Current Grocery Prices in Alaska - Spend the Day with me in Valdez
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Current Grocery Prices in Alaska - Spend the Day with me in Valdez. Join Me From Fairbanks To Whittier To Valdez! I moved to Alaska and am driving from Fairbanks to Valdez, showing you over 50 towns, communities and landmarks along they way. Then grab a hot chocolate and some munchies as we settle down together for our first winter in the snowiest city in the USA, Valdez Alaska.
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I said $2.99 for the cornbread at Krogers but I meant $1.99
Yes, the prices are high, but that area is so beautiful, plus, I love cold weather.
I agree. Some places are worth a little more inconvenience 😉
I stayed there in Valdez for a couple of months ago, working a seasonal job at Silverbay Seafoods and I spent so much money at that Safeway! So insanely expensive compared to where I live in Tennessee. It baffles me to see people with grocery carts full, there.
Although I loved living there for a little over a month! I miss it.
It took me about 3 months shopping at Safeway in Valdez to catch on to how to spend a lot less money. The same goes for where I live in the interior now which is even more expensive. Don't buy what you want of things that are overpriced. Be patient and they will eventually go on sale even if it takes 8 weeks, and the products change on a regular basis. For example the cheapest aluminum foil I could find for the first 2 months was $5.99, and then all of a sudden they had like aluminum foils from a less popular brand and it was only $3.99... don't buy Oreos if you like them by cupcakes instead, they will go as low as $1 per cupcake if you buy 11 and they're as fresh can get. Stay away from Frozen Foods, and for example don't pay 7.00 for a bag of Cheetos wait until they go on sale at two for $10.... I don't know if any of that made sense but the longer you're there or even in another place in Alaska, you find out little by little eventually everything is going to come cheaper than it was yesterday.... if you're fine with doing construction there are a few construction jobs through the winter or even shoveling snow off the roofs, if you're fine with that kind of work I definitely recommend staying in the entire winter, it's just something so few people get to experience and I have a feeling you would enjoy it.
Great video, John! I liked that the perspective was different than most grocery hauls.
Thanks, happy someone noticed 😊
Thanks for sharing... Alaska is in my bucket list and I hope to make a trip this year or next year in summer. Greetings from Toronto.
After I get settled in the interior this summer my plan is to go and visit Canada lol if you come to Alaska make sure you visit Valdez, the drive there is a really nice over the Thompson pass. Try to get to Glacier View as well as Broad Pass. If you want to get remote but not too remote check out the Denali area, so many cool little communities out there. Have fun 😊
The freedom of not putting up with the incredible BS going on in the lower 48=priceless.
Haha so true
I was a road construction flagger for Thurston County in WA, a friend lived in where I worked, they went hunting in Alaska and brought back some it wasn't reindeer im brain dead something like it , it was good, really nice good.. ..
Caribou?
@@Life_Is_A_Highway- omg yes Caribou...thank you ❤️
I just thought to myself what do I really enjoy eating, and it's Caribou sausages, that's what she must mean haha
Did you ever team up with another local or contractor and make a weekend (600+ mile) run to Anchorage Costco or Target for groceries and paper products?
Most of the people who lived in the building that I lived in did not have a car. I didn't go out of my way to meet a lot of people while in Valdez because I knew I was leaving in the spring so other than talking to people on occasion in places I went to I didn't really involve myself enough in the community to get invited. I'm also really good with managing a small budget so I only had to spend about $80 a week on groceries for myself. If I needed paper products or anything else I just ordered it on Amazon because even if I went to Anchorage to buy for example a cell phone tripod, I would have to pay at least 100% more in the stores in Anchorage and the exact same tripod would cost me on Amazon. Even the shoe cleats for the winter in Valdez, in the store there they were $44 and I bought the exact same ones on eBay for $17. I arrived in Anchorage about one week ago and will be putting up a video tomorrow on my first thoughts of the city, and spoiler alert I'm not happy to be here I'm glad it's only for a couple of months lol
What about the cost of real food not processed. Fruit, vegetables etc. I'd imagine it'd be expensive as well.
A big problem shopping for groceries is most people don't have any self-control in what they're buying, they go into a grocery store writing down what they need but they don't go into a grocery store writing down what they need and how much they can spend. I'm actually putting up a video in the next few months comparing the grocery prices in Valdez to the grocery prices in Anchorage. I buy ground beef, raviolis, chicken, milk, chocolates, Italian sausages, and I never buy any microwave Foods. The only processed foods I buy in Alaska is ham and cheese because something like that cost 3 or 4 times more if you buy it at the counter. In Valdez I spend about $70 per week on groceries and Anchorage if you shop at Walmart you spend about $50( if you shop at one of the larger grocery chains like Fred Meyers or carrs you will spend closer to $70)... I can compare grocery prices here to grocery prices in larger chain Virginia grocery stores and Walmart prices in Anchorage are comparable to chain grocery stores in Virginia that most people go to... but like I said I'm used to living off a smaller budget and I am very good at waiting until things go on sale as well as not making a quick decision to buy something because I have to have Fritos this week... at the end of the day with the exception of certain items like cold cuts or eggs, food prices in Alaska are not bad at all. Same goes with the fruits and vegetables. If you buy them at Walmart you're not paying much more, if you're buying them at Fred Meyers, you are paying a bit more for most of them..... and for certain foods that are more expensive, you just wait for them to go on sale and instead of getting corn and peas this week you get carrots and string beans.. because if you always want to get the same fruits and vegetables every single week then you will be paying more in Alaska. You definitely need to compromise certain things, and give up certain things not only with food but with other things if you want to live in Alaska and don't make a lot of money. But most people who want to live in Alaska do that and the other people shop just like they shop the back home and those people are the ones who usually leave because everything is so expensive in Alaska.
Go up the street to the dispo lol, That was a great port spot. I tendered to Valdez a couple of years for on the FV Aluetian Lady. I was the cook our food bill ever time we went in that safe way was 2k$+ plus 50$ a case of beer and the cigars at the native tabacco store were pretty cheap if I recall. Valdez, Seward, Kodiak all great towns. Been all over Ak
When I first got the Valdez it seemed like if I just bought two pieces of chicken one can of Coke and one bag of chips the bill was never under $50 lol. But over time you find the cheaper things and wait for the sales and it's not that bad. Of course I'm just feeding one person and not an entire crew haha I went to that dispo and it's really not a big difference in prices compared to Safeway, at least not these days. I was disappointed cuz many people suggested going there instead of the grocery store once I arrived... I really like Valdez but because of the distance from the next town over it would be a bit tough to settle down there forever. Now I'm heading to Anchorage (unfortunately) it will set a base there while I search for something to rent in the interior.
the prices in Valdez reminds me of shopping at a corner grocery store (like 7-11 for groceries)?
Yeah, that's a very good comparison.
Valdez isn't too bad, check out the AC in Cordova.
@cabracove I don't want higher prices lol a lot of people in Valdez complained about the prices of groceries but I just figured it is what it is and I don't care. Places like Cordova and Barrow and several other places are going to have higher groceries than Valdez, so the way I see it it can always be worse. I'm in the anchorage for one day and I do have to say though it's nice only paying $4.58 for Oreos instead of $8 😆
Fry's AKA Krogers in AZ, instacart they deliver groceries, San Francisco headquarters...
Safeway in Valdez doesn't deliver groceries but I believe the ones in Anchorage do. It wouldn't make much sense in Valdez cuz everybody can pretty much walk to the grocery store.
Safeway is expensive in WA and AZ, Fry's in AZ is Kroger good grocery store
I remember back in the good old days with Safeway was where you went when you only had $10 to spend on groceries 😂
Live in Alberta prices are the same at sobers which own safeway
Now I move to the interior and prices are a little bit higher but all in all I don't think it's that bad, if I'm just patient and wait for the sales then you're good.
Do people ever drive up to Anchorage or to another larger town to buy their groceries to avoid the higher prices there?
Anchorage is the closest large town to Valdez and that's 5 hours away. The only other large town would be Fairbanks which is about 8 1/2 hours away. Nobody drives to a large town just for groceries because you wouldn't save any money. The prices are not that much of a difference as well as gas cost roughly $5.19 in the small towns and last week gas was $4.58 in Anchorage...... I know there's some videos where people say we drove to Fairbanks for for 5 hours to buy groceries, but there was another reason they had to go to Fairbanks, and since they were there they wanted to make a video to make it seem like that's normal..... if I want to save money, I would order whatever I could on Amazon. I know it's common that many videos also say you have problems having things shipped to Alaska and that's complete nonsense. I bought some things on Amazon and had them shipped to valdez like a 24 box of iced teas, never a problem and there's only a delay in the winter.
@@Life_Is_A_Highway- Thank you for the response! I found your channel a few days ago and I've become enamored with your content. Thanks for doing what you do :)
@JailShanker thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed them. If you ever want to know anything about Alaska and I can make it into a video then I would be happy to do that 😉
@@Life_Is_A_Highway- One thing I wonder about is just how dangerous is to to live in the remoter parts of Alaska? Between the cold, isolation, and even wildlife. I'm from rural Texas so we have complete opposite climates lol, but I occasionally hear stories about how unprepared and ignorant either visitors or "newly moved" people can be. Do people often underestimate the weather down there?
@JailShanker a place like Valdez is not dangerous at all even though it's at the end of the road system and about 40 minutes from the next town which only has a couple of dozen people. Its just an actual town, it's just out of the way...... if you choose to live extremely remote where you can only reach by plane or boat, those people are usually familiar with living remote because they've grown up in that lifestyle. Not a lot of people move to Alaska to do that. Most of them actually go back home after the first winter because they didn't realize how difficult it was. And most of them have enough money where they could buy things that would keep them safe and warm, and they likely had a way out even in the winter in case of emergency..... you're most likely not going to move to the far north unless you got a job in a little village as a school teacher for example, and from what I understand the villages make sure those people are fine during the winter because they're close communities and they will keep an eye out to help you. But so few people do that.... moving to the interior of Alaska which is considered remote as well despite having a road system, it really depends on what you plan to do when you get there. If you're going to live in a little cabin all alone that takes an hour off the road system to reach with an ATV, you are pretty much on your own because you most likely won't take part in community activities and nobody is going to bother you but nobody's really going to help you when you need it. I think the few people who do that and it's very few also have enough money to at least get what is necessary to survive over the winter to keep warm... and if you move to the interior in a small community, which I am doing in 2 weeks myself, and you don't have a lot of experience, the person who's renting you the cabin is not going to live far away and that's the beginning of your contacts in case you get stuck one night in a dangerous situation. I think it's important to take part in the community activities in those areas because you have to help people out if you expect them to help you. If you show that you care about the community, people are going to be really friendly to you and if you spend time with them, they're all aware that you're new there and they will help you and tell you what to do, and to call them if you have any problems..... I've never lived in this type of place before so it is going to be new to me also but at the same time I've been there a few times and I've met a few people and I think as long as you're safe and don't try to push yourself but only go at your speed, and get to know some people, you shouldn't expect anything bad is going to happen to you because of the weather. The people you get to know will help you prepare for the winter to make sure you have what you need..... as far as Wildlife goes, you can just live like you live anywhere and most likely nothing's going to happen to you or you just take extra precautions which I think most new people do even though you realize bears and Wildlife really don't want to be involved with human contact. It's pretty much the same as someone who's walking in Pennsylvania in the woods he may come across a bear and he may not, you just don't want to come across a bear near it's kill or if it has Cubs, in particular grizzly bears. I think moose are more of a danger and in my opinion if you live in the city you keep your eyes open for criminals and in nature you do the same thing but you're not watching for criminals you're watching for that angry moose. You just have to be alert.... I think most of the stories you hear about tourists who do stupid things are the ones who go hiking, I think people including myself just don't realize how easy it is to get stuck somewhere and nobody will be able to find you due to the terrain and the size of Alaska, so something that may be safe to do in Texas for example isn't really safe to do in Alaska..... it is a little uneasy to be moving to this area especially alone, the best you can do is take all the precautions that you can and listen to the people who live there, and realize that it's okay to make mistakes but don't make mistakes that are going to get you killed.... I know for example what I did since I'm most concerned about Grizzlies and the cold weather is that I came to realize there's really nothing I can do about the grizzly bears. If a grizzly bear wants to break into your cabin when you're sleeping and eat you, there is nothing you can do to stop it. Chances are extremely low that that would happen but I put some things in place to make myself feel better. And regarding the weather my biggest concern is the car breaking down when it's -40 outside and not being able to contact someone but in that case I just know not to go walking home because of the whiteouts, and to keep some stuff in my car during the winter that will keep me alive until someone drives by the next day, thermal clothes and sleeping bags and stuff like that to keep you warm plus some food, and I'll even have a battery operated heater because I'm new there and I will be more cautious than I think a normal Alaskan would be. But mainly I'm not going to drive far at all during the winter when it's that cold because I want to be more cautious than is necessary until I get more familiar with that type of situation.... keep in mind I'm no expert at this so I'm giving you my opinion and what people have told me, and I'm probably more cautious than most people because I don't overestimate my abilities, and I realize I have no idea what I'm doing without other people's help in the beginning. But long answer short (I'm sorry I wrote so much) is I don't really feel like I'm doing something dangerous otherwise I would not do it. And I'm really just planning my first winter in the interior to sit back and take it easy and just enjoy some peace and to learn a few things so that I always don't have to depend on someone else to do everything for me next winter.
I forgot that at the beginning of your video, you said Krogers in Virginia. I was saying to myself why would you keep shopping at Safeway when Krogers is cheaper? 😂
Lol I arrived in Anchorage a couple of days ago and now I shop at Walmart, because you can't get cheaper than that here haha
Russell is my maiden name
alot of your breads are SAME prices like here in kaneohe Oahu hawaii.
Isn't it funny that probably the only similarities between Hawaii and Alaska are the high grocery prices and cost of living, the weather couldn't be more opposite ☃️
Wally world is a little cheaper not by much 50 to 75 cents that here in Alberta
I never heard of Wally world except from the Chevy Chase movie from the 80s haha
our kaneohe safeway here in oahu is more expensive than alaska!!!!!!!!!!
I hope it is because Hawaii is supposed to be more expensive than Alaska haha
Jones act
Proud to be loud pantera
Pretty similar prices to canada😂
Wouldn't that depend on where you live in Canada, as I assume prices are different throughout Canada like they are in most countries? I know when I visited Toronto it was cheaper than Valdez.... Anchorage is obviously cheaper than Valdez, and where I live now in the interior is more expensive than Valdez. I'm pretty sure that's how the cost of goods in every country works, location and the ease or difficulty of getting products to that town or Community affect the prices quite a bit.
Showing all those ice creams, and meats and chicken is a close price to here in Oahu hawaii, RIP OFF IN PRICES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The food prices don't bother me so much in Alaska but what does bother me is gas prices. They export gas out of Alaska to the lower States for example, why does one gallon of gas here cost $5.38 when it cost in Virginia for example under $4? Shouldn't it be the other way around lol
@@Life_Is_A_Highway- WOW They got same gas prices as here in oahu hawaii.,.rip off prices, they say its the shipping costs!!
Valdez is where the big mobile oil spill was way back then. A bunch of people moved to Valdez in the 60s because of the oil business, and they abandoned the town in the '80s leaving something like 2,000 people there year-round. Lots of people got rich. Now the big companies are.... I think Hawaii used to be the most expensive state to live, I've heard California has passed them now but it's only what I read I don't know if it's true. Last time I spoke to someone in California he said gas was $7 a gallon but I'm not sure if he was honest. I think he was.
Here in Ca. I just paid 5.00 a gallon but I also use 91 octane In my car. I would love to visit there someday.
@@russellloomis4376 I believe California is one of the few States that's more expensive than Alaska, at least with certain things. Btw there are quite a few people originally from California who have been here for a long time or just recently came.
Bindenomics!
I appreciate the comment but I'm not political and this isn't a political channel. This is more a video to show the real prices at grocery stores if you look through more than 10 items in Alaska. The one reason I enjoy Alaska is you don't really see much about politics in your face out in public, most people keep their political views to themselves. You do see some local political signs but not very much (with the exception of a few small towns). Also the reason prices are high in Alaska is because of the distance the food and products must travel just to get to Alaska, and then for example in Valdez it also has to be brought by boat from Anchorage or a 5 and 1/2 hour truck ride from Anchorage to Valdez. There's a saying I like that I learned in Alaska; you can believe what you want to, you can support what you want to, you can protest what you want to, as long as how you do it doesn't effect me whether by blocking a road or by pushing your beliefs in my face. This type of mentality works really well because there's a lot less judgment and people don't argue with strangers over silly topics. But if you block a road with your protest, or you bring up politics to a stranger, someone's going to drag you out of the state by your collar back to the lower 48 states. I do appreciate your comment but the price is in Alaska have always been high regardless of who the president is or which party he represents 👍
@@Life_Is_A_Highway- Its just Alaska Always been that way, in dutch harbor in 2018 a head of lettuce was 10$ limes were 2 for 10$. I think for a 4 pack of monsters was 20$. We don't use Safeway in Alaska most of the time we us AC or Alaska Ship I thought that was a AC in in 2022 when I was there last.
Yeah, I was trying to be friendly and avoid the political talk since it had nothing to do with the video haha something seemed to be way overpriced and other things seem to be completely fair prices..... I was told before Safeway was in Valdez there was a three bears, but I'm not sure how accurate that is.
@@Life_Is_A_Highway-New subscriber here. I like your attitude all the best to you in that wild land. I live on the equator. I watch Alaska videos because it's like another planet to me.
@Spiritlife01 welcome to the show and it's really cool that someone in your location actually found my channel 😊 in 3 weeks I'm moving to the interior of Alaska, I have a feeling you're really going to enjoy the landscape and the videos.
The people of Valdez deserve a discount for putting up with the filthiest Safeway store in America! The people who work their are awesome but the store is a complete hole!
The people working there are extremely friendly, you're absolutely right. When I was there I didn't find the store filthy but I found it a complete mess, I thought that may be due to being understaffed. I did hear in the past it was not the cleanest place