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     .‘flbRE, TUES., OCT. 23, 1973 
     
    
   
   
    
     Page 7 
     
    
   
   
    
     Mary Ada Upstone & Richard 
     
     Willis 
     
    
   
   
    
     _ DIFFERENCE LIE ? 
     
    
   
   
    
     On Saturday, October 3. a 
     
     survey of prices from 
     
     four major grocery stores 
     
     in the greater Charlot-' 
     
     tetown Metropolitan Area, 
     
     ‘was conducted in order to 
     
     alert the student con- 
     
     sumer to price variance. 
     
     'A random sampling of 40 
     
     different products was 
     
     used ie. 10 meat, 10 
     
     fruits and vegetables, 
     
     and 20 miscellaneous 
     
     other products. This 
     
     sampling was not intend- 
     
     ed to encompass the juge 
     
     -variety of products 
     
     which any student might 
     
     \purchase but to give an 
     
     objective view of the 
     
     differences in prices 
     
     from store to store. 
     
    
   
   
    
     .shopping conditions in 
     
     .each of these particular 
     
    
   
   
    
     stores. ‘ 
     
     CO—OP downtown - Due to 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     ‘ the-odd L—shaped set—up 
     
    
   
   
    
     of their store, it is 
     
     difficult for a new shop- 
     
     per to find things al— 
     
     though the employees are 
     
     very obliging and friend— 
     
     ly. Parking is limited 
     
     and usually confined to 
     
    

    
     a meter area.‘ 
     
    

    
     K—MART - This store is ex— 
     
     tended, departmentalized, 
     
     and impersonal. However, 
     
     the variety and quality of 
     
     the meats and produce ap— 
     
     pears to be very good. 
     
    
   
   
    
     \There is always ample park- 
     
    
   
   
    
     ing in the K—Mart lot al— 
     
     though seldom near the 
     
    
   
   
    
     Also included here, are - foodstore. 
     
     some of our comments on » 
     
     CO—OP ° K—MART 
     
     (downtown) 
     
      EATS (1 ,. 1b) 
     
     1. hamburqer $1.09 $1.18 
     
     2. bacon (Fanle Leaf) 1.65 1.65 
     
     3. wieners (Swifts) .8 .1-03 
     
     h. bologna (Fenle Leaf) .79 .68 
     
     5. chicken .99 .85 
     
     6. roast beef (rump)‘ 1.35 1.39 
     
     7. nork chons (loin) 1.59 1.L8 
     
     ‘8. liver (beef) .99 .79 
     
     9. steak (chuck) ) 1;;9 1.33 
     
     10. steak T-hone 1.a5 .;w 
     
     SUBTOTAL 12.38 12.36 
     
     FRUITS & VEG. 
     
     1. oranges (12 Sunkist) $1.16 .995 
     
     i. nnples (51b Lecintosh) 1.09 1.62 
     
     W. firanefruit (3) 3/75é 3/7hé 
     
     h. benanas (11b) .17 .13 
     
     5. tomatoes (11b) .A9 .59 
     
     6. lettuce (head) ,49_ .ug 
     
     '7 carrots (21b) - , .29 .33 
     
     8. Dotatoes (lolb table). .89 .98 » 
     
     g. celery (stalh) .35 ‘ .35 
     
     0. onions 21b / .25 .30 
     
     SUBTOTAL . .05 t6.81 
     
     hISCELLANEOUS 
     
     1. bread (Lanes 2002)‘ .?9* .395 
     
     7. milk (Garden City lqt) A .L0 .Lfi 
     
     3. butter (Wiltshire 11b)‘ .85 .85 
     
     h. eées (Grade A Large) .00 .90 
     
     5. french fries (21b) .35 .59 
     
     6. Kraft Dinner (7ioz) f/f9é 2/b74 
     
     7. cheese (KraftBOZ) .70 .68 
     
     6. Spagetti sauce(cete]lilhoz).h0 JT 
     
     9. coffee (instant lOoz) $2.,7 o‘f 
     
     10. sugar (51b) « .F9 .89 
     
     11. Tang (h/3éoz pkg) .9? .39 
     
     12.0eaches (York inoz) .13 -LL 
     
     13. Peanut nutter (Schwartz 21b)$1.fi5 1-33 
     
     1L.ham(can131hhanle Leaf) 73.15 7-“9 
     
     15.heans&5ork (Heinz 19oz) “ .27 .75 
     
     16.fish stic?s(Hivhliner1hoz) ‘1.23 1.16 
     
     17.Flour (5leobin.Hood) .95 3-0? 
     
     lg-PeaS (GFEVe519oz)' v .15 -79 
     
     $9.6am(KraftEtrawb§rryQuoz) $1.29 1.22 
     
     .O.’-€ juice h80Z .“r -n./- 
     
     SUBTOTAL—1 A ,, $1§.:9. 15.19 
     
     41121121111  3 9 $37 -’ t 
     
    
   
   
    
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     ELLIS BROS. SAVE-EASY - 
     
     This store is fairly well 
     
     set up although the asiles 
     
     are rather crowded due to 
     
     the large number of sale 
     
     items at the end of each.' 
     
     The employees are court- 
     
     eous and friendly lending 
     
     to a pleasant atmosphere. 
     
     There is no problem with 
     
     parking nearby this store. 
     
     CO—OP (Royalty Mall) — This 
     
     ‘store is very similar to 
     
     the downtown CO-OP with 
     
     .regard to selection and 
     
     quality. It differs in that 
     
     it has the typical more ef 
     
     ficient square-type set—up 
     
     and also easier parking. 
     
     However, the employees are 
     
     not so friendly and the 
     
     personal atmosphere is 
     
     missing. 
     
    
   
   
    
     ELLIS BROS. 00-0p1 
     
    

    
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