Are these grocery prices considered expensive to you?

Question

I heard groceries are expensive in Seattle compared to California but unlike Hawaii, it does not cost more to ship food to Seattle. Here are a few links of how much groceries cost in the nearest supermarket down my street. If you are living in Seattle would these prices shock you or would it be like bleh not bad. Many mainlanders complain how exepensive it is but I would understand if they come from places like Texas where food is dirty cheap.

http://weeklyads.timessupermarkets.com/index.php?tmpl=component&option=com_content&view=article&id=8:oahu-pg-4&catid=1:oahu&Itemid=1

http://weeklyads.timessupermarkets.com/index.php?tmpl=component&option=com_content&view=article&id=3:oahu-page-3&catid=1:oahu&Itemid=1

http://weeklyads.timessupermarkets.com/index.php?tmpl=component&option=com_content&view=article&id=2:oahu-pg2&catid=1:oahu&Itemid=1

Answer 1

please go on the internet, find seattletimes.com and sign up for 13 weeks of the Sunday Times to help you in your research of Seattle. {about $75, I think; but money well spent.}

Answer 2

The processed foods (canned goods, salad dressings etc.) and the meats are about the same as in Seattle (maybe just a little more expensive). The fruit and vegetables are less expensive compared to Seattle and the local seafood is less expensive.



1.39 for a papaya is less than half what I pay (usually 3.99 per papaya)

1.19 for potatoes is less than half what I pay (usually 2.99 per lb)

The only fruits/vegetables that were more expensive were bananas (but I don't get "apple bananas") and broccoli.



Our local seafoods (Salmon, Clams, Mussels, crab) are still expensive here.



Yes, a lot of goods get shipped to Hawaii, and a lot of goods get shipped to Seattle too. We're over 1000 miles from Los Angeles here, and our climate means that we have to have food shipped in for most of the year (unlike Hawaii where growers can grow year round)

Answer 3

Don't listen to Jennifer, she's clueless! It mostly depends on your retailer and what profit they want to get for the goods and what the demographics are for a specific area. True, there are some variances because of freight. This is mostly true of fresh produce which comes from out of the country during our winter. Canned goods are pretty much the same price accross the country going into the wholesaler.