During the years I lived in Utah and Idaho, the grocery store Albertson’s was quite popular, although I never cared for the place. I always found the prices to be outrageous, unless the store condescended to have a “special” two for one sale. A few months ago a new Albertson’s store was constructed near our home, and I avoided the place like the plague. Where I live, there are several other options anyway - Safeway, Fred Meyer, Tidyman’s, Rosauers and Yoke’s - so I didn’t feel the need to rush over to the new Albertson’s.

 

Yesterday we finally went to the store, only because I wanted a simple package of pork chops and thought I would compare Albertson’s prices to the other stores it the area.

 

Holy Moses! One package of four small boneless pork chops (either one pound or just under), came with a price tag of $9.18. I thought to myself, “You have got to be joking…” The same package at our usual haunt Fred Meyer would sell for around $6.49, or less.

 

Those four little pork chops would have been good for a midnight snack in my husband’s eyes (the man can sit down and have six eggs for breakfast, along with bacon and four pieces of toast and feel “just right”). We looked around the store a bit more, but the price structure seemed to be consistent. Overcharging people must be a corporate directive, and my first visit to the local Albertson’s was also my last.