Do you keep track of milk prices at your local grocery stores? If you do, you may find that there is a huge difference in price depending on where you shop. You may be surprised at where the best milk prices really are. You can learn more tips and tricks for tracking prices here: How to Create a Grocery Price Book
I recently compared the cost of a one-gallon jug of skim milk in my area. Usually the lowest prices can be found at Sam's Club, aldi, and a regional chain convenience store called Kwik Trip. Where do YOU think the lowest price on milk was? Scroll down to find out.
Milk Prices:
It may come as a surprise to many of you, but milk was the least expensive at the convenience store. Kwik Trip's bagged milk was just $1.98 per gallon.
UPDATE! Come discuss current milk prices on our Facebook Page here: How much does a gallon of milk cost in your area?
Sams Club in CT, $1.98
update, price increased to $2.77
Aldi’s is the cheapest in my area at $1.89 for skim. Wal-mart is $2.35 at least. Use to buy 6 gallons at a time at Costco until I kept getting one to two gallons that were literally spoiled w/ each purchase.
If you use a Kwik Trip debit or credit card you’ll also get a percentage back! Buying milk and bananas with a Kwik Trip card usually gives us the best prices for these items. Plus, sometimes eggs and butter are good deals, too!
Farmers Foods (grocery store) in VA. was $3.49 for a gal. of 2% just yesterday. Wish we had bagged milk in our area.
$1.98 with Pick N Save (Copps/Rainbow Foods… Midwest chain) in ad coupon sometimes, regularly skim is $2.23. Also use a coupon for FREE milk from the previous week’s purchase of cereal/crackers/whatnot. My store does take $3 off my $1.98/$2.23 of milk so I “make” a dollar/77 cents:) I have friends who drink the bagged milk. It would just be messy having to pour into a jug or use the pitcher with it open in the fridge.
Where the best price for 4 sticks of butter? Just paid $3.19 for HyVee brand at HyVee…eeekk! Just checked my receipt and the cheapest gallon of skim milk at HyVee was $3.19…ouch…I go right past TWO Kwik Trips on the way home from HyVee…bummer!
Sam’s Club beats all for milk!
In my area, I find the best price for milk at Aldi ~ $1.99.
$ 0.79 per gallon at HEB here in Texas
Buehlers at Nobles Pond $.79 for a half gallon every Tuesday. All types of milk
We drink tons of milk, wish we had prices like those up here!
$3.00/gallon @ Costco, Anchorage AK. Everywhere else is $3.39 and up. Boo!
buy it when it is on sale. pour out about 1/2 cup into another container and then freeze. it will last in freezer for a long time. set it in your refrigerator about 3 days before you need to use it. i have done this for years. I buy 8-10 gallons at a time. This is for a 2 member family. i love milk. cvs and walgreens usually have a sale on opposite weeks. sam’s is a good place, too.
St Petersburg fl, $2.54 gal
the best price for where I live in Texas is Braums. half gallon is $1.67 plus it is closer than the grocery store less driving time
wish prices were like that here…BJ’s is the best here in Fl with a gallon priced @ 2.99 everywhere else is 3.55 and up >_<
Whole milk in tulsa Oklahoma is $3.81 this is crazy!
Last time I went to Stop & Shop their brand was 4.19 a gallon. ugh. I saw a sale for Tuscan recently for 3.59.
Long Island, NY
Given that milk is such a staple and the huge fluctuations in price locally everywhere, there should be a mobile app for tracking prices, like there are for gasoline prices. I use Gas Buddy on my mobile phone all the time. Anybody know someone who develops mobile apps?
Watching ads for several months….Walgreens has the lowest price when on sale….just paid 3.19 per gallon. 02/22/2015…seems to go on sale every other week.
Aldi was the best in fort worth tx ($1.40 a gallon).
But i could not find the best here in Raleigh NC area yet ($3.50-4.00)
We’re a bit spoiled in the middle west, as our mid-Michigan Aldis have it regularly for $1.69-1.89 per gallon.
Winco usually has for $1.09 per Gallon. Limit of 4. Garland, tx
Just paid $3.49 for a gallon of milk at CVS in MASS!!
Glad I had $1 off.
Palatka, Fl at Walmart milk is $3.69. My daughter lives in Kentucky and she buys it for 79 cents at Aldi’s, that crazy.