Gas

Prices for regular unleaded gas as of July 7:

Edgartown

Airport Mobil $3.399 Depot Corner $3.399

Edgartown Mobil $3.459

Oak Bluffs

deBettencourt’s $3.359

Jim’s $3.439

Vineyard Haven

Citgo $3.359

Tisbury Shell $3.359

West Tisbury

Up-Island Automotive $3.139

Menemsha

Menemsha Texaco $3.329

Massachusetts state average (source: AAA) $2.615

Grocery Basket

On July 7 we shopped for:

Banana Boat Sport 15 suntan lotion (8 oz.)

Zatarain’s red rice and beans (8oz.)

Quaker instant grits (12 oz.)

Birds Eye frozen vegetables (9-oz.)

Tabasco sauce (2 oz.)

Pillsbury crescent rolls (8 oz.)

Eggo waffles (12.3 oz.)

Jones frozen sausage links (12 oz.)

Red delicious apples

Herbal Essence shampoo (12 oz.)

Bananas

The total cost* before tax for each order was:

$32.00 at Reliable,

$34.42 at Stop & Shop,

$34.30 at Cronig’s without Our Island Club card, or

$30.87 at Cronig’s with the card.

*Stop & Shop had waffles on sale with their free frequent shopper card; sales run from Friday to Thursday. Cronig’s gives a 10 per cent discount to Our Island Club cardholders, which charges an annual fee. These prices represent a snapshot in time only; on any date prices may vary.