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King Soopers was decidedly quiet this morning, but it will no doubtedly become a madhouse as the week goes on. (By “week”, I mean the Wednesday through Tuesday grocery flyer sales cycle week, because isn’t that how every bargain hunter counts weeks?!)
Surely everyone’s turkeyed-out from Thanksgiving, but theoretically 37% of Americans eat turkey for Christmas while 23% eat ham. (Personally, I’d prefer a beef roast, cooked medium rare with a sprinkling of kosher salt and freshly-ground black pepper.) I did a little research on the best prices for ham at the local grocery stores this week, and below is what I found.
WalMart
I checked prices at WalMart on Tuesday so it’s possible they’ve changed since then; I know they lowered their price on the Sam’s Choice ham according to the sales flyer that came in the paper today, and I’ve reflected it below.
- Sam’s Choice Spiral-Cut Half Ham $1.98/lb
- Hormel Spiral-Sliced Bone-In Ham $1.98/lb
- Smithfield Half Ham $1.43/lb
- Smithfield Smoked Ham $1.33/lb
King Soopers
- Cook’s Spiral Sliced Half Ham $1.49/lb
- Cook’s Shank Portion Ham $.99/lb
- Private Selection Spiral Sliced Half Ham $1.99/lb
- Hormel Cure ’81 Spiral Sliced Ham $2.49/lb
- Hormel Cure ’81 Boneless Ham $2.99/lb
Albertson’s
- Hormel Premium Spiral Sliced Ham $1.69/lb
- Cook’s Shank Portion Ham $1.29/lb
- Hormel Cure ’81 Bonelwss Ham $3.99/lb
- Albertson’s Smoked Boneless Hickory Ham $3.99/lb
Safeway
- Butcher’s Cut Whole or Shank Half Ham $.99/lb
- Butcher’s Cut Spiral Sliced Half Ham $1.47/lb
So, from what I see, if you want a “regular” unsliced ham, your best bet is to pick up the Cook’s Shank Portion Ham at King Soopers or the Butcher’s Cut Whole or Shank Half Ham at Safeway, both $.99/lb.
The best price on a spiral-sliced ham is going to be the Cook’s Spiral Sliced Half Ham at $1.49/lb at King Soopers or the Butcher’s Cut Spiral Sliced Half Ham at Safeway for $1.47/lb.
One final note on hams: you can potentially get a really great deal on the Private Selection Spiral Sliced Half Ham at King Soopers. It’s $1.99/lb, and there is an e-coupon at Shortcuts.com for $3 off any size Private Selection Ham or Turkey. I also received a booklet of King Sooper’s coupons in the mail last week and it included a coupon for $5 off any Private Selection ham, so this morning I bought one and got a total of $8 off! I got my spiral-sliced ham, originally $3.79/lb, for $1.08/lb! [If you have no clue what Shortcuts.com is, come back tomorrow and I’ll explain a little.]
Whew, that was a lot of talk about pork prices. I’ll do a separate post on the best places to buy the accompaniments for your Christmas dinner and desserts!
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