GOOD NEWS for Heritage Day: Prices drop ahead of long weekend
It’s good news for those planning to braai over the Heritage Day long weekend. Here are the best prices you’ll find for braai essentials.
It’s good news for Heritage Day this long weekend. We’ve been tracking the price of braai essentials and supermarkets are dropping prices ahead of the long weekend. We’ve collated a list of prices. and it’s good news for Braai Day.
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Heritage Day falls on a Sunday 24 September 2023 this year. It is therefore observed on Monday 25 September as well. The good news for Heritage Day is the four major supermarkets have dropped their prices for braai essentials.
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GOOD NEWS FOR HERITAGE DAY
We’ve scoured South Africa’s favourite supermarkets to find you the best prices for this weekend. Below you’ll see we created a loosely termed ‘chop’ and ‘dop’ basket. Here’s what South Africa’s top four retailers are offering for Braai Day:
| Rank | Supermarket | Chop | Dop | TOTAL |
| 1. | Shoprite | R350.94 | R604.95 | R955.89 |
| 2. | Checkers | R416.94 | R604.95 | R1027.89 |
| 3. | Pick n Pay | R455.99 | R619.97 | R1075.96 |
| 4. | Woolworths | R581.94 | R599.95 | R1181.89 |
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As you see, on the ‘chop’ side, Shoprite comes out tops in a comparison of best prices for Braai Day. This is achieved through its boerewors, garlic bread, lambchops and firelighters being the cheapest across the four supermarkets.
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When it comes to our ‘dop’ basket, Shoprite and Checkers come out exactly even. Interestingly, Woolworths is the cheapest of the lot for alcohol. Although this doesn’t entirely make up for it being the most expensive for food items.
BASKET BREAKDOWN
You may not want or need everything in our braai baskets, but here’s a detailed item breakdown of prices for Heritage Day:
| Product | Checkers | Shoprite | Woolworths | Pick n Pay |
| Traditional Boerewors/kg | R95.99 | R89.99 | R149.99 | R98.99 |
| Lamb Braai Chops/kg | R169.99 | R139.99 | R229.99 | R181.99 |
| 250g Garlic Bread | R34.99 | R19.99 | R58.99 | R37.99 |
| 4kg Charcoal | R59.99 | R59.99 | R94.99 | R74.99 |
| Baked Beans | R15.99 | R15.99 | R24.99 | R16.99 |
| Firelighters | R39.99 | R24.99 | R22.99 | R24.99 |
| TOTAL | R416.94 | R350.94 | R581.94 | R435.99 |
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| Product | Checkers | Shoprite | Woolworths | Pick n Pay |
| KWV 5yr Brandy 750ml | R209.99 | R209.99 | R209.99 | R209.99 |
| Savanna Dry Cider 6 x 500ml | R159.99 | R154.99 | R159.99 | R159.99 |
| Castle Lite Beer 6 x 500ml | R99.99 | R94.99 | R89.99 | R99.99 |
| Natural Sweet Rose Wine 750ml | R49.99 | R59.99 | R69.99 | R60.00 |
| Red Wine Bottle 750ml | R84.99 | R84.99 | R69.99 | R90.00 |
| TOTAL | R604.95 | R604.95 | R599.95 | R619.97 |
*Prices correct at the time of publishing on Thursday 21 September 2023.
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