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Re: Eggspensive

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Post by BurningFrog »

changoplatanero wrote: post #6
PaulHoule wrote: post #4

Looks like Washington, DC, St. Louis, and the area to the east of San Francisco are "red zones" for high egg prices for some reason.

I wonder if those regions have some kind of regulations that limit supply

California has a new law about humane conditions for chickens that has closed many egg producers.

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Post by jonathanstrange »

jaqalopes wrote: post #10
sanggonlee wrote: post #7

This is cool! Whenever I see these kinds of apps though, I wonder where do you get the data? Is there a public API for all the grocery products in the US or something?

It is for Walmarts only per the info page. There must be a way to scrape that from their online grocery shopping website even without an api.

Naive as I am (& not living in the US), I've always thought these supermarket chains have uniform pricing and that's one reason why they're so popular.

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Post by davidkuennen »

I'm from Germany and in New York right now. Damn is everything expensive here. And everyone running around with a 10+$ Starbucks coffee all the time.

Edit: probably not a fair comparison though since I come from the countryside in Germany where everything's generally cheaper than in the cities.

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Post by swatcoder »

sanggonlee wrote: post #7

This is cool! Whenever I see these kinds of apps though, I wonder where do you get the data? Is there a public API for all the grocery products in the US or something?

This is just one brand of eggs from one store (see info pop out). Since that store has local online ordering that matches store price, you could probably scrape it as a good practice exercise in building scrapers.

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Post by mattw2121 »

Now you've given me something to ponder on the entire day -- why do the Walmarts within 10 miles of me have different prices? Some at $3.23 and others at $2.42. A 28% difference. Do other products have this same price difference? Are some stores consistently priced lower and should I shop at those instead of the one I go to?

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Post by pavon »

PaulHoule wrote: post #4

Looks like Washington, DC, St. Louis, and the area to the east of San Francisco are "red zones" for high egg prices for some reason.

Really interesting how different Walmarts nearby by in Kansas vary by 2x, from some of the lowest prices in the country to some of the highest.

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Post by hammock »

The variability here inside of single cities (look at Norfolk, VA for example - and remember this is just Walmart, not Walmart vs high-end grocery etc) is really highlighting to me that we need something to upset grocery delivery to either a) make it easier to order specific items from different locations with the best price or b) induce more perfect price competition between neighboring grocery retailers

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Post by ryanSrich »

jonathanstrange wrote: post #12
jaqalopes wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It is for Walmarts only per the info page. There must be a way to scrape that from their online grocery shopping website even without an api.

Naive as I am (& not living in the US), I've always thought these supermarket chains have uniform pricing and that's one reason why they're so popular.

Anything produce related is going to fluctuate based on location. This is because most produce is bought within some distance of the store (ex: 100 miles).
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