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USA and Canada Holiday Hints

Prices In Shops In The USA And Canada

Introduction

This page lists a few small number of example prices of items in shops in the USA and Canada. Obviously this represents only a tiny fraction of what is available but hopefully it may provide a little useful information for visitors from other countries.

Prices can vary considerably from one place to another. The price of fruit and vegetables varies not only by region but also depending on the time of year.

Unless otherwise stated all prices exclude sales tax.

Discount Department Stores

Aspirin tablets - 100 - $0.97 (Wal-Mart, Jun-00)

Apple juice - 2 quarts - $1.43 (Wal-Mart, Flagstaff, Arizona, Apr-01)

Battery for watch - $1.98 (Wal-Mart, Flagstaff, Arizona, Apr-01)

Cough sweets - Western Family - $1.29 (Wal-Mart, Jun-00)

Effervescent denture cleanser tablets - antibacterial with baking soda - Equate - 84 tablets - $2.67 (Wal-Mart, Yucca Valley, California, Apr-01)

Eye glasses - frame and lenses - $39.98 (Wal-Mart, Rialto, California, Jun-99)

Fig biscuits - 16oz - $0.88 (Wal-Mart, Flagstaff, Arizona, Apr-01)

Ginger Ale - 3 litres - 78c (Wal-Mart, Canyon, Texas, Apr-01)

Hair and scalp conditioner - Bergamot Blue Magic - 12 oz - $1.97 (Wal-Mart, Flagstaff, Arizona, Apr-01)

Hair shampoo - Alberto VO5 - 15 fl oz - $0.88 (Wal-Mart, Flagstaff, Arizona, Apr-01)

Honey Bear (honey sold in a plastic bottle in the shape of a bear) - 24oz - $1.97 (Wal-Mart, Cortez, Colorado, Apr-01)

Hydrocortisone 1% cream 2 oz (56g) - Equate - $3.46 (Wal-Mart, Flagstaff, Arizona, Apr-01)

Iced oatmeal biscuits - $0.88 (Wal-Mart, Apr-01)

Nacho chips - Dorito - 3.25oz - $0.99 (Wal-Mart, Yucca Valley, California, Apr-01)

Nacho chips - Dorito - 13.5oz - $1.87 (Wal-Mart, Flagstaff, Arizona, Apr-01)

Oatmeal Cookies - 18oz - 88c (Wal-Mart, Canyon, Texas, Apr-01)

Pink grapefruit juice - two quarts - $1.78 (Wal-Mart, Yucca Valley, California, Apr-01)

Spectacle Screwdriver - miniature 3-way screwdriver for eye glasses - $1.97 (Wal-Mart, Cortez, Colorado, Apr-01)

Tube socks - pack of six pairs - $4.72 (Wal-Mart, Flagstaff, Arizona, Apr-01)

Supermarkets And Other Shops

Apple Juice - two quarts - $1.85 (Vons, Big Bear Lake, California, Apr-01)

Coffee creamer (powder) - 6oz - $0.99 (Albertson's, Blythe, California, Apr-01 - special offer, normally $1.29)

Fried chicken pieces - eight - hot - two breast, two drumsticks, two thighs and two wings - $4.99 (Albertson's, Blythe, California, Apr-01)

Fried chicken pieces - eight - hot - two breast, two drumsticks, two thighs and two wings - $5.99 (Safeway, Williams, Arizona, Apr-01)

Grapefruit flavoured soda (carbonated drink) - four bottles each of two litres - $3.56 (Vons, Big Bear Lake, California, Apr-01)

Milk - half gallon - $1.99 (Furr's, Roswell, New Mexico, Apr-01)

Milk chocolate bar (Hershey's) - 2.6oz - $0.89 (Vons, Big Bear Lake, California, Apr-01)

Oranges - four pound bag - $1.99 (Vons, Big Bear Lake, California, Apr-01)

Oranges - four pounds - $1.99 (Farmer's Market, Roswell, New Mexico, Apr-01)

Pineapple Drink - carbonated - (Shasta) - 3 litres - $1.29 (Furr's, Farmington, New Mexico)

Yoghurt - Dannon, fruit on the bottom - 8oz - $0.99 (Basha's, Flagstaff, Arizona, Apr-01)

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