The price of cheese
 

I just noticed a huge difference in the price of two bits of cheese in my fridge.

A small lump of parmesan from IGA works out at $60/kg. A much bigger lump of the same stuff from Costco works out at $25/kg.

By my calculations, two lumps of cheese would cover the cost of my annual Costco membership.

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Are you comparing like with like? Is the quality the same? Does Cosco's big lump go hard quicker and thus is thrown in the bin? Is IGA's organic?

Lots to consider :)

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Lunch today consisted of a toasted bagel, into which I put a slice of cheese. £1.08 for 10 pre-sliced bits of cheddar. 10 slices = 10 lunches worth. Therefore, cheese for one weeks worth of lunch cost £0.54.
Cheese-tastic.

Clearly I'll have to think of a different lunch idea for Canada.

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Same brand. In our house, cheese does not have time to go hard.

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Also , why is Canadian cheddar so much cheaper in the UK?:blink:

Why do Canadian insist that cheese is orange?

Thank god for the St Lawrence market , I'd die of cheese deficiency otherwise!

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Because Canadian supermarkets shaft their customers, while UK ones shaft their suppliers.

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and the orange cheese thing?

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But it isn't:confused:

I have a slab of Balderson. It isn't orange.

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How expensive is milk there? I just bought two litres from the local shop it was £1.42 how much would the equivalent be there?

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A recent grocery bill says $3.65 for two litres, so about £1.80. I don't think there is tax added to food but I may be wrong.

Food shopping is more expensive here than in the UK.

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Quite a price difference between east and west.:eek:

2 litres homogenized in Calgary $2.35

2 litres 2% $2.19

Oh and no tax is added to food, there are some exceptions.

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Yep must admit that the price of chicken surprised me too - thank the lord for The Hutterites who come round periodically to the town selling their wares.

(Or my friends who's next batch of big fat juicy runners (well not so much runners more floppers) are ready for the axe!):thumbsup:

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That's about what we pay for 4 litres out west.

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Do you get to pluck?

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I think it's 4.25 or 4.29 in Zehrs here, something like that. Costco is cheaper, it's under 4 dollars there, but the US is cheapest - sometimes on special for 2.77 USD. Of course you have to wonder if you want your growth hormones with your coffee... but one chain has started selling hormone-free so I try to get it there ;)