This week's check · Oct 23, 2026
A dozen large eggs
No Name Large, 12-pack — Atlantic Superstore, Halifax. Checked October 23, 2026 on the retailer's online listing.
Read the October 23 eggs checkMethod
How a check works
The anchor is verified. Each Friday's Halifax price is read from the retailer's own online listing that day — the store, the product and the check date are printed with it.
Listings move. An online listing price can vary by store, pickup or delivery — the anchor is the listing we checked, on the day we checked it, and it's labelled that way.
Reader prices stay reader prices. Prices reported in the Friday post's comments are published labelled "reader-reported," with the town and store as given. A reader figure is never promoted to an anchor.
The record so far
Per-staple history
One row per staple, newest anchor first. The archive is young — it grows one honest row a week.
| Staple | Latest check | Anchor | Store |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dozen large eggs | Oct 23, 2026 | $5.08 | Atlantic Superstore (online listing) |
| 4L milk | First check comes in its rotation week — Friday, October 30. | ||
| Bread | Not checked yet — its week is coming in the rotation. | ||
| Butter | Not checked yet — its week is coming in the rotation. | ||
| Haircut | Not checked yet — its week is coming in the rotation. | ||
| Gas (per litre) | Not checked yet — its week is coming in the rotation. | ||
| Rotisserie chicken | Not checked yet — its week is coming in the rotation. | ||
The rotation
What gets checked, in order
One staple per Friday, cycling. Next up: 4L milk, on October 30.
- Eggs ✓ checked Oct 23
- 4L milk
- Bread
- Butter
- Haircut
- Gas
- Rotisserie chicken
Across the provinces
Reader reports
The first roundup — from the comments on Friday's eggs post — lands with the October 30 Weekly Catch, and reader prices will be kept here, labelled as reported.
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