Last Sunday, I did some Roosevelt Island grocery shopping for a few items and compared prices at our local Gristedes and Duane Reade. I did not check out the prices at the Food Emporium by the Tram on Ist Avenue. Later that day, I checked out prices for the same items on Fresh Direct.
Here’s what I found. Nescafe Taster’s Choice Decaf Coffee was $11.99 at Duane Reade
and $14.49 at Gristedes.
Fresh Direct did not have the Tasters Choice Decaf Coffee item. Progresso Soups such as Hearty Chicken & Rotini were $2.99 at Duane Reade
and $3.69 at Gristedes.
The same soup at Fresh Direct was $2.99 Bush”s Baked Beans were $1.99 at Duane Reade
and $2.39 at Gristedes.
The same item cost at Fresh Direct was $1.79 This is not a scientific survey comparing Roosevelt Island Grocery prices but just the result one day for these particular items that I happened to buy. UPDATE 3/10 – Received a reminder from a reader that a Whole Foods is scheduled to open in 2012 two blocks from the Roosevelt Island Tram on 57th Street and Second Avenue. More from this previous post.