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The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 17, 2007

Compare prices

Buying a few staples for Thanksgiving Day? Prices overall are lower now than six weeks ago, but availability problems can push prices back up. The Tampa Tribune checked prices at five Tampa grocers during the past six weeks and found that sometimes, pricey organic produce or larger packages were the only options available.

The 12 items priced were turkey, ham, sweet and baking potatoes, broccoli, white wine, dinner rolls, milk, eggs, fried onions, gravy and pumpkin pie filling. When possible, exact brands and sizes were compared. The totals below are calculated using the cheapest meat prices available at that store, and assume the cost of a 10-pound turkey, a 5-pound ham and 3 pounds each of sweet and baking potatoes.

Store: Publix

Week one (Oct. 9): $71.13

Week six (Nov. 14): $52.21

Store: Wal-Mart . Supercenter

Week one (Oct. 9): 57.25

Week six (Nov. 14): $51.01

Store: Sweetbay . Supermarket

Week one (Oct. 9): $52.71

Week six (Nov. 14): $52.35

Store: Winn-Dixie

Week one (Oct. 9): $62.01

Week six (Nov. 14): $49.61

Store: Albertsons

Week one (Oct. 9): $56.31

Week six (Nov. 14): $51.87

Source: Tribune research. Store locations: Publix, 2724 W. Hillsborough Ave; Wal-Mart, 8220 North Dale Mabry Highway; Sweetbay, 2333 W. Hillsborough Ave.; Winn-Dixie, 8438 N. Armenia Ave.; Albertsons, 8411 N. Dale Mabry Highway.

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