There are many "Dominicks grocery stores" located all over the world. One of the famous Dominick's supermarkets is located in Chicago. Initially, like all other customers, one also assumes that the price for a gallon of milk that he pays in one Dominick's store is same for a gallon of milk that other customer pay in other Dominick's grocery store.

Finally, few months later a person came across the reality that he was wrong. Price of the same item usually changes in all supermarkets with the change in geographical location. Prices may even vary up to 12% in supermarkets located in same metropolitan area. For a family, which spends almost $125 a week on groceries, this can create a difference of nearly $780 a year; which is a great difference.

Many different theories have been put forward to explain this problem of price discrepancy. In order to cover the extra cost rents in one part of the city, may be more expensive resulting food prices to rise. Let it be ethnic grocers or deep discounter competition may create a downward pressure on price relative to one area of the city to another. Most of the supermarkets use data from shopper loyalty cards to make out that how many shoppers are willing to pay in certain part of the city.

After all, it is not only the supermarkets, which charge different prices for same item in different locations. Drugstores also come in same category depending upon the location where it is located. Most of the fast food restaurants such as pizza hut and McDonalds also use to do the same thing depending upon the location where it is located. For the same burger and pizza, they use to charge different cost in different locations.

To save yourself from such Dominicks grocery stores, you should purchase most of your canned goods at ALDI and can also shop for meat and some other items at COSTCO. You should always keep in mind the three shopping tips before going for shopping. First- buy only the things present on your shopping list. Second, never go for shopping hungry or with your empty stomach. Third and the most important is that you should never bring the kids for shopping with you or be very discipline if you do!

Always remember to take coupons, which you have ever collected from newspapers, magazines, mailing or Internet. You should first make an accurate list of the items you need to buy then go on Internet to coupon sites and try to find items present in your list. Do not be tempted by the items, which is not present on your shopping list this is one of the common mistake. Another way to save yourself from these Dominick's stores is to make it homemade if you can, rather than buying a package. The pre-made food will be more convenient for you but costlier and may be sometimes harmful. Finally, we should try to save ourselves from such Dominicks grocery stores.