Adams Morgan Blog

It may seem mad to write a second post about the price of blueberries in Adams Morgan. Nonetheless, there's a point to be made. To recap: At Harris Teeter on Kalorama Road and Giant in Columbia Heights you can buy two pints of blueberries for $5.00 and $4.99 respectively, or about 15.5 cents per ounce. The Safeway on Columbia Road was selling blueberries this weekend at two six ounce packages for $3.99 per package or 66.5 cents per ounce. The latest: Tuesday night the price of blueberries at Safeway was $6.99 per pint or 43.6 cents per ounce. In sum, it will cost you $14 to buy two pints of blueberries at Safeway but if you shop at Harris Teeter or Giant you will pay $5 for two pints, a $9 difference. One of the reasons why the eating habits of people is an issue in urban areas is because stores such as Safeway overprice the food products that people should be buying. It's also why the idea of a 1 cent tax per ounce on soda was a bad idea. The soda tax doesn't f...

The Safeway on Columbia Road always seems to disappoint. This week I bought some blueberries, two packages for $3.99 each. It wasn't the plan. I was totally misled by the sign's placement above the blueberries. It's one package for $3.99. Safeway is charging 66.5 cents per ounce of blueberries. I felt totally ripped off after checking my receipt and even asked the clerk to double check the prices. Harris Teeter sign At Harris Teeter on Kalorama Road and Giant in Columbia Heights you can buy two pints of blueberries for 5.00 and 4.99 respectively, or about 15.5 cents per ounce. I went to Safeway again today to double check the blueberry price. It hadn’t change, but the store had no blueberries. The local Safeway staff is excellent, and I have many good things to say about them, but the corporate operations is out of touch with its competition and its residents. At one time, for instance, the local Safeway sold generic store brand diet root beer for $2.50 a 12 pack. I bought ...