The Grocery Store

The Grocery Store

While it may not be obvious at first glance what the Grocery Store is about is providing you with discounts on the ingredients for cooking the different dishes you can cook and bake in your oven at home, and discounted seeds for the different crops you can plant and harvest and, in the end, it is all about saving you money...

-- The Cooking Aisle --

The Listing Key below provides you with a list of the items you can purchase here at the Grocery Store along with the comparative cost for making the same recipe by using the stove in your kitchen rather than buying the discounted ingredients here at the store...  Not all of the recipes will be more economical, but most are!

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Name $Cost ($Stove Cost) -- Time (Stove Time) -- Added XP ($ Stove XP)
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Cookies $1 ($1) -- 1M (1M) -- 10 XP ($2 10XP)
Pancakes $6 ($6) -- 10M (10M) -- 60 XP ($12 60XP)
Heart Shaped Chocolate $9 ($9) -- 20M (20M) -- 90 XP ($18 90XP)
Apple Pie $18 ($19) -- 1H (1H) -- 180 XP ($36 180XP)
Choc Pudding $30 ($33) -- 2H (2H) -- 300 XP ($60 300XP)
Donuts $60 ($66) -- 8H (8H) -- 600 XP ($120 600XP)
Croissants $110 ($121) -- 18H (18H) -- 1,150 XP ($220 1,150XP)
Rocky Road $125 ($137) -- 12H (12H) -- 500 XP ($250 500XP)
Banana Bread $120 ($132) -- 20H (20H) -- 1,200 XP ($240 1,200XP)
Caramel Slice $70 ($77) -- 10H (10H) -- 700 XP ($140 700XP)
Gingerbread Sims $50 ($55) -- 6H (6H) -- 500 XP ($100 500XP)
Brownies $4 ($4) -- 5M (5M) -- 40 XP($8 40XP)
Danish $150 ($165) -- 1D (1D) -- 1,500 XP ($300 1,500XP)
Cheesecake $40 ($44) -- 4H (4H) -- 400 XP ($80 400XP)
Waffles $15 ($16) -- 45M (45M) -- 150 XP ($30 150XP)
Muffins $12 ($13) -- 30M (30M) -- 120 XP ($25 120XP)
Souffle 1 LP (1 LP) -- 4H (4H) -- 200 XP ($200 200XP)
Wedding Cake 2 LP () -- 22H () -- 990 XP ()

-- The Gardening Aisle --
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Name $Cost ($Plot Cost) -- Time (Garden Time) -- Added XP ($ Plot XP)
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Bell Peppers (Free) -- (30S) -- ($4/4 XP)
Carrots $3 ($3) -- 5M (5M) -- 5 XP ($28/20 XP)
Corn $10 ($11) -- 30M (30M) -- 25XP ($100/100 XP)
Pumpkin $60 ($66) -- 1D (1D) -- $200 XP ($500/800 XP)
Tomatoes $75 ($82) -- 6H (6H) -- 30 XP ($160/120 XP)
Beans $105 ($115) -- 12H (12H) -- 155 XP ($840/620 XP)
Onions $125($137) -- 10H (10H) -- 150 XP ($800/600 XP)
Watermelons $20 ($22) -- 1H (1H) -- 30XP($160/120 XP)
Potatoes $40 ($44) -- 2H (2H) -- 50 XP ($300/200 XP)
Spinach 1 LP (1 LP) -- 1D (1D) -- 300 XP($980/1200 XP)
Strawberries $40 ($44) -- 1D (1D) -- 250 XP ($100/1000 XP)
Zucchini $60 ($66) -- 4H (4H) -- 100 XP ($480/400 XP)
Lettuce $20 ($22) -- 45M (45M) -- 30 XP ($140/120 XP)
Garlic $85 ($93) -- 8H (8H) -- 125 XP ($680/500 XP)
Eggplant $115 ($126) -- 18H (18H) -- 175 XP ($900/700 XP)
Chilli Pepper $30 ($33) -- 16H (16H) -- 250 XP ($200/1000 XP)
24-carat Carrot 2 LP (2 LP) -- 5H (5H) -- 25 XP ($800/100 XP)

Generally speaking the more expensive the item and the longer its grow/cooking time, the better the profit margin is...  While none of these discounts stands out as a major element, when it is viewed over time and especially when it is averaged out over the entire cumulative play time of the game it does add up to a potentially significant figure.