'Tis the season for festive feasts and decorated tables as many families enjoy a Christmas lunch or dinner.
TimesLIVE conducted an informal price comparison of seven items most likely to feature as part of the festivities on Monday.
Items such as turkey, gammon, mince pies, lamb roast, brandy pudding, baubles and crackers were priced at Woolworths, Spar, Checkers and Pick n Pay.
These are the results of the price check conducted in the past two weeks.
Christmas basket breakdown:
Turkey:
- Woolworths — not available
- Checkers — up to R377.58
- Pick n Pay — not available
- Spar — R285-R311
Lamb roast:
- Woolworths — R179.99 per kg
- Checkers — R189.99 per kg
- Pick n Pay — R169.99 per kg
- Spar — R169.99 per kg
Gammon:
- Woolworths — R109.99 per kg
- Checkers — R119.99 per kg
- Pick n Pay — R94.99 per kg
- Spar — R89.00 per kg
Brandy pudding:
Christmas basket price check of items most likely to feature in celebrations
Image: Supplied
'Tis the season for festive feasts and decorated tables as many families enjoy a Christmas lunch or dinner.
TimesLIVE conducted an informal price comparison of seven items most likely to feature as part of the festivities on Monday.
Items such as turkey, gammon, mince pies, lamb roast, brandy pudding, baubles and crackers were priced at Woolworths, Spar, Checkers and Pick n Pay.
These are the results of the price check conducted in the past two weeks.
Christmas basket breakdown:
Turkey:
Lamb roast:
Gammon:
Brandy pudding:
Image: Christoph Hoffman
Mince pies (6 pack):
Christmas Baubles:
Christmas crackers:
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