This is Max's very first survey back in October of 1988. He had six stores to cover then. Some of the competition has fallen by the wayside.
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Max's Food Basket - Prices for Tuesday October 11, 1988 |
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| Item | Size | Superstore | Food for Less | IGA | Woodward's | Safeway | Co-op |
| Hamburger reg. |
Kg |
$1.94 | $2.15 | $3.20 | $2.99 | $3.19 | $2.55 |
| Chicken Frying "A" | Kg | 2.38 | 2.97 | 2.99 | 3.75 | 3.75 | 3.85 |
| Pork Chops "centre" | Kg | 6.98 | 7.29 | 7.90 | 7.99 | 8.49 | 5.93 |
| Weiners Gainers | 454g | 1.78 | 1.97 | 2.09 | 2.35 | 1.65 | 2.79 |
| Cod fillets | 454g | 3.79 | 4.17 | 4.39 | 3.29 | 4.89 | 4.59 |
| Eggs "A" Large | doz. | .64 | 1.19 | .99 | 1.52 | 1.52 | 1.59 |
| Margerine Soft Imperial | 500g | 1.29 | 1.23 | 1.39 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.39 |
| Cheese Whiz | 500g | 3.99 | 3.99 | 3.69 | 4.37 | 4.29 | 4.37 |
| Cottage Cheese 4% | 500g | 1.33 | 1.00 | 1.65 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.59 |
| Potatoes Red | 10lb | 2.69 | 2.98 | 2.99 | 2.99 | 2.79 | 2.79 |
| Cabbage Green | lb | .29 | .29 | .39 | .49 | .39 | .39 |
| Lettuce Head | lb | .99 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1.39 | 1.29 | .58 |
| Bananas | lb | .37 | .49 | .33 | .69 | .59 | .69 |
| Apples red delicious | lb | .89 | .98 | .99 | 1.09 | .99 | .89 |
| Honeydew Melon | lb | .63 | .33 | .49 | .33 | .33 | .69 |
| Peas frozen fancy | Kg | 1.89 | 1.99 | 2.19 | 2.39 | 2.39 | 2.29 |
| Lemonade Frozen M.M. | 355ml | .99 | .99 | 1.19 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.12 |
| Sardines - Brunswick | 100g | .69 | .69 | .79 | .77 | .77 | .78 |
| Salmon Sockeye C.L. | 213g | 4.19 | 4.49 | 3.79 | 4.59 | 4.59 | 4.43 |
| Coffee reg. Nabob | 300g | 2.69 | 2.69 | 1.99 | 2.99 | 2.99 | 2.69 |
| Tea Bags Red Rose | 72s | 2.29 | 2.59 | 2.99 | 3.29 | 3.29 | 2.99 |
| All Bran Cereal | 575g | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.29 | 2.53 | 2.39 | 2.29 |
| Soup Vegetable Campbell's | 10oz | .65 | .65 | .59 | .74 | .74 | .65 |
| Corn wk. Niblets | 12oz | .99 | .95 | .89 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.17 |
| Pineapple sliced Del Monte | 398ml | .99 | 1.05 | .89 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.09 |
| Beans Libby's D.B. | 398g | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.29 |
| Tomato Juice | 1.36L | 1.68 | 1.29 | 2.09 | 1.99 | 1.99 | 1.99 |
| Flour Robin Hood | 5Kg | 5.45 | 5.69 | 5.79 | 5.79 | 5.79 | 5.79 |
| Kraft Dinner | 225g | .75 | .75 | .69 | .85 | .79 | .83 |
| Rice L.G. Delta | 907g | 2.19 | 2.19 | 2.39 | 2.39 | 2.39 | 2.37 |
| Crisco reg. | 1lb | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1.39 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.19 |
| Jello Jelly powders | 170g | .89 | .89 | .99 | .99 | .99 | .99 |
| Soda Biscuits Premium | 450g | 1.99 | 1.99 | 2.29 | 2.19 | 2.19 | 2.19 |
| Dill pickles Bicks | 1L | 2.79 | 2.79 | 3.09 | 3.69 | 3.69 | 3.09 |
| Mazola corn oil | 1L | 2.99 | 3.19 | 3.69 | 3.59 | 3.59 | 3.59 |
| Vinegar Heinz | 1L | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1.35 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.33 |
| Peanut Butter Kraft | 500ml | 2.15 | 2.19 | 2.49 | 2.39 | 2.39 | 2.23 |
| Ketchup Heinz | 575ml | 2.29 | 2.35 | 2.49 | 2.49 | 2.49 | 2.47 |
| Coca Cola | 2L | 2.99 | 2.99 | 2.89 | 1.99 | 3.29 | 3.69 |
| TOTALS | $77.09 | $80.19 | $85.19 | $88.69 | $90.71 | $87.22 | |
| Percentage Difference | 0.0% | 4.0% | 10.5% | 15.0% | 17.7% | 13.1% | |