07-28-2011, 05:52 AM
Bear and I went to Target yesterday, and only managed to spend $28, almost half of which was a jumbo pack of batteries for his cameras. The produce was very limited, but the bananas (as noted by Deborah) and onions were quite cheap. I spoke to the produce guy, and he told me they had sold out of some competitively priced items and were bulking up future orders. Milk was a good deal at the same price as WalMart and $.40 less than Safeway. Our main focus was on groceries (and those batteries,) so I will more closely check out the non-grocery departments as I need those items in the future. At this point, I doubt Target will be a stop on our weekly tour of Hilo grocery stores.
Tom, I agree with your comments on Safeway. We buy the same things we bought at the old store in mostly the same quantities. Now that the hooplah over the opening is over, we have found that prices on many Safeway items we routinely purchase have gone up significantly. This may be just general inflation or the luck of the draw as far as our purchases are concerned, but the price increases seem more at Safeway than we have experienced at other grocery stores. I would be interested to know if this is just our perspective or if it is shared by others.
Tom, I agree with your comments on Safeway. We buy the same things we bought at the old store in mostly the same quantities. Now that the hooplah over the opening is over, we have found that prices on many Safeway items we routinely purchase have gone up significantly. This may be just general inflation or the luck of the draw as far as our purchases are concerned, but the price increases seem more at Safeway than we have experienced at other grocery stores. I would be interested to know if this is just our perspective or if it is shared by others.