Easter Dinner on a Budget: Which Watertown store offers the best prices?

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11-04-2025

WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) – With Easter Dinner just around the corner and grocery prices going crazy, you may be asking yourself what grocery store is the cheapest or even who has the best price on eggs! Well, no need to worry, InformNNY has done the calculations for you.
Easter Dinner on a Budget: Which Watertown store offers the best prices?
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When it comes to grocery shopping in Watertown, we have a few options. ALDI, Price Chopper, Hannaford, Target, and Walmart are on Arsenal Street. Grand Union is situated in the Seaway Shopping Center, where Top's used to be, on the city's Northside. Northland Plaza is where Save-A-Lot is located on State St. The other former Top's location across from the high school on Washington Street has Piggly Wiggly. That gives you eight options within the city… So, who's cheaper?
InformNNY has determined the amount of each ingredient required and the cost of feeding 10 to 12 people for Easter from each of the eight stores. We will also provide a maximum savings table for anyone willing to do a little store hopping. The recipes that were used can be found in our article — Hop to It: Quick and Delicious Recipes for Your Easter Gathering.
The table is located at the bottom of the article. So, let's analyze!
Believe it or not, Target is the cheapest overall. It is missing cloves and fresh parsley; the cloves are needed for the ham and the parsley is included with the oven-roasted carrots. You can choose not to use these items, and your meal will not be ruined. Target's ham price is in a three-way tie for second place, coming in at $.99 per pound. Target does have one of the higher asparagus prices at 4.99 per pound. The Eggs are not too bad here, coming in at $4.99 for a dozen, it is one of the lower prices for eggs locally. If you purchase everything from Target, you can expect to spend about $85.14.
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Hannaford sneaks in at second place for the overall cheapest. Unlike at Target, all the items you need are available at Hannaford. It also has the cheapest ham out of the eight locations, coming in at $.79 per pound. However, just like Target, the asparagus is 4.99 per pound. A dozen eggs at Hannaford will cost you $5.39, which is higher but not the highest. The total from Hannaford will come in at about $85.72.
Aldi takes third place overall; however, it is missing cloves and basic table salt and pepper shakers. Which again, if you want to forget the cloves, you can and most of us have salt and pepper shakers, so it's not that big of a deal. Aldi does have the cheapest asparagus at $1.95 per pound. It does have one of the more expensive hams as an 8-pound ham is going to cost a little over $19. A dozen eggs will set you back $5.49. Aldi shoppers are going to spend about $88.05 in total.
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Walmart sits nicely in fourth place. The ham at Walmart is going to take almost $19 out of your pocket, but it has the cheapest eggs, $4.97 per dozen, and the second cheapest asparagus, $1.97 per pound. Walmart shoppers are going to spend about $90.41 for Easter Dinner.
Save-A-Lot is fourth from the bottom and parsley. But it's not a super important ingredient, so you can just skip it. The price for ham at Save-A-Lot is $1.69 per pound, which is a little over double the price from Hannaford. Eggs and asparagus are on the higher side, costing $5.49 for a dozen and 3.99 per pound, respectively. Your total Easter Dinner cost is approx. $102.08.
Grand Union is the third most expensive store. However, it is in a three-way tie for second-cheapest ham at $.99 per pound. Eggs and asparagus sit in the higher price range, costing $6.29 for a dozen eggs and $4.99 per pound for the asparagus. Grand Union shoppers are going to spend about $111.93.
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Piggly Wiggly is the second most expensive store overall. However, it is in a three-way tie for second-cheapest ham at $.99 per pound. Eggs and asparagus sit in the middle of the road, costing $4.99 for a dozen eggs and $3.49 per pound for the asparagus. Piggly Wiggly shoppers will spend about $112.78.
Price Chopper is the most expensive; shoppers can expect to spend a little more than $113. They have both the highest price for ham and eggs, sitting at $3.19 per pound and $6.49 for a dozen eggs. The asparagus will also set you back $3.99 per pound.
Now for those of you willing to do a little store-hopping. If you include all eight stores and you get the cheapest of everything, your total knocks down to $58.95. If you only want to deal with the five stores on Arsenal St., you can get the price to $59.78. Store-hoppers can save over $20 overall.
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'Item prices chosen were based on the cheapest brand. Prices were gathered on Monday, April 7. Be advised that all prices are subject to change.'
As for what you'll need…
Quantity
Item
8 lb.
Ham
1 jar
Cloves
1 set
Salt and pepper
1 bottle
paprika
1 bag
Brown Sugar
1 bottle small
olive oil
1 bottle small
apple cider vinegar
1 sq bottle
lemon juice
1 bottle small
spicy brown mustard
1 bottle small
Mayonnaise
2 cans
Cream of Mushroom Soup
1 bottle
soy sauce
3- 6 oz bags
French Fried Onions
2 boxes
Scalloped Potatoes
4 cans
green beans
1 bottle
Parmesan cheese
1 jar
relish
1 can
Coke
1 dozen
Eggs
1 quart
Milk
1 stick
butter
3
Garlic
3 bunch
asparagus
4 lb.
Carrots
1 bunch
fresh parsley
Prices at all 8 stores in Watertown:
Walmart
Piggly Wiggly
Hannaford
Save-A-Lot
Target
ALDI
Price Chopper
Grand Union
Ham
$18.88
$7.92
$6.32
$13.52
$7.92
$19.17
$25.52
$7.92
Cloves
$5.95
$6.99
$3.40
$3.39
N/A
N/A
$4.99
$6.99
Salt and pepper
$1.94
$3.29
$1.76
$2.69
$1.89
N/A
$1.99
$4.89
paprika
$1.16
$0.98
$1.12
$1.29
$1.19
$1.09
$3.99
$1.99
Brown Sugar
$2.22
$2.50
$1.99
$2.49
$1.29
$2.35
$2.79
$2.50
olive oil
$5.94
$4.99
$2.40
$5.99
$6.99
$6.45
$3.99
$4.99
apple cider vinegar
$2.43
$1.99
$2.35
$2.69
$1.39
$5.49
$1.29
$2.29
lemon juice
$0.98
$1.99
$3.99
$2.99
$2.29
$1.99
$1.89
$2.49
spicy brown mustard
$1.52
$1.99
$2.29
$1.65
$1.79
$1.65
$2.00
$1.50
Mayonnaise
$2.12
$8.99
$2.19
$3.49
$3.93
$6.59
$2.99
$4.69
Cream of Mushroom Soup
$1.36
$3.00
$1.92
$3.18
$2.00
$1.50
$2.50
$4.38
soy sauce
$1.58
$1.99
$2.19
$1.89
$1.69
$1.75
$1.99
$3.29
French Fried Onions
$8.82
$15.87
$5.25
$8.97
$5.97
$3.27
$9.00
$13.47
Scalloped Potatoes
$2.44
$4.58
$2.48
$4.00
$2.58
$2.58
$3.58
$4.58
green beans
$3.04
$4.76
$3.76
$3.20
$2.76
$3.00
$5.00
$3.96
Parmesan cheese
$2.98
$2.29
$2.99
$3.59
$3.19
$3.25
$2.99
$2.29
relish
$1.88
$2.29
$1.49
$2.89
$2.89
$1.89
$1.50
$1.54
Coke
$1.00
$1.25
$1.00
$1.00
$2.79
$2.65
$1.19
$1.25
Eggs
$4.97
$4.99
$5.39
$5.49
$4.99
$5.49
$6.49
$6.29
Milk
$1.76
$2.69
$1.99
$1.99
$1.59
$1.89
$1.49
$1.69
butter
$2.42
$4.59
$2.42
$4.39
$3.99
$4.15
$2.59
$4.59
Garlic
$2.12
$5.99
$2.49
$5.37
$2.29
$1.65
$2.00
$2.89
asparagus
$5.91
$10.47
$14.97
$11.97
$14.97
$5.85
$11.97
$14.97
Carrots
$5.92
$5.00
$7.58
$3.96
$4.76
$3.30
$7.38
$5.00
fresh parsley
$1.07
$1.39
$1.99
N/A
N/A
$1.05
$1.99
$1.49
Totals
$90.41
$112.78
$85.72
$102.08
$85.14
$88.05
$113.10
$111.93
Lowest Prices at the stores:
Cheapest price on Arsenal St.
Store
Cheapest price in Watertown
Store
Ham
$6.32
Hannaford
$6.32
Hannaford
Cloves
$3.40
Hannaford
$3.39
Save-A-Lot
Salt and pepper
$1.76
Hannaford
$1.76
Hannaford
paprika
$1.09
ALDI
$0.98
Piggly Wiggly
Brown Sugar
$1.29
Target
$1.29
Target
olive oil
$2.40
Hannaford
$2.40
Hannaford
apple cider vinegar
$1.29
Price Chopper
$1.29
Price Chopper
lemon juice
$0.98
Walmart
$0.98
Walmart
spicy brown mustard
$1.52
Walmart
$1.50
Grand Union
Mayonnaise
$2.12
Walmart
$2.12
Walmart
Cream of Mushroom Soup
$1.36
Walmart
$1.36
Walmart
soy sauce
$1.58
Walmart
$1.58
Walmart
French Fried Onions
$3.27
ALDI
$3.27
ALDI
Scalloped Potatoes
$2.44
Walmart
$2.44
Walmart
green beans
$2.76
Target
$2.76
Target
Parmesan cheese
$2.98
Walmart
$2.29
Piggly Wiggly, Grand Union
relish
$1.49
Hannaford
$1.49
Hannaford
Coke
$1.00
Walmart, Hannaford
$1.00
Walmart, Hannaford, Save-A-Lot
Eggs
$4.97
Walmart
$4.97
Walmart
Milk
$1.49
Price Chopper
$1.49
Price Chopper
butter
$2.42
Walmart
$2.42
Walmart
Garlic
$1.65
ALDI
$1.65
ALDI
asparagus
$5.85
ALDI
$5.85
ALDI
Carrots
$3.30
ALDI
$3.30
ALDI
fresh parsley
$1.05
ALDI
$1.05
ALDI
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