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In the annual Consumer magazine survey of supermarket prices, Pak ' nSave has been named the country's cheapest supermarket in all nine surveys since the current survey methodology was adopted in 2003, although not necessarily in all regions.

The latest survey in 2011, which was based on the purchase of forty common items including bread, milk, biscuits, tinned foods and cleaning products, had a Pak ' n Save in northern Christchurch on $ 126, ahead of nearby New World and Countdown supermarkets on $ 135 and $ 136 respectively.

The survey was taken with 28 products specifying a specific brand and pack size and 12 products just the pack size with surveyors going for the cheapest.

The survey excluded meat and produce due to quality comparison issues, and alcohol was not surveyed due to regional variability in brands and pack sizes, local licensing rules ( e. g. supermarkets in Waitakere and Invercargill cannot sell alcohol ), and heavy discounting practices.