Vons vs Jons vs Ralphs vs Vons Value Plus vs Target

Here is a comparison of 15 randomly selected items from 3 local grocery stores and a Target store. I've also compared the same list of items using a discount card (In this case the Vons Value Plus card.) and paying full price.

Vons 4033 Laurel Canyon, Studio City, CA 91604

Jons 12122 Magnolia, North Hollywood, CA 91607

Ralphs 10900 Magnolia, North Hollywood, CA 91601

Target 11051 Victory, North Hollywood, CA 91606

Vons vs Jons Vs Ralphs vs Target

Shopping for these items at Target would have saved you between $15 and $20.

Vons vs. Vons Value Plus

Here is the same shopping list using Vons regular pricing and Vons Value Plus pricing(Value Plus Card).

Using your Value Plus card, you would have saved $4.07. That would still be slightly above Jons, by about $1.00, but still $16.84 over Target.

Now, let just say you purchased these items on a regular basis, maybe twice a month. Shopping at Vons for the year, using your Value Plus savings card, would cost you $1476.48. The same items purchased at Target would cost you $1072.32. That's a difference of $404.16.

Vons vs Jons vs Ralphs

Vons, Jons, and, Ralphs. For this first comparison I did not include sale prices.

Jons was the clear winner, by over $5.00, for the same items.