Mom's Price Book
I read about doing a price book on Organized Home website and decided I should give it a try. The kids and I spent a good amount of time at different stores looking at prices and writing them down. We had fun figuring out which store and which brand gave us the most for our money. I decided to place this on the website even though I know stores and prices in your area may not be the same as ours. Even though these things may vary, this will give you a general idea of what to include in a price book. If you do decide to print this out, please be aware that it will print out around 12 pages when I get it completed. (At this point in time, I am only about half way there.) Also, the items in bold, red print should be the best bargain.
1-09-04
| Item | Size | Store | Brand | Price | each | |
| Milk | 1 quart | HEB | Promised Land | $1.74 | ||
| Milk | 1 quart | Albertsons | Promised Land | $1.99 | ||
| Milk | 1/2 gallon | Wal-Mart | Organic Valley | $2.96 | ||
| Milk | 1/2 gallon | Albertsons | Organic Valley | $3.69 | ||
| Milk | 1 gallon | Albertsons | Gandy's | $3.99 | ||
| Milk | 1 gallon | Wal-Mart | Gandy's | $4.22 | ||
| Milk | 1 gallon | Wal-Mart | Great Value | $2.92 | ||
| Milk | 1 gallon | K-Mart | Field Crest | $3.19 | ||
| Milk | 1 gallon | SAMS | Field Crest | $2.52 | ||
| Milk | 1 gallon | HEB | Organic Valley | $4.15 | ||
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Milk | 1 gallon | Albertsons | Good Day | $3.39 | |
| Butter | 1 pound | Wal-Mart | Cabot | $1.98 | ||
| Butter | 1 pound | Wal-Mart | Great Value | $1.87 | ||
| Butter | 1 pound | Wal-Mart | Challenge | $2.53 | ||
| Butter | 1 pound | Albertsons | Challenge | $3.99 | ||
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Butter | 1 pound | Albertsons | Store Brand | $2.99 | |
| Butter | 1 pound | K-Mart | Land O Lakes | $3.19 | ||
| Butter | 4 pounds | SAMS | Mid American | $6.82 | $1.71 / pound | |
| Butter | 1 pound | HEB | Store Brand | $2.12 |
| Butter | 1 pound | HEB | Land O Lakes | $2.36 | ||
| Butter | 1 pound | HEB | Horizon Organic | $4.49 | ||
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Butter | 1 pound | HEB | Central Market | $2.99 | |
| Cheese | 2 pounds (32 oz.) | Wal-Mart | Great Value | $5.82 | $2.91/ pound | |
| Cheese | 2 pounds (32 oz.) | Wal-Mart | Vermont | $6.47 | $3.23/ pound | |
| Cheese | 1/2 pound (8 oz.) | Wal-Mart | Vermont | $1.50 | $3.00/ pound | |
| Cheese | 1 pound (16 oz.) | Albertsons | Cache Valley | $4.99 | $4.99/ pound | |
| Cheese | 1 pound(16 oz.) | Albertsons | Store Brand | $4.69 | $4.69/ pound | |
| Cheese | 1/2 pound (8 oz.) | K-Mart | Kraft | $2.69 | $2.69/ pound | |
| Cheese | 5 pounds | SAMS | Stella | $.9.82 | $1.96 / pound | |
| Cheese | 1 pound | HEB | HEB brand | $3.69 | $3.69 / pound | |
| Ramen Noodles | package of 12 | Wal-Mart | Maruchan | $1.44 | $ .12 each | |
| Ramen Noodles | package of 12 | Albertsons | Maruchan | $1.70 | $ .14 each | |
| Ramen Noodles | package of 12 | Albertsons | Top Ramen | $1.99 | $ .17 each | |
| Ramen Noodles | package of 12 | K-Mart | $2.20 | $ .18 each | ||
| Ramen Noodles | pack of 8 | HEB | Maruchan | $1.00 | $ .12 each | |
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Ramen Noodles | pack of 6 | HEB | Maruchan | $ .85 | $ .14 each |
| Ramen Noodles | pack of 24 | HEB | Maruchan | $2.96 | $ .13 each | |
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Ramen Noodles | pack of 36 | SAMS | Maruchan | $3.36 | $ .09 each |
| Flour (unbleached) | 5 pounds | Wal-Mart | Gold Medal | $1.22 | $ .22/ pound |
| Flour (unbleached) | 5 pounds | Albertsons | Gold Medal | $2.29 | $ .46/ pound | |
| Flour (unbleached) | 5 pounds | Wal-mart | Pillsbury | $1.34 | $ .27/ pound | |
| Flour (unbleached) | 5 pounds | Albertsons | Pillsbury | $2.59 | $ .52/ pound. | |
| Flour (unbleached) | 5 pounds | HEB | Gold Medal | $1.56 | $.31/ pound | |
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Flour (unbleached) | 5 pounds | HEB | King Arthur | $2.07 | $ .41/ pound |
| Flour (unbleached) | 5 pounds | HEB | Store Brand | $ .99 | $.20/ pound | |
| Macaroni and Cheese | 1 box | Wal-Mart | Kraft | $ .60 | ||
| Macaroni and Cheese | 1 box | Wal-Mart | Great Value | $ .65 | ||
| Macaroni and Cheese | 1 box | K-Mart | Kraft | $ .99 | ||
| Macaroni and Cheese | 1 box | Albertsons | Kraft | $ .90 | ||
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Macaroni and Cheese | 12 boxes | SAMS | Kraft | $ 7.14 | $ .595 each |
| Macaroni and Cheese | 1 box | HEB | Annie's Natural Arthur | $ .99 | ||
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Macaroni and Cheese | package of 12 | Annie's Online | Annie's Natural Regular | $1.42 plus shipping | |
| Yeast | 4 oz. jar | Wal-Mart | Red Star | $3.74 | $ .94 / oz. | |
| Yeast | 4 oz jar | Albertsons | Fleichman's | $5.99 | $1.50/ oz. | |
| Yeast | 1 pound | SAMS | Fleichman's | $3.14 | $ .27/ oz. | |
| Tomato Sauce | 4 oz. can | Wal-Mart | Great Value | $ .20 | $ .05/ oz | |
| Tomato Sauce | 4 oz. can | Albertson's | Store Brand | $ .39 | $ .10/ oz | |
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Tomato Sauce | 4 oz. can | Wal-Mart | Hunt's | $ .25 | $ .06 / oz. |
| Tomato Sauce | 4 oz. can | HEB | Hunt's | $. 22 | $ .055/ oz. |
| Tomato Sauce | 4 oz. can | HEB | HEB brand | $ .20 | $ .05 / oz. | |
| Tomato Sauce | 8 15 oz. cans | SAMS | Hunt's | $2.88 |
$ .19/ can OR 1.27 cents / oz. |
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| Diced Tomatoes | 28 oz. can | Albertsons | Store Brand | $1.49 | $ .05 / oz. | |
| Diced Tomatoes | 14.5 oz. can | HEB | HEB brand | $ .50 | ||
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Diced Tomatoes | 6 14.5 oz. cans | SAMS | Hunt's | $3.74 | $ .62/ can |
| Cat Litter | small pkg. | Wal-Mart | Feline Pine | $2.97 | ||
| Cat Litter | small pkg. | Albertson's | Feline Pine | $4.29 | ||
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Cat Litter | 20 pounds | HEB | Feline Pine | $8.38 | |
| Eggs | 1 dozen | Albertson's | Land O Lakes (Grain-Fed) | $ 2.59 | ||
| Eggs | 1 dozen | HEB | All natural nest eggs | $1.96 | ||
| Trash Bags | 55 bags | Wal-Mart | Glad | $5.94 | $ .10 each | |
| Trash Bags | 215 | Wal-Mart | Ruffie's | $4.87 | $ .02 each | |
| Trash Bags | 150 | Albertson's | Hefty Basics | $6.19 | $ .04 each | |
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Trash Bags | 90 | Albertson's | Albertson Brand | $3.99 | $ .04 each |
| Trash Bags | 150 | SAMS | Glad | $9.28 | $ .06 each | |
| Trash Bags | 300 | SAMS | Member's Mark | $11.87 | $ .04 each | |
| Yogurt | 4 oz. | Wal-Mart | Yo Crunch! | $ .56 | $ .14/ oz | |
| Yogurt | 4 oz. | Wal-Mart | Yoplait | $ .62 | $ .16/ oz | |
| Yogurt | 4 oz. | Albertson's | Yoplait | $ .79 | $ .20 / oz. | |
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Yogurt | 4 oz. | Wal-Mart | Dannon | $ .56 | $ .14 / oz. |
| Yogurt | 6 pack | Wal-Mart | Danimals | $2.08 | $ .35 each | |
| Yogurt | 32 oz | Wal-Mart | Dannon | $2.36 | ||
| Yogurt | 32 oz. | Albertson's | Store Brand | $2.99 | ||
| Yogurt | 32 oz. | Wal-Mart | Great Value (fat free) | $1.67 | ||
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Yogurt | 35 oz | HEB | HEB brand | $1.49 | |
| Toothpaste | 1 tube | Wal-Mart | TOM's Of Maine | $2.26 | ||
| Toothpaste | 1 tube | Albertson's | TOM's Of Maine | $3.29 | ||
| Toothpaste | 1 tupe | HEB | TOM's Of Maine | $2.54 | ||
| Cottage Cheese | 16 oz. | Wal-Mart | Great Value | $1.88 | ||
| Cottage Cheese | 16 oz. | Albertson's | Store Brand | $1.99 | ||
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Cottage Cheese | 24 oz. | Albertson's | Creamland | $3.79 | |
| Cottage Cheese | 24 oz. | Albertson's | Shamrock Farms | $3.69 | ||
| Cottage Cheese | 16 oz | Albertson's | Shamrock Farms | $2.34 | ||
| Cottage Cheese | 16 oz | Wal-Mart | Nordica | $2.12 | ||
| Cottage Cheese | 16 oz. | Wal-Mart | Gandy's | $3.64 | ||
| Cottage Cheese | 16 oz. | K-Mart | Gandy's | $3.09 | ||
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Cottage Cheese | 3 pounds | SAMS | Fieldcrest | $5.06 | $1.69/ 16 oz. |
| Cottage Cheese | 5 pounds | SAMS | Fieldcrest | $6.76 | $1.35/ 16 oz. | |
| Cottage Cheese | 24 oz. | HEB | HEB brand | $2.16 | $1.44/ 16 oz. | |
| Cottage Cheese | 24 oz. | HEB | Breakstone | $2.54 | $1.70 / 16 oz. |
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Cottage Cheese | 24 oz. | Bob's | Shur Fine | $1.89 | |
| Cottage Cheese | 24 oz. | Bob's | Plains | $2.45 | ||
| Sour Cream | 16 oz. | Bob's | Shur Fine | $1.25 | ||
| Sour Cream | 16 oz. | Bob's | Plains | $1.63 | ||
| Sour Cream | 16 oz. | Wal Mart | Daisy | $1.63 | $.10/oz. | |
| Sour Cream | 16 oz. | Wal Mart | Land O Lakes | $1.50 | $.09/oz. | |
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Sour Cream | 16 oz. | Wal Mart | Great Value | $.98 | $.06/oz |
| Sour Cream | 16 oz. | Albertson's | Store Brand | $1.99 | $.12/oz. | |
| Sour Cream | 16 oz. | Albertson's | Daisy | $2.59 | $.16/oz. | |
| Sour Cream | 8 oz. | K Mart | Gandy's | $.89 | $.11/oz. | |
| Sour Cream | 3 lbs. | SAMS | Daisy | $3.58 | $.07/oz. | |
| Sour Cream | 16 oz | HEB | HEB | $1.04 | $.07/oz. | |
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Cream Cheese | 8 oz. | Wal Mart | Philidelphia | $.97 | $.12/oz. |
| Cream Cheese | 8 oz. | Wal Mart | Great Value | $.77 | $.10 | |
| Cream Cheese | 8 oz. | Albertson's | Philidelphia | $1.79 | $.22 | |
| Cream Cheese | 3 lbs. | SAMS | Philidelphia | $5.22 | $.11 | |
| Cream Cheese | 8 oz. | HEB | HEB | $.99 | $.12 | |
| Cereal-Crisp Rice | 20.3 oz. | Albertson's | Malt O Meal | $3.19 | $.16/oz. | |
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Cereal-Crisp Rice | 20.3 oz. | Wal Mart | Malt O Meal | $2.24 | $.11/oz. |
| Cereal-Crisp Rice | 15 oz. | K Mart | American Fare | $2.48 | $.17/oz. | |
| Cereal-Frosted Mini Wheats | 43.5 oz. | Albertson's | Malt O Meal | $4.34 | $.10/oz |
| Cereal-Frosted Mini Wheats | 58.8 oz. | SAMS | Kellogs | $6.62 | $.11/oz | |
| Cereal-Frosted Mini Wheats | 18 oz. | HEB | Malt O Meal | $1.86 | $.10/oz. | |
| Cereal-Cocoa Dinos | 25.5 oz. | Albertson's | Malt O Meal | $3.98 | $.16/oz. | |
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Cereal-Cocoa Dinos | 42 oz. | Wal Mart | Malt O Meal | $4.16 | $.10/oz. |
| Cereal-Cocoa Roos | 20.7 oz. | HEB | $2.52 | $.12/oz. | ||
| Cereal-Toasty O's | 15 oz. | HEB | $1.69 | $.11/oz. | ||
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Cereal-Toasty O's |
15 oz. | Bob's | Shur Savings | $1.99 | $.13/oz. | |
| Cereal-Toasty O's | 20 oz. | Bob's | Cheerio | $4.95 | $.23/oz. | |
| Cereal-Toasty O's | 35 oz. | Bob's | Hospitality | $2.99 | $.09/oz. | |
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Cereal-Toasty O's | 22.5 oz. | Wal Mart | Malt O Meal | $2.14 | $.10/oz. |
| Cereal-Toasty O's | 58.8 oz. | SAMS | Cheerio | $5.76 | $.10/oz. | |
| Cereal-Toasty O's | 15 oz. | K Mart | American Fare | $2.48 | $.17/oz. | |
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Cereal-Honey O's | 21 oz. | Wal Mart | Malt O Meal | $2.66 | $.13/oz. |
| Popcorn | 32 oz. | Wal Mart | Great Value | $.70 | $.02/oz. | |
| Popcorn | 32 oz. | Albertson's | $1.49 | $.05/oz. | ||
| Popcorn | 45 oz. | K Mart | Orville Redenbacher | $3.99 | $.09/oz. | |
| Ziplock Bags-Gallon | 15 bags | Wal Mart | Great Value | $.97 | $.06/bag | |
| Ziplock Bags-Gallon | 14 bags | Albertson's | Ziplock | $2.99 | $.21/bag | |
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Ziplock Bags-Gallon | 21 bags | Wal Mart | Ziplock | $3.37 | $.16/bag |
| Ziplock Bags-Gallon | 30 bags | K Mart | Ziplock | $3.34 | $.11/bag | |
| Ziplock Bags-Gallon | 15 bags | Albertson's | Store Brand | $2.19 | $.15/bag | |
| Ziplock Bags-Gallon | 30 bags | K Mart | American Fare | $2.19 | $.07/bag | |
| Ziplock Bags-Gallon | 160 bags | SAMS | Ziplock | $9.88 | $.06/bag | |
| Ziplock Bags-Gallon | 15 bags | HEB | Glad | $1.57 | $.10/bag | |
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Ziplock Bags-Gallon | 30 bags | HEB | Store Brand | $1.99 | $.07/bag |
| Ziplock Bags-Gallon | 21 bags | HEB | Ziplock | $3.19 | $.15/bag | |
| Ziplock Bags-Gallon | 15 bags | Bob's | Ziplock | $2.65 | $.18/bag | |
| Ziplock Bags-Quart | 45 bags | Wal Mart | Great Value | $1.94 | $.04/bag | |
| Ziplock Bags-Quart | Wal Mart | Ziplock | $2.37 | |||
| Ziplock Bags-Quart | 40 bags | K Mart | Ziplock | $3.49 | $.09/bag | |
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Ziplock Bags-Quart | 19 bags | K Mart | Ziplock | $1.99 | $.10/bag |
| Ziplock Bags-Quart | 40 bags | K Mart | American Fare | $2.19 | $.05/bag | |
| Ziplock Bags-Quart | 252 | SAMS | Ziplock | $9.88 | $.04/bag | |
| Ziplock Bags-Quart | 40 bags | Bob's | Ziplock | $3.99 | $.10/bag | |
| Ziplock Bags-Sandwich | 500 | SAMS | Ziplock | $7.27 | $.02/bag | |
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Foil | 75 feet | Wal-Mart | Reynolds | $1.94 | $.03/ft. |
| Foil | 75 feet | Albertsons | Reynolds | $2.99 | $.04/ft | |
| Foil | 75 feet | K-Mart | Reynolds | $2.39 | $.03/ft | |
| Foil | 75 feet | Wal-Mart | Diamond | $1.47 | $.02/ft | |
| Foil | 75 feet | Albertsons | Albertsons brand | $2.59 | $.03/ft | |
| Foil | 75 feet | K-Mart | Amarican Fair | $1.99 | $.03/ft | |
| Foil | 500 feet | SAMS | Reynolds | $10.87 | $.02/ft | |
| Foil | 75 feet | HEB | HEB brand | $1.81 | $.02/ft | |
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Foil | 75 feet | HEB | Reynolds | $2.39 | $.03/ft |
| Foil | 75 feet | Bob's | Shur Fine | $2.29 | $.03/ft | |
| Foil | 75 feet | Bob's | Reynolds | $2.75 | $.04/ft | |
| Natural Chips | 1 bag | Wal-Mart | Lays | $2.50 | ||
| Natural Chips | 1 bag | Albertsons | Lays | $2.99 | ||
| Natural Chips | 1 bag | HEB | Lays | $2.99 | ||
| Oatmeal | 42 oz. | Wal-Mart | Great Value | $1.86 | $.04/oz. | |
| Oatmeal | 42 oz. | Albertsons | Albertsons brand | $3.29 | $.08/oz | |
| Oatmeal | 42 oz. | Wal-Mart | Quaker | $3.23 | $.08/oz. | |
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Oatmeal | 42 oz. | Albertsons | Quaker | $4.29 | $.10/oz. |
| Oatmeal | 42 oz. | HEB | HEB brand | $1.89 | $.04/oz. | |
| Oatmeal | 42 oz. | HEB | Quaker | $2.99 | $.07/oz. | |
| Oatmeal | 9 lbs. | SAMS | Quaker | $6.76 | $.005/oz. | |
| Oatmeal | 42 oz. | Bob's | Shur Fine | $2.65 | $.06/oz. | |
| Oatmeal | 42 oz. | Bob's | Quaker | $3.69 | $.09/oz. | |
| 12 oz. | Wal-Mart | Ghirdelli | $1.76 | $.15/oz. | ||
| Chocolate Chips | 12 oz. | Wal-Mart | SAM's choice | $1.33 | $.11/oz. | |
| Chocolate Chips | 12 oz. | Albertsons | Ghirdelli | $2.99 | $.25/oz. | |
| Chocolate Chips | 11.5 oz. | HEB | Guittard | $1.79 | $.16/oz. | |
| Chocolate Chips | 11.5 oz. | HEB | Ghirdelli | $2.18 | $.19/oz. | |
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Maple Syrup | 8.5 oz. | Wal-Mart | Spring Tree | $2.98 | $.35/oz. |
| Maple Syrup | 32 oz. | Albertsons | Maple House | $14.99 | $.47/oz. | |
| Maple Syrup | 12.5 oz. | Albertsons | Spring Tree | $5.99 | $.48/oz. | |
| Maple Syrup | 48 oz. | SAMS | Uncle Luke's | $9.84 | $.21/oz. | |
| Maple Syrup | 12.5 oz. | HEB | Spring Tree | $4.39 | $.35/oz. | |
| Maple Syrup | 12.5 | Bob's | Cary's | $5.49 | $.44/oz. | |
| Corn Syrup | 16 oz. | HEB | Hill Country Fair | $0.99 | $.06/oz. | |
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Honey | 5 lbs. | SAMS | Honeys Worth | $10.88 | $.14/oz. |