Grocery Prices In An Isolated Alaskan Village - Gambell, AK

[@sherry866]

Prices are INSANE 😮

[@adermm]

Beautiful, I sure would love to visit. God Bless you buddy. Happy New Year and I pray your channel overflows in 2025!!

[@AnotherAngryCommentator]

So much work doing these, Going to the location, setting up the camera, going back like you never got there, going into a location. Going back to get the camera. Lots of work behind the scenes. Thanks for the videos. Subbed.

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

I can imagine I look a little weird going back and forth sometimes😂 Thanks for subscribing!

[@markbryer268]

This video offers an important perspective of what’s available (or not) when you live in a remote village. Thanks for showing us around the new store. That store was open when we lived in GAM. Also, love your choice of camera angles as you ride to and from place to place.

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

You’re welcome! Thanks Mark!

[@troychambliss784]

How do people afford these prices my friend?

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

@@troychambliss784 there isn’t a lot of job opportunities out here. Majority of the working class age group is unemployed because of this. So most families get government subsidies to help pay for these groceries. But most of our food comes from what we hunt, fish, and gather.

[@moonlion7047]

​@@WallaceUngwilukwhy waste so much money on water? I don't understand and can't you like heat snow or something?

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

We haul fresh spring water that flows from the hill right behind town. Like I showed at the end of the video.

[@janetwatson7966]

I worked with a girl who's parents had a bunch of kids. She said they lived off the land, grew their own vegetables. They spent 200 dollars a year at the store for stuff like pastas, and a few other items they couldn't get from the land.

[@earthprospecting]

Thank you for sharing your town.... stay safe and Happy Holidays Wallace. 🎄♥

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Thanks for watching! Happy Holidays to you as well!

[@AnnieHouston-ed3do]

We run our house on spring water. Tastes so much better than city water. I could never afford those prices. Most of our meat is wild game. Were in tennessee.

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

It would be nice to connect our houses to the spring! And most of our foods come from what we hunt, fish and gather!

[@AnnieHouston-ed3do]

@WallaceUngwiluk sure beats hauling water, which is what we used to have to do! Every year our life gets a bit easier and I appreciate it so much lol. Hauling water sucks 😭

[@AnnieHouston-ed3do]

My husband is 66 and grew up having to live hard like that, he's really happy to be able to take it a little easier now

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Glad you both were able to do that to make your lives easier!

[@krabgrass]

Sure beats living in a boring, overpriced hellhole like Phoenix, that's for sure...

[@IzzaMeanCat]

This was a great video! I've drank fresh spring water bubbling up & out of the ground. Delicious! 😸🌻✌️🐾🐾🇱🇷

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Thanks! Nothing like fresh spring water!

[@SuperJupiter9]

It would be very stupid to buy bottled water when you live in such a place with natural spring water all around.

[@chrishiebert9747]

Bros stores prices are like goods at our movie theatres.

[@mcdradus]

used to run tugs up there in and out of nome a lot. i do miss it sometimes but then I sober up and come to my senses midway and guam are much more enjoyable in my old age

[@toneholder]

Great video, looking forward to watch many more. Stay safe Wallace. Don ( in Michigan)

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Thanks for watching Don!

[@valdemarmikkelsen9830]

Very interesting. The goods are more expensive out in the district than in the cities. Always looking forward to your videos. Have a nice day🙂

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Thanks for watching! You as well!

[@lisamarie4472]

‼️only reason for No price tags is too much to pay. They don’t show prices at High End Restaurants ‼️wow‼️

[@pnw_element9822]

Wild bro I couldn’t do it there unless I was born there

[@Silvio_Nunez]

Wow, I shouldn't complain about our prices. I live in 🇨🇷 🌴Costa Rica🌴 🇨🇷 Pura Vida. I subbed to your channel.

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Wow, Costa Rica! Thanks for subscribing!

[@SimpsonDavid-b8p]

Good content. Interesting information as well. Rock Island, ILLINOIS

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Thanks for watching!

[@SimpsonDavid-b8p]

@WallaceUngwiluk Absolutely. Thanks for replying!! It's great to connect my friend. Stay blessed.

[@SimpsonDavid-b8p]

@WallaceUngwiluk subscribing now.

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

@ bless you and yours as well!

[@jamesbroomfield7799]

That stuffs expensive but honestly, it's not too far off from what we're paying in the lower states. Like cereal being 10 dollars there, the same box might be 5.99 at Kroger or Albertsons in the lower states. Some things there seem pretty expensive there but for most part, some things aren't too far off which means shits expensive everywhere at the moment

[@synack_DCCBUS]

Really cool video thanks for sharing, upload more please!! Just subbed

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Thanks for the sub!

[@dorothyann-n2h]

Merry Christmas 🎄⛄🎄 Y'all's Family

[@yugoyankoff-vh7in]

Subscriber # 742 here. Good luck with your channel. I hope it works out for you. 😊

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Thanks for subscribing! Hope you enjoy what’s to come!

[@FairbanksForever-kt2em]

Been in Fairbanks 5 years....going to McGrath soon....the prices should be higher but that's the pay price to pay for rural living.

[@dirtyjohngaming]

Cool video bro, thanks for sharing

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Thanks for watching!

[@THESCRAPDOGSHOW]

Everything in your stores i find free in the dumpsters here in Wisconsin 😊 There is a great opportunity for a savvy business man to make a go selling real food 🤔

[@NobodySpecial509]

Those prices are painful to see… i’m in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦 on Cape Breton Island & thought our prices were bad… 😢 Must be hard to make ends meet out there… subscribed to your channel. 😊

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Oh wow! Thanks for subscribing!

[@sebebalios1906]

12.99 for 1L of Heinz ketchup, 25$ for a jar of Mayo and 9.49 for a loaf of bread!! How do you guys survive out there in Alaska with those prices, that's insane!

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Check out my latest video!

[@wesleyjoseph1156]

Wow that's crazy ''NDA '' reminds me bk in the day getting water on my Rez in Canada British Columbia

[@Constantine744]

Definitely want to see more videos very interested❤

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

More to come!

[@janetpugliesi3203]

WOW 😮if I lived there I would really loose weight!! Can't afford a lot of food

[@wesleywyndam-pryce4081]

Quality video I love watching different lives and perspectives great insights I always imagine living there as well thanks for the video, funny they dont show prices ? At first store wonder why, can you request certian things as well 🤔 im wondering at the first store like theyll source it at the wholesalers if order a pack

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Glad you enjoyed it! The first store might not have the prices because it is a much older store. You can request things and they will see if they are able to order it!

[@danelionheart5881]

They seem to think lets move to Alaska they pay you to live there. But the truth is they don't pay you enough to cover the cost to buy food for a year let alone the cost to rent or gas to drive or for the heat to keep you warm. A gallon of milk in Florida is just over 2 dollars yet a quart is over 4 dollars in Alaska .

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

There are places in Alaska where the prices are more reasonable. In or around the cities. You see these expensive prices more so in the rural isolated communities in Alaska.

[@WilliamSaverino]

​@WallaceUngwiluk that's to be expected do t transportation cost, very interesting video. Thank you.

[@danelionheart5881]

@@WilliamSaverino In that case gas and oil should be free for all of Alaskan's After all the pipe line runs all through Alaska.

[@anthonyesparsen7776]

Wow the guy left his ATV running outside the building, if we would do that where I live it would be stolen in 1 minute.

[@peaches3392]

Are there any Restaurants in your town?? I found this so interesting. I was in Hawaii and prices there were crazy also. Just discovered your channel. Thanks for sharing.

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

We don’t have a single restaurant here in Gambell. The nearest Subway is in Nome, AK which is one flight away and the nearest McDonald’s is in Anchorage, AK which is two flights away. All our meals are prepped and cooked at home!

[@terrynorlo3196]

So the company that I've been employed by, for 35 years recently just asked me if I would like to finish out the rest of my 3. Year term in Alaska. At the end of my 36 month. I am being forced to retire With a full pension Plus Other Cash benefits. They said that all travel expenses are paid and they will provide a nice home for me to live in while I'm there working. After I reach retirement, I'll have full options to purchase the home from the company at a discount price. After looking at these prices and assuming that everything else is higher as well. My thinking is that they are gonna have to raise my income and my retirement package to at least 35%. After speaking with a friend of mine who works as a DOD contractor at the Air Force base. We work for the same company, boosting his income 44% If they don't do that then I will just finish out my 36 months in Virginia. Those prices are crazy insane.

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Hope it works out for you!

[@theboringchannel2027]

add in additional transportation costs for routine stuff like going to the doctors.

[@mattdykes5166]

Hello from East Tennessee. The orange juice prices are a deal breaker on me living there. 😂

[@JohnHenryAkpik]

Hello from the east coast north slope kaktovik.

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Welcome!

[@tonywestvirginia]

Wow! Even Bananas are 50 cents a pound here in the hills of West Virginia.

[@silita6193]

the deadliest food products cheap as the healthiest the most expensive that tells a really disturbing story

[@xirogs]

Healthy foods usually more expensive than junk foods.

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Unfortunately!

[@GmaSue541]

CRAZY prices.

[@babydoll9282]

Wow dude sometimes I feel bad going into Walmart and I live in Fort Myers Florida.. I really feel bad for you holy crap I can go to the dollar store and get a gallon of water for a $1.25 which I think is outrageous but I would rather be drinking your Spring Water by far any day of the week.. this is my first time watching you I wish you nothing but good health and happiness❤❤❤❤

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Definitely grateful to have fresh spring water accessible! Thank you!

[@justtl5885]

Nice work!

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Thank you!

[@wesleycameron1034]

I bet that water is so good. Thank you. Keep up the good work. You have a talent here I don’t think you’re aware of…. Look at all these views. Make more videos my friend.

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

The water is so good! Thank you!

[@MadskillsBeatz]

Wow, food is so expensive there.

[@DOO-DOO-DOO-45-47]

That's not bad prices. I've been to places in alaska where it was almost $30 dollars for some milk.

[@halomotto7158]

Those prices are crazy high. Over $10 for a bottle of distilled water that some people can probably buy for $1 ?

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

I would buy the 24 pack of water when I was going to school in Portland, OR for about $3/$6. Here it’s over $20. Huge difference!

[@ericvonp]

Quart of milk here is $5.49 plus 12% tax in some lower states…plus plastic bags aren’t free either!

[@ramprashad29]

Greetings from my beautiful city of New York.

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Hello there! Thanks for watching!

[@kravenkrawlhobby5438]

Subbed up brother. Hope your channel does so well that you can maybe help out the local tribal members. Everyone really but people in my tribe always come first, I love my tribe. I’m sure you know how that feels.

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Thanks bro! I hear you. I returned home to help out in anyway I can.

[@bigcws4522]

That's amazing you got fresh water are you worried about animals carrying disease in it or does the water flow fast enough. Nice video thanks.

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

We haven’t had any issues with the spring water. The water is continuously flowing and it’s close to the hill where it comes from!

[@kirvin8737]

slow down, cant even see what it all is and the prices! I agree with you one the "fresh product". lol Looks like they need to get the goods on the shelves!

[@theboringchannel2027]

Get a water filtration system and a UV light, along with 8mil plastic bags, and start bagging up 1 gal of water and wholesale at $3-4 to the stores.

[@sciannabrown1195]

Just wondering what kind of jobs do people have, to buy groceries? This video was very interesting. I hope your channel grows substantially, so you can keep the videos coming 😊

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Unfortunately there isn’t much job opportunities out here. The majority of the working class age group is unemployed. There are a few jobs that the locals have at both stores, the school, clinic, post office and a few other spots. Most families get government subsidies to help afford the groceries. But most of our food comes from what we hunt, fish, and gather.

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

And thank you!

[@najman2741]

New to the channel. I’m down here in sunny arid Los Angeles so life on the other extreme of weather is fascinating

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Thanks for watching!

[@evelyncunningham6939]

The TP was a Kirkland brand ⛄️

[@evelyncunningham6939]

Watching from southern Idaho first snow today ⛄️

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Thanks for watching!

[@saekx]

Thank u for making this video

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

My pleasure!

[@erikwallace2560]

Seriously, people down in the lower 48 should consider stop complaining about the cost of food, drinks, meats & icecream. Compared to your prices, w don't appear to have a problem. I sure hope your income is relatable to the cost of living. Maybe we can find some investors & open up our own grocery store. Good luck with everything.

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Thank you!

[@theboringchannel2027]

you do realize the premiin is 90% based on TRANSPORTATION COSTS to get the items there. Weight is a big factor, why 1 gal of water is $10, volume matters as well, why paper towels, bag of chips are pricey.

[@hob0cheese]

You must be rich if your paying that much for food! 😱

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Haha I wish!

[@zacharyrichardson2823]

Where do you guys buy your guns and equipment for hunting?

[@cooperwhite4044]

And quads & snowmobiles.. keep the videos coming brother they are dope!

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

The blue store will sometimes have guns in stock. We also get our guns and other hunting equipment from Nome or Anchorage.

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

The quads and snowmobiles are usually ordered from Nome or Anchorage. Both stores will have some in stock sometimes as well.

[@Thomas-dz9dj]

Amazon

[@wademacdougall1600]

Russia sends them over

[@aqivgaqm5025]

Hello from Anaktuvuk Pass! Prices pretty similar here too.

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Hello! Thanks for watching!

[@madbrad7274]

Too cold for bacteria in the spring water?

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Good question! Maybe during the winter. No one’s had issues with bacteria in the spring water even during the summers when it’s warmer outside

[@NaNa-ug1ej]

i love how you can just leave your ride running out the store. most states that ride would be gone

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

It is a luxury! In a place of 700 people, where everyone knows everyone, it would be hard to get away with stealing a vehicle

[@GmaSue541]

CRAZY prices. Are the work wages good there?

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

I wouldn’t say so. There isn’t many job opportunities out here so the majority of the working class age group is unemployed. And a lot of people that are working are making minimum wage which is around $14-$17 depending on where you work.

[@tobykoonooka]

I saw you coming back from back there with my 110

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

I saw you on your bike!

[@tobykoonooka]

@@WallaceUngwiluk ye

[@charlenepinola4310]

I live in California our prices are crazy too .but not as inflated as it is where you are at.i wish you would have shown the price of the coffee there. Or eggs milk .the one that got me was the water ten dollars!! Here we pay about 1.29 per gallon.

[@robertg1015]

Bananas $4.19 @ pound versus Costco around .50 cents a pound

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

🤯🤯🤯

[@jo3ywils0n39]

Bro if you like sparkling water get a sodastream they're goated for making a bunch of your own. Could buy a machine for the price of 4 cases in the store, seems like a no-brainer.

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

I hear you. I do need to get a soda stream!

[@wesleywyndam-pryce4081]

You can even make pepsi lol 😂​@@WallaceUngwiluk

[@theboringchannel2027]

@@WallaceUngwiluk learn how to ferment, and you can carbonate anything with a little sugar.

[@bobbeauchesne2805]

Love your videos. You rely on motors for transportation so how much does the fuel cost? And how do the people in the town make the money to pay for the essentials? Is it partially from the the oil drilling dividend’s, but that can’t be enough considering how much the groceries cost.

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Thanks! Gas price is about $6.50 a gallon. There are a few jobs at the school, stores, clinic, post office and at the City and IRA. Majority of the families receive government assistance for food. We call it food stamp but when I was in Idaho last year everyone called it EBT.

[@peteacher52]

Supposing you capture a walrus or something else large and eatable, and you have a good deal left over when you've taken what you need, are you able to sell the surplus locally to help you off-set the high store prices?

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Great question! We don’t sell any of the meat that we harvest. It is shared with whoever is apart of the hunt, extended families and offered to other hunters that might be around when an animal is harvested. Sometimes we do barter foods with others.

[@milissapoisson6369]

Wow, I would have to live in an igloo to be able to afford to eat cereal and milk! You guys need winter wheat and green houses...some buffalo...dang

[@cdlu2.028]

So like triple comp to iowa

[@cdlu2.028]

Give me moose, salmon, trout, and anything else I can catch kill

[@joehasberryjr7398]

😢 damn if i live there I'm growing and hunting every day great vibes and channel respect from 205 pisces black alpha male Birmingham Alabama home of the Civil rights moment

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

A lot of hunting, fishing and gathering!

[@andrewclassen7444]

So do y’all put your frozen foods in the freezer or just in a box outside since it’s so cold?

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

We just keep have them in the freezer but it does get cold enough to keep them outside if we wanted to!

[@Bmg009]

$369 for 20oz Dr Pepper is crazy, heck it’s $3.00 here almost

[@michelbissonnette8793]

Boy....youre in RUSSIA!...almost😂. wow...thats very far...isolated island...not an easy task...if u dont mind, what you do for a living!??...great video..cool

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Actually!😂😂 Closer to Russia than mainland Alaska. I just moved back home recently after being down in Portland, OR for school and in Idaho this last year as an assistant basketball coach. There isn’t much job opportunities here so I’m subbing at the school and working on this channel!

[@roycurly1252]

What about how long are days and nights last there

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Sunrise is at 12:03pm and sunset is at 4:36pm.

[@connormorier9486]

I'm Canadian from Winnipeg Manitoba, and I've seen similar videos focusing on northern Canadian markets and the prices they have. Its very similar and I'm just wondering how anyone up north (Canadian/America) can afford to live there.? Does the government provide subsidies? I can barely afford to live in Winnipeg with the prices here I can't imagine up north.

[@connormorier9486]

Great video btw!

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Yes, most of the families here receive government subsidies for groceries.

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Thank you!

[@justjokinntokin5474]

How much daylight you get now? December 11 2-4 hours?

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Sunrise is at 12:03pm and sunset is at 4:36pm

[@trishriederer1857]

Banana price is wild

[@MikeHorror67]

I was like wow ! when i seen the Bananas (55 cents a pound in PA regular price). But i understand the costs of getting stuff there.

[@hanskarlberg7810]

One could say “it’s bananas”

[@trishriederer1857]

@@hanskarlberg7810 lol

[@Jb-uy5zx]

Just a little more expensive than the mainland thanks to current food prices

[@GeeDonTMinD]

Whoa!!! Them prices are insane! All bc of transportation funds. What’s the minimum wage there if you don’t mind me asking?

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

The minimum wage is different for each workplace here in Gambell. Anywhere from $14 to $17.

[@homeappliance7424]

Hi Wallace.. I’mfrom Sacramento CA started watching your Chanel. Very interesting. Since everything so expensive. How do people afford those prices… what kind of jobs out there for the locals .

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Good question! Unfortunately there isn’t much job opportunities out here. Majority of the working class age group is unemployed. Most families get government subsidies to help afford these groceries. But the majority of our foods come from what we hunt, fish and gather. Thanks for watching!

[@ikickpuppies01]

Lot of fishing i'm guessing?

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Yes! Lots of hunting, fishing and gathering year round.

[@josephcook2314]

Hello from Southeast Ga! I feel sad seeing the fresh? vegetable selection that is offered . -DirtySouthPrepper

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Welcome! It is a bummer that we don’t get a better variety.

[@chandude3]

you got chic fil a sauce out there? hell yeah lol

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

I wish we had a Chick-Fil-A out here!

[@avajackson26]

I know you don't pay that much for that food you need to get the cheapest food you could find even if you had to order it from somewhere else

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Yeah, most of our food comes from what we hunt, fish and gather!

[@dorothyann-n2h]

Im born n raised in Hawaii, there's a lot of Hawaiians living in Alaska

[@leigh5251]

My goodness. The prices our outrageously expensive! I hope that your wages are high out there. I've always wanted to live in Alaska but paying 11.00 for a gallon of water is not going to happen lol.

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

There are places in or closer to the cities where the prices are more reasonable! It’s just so expensive here because we are so isolated.

[@justjokinntokin5474]

I love Doritos here it’s $5.49 won’t buy em unless on sales for $3-4 but $11.19…..O HELL NO!! 😂

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

I hear you!😂

[@Blahblah.44]

Not much difference from Oregon or any other US state now. It’s 10$ a 12 pack of soda here . Gallon of milk 5-6$ . That tree top apple juice same bottle I get is 6-8$ a bottle from Walmart here to. Not far off at all . That bath tissue u showed same price here 10$ 6 rolls about right even looked it up.

[@jaeski0031]

Wow smh ...I'll never complain at the grocery store ever again

[@evolveausevolveaus]

Hey buddy, watching from Australia 🇦🇺 Donthe wages reflect the expenses ? I couldn't see how someone would survive spending so much for essentials if wages were not massive..

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Unfortunately not. There aren’t many job opportunities out here so the majority of working age class is unemployed. And a lot of those that do have jobs are making minimum wage of $14-$17. Most of the food that we eat comes from the hunting, fishing, and gathering that we do to survive. Thanks for watching!

[@bigwave56boogieboard35]

Thanks for your show really appreciate it sorry you have to pay so much for everything this is Tommy from Lake Tahoe California The people have spoken

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Thanks for watching Tommy!

[@MamitaMarie]

This reminds me of Bethel, AK

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

I’ve passed through Bethel a few times! I could imagine the prices being similar.

[@stoffes]

what cost whiskey beer and hoo*ers? if it cheap i move there from sweden

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

Gambell is actually a dry village. Meaning alcohol is illegal here in Gambell so no alcohol is sold here.

[@cecilveley5722]

Things you find in a grocery store Alan “Winner” 🎉😂❤ ok now how much is it

[@jeepstuff4004]

Prices not much higher than Vancouver

[@randalyates5605]

Sounds like the prices at a typical truck stop.

[@pnw_element9822]

Makes me wonder do the McDonald’s there charges 1.50 for some bbq or sweet and sour sauce for your nuggets?I be asking for extra ketchup in a package and mustard and mayo from all the fast food spots lol and stock up on condiments lol

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

We actually don’t have a single restaurant here in Gambell. The nearest McDonald’s is two airplane flights away.

[@leonardraymondjr]

It's better than ours in Stebbins.

[@maygoya2204]

You guys need a Costco !

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

A Costco would be nice!

[@davesippel3456]

Prices outrageous gallon water 10.00 way to expensive

[@WallaceUngwiluk]

It’s crazy!