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04-29-2008, 08:22 PM
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I have been gone from Anchorage three years now, but did live there for 21 years. I am sure that prices there have risen correspondingly to the lower 48, but I do remember that Carrs was always more expensive. We found Fred Meyer and of course Sams and Costco to be the best options to get lower priced food. Watch for sales and you might be able to get your costs down to maybe not lower 48 rates, but not too far off the mark.
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04-29-2008, 09:10 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by flu189
I have been gone from Anchorage three years now, but did live there for 21 years. I am sure that prices there have risen correspondingly to the lower 48, but I do remember that Carrs was always more expensive. We found Fred Meyer and of course Sams and Costco to be the best options to get lower priced food. Watch for sales and you might be able to get your costs down to maybe not lower 48 rates, but not too far off the mark.
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Safeway bought out Carrs about a decade ago. The quality has gone down significantly while the prices have gone up. |
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04-29-2008, 09:47 PM
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I looked on ADN and found that food prices story. All it gives is percentages that items have gone up. Not prices. Carrs I remember had pretty good quality. Sometimes we would go there and other times we shopped at Fred Meyer. I like FM better than Safeway anyhow.
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05-04-2008, 11:02 AM
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food prices
Costco:
6 qt. grape juice $6.99
3# french roast coffee $11.49
5 avocados $7.79
6 red peppers $6.29
10 roma vine ripe tomatoes $5.99
48 oz. bag raisins $5.85
1# organic spinach $3.99
4# frozen blueberries $11.99
no rice- 200 people standing in line when the shipment came in & there wasn't even enough for all of them! The Rice Panic of 2008
Carrs- brown rice $ 1.49/pound
Natural Pantry
black turtle beans $3.22 #
organic eggs $4.49
organic yogurt 64 oz. $7.89
wheat germ 12 oz. jar $5.39
The High Price of Healthy Eating in Anchorage!!
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05-04-2008, 11:06 AM
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Health Food Stores..
By the way, in answer to your question about health food stores, we have Natural Pantry. Also New Sagaya midtown & city market.
However, Freddies & Carrs both have great health food sections & are cheaper than Natural Pantry.
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05-15-2008, 10:07 PM
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Naural Pantry has crappy produce even if it is organic...
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05-17-2008, 08:11 PM
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Yes & that produce at Natural Pantry is overpriced to boot!
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