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^ ^^hihh wek^^k^r ^i^^^bb * *—*—«—1~ ^• • §• *j» *p»p»p»i^»^»»i» »j»»§» 5 * * * * * * * * * * ! __!| Food Town Doesn’t Have To Freeze Price Increases For Four Weeks... Our Customers Save Money Every Week On More Than 5,500 Famous Nationally-Known Brands! I I I 1 On Monday, December 2, 1974, the first day of the so-called "Price Freeze" made by * two ot the areas largest super market chains, we selected at random twenty-three S grocery items most often bought by consumers at each of the two super markets The ■ prices are shown here compared with Food Town's every day low price The results are 1 ^lear: Food /own's lower prices are lower then the frozen prices. Imagine what the ■ savings would be if all 5,500 grocery nems at Food Town were compared. I HERE ARE THE 23 ITEMS PURCHASED I Mrs. Butterworth Syrup, 24-oz.' Bottle. | Aunt Jemima Pancake Mix, 2-lb. Box. I • Del Monte Fruit Cocktail, 17-oz. Can......... ■ Crisco Oil, 24-oz. Bottle.. I Snowdrift Shortening, 3-lb. Can. | 46-oz. Cans Hi-C Fruit Drinks.. | Van Camp's Pork & Beans, 16-oz. Can. ■ Dried Pinto Beans, 2-lb. Bag. I 14-oz. Box Minute Rice. I Armour Star Treet, 12-oz. Can. | Instant Maxwell House Coffee, 10-oz. Jar. I Instant Sanka Coffee. 8-oz. Jar. ■ Lipton Flo-Thru Tea Bags, 100 ct. Box. I Cheerios Cereal, 10-oz. Box. I 15-oz. Box Kellogg's Sugar Frosted Flakes. | Kellogg's Raisin Bran, 15-oz. Box. | Quaker Quick Oats, 42-oz. Box. ■ 32-oz. Can Ready-to-serve Similac. .. I Daytime Baby Pampers, 30-ct. Box. | Coffee-Mate Creamer, 16-oz. Jar. I Palmolive Liquid Detergent, 22-oz. Bottle. ■ 49-oz. Box Cheer Detergent. ■ Ken-L Ration Liver Dog Food, 6-Can Pack. 1 Purina Doe Chow. 25-lb. Bae.. I GROCERY TOTALS. * 4% N.C. SALES TAX. I GRAND TOTAL. ■ _ FOOD TOWN S TOTAL.. I FOOD TOWN'S LFPINC SAVES YOU. ■ FOOO BIG A&P TOWN STAR WEO 1.07 1.19 1.23 .67 .75 .75 .42 .45 .49 1.07 1.25 1.19 1.79 1.89 1.99 .45 .45 .49 .28 .29 .29 .89 .97 1.05 .69 .77 .79 .79 .86 1.03 2.05 1.99 2.19 2.35 2.47 2.59 1.19 1.59 1.45 .54 .67 .67 .73 .85 .75 .74 .89 .93 .84 1.05 .99 .74 .79 .79 1.99 2.35 2.31 .99 1.09 1.17 .77 .85 .87 1.12 1.09 1.05 1.17 1.62 1.68 5.10 5.59 5.69 28.44 31.76 32.43 1.14 1.27 1.30 29.58 33.03 33.73 29.58 29,58 3.45 14.15 If -REMEMBER . . . These Are Food Town's Everyday || Prices Compared To Those "FROZEN" Prices!! — — —1—11—— I A price freeze for three or four weeks? How much will this affect the consumers pocket books? What items will the freeze I affect? What will happen to prices after the freeze? If you're a Big Star or A&P shopper, these are questions you should ask __y°ur^elf. Then ask yourself if the frozen prices are better than food Tuwn s every day low prices.-:-. j As the otd saying goes 7-- "Sometimes | it's fun to be fooled, but it's more fun j to know''. . . especially when it°involves j your pocketbook. ■ Our shoppinq test made on December 2, indicates that Food I Town s low prices are lower than the other, two super markets' * frozen prices Don t be fooled. There's a good reason why more I SMART shoppers -save money at Food Town than any other 1 super market . With Food Town's "Lowest Food Prices In I North Carolina you can always be sure the total will be less even compared to those so-called frozen" prices Food Town Announced OPERATION LFPINC SEVEN YEARS AGO! | It s Just As Valuable To The SMART Customer | Today As It Was Seven Years Ago ... In Fact, ■ Considering Inflation, LFPINC Means More | . Cash Savings For Budget-minded Shoppers SMART SHOPPERS KNOW THE TOTAL IS ALWAYS LESS ■ At FOOD TOWN ^A^ ^A^ ^A^ ^1^ ^ ^ L ■■■■ ■■■■■■■■ ■■■■ ■■■■ ■■■■ ■■■■ ■■■■ SBUB ■■■■■■■■■ MBBB ■■■■I ■■■■ IHBH1 MMB ■■■■ mmmm ■■■§ L^****************jgje***sj»^^
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