**Don't buy your Mayo in Winner, SD

A few days ago, I paid $6.24 for 32 oz of Kraft Real Mayonnaise. I really did want something to lubricate some dry bread and lunch meat. Not a real good article for a healthy diet, but worked with what was available. I was a bit astonished by the price of $6.24 at Winner Foods, but such surprises are not uncommon here. Winner, SD has been labeled a "grocery desert" by a college rating system. I guess that means not so great variety with desert oasis prices.

 Just for curiosity sake, I checked Sam's Club prices for the Rapid City store. Now, I am not driving out there to buy some mayo, but the comparison is interesting anyway. One gallon of Kraft Mayo; ie four times as much as that in the container I bought at Winner Foods for $6.24, is apparently $7.84 in Rapid City. I don't know if that is a regular price or not however.
 Rapid City Sam's Club One Gallon Kraft Real Mayo

A friend checked prices of Kraft Mayo in Iowa (where there also is no sales tax on food) at a Fairway store in Spirit Lake or Spencer (not sure) total price was $3.74 for the same container of Kraft Mayo that cost $6.24 here with a total including tax of $6.67.
 I can understand a few cents difference on the price of a food product in an area with lower sales volume, but I don't see justification for doubling or tripling prices. State government propagandists like to blather on about low cost of living in South Dakota. They must never buy groceries in small towns like Winner, SD.

** Stay tuned even if you are now drooling at the thought of some salty greasy sliced meat, a slab of cheese, a pickle or two, and a few tablespoons of mayonnaise lathered on bread washed down with a hot cup of coffee white with cream...I gotta quit typing--- Doug Wiken

Comments

[mikesdak]

Just yesterday I checked the price at Wal-mart in Pierre for you. $3.68 for a quart, $9.24 for a gallon. I forgot to look at Dakotamart, but I would guess it's higher but in the same range.

My wife lived in White River for a few years, and she frequently sees large numbers of people from there shopping in Pierre for groceries.

[Gene]

When I went grocery shopping last night the price of "Hellmans" mayo was 2.99 for 30 oz. and 5.99 for 48 oz. The smaller jar was the better buy on a unit basis. I've noticed that more and more--the larger quantities have a higher unit cost. I think shoppers just think that larger is a better deal.