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Out shopping today and one business had 15 pound bag of red peak of the market potatoes for $4.46 and another store exact same bag $10.99. How ridiculous is this ?

I purchased 4 baseball sized red potatoes at Sobey‘s this week and it cost $3.60! I was shocked!

A government inquisition is what is needed. Enough of this free market pricing.

Usually giant tiger got the best price

Go to strawberry farm 25 lbs $10.00 Veterans Way 204 728 8453 red and white`s

Go to strawberry farms 25 lbs $10.00 Veterans Way 204 728 8453 Red $ White`s

That’s gouging everyone should boycott the high priced stores.

and start selling them, sounds like you'll be rich in no time.

Red potatoes. Who even eats those anymore?

That's one of the nice things about food, although it is a necessity, there doesn't seem to be an effort to set an uniform price across the city. Free enterprise at it's best, it involves competition by the retailers as well as price checking by the consumer, slightly different than one other necessity that come to mind.

This is Me said "Out shopping today and one business had 15 pound bag of red peak of the market potatoes for $4.46 and another store exact same bag $10.99. How ridiculous is this ? "

Sale price & regular price. Not ridiculous.  
It just goes to show that you've got to shop around for what you feel is a good price.

TheScotsman said "Red potatoes. Who even eats those anymore? "

My family prefers red's over any other.

I have found that Sobeys has gone through the roof on pricing. I don't know how people can even afford to shop at the new store. Superstore , Giant Tiger and Wal Mart are considerably less expensive. No more Sobeys for me.

It could be a pricing mistake from either store-or  
 
Being the same name brand - Is there a shelf life and there was a need to clear??  
 
One time smart buy for the one store or a larger than normal buy so freight was prepaid? A deal offered by the supplier? Plus every store deserves to have sale prices as a draw. Were they in a flyer? In house sale? One day special?  
 
Gouging loses a store customers real quick.  
 
As far as stores setting similar prices? That would mean that prices would not float to the lowest common price but to the highest. Fair competition is healthy. That is one reason Germany in the retail trade makes loss leaders illegal. Selling below cost can put smaller competitors lose so much they go out of business.  
 
Edited by Doug, 2017-12-17 20:05:43

Why is the price of milk regulated then and nothing else?

The lowest price is at Giant Tiger and the highest at Co-op

Fishin Guy said "Why is the price of milk regulated then and nothing else? "

Isn't all dairy controlled by the dairy board? Don't they set the prices? Basically, a monopoly.  
 
Although my understanding is that Peak of the Market is also a sort of monopoly in this part of Canada.  
 
And we totally only eat red/waxy potatoes. We hate the starchy white ones.

I only buy potatoes when our own potatoes run out.  
 
I have bought potatoes at Giant Tiger and Walmart. I buy the cheapest I can find. These potatoes are a second grade potato and the bags are marked number 2 grade. There are a lot of black spots or unusable potatoes in the bag but they are the cheapest.  
 
Maybe this is the reason for the discrepancy in pricing.

Abbysmum said "    Fishin Guy said "Why is the price of milk regulated then and nothing else? " Isn't all dairy controlled by the dairy board? Don't they set the prices? Basically, a monopoly.     Although my understanding is that Peak of the Market is also a sort of monopoly in this part of Canada.     And we totally only eat red/waxy potatoes. We hate the starchy white ones. "

I only like the baby white ones. Mmmmmm.....creamer potatoes.

The last time I got milk 4 litre jug 2% 5.49 and at Shoppers $4.58.

That controls the price the producer gets paid, not what your store sells it for.  
 
Edited by tlr, 2017-12-18 08:29:36

sobeys sells milk 2% 4l for 3.99 several times a year,and yes sometimes there potatoes are over priced ,just like a lot of their products ,have to watch and only buy on sale,but you cannot beat the produce and meat selection they have

oldcowgirl said "I only buy potatoes when our own potatoes run out.     I have bought potatoes at Giant Tiger and Walmart. I buy the cheapest I can find. These potatoes are a second grade potato and the bags are marked number 2 grade. There are a lot of black spots or unusable potatoes in the bag but they are the cheapest.     Maybe this is the reason for the discrepancy in pricing. "

Very so changes in price due to grade. I just checked my Flipp app for red potatoes. 15lb bag of #2 potatoes at GT is $4.47. Sobyes 10lb bas of #1 grade is $4.99. Now when something is that close in price I would buy the better grade. What I would like to know is how much weight you are tossing away and if it would be better to buy the higher grade for almost same price but slightly less weight.

tlr said "That controls the price the producer gets paid, not what your store sells it for.     Edited by tlr, 2017-12-18 08:29:36"

we have dairy and they control our quota and what we get paid for it but the stores control the cost they sell for. No way are we getting anywhere near $4 a litre for our milk. And we are not getting those values for the grains we grow either. the retail outlets set their pricing. And yes I was told by some market farmers that Peak of the Market prevents them from selling certain vegetables so that to me sounds like a monopoly? (kind of like we are not allowed to sell our milk from the farm gate to people)

new here said "    tlr said "That controls the price the producer gets paid, not what your store sells it for.     Edited by tlr, 2017-12-18 08:29:36" we have dairy and they control our quota and what we get paid for it but the stores control the cost they sell for. No way are we getting anywhere near $4 a litre for our milk. And we are not getting those values for the grains we grow either. the retail outlets set their pricing. And yes I was told by some market farmers that Peak of the Market prevents them from selling certain vegetables so that to me sounds like a monopoly? (kind of like we are not allowed to sell our milk from the farm gate to people) "

Yes, there used to be a maximum and minimum price set that a store could charge for milk. I seem to remember some convenience stores being busted for charging too much.  
 
It appears that at some point the retail controls were dropped, although I cannot seem to figure out when.  
 
***Edit***  
 
It appears that the Manitoba Milk Prices Review Commission was still setting min and max prices for 1L of milk in Brandon and Winnipeg in 2013, not sure about current prices.  
 
2L and 4L not controlled.  
 
Edited by PuddleJumper, 2017-12-19 08:20:03

Three weeks ago, two bags for $1.99, then one bag for $1.99, and now one bag for $2.49.  
 
I demand a National Inquiry!  
 
End the madness.

Since we are on the topics of price fixing/monopolies I guess the topic of bread should come up:  
 
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topstories/george-weston-says-its-behind-competition-watchdog-bread-probe/ar-BBH2Gf1?li=AAggFp5&ocid=mailsignout