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Friday, May 3, 1974
University Daily Kansan
Stores Differ on Pricing
Gravaol, Herland, plate, 18 oz.
Cereal, Tahoe, corn, 12 oz.
99.37 11.04 10.54 Cork Fahrenheit, 12 oz.
Ounce, milk, Corn Fahrenheit, 12 oz.
Ounce, milk, Old Fashioned, 12 oz.
Bread, whole, 10 oz. store brand
Bread, whole, 10 oz. store brand
Bread, whole, 10 oz. store brand
Bread, whole, 10 oz. store brand
Bread, whole, 10 oz. store brand
Bread, whole, 10 oz. store brand
Bread, whole, 10 oz. store brand
Bread, whole, 10 oz. store brand
Bread, whole, 10 oz. store brand
Fleur, white, 3 lb.pkg Gold Medal
Fleur, white, 3 lb.pkg Gold Medal
Fleur, white, 3 lb.pkg Gold Medal
Fleur, white, 3 lb.pkg Gold Medal
Fleur, white, 3 lb.pkg Gold Medal
Fleur, white, 3 lb.pkg Gold Medal
Fleur, white, 3 lb.pkg Gold Medal
Fleur, white, 3 lb.pkg Gold Medal
Pork loin, regular, blade—lb.
Beef, check romet, blade—lb.
Round steak, bone—lb.
Round steak, bone—lb.
Round steak, bone—lb.
Round steak, bone—lb.
Round steak, bone—lb.
Round steak, bone—lb.
Ridged dogs, Meyer layer pack, 16 oz.
Ridged dogs, Meyer layer pack, 16 oz.
Ridged dogs, Meyer layer pack, 16 oz.
Ridged dogs, Meyer layer pack, 16 oz.
Pork loin, rotisserie, end cut
Bacon, thick sliced, Swift's, t. 10 oz.
Bacon, thick sliced, Swift's, t. 10 oz.
Bacon, thick sliced, Swift's, t. 10 oz.
Bacon, thick sliced, Swift's, t. 10 oz.
Frying chicken, whole,
Chicken fried chicken,
Chicken fried chicken,
Chicken fried chicken,
Chicken fried chicken,
Chicken fried chicken,
Chicken fried chicken,
Chicken fried chicken,
Chicken fried chicken,
Chicken fried chicken,
Tuna cake, light, 6 oz. store
Tuna cake, light, 6 oz. store
Tuna cake, light, 6 oz. store
Tuna cake, light, 6 oz. store
Cod, frozen, 10 oz.
Perch fresh, half gallon, All Star
Perch fresh, half gallon, All Star
Perch fresh, half gallon, All Star
Perch fresh, half gallon, All Star
Margarita (no heat), 12 oz.
Margarita (no heat), 12 oz.
Margarita (no heat), 12 oz.
Dry Milk, 20 qt. bottle
America cheese, sliced, 18 oz. store
America cheese, sliced, 18 oz. store
America cheese, sliced, 18 oz. store
America cheese, sliced, 18 oz. store
Carrots, 10 pkg
Tomato—lbs.
Tomato—lbs.
Tomato—lbs.
Tomato—lbs.
Tomato—lbs.
Melon—lbs.
Melon—lbs.
Melon—lbs.
Potatoes, red, 5 lb.ack
Potatoes, red, 5 lb.ack
Potatoes, red, 5 lb.ack
Potatoes, red, 5 lb.ack
Onion, yellow—lbs.
Onion, yellow—lbs.
Onion, yellow—lbs.
Onion, yellow—lbs.
Bananas
Canned corn, whole kernel, 30 oz. cannado
Four of the six supermarket chains in Lawrence show unit prices on their shelves, according to Consumer Protection Association (CPA) food price survey results.
Stores showing unit prices are A and P, Dillon's, Fallley's and Rusty's. Unit pricing means the store provides information such as the cost of 240 cents per pound* along with the price.
Use of unit prices allows shoppers to choose the best buy among different sizes of the same item. Unit prices are usually shown on shelf labels stating the name and size of the item, and its price, along with the unit price.
Safeway and Kroger's don't show unit prices, according to CPA volunteers. The manager at Safeway mentioned as a disadvantage of unit pricing the fact that prices change rapidly, and that unit prices shown on the shelf may not always correspond with current prices on the packages.
HOWEYER, THE manager at one of the stores' told us a CPA volunteer the unit price labels were changed weekly to keep up with changing prices. The labels are done by a computer in Topeka for all RI's stores.
CPA volunteers found a range of practices in showing dates on meats. Best for the consumer was at Dillon's, Kroger's, and Rusty's, where each package of meat is stored under an expiration date. This is the by which the meat should either be used or frozen.
However, the meaning of the date isn't shown on the package.
Safety meats are labeled with the date of packaging. This means it is up to the consumer not only to know what the date was when it was made, but also how long the meal should be expected to last.
Falley's meats are labeled only with a code. A store employee decoded the system as follows: 51 refers to the first day of the month, 52 is the second day of the month, 53 is the third day of the month, and so on. 51 refers to the 31st day of the month. The date indicates the day the product is包装.
A and P also use a code to show the packaging day. In their code, 1 means packaged on Sunday, 2 on Monday, 3 on Tuesday and so on up to 7, for Saturday.
3 supermarket chains, Safeway, Kroger's and Rusty's, carry a soybean protein product which can be mixed with ground beef to extend the meat.
Dilion's doesn't carry a soybean product of this type, but does carry "imitation ground corn", which is a mixture of beet textured soybean protein, in its meat department.
Price survey results for this week are shown below.
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