buy certain produce items, paying $0.29 each for Roma tomatoes for example vs. buying them by the pound. 

Others have outright claimed that paying the 'each' price is always cheaper.  That's a false claim if you're buying more than a few.

Most stores sell items such as tomatoes and bananas by the pound.  Some stores, like Trader Joe's, sells those items using the "each" method.

For a shopper buying for one, or buying produce with just one meal/snack in mind, then sure, buying "each" tomato or banana is the convenient way to go if where you typically shop sells it that way.  Buying three or more however, then you'll want to buy them by the pound and perhaps somewhere else if buying by the pound isn't an option.  Three Roma tomatoes at a $0.29 each price will cost you $0.87.  Buying those three tomatoes at a by the pound price of $0.98 will cost you around $0.74.  That's about 3/4 of a pound of Roma tomatoes and a savings of $0.13.  That doesn't sound like much in savings, but a nickle here, a dime there, etc. adds up quickly when you're talking a cart full, heck, even a hand basket full of groceries.  Same thing goes for bananas.  Buy three bananas at a $0.21 "each" price and you'll pay $0.63.  Three average size bananas will typically weigh in at around one pound.  Buy those three bananas by the pound and you'll pay $0.49. That's a savings of $0.14.  

To sum, buy by the pound when buying three or more.

$pend Wisely My Friends...

~ Mike

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After two weeks of focusing on items for a Super Bowl watch party, (where Dillons was the cheapest for prepared foods) it's back to the weekly essentials list for this report.

Here's this week's side-by-side comparison of grocery store prices for Aldi, Dillon's and Walmart.   Trader Joe's has been dropped from the weekly review.  With that store featuring organic items, it's just not an apples to apples comparison vs. regular items.  I will say that Trader Joe's still came in cheaper than Dillons for the weeks reviewed.

Covering the basics, this week's list, dated February 13, 2023, is unchanged in item count from January 23, the last time a weekly essentials review was conducted for a total of 25 grocery products.  

For the essentials list dated January 23, 2023 it's interesting to note that prices were mixed week vs. week.  For those same 25 items, Aldi went up $4.76, the Dillons total went down $0.68 and Walmart was up $4.50.

Keep in mind that items featured is the store brand for each respective store, unless otherwise labeled.  Prices can vary from store-to-store, especially for Dillons and Walmart, to a lesser extent Aldi.  Store managers have the flexibility to adjust prices, lower or higher. Prices are good as of this writing and could change by the time you make that grocery run. 

Takeaways from this week's price review:

• Despite a big jump in overall price from the previous review, Aldi was the cheapest place to shop this week, that's four reviews in a row in being the most Bachelor on the Cheap wallet friendly.  The price gap with Dillons did tighten however.  The gap was about a $10 difference on January 23, this week it's $4.61. 
• Dillon's continues to be the most expensive place to grocery shop on a week-to-week basis even WITH the use of their loyalty card.   Look at all the red in the Dillons price column!  Check out the related article link, "Mainstream Grocery vs. Discount Grocery: Dillon's (Kroger) vs. Aldi.  They do have the cheapest eggs, which happen to be dropping in price at all stores.
• Walmart's everyday low prices approach is appealing, especially if you'll be picking up other general merchandise when grocery shopping.

Don't see some essential items that you think should be on the list?  Send me an email.

This week's recipe, a favorite from a Super Bowl menu, it's good on SO many things!  Chipotle Aioli

$pend Wisely My Friends...

~ Mike

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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The award winning discount grocer is the fastest growing grocery chain in the United States.  They're not into special services or fancy displays and week in, week out has the lowest prices for core products such as bread, milk, eggs and produce.

I'm a fan and do my regular weekly grocery shopping there.  I've compared Aldi to the mainstream grocery store in a number of shops and Aldi consistently wins with cheaper prices, without a sacrifice in product quality.

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Mainstream Grocery vs. Discount Grocery: Dillon's (Kroger) vs. Aldi - 03/08/2018

On my list of things to do today was grocery shopping, so after enjoying some bacon and eggs for breakfast (One never wants to grocery shop on an empty stomach) I headed out to my local Aldi to pick up a few eats. It was business as usual, but on a whim while loading groceries into my truck, I decided to head over to Dillon's, THE mainstream grocery store in the Wichita area. Pulling out my grocery list for a second time, I bought all the same stuff at the 'Top Dog' store for a cost comparison.  Read On...

Creamer vs. Creamer: Coffee Mate vs. International Delight vs. store brand vs. discount brand - 02/06/2018

In a Bachelor on the Cheap evaluation of creamers, I bought two national brands, a store brand as well as a discount grocer brand and compared them. All creamers purchased were 32 ounce containers. I considered price, label/ingredients and of course, taste. Here's what I found in this test, tasting each creamer starting with the highest priced first:  Read On...

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