Despite reports from the federal government that inflation is improving, everyday shoppers like you and me probably aren’t seeing that on an everyday level. For example, while shopping at Hannaford recently, I spied a can of whipped cream costing close to $7. Seven dollars.
While the cost of eggs has come down a bit, they are still more expensive than I would like. That’s why I was thrilled to receive a press release from Target, announcing that they were lower prices on thousands of everyday items.
Target Lowering Prices on Everyday Items
Some of these price cuts have happened already. Target says more will roll out throughout the summer, on common supermarket staples such as milk, meat, bread, soda, fresh fruit and vegetables, snacks, yogurt, peanut butter, coffee, diapers, paper towels, pet food and more.
Many of these price cuts are coming on Target store brands, including Good and Gather and Everspring. To be clear, we’re talking small price cuts — in most instances as small as 20 cents. So, that’s not life-changing money but it can add up.
Examples of price cuts
Here are a few items that Target says it has already the lower price on in store:
- Good & Gather Unsalted Butter (1 lb) now $3.79 (was $3.99)
- Good & Gather Organic Baby Spinach (5 oz) now $2.99 (was $3.29)
- Prime Hydration Sports Drinks (16.9 fl oz) now $1.99 (was $2.19)
- Jack’s Frozen Pepperoni Pizza (14.3 oz) now $3.99 (was $4.19)
- Thomas’ Plain Bagels (20 oz) at $3.79 (from $4.19)
- Pepperidge Farm Goldfish Cheddar Flavor Blasted Crackers (6.6 oz) at $2.79 (from $2.99)
- Good & Gather Sea Salt Roasted Nuts (9.5 oz) now $5.29 (was $6.89)
- Clorox Scented Wipes (75 ct) now $4.99 (was $5.79)
- Huggies Baby Wipes (16 ct) now $.99 (was $1.19)
- Aveeno SPF 50 Sunscreen (3 fl oz) now $13.19 (was $13.89)
- Persil Liquid Laundry Detergent (100 fl oz) now $12.99 (was $13.69)
- Purina One Chicken & Gravy Cat Food (13 oz) now $1.99 (was $2.39)
Target says that you’ll be able to see price-cut items in store with a special red tag on the shelf. It also says that you’ll see special marks online and in the Target app. However, when I searched for these items in the app, I didn’t see anything special, noting that the prices had been lowered. However, the app did reflect the lower prices mentioned above.
All of this goes along with the new versions of the Target Circle program that the retailer introduced this past spring. Here is a list of the Target stores in Maine.