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Sunday, March 13, 2011

Bag Of Groceries Costs $60 In Manhattan


On of the (many) reasons I like living in Queens is the fact that a I'm only four subway stops from Manhattan - and yet everything here is so much cheaper.

Take, for instance, groceries. Every year the New York Post buys a dozen common grocery items at D'Agostinos, Food Emporium and Gristedes (the 3 major grocery store chains in Manhattan) to see how much they cost. This year's total came to a whopping $59.85 - up $9.11 from last year. Ouch. I would hate to see what those same 12 items cost at Whole Paycheck Foods!


If I had to venture a guess, those same items would probably be 25-30% cheaper at the Associated supermarket (below) around the corner from my apartment, or at the quirky Trade Fair a few blocks away.


I should have gotten out of Manhattan a long time ago...


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7 comments:

  1. Miss Ginger GrantMarch 13, 2011 at 3:46 PM

    I bet they'd really be cheap here! Do they publish the list?

    I'll bet even my Whole Paycheck is cheaper than your Whole Paycheck!

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  2. the dogs' motherMarch 13, 2011 at 3:48 PM

    A bag?! What is this bag? With BG taking classes at local branches grocery bags come in hordes. I won't even tell you the cost as I might faint.

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  3. David DustMarch 13, 2011 at 3:50 PM

    Miss G -

    Click on the New York Post link in the second paragraph and it will take you to the story (with the list of items).

    XOXOXO

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  4. Mistress MaddieMarch 13, 2011 at 3:58 PM

    Girl you need to move here. The other day I went to the Bottom Dollar and got almost four bags of groceries for like $60! I was shocked! But I use like four different stores depending what I'm looking for. Unforantely whole foods has the best produce here. I go to the farmers market first, but if their not open then its whole paycheck!

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  5. the dogs' motherMarch 13, 2011 at 4:02 PM

    We don't have Whole Foods (we aren't considered sophisticated enough I guess...) but today is haul home the food day so Daughter and I are going to compare prices and give you a report on the blog.

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  6. designing wallyMarch 13, 2011 at 5:15 PM

    Shushhh!
    David,
    Those people in Manhattan want our cheese....

    "Our Cheese"

    We just don't talk about it.

    xoxox

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  7. BethMarch 13, 2011 at 7:40 PM

    Wow, that's just crazy. One good thing about the Midwest is that groceries are pretty reasonable. Can't get fresh fish and stuff like that, though.

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