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How GroceryCosts reads a supermarket flyer

The process: from published flyer to sourced price note. What gets extracted, what gets cited, and what never gets invented.

How GroceryCosts reads supermarket flyers in Tirana

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The process: from published flyer to sourced price note. What gets extracted, what gets cited, and what never gets invented.

The method, in plain terms

A supermarket publishes a weekly flyer. We read it. We type out the prices. We post the comparison.

That’s the whole thing. Here’s how each step works.


Step 1: The flyer drops

SPAR publishes a flyer every two weeks or so. Conad publishes regularly. We read each one the week it drops.

The flyer is filed privately — it’s our legal receipt, not content.


Step 2: We extract the prices

For each item in the flyer we record:

  • Item name and brand
  • Size / unit
  • Regular price (if shown)
  • Flyer price
  • Discount % (if shown)
  • Source page

If a value is unreadable or missing, we mark it as unverified. We never guess.


Step 3: We build the comparison

Same item, multiple stores, ranked by price. The gap in lekë and % is calculated — not editorialised.

“Pasta 500g: SPAR 59 lekë vs Conad 199 lekë. Gap: 140 lekë / 237%.”

The number does the persuading. No adjectives needed.


Step 4: We cite the source

Every published price carries: retailer name + flyer dates.

“Source: SPAR flyer, 14–23 April 2026.”

If you want to check it yourself, you can — we’ve given you the receipt.


What we don’t do

We never repost flyer artwork, photography or logos. We never fabricate or estimate a price. We never let anyone pay for a better position.

The price is the product. Not you.

Free for shoppers — Know the cost.

Related articles

More sourced notes — every price dated.

All price notes
SPAR week 14–23 April: pasta −34%, corn oil −23%, milk −22%
April 16, 2026

SPAR week 14–23 April: pasta −34%, corn oil −23%, milk −22%

Three of the biggest flyer cuts from SPAR this week. Prices sourced from the published flyer with dates.

Conad week 22–31 May: olive oil −23%, Kinder Bueno ice cream −18%
May 22, 2026

Conad week 22–31 May: olive oil −23%, Kinder Bueno ice cream −18%

What the Conad Albania flyer says this week. Prices sourced and dated.