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HTML
<table>
<tr>
<td class="desc-col">Good Stuff
<div class="options">
<ul>
<li> <em>Price</em>
$800.00</li>
</ul>
</div>
</td>
<td class="desc-col">Awesome Stuff
<div class="options">
<ul>
<li> <em>Price</em>
$200.00</li>
</ul>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
JavaScript
var Array = [];
$("td.desc-col").each(function () {
Array.push($(this).contents().first().text());
});
alert(Array[0]);
alert(Array[1]);