Avoid Buying This Sweet Treat From Walgreens When You Can
While delicious ice cream can be made at home without a machine, sometimes it is just easier to pop into the nearest Walgreens location to quickly purchase a pint of store-bought ice cream.
On top of this, even if the ice cream section is lock-free, it is also more expensive at Walgreens than at many competing stores. For example, a 14-ounce container of Häagen-Dazs Strawberry Ice Cream (Häagen-Dazs also happens to make our top-ranked vanilla ice cream out of 11 popular brands) will run you around $6.99 at Walgreens, while the same exact product is $4.58 at Walmart and $4.29 at Target (at the time of this writing).
Avoiding high prices at Walgreens
Ice cream is not the only product to avoid purchasing at Walgreens. The chain also seems to mark up the prices of food items that can easily be found for lower prices in grocery stores, like coffee grounds and ketchup. Comparing prices online before shopping may save a potential customer a lot of money just by avoiding Walgreens' more expensive food items.
However, many choose Walgreens for its convenient location and accessible hours. On top of this, some products also may only be available at Walgreens, like any item under the Walgreens-exclusive "Nice!" brand, which Walgreens describes as "high quality Walgreens branded products [sold] at a great price." This store brand is actually home to many fan-favorite products, like Walgreens' recently viral Peelable Mango Gummy Candy (those interested in this candy could also make their own peelable mango gummy candy at home). But unless a shopper is specifically looking for a "Nice!" product, it may be time to head to a different store with better prices for that late night snack.