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Post by peano on Nov 19, 2019 21:15:17 GMT
I shop at Big Y, my basic supermarket numerous times a week, because I like fresh produce. This is supplemented by another local chain for more unusual cheeses and gourmet-ish items. Also Costco, Trader Joe’s and a local British import store round it out.
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Post by krcrafts on Nov 19, 2019 21:16:03 GMT
I have groceries delivered from Walmart and my dh occasionally goes to Food Lion for the few items WM doesn’t sell. I occasionally go to Trader Joe’s.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Nov 19, 2019 21:42:51 GMT
Ali Wegmans Walmart for some bakery if I am in that town. Local Walmart is not a Super Store.
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Post by AussieMeg on Nov 19, 2019 21:51:19 GMT
90% of my shopping is done at Coles (one of our big supermarket chains). There are three of them within a 5 min drive of my house.
Occasionally I will go to Aldi (it’s right next door to Coles), but I really don’t enjoy shopping there.
There is a Woolworths (the other big chain) in my office building, so I pop in there for little bits and pieces during the week. And once in a while I do a big shop at the one near home, just to change things up a bit.
Once a month or so I will go to an Asian grocer and do a big shop. LOVE that place!!
And a few times a year I will go to Costco.
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Post by freecharlie on Nov 19, 2019 22:48:34 GMT
Typically 3: One within 5 min if my house for quick trips One main store Sprouts for produce
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Nov 19, 2019 22:52:07 GMT
Primary is Reasor’s. I stop by Trader Joe’s maybe once or twice a month for things I like there, like their deli stuff and the Toscano cheese and to replenishing my supply of Everything But the Bagel seasoning.
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Post by Lexica on Nov 19, 2019 23:00:05 GMT
Costco, Amazon, and sometimes Sprouts for more vegetables. I don’t buy fresh vegetables from Amazon, it is just where I buy the fill-in the items that Costco doesn’t carry. I keep meaning to check out a local Farmer’s Market, but it seems that by the time I think of it, my refrigerator is already full of Costco’s vegetables. I could easily get by on just Costco and Amazon.
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Post by mimima on Nov 19, 2019 23:03:09 GMT
3 plus: Winco Costco Food Co-op
I will also do Trader Joe's now and then
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Post by *sprout* on Nov 19, 2019 23:04:08 GMT
Aldi Costco Meijer
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Post by Scrapper100 on Nov 20, 2019 0:37:36 GMT
Too Many Walmart, Sam’s Club, Costco, Trader Joe’s, Winco, Sprouts and two more local stores so 8 and occasionally Aldi, Stater Bros, Albertsons or Ralph’s. No wonder I never have time.
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Post by Miss Lerins Momma on Nov 20, 2019 0:39:22 GMT
I go to Kroger weekly. I go to Aldi once every 2-3 weeks (whenever we run out of diapers bc they are cheaper there). I go to Costco maybe once a month or month and a half.
I feel like I’m constantly shopping. Ugh
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Post by kate on Nov 20, 2019 1:06:35 GMT
One: my local internet grocer. I order once a week, and that's it. The only thing for which I'll go on an emergency run to the bodega is coffee.
DH will sometimes stop at a vegetable cart if he passes one and they have something that looks good.
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Post by quinlove on Nov 20, 2019 1:20:33 GMT
I do most of my shopping at HEB. I have a big one near me and it’s fantastic. Meat, bakery, deli. It’s all fresh and wonderful.
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Post by msladibug on Nov 20, 2019 2:03:04 GMT
Market Basket, Price Rite and Asian 99 Supermarket.
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Nov 20, 2019 3:15:31 GMT
Really a ridiculous number of them. Trader Joe and Hyvee are both about an hour away, so I only get out to them once every few months. Super Target weekly, also Cub, the big chain grocery. Wal-Mart, generally only if I am in there working and need something for dinner that night, but occasionally for other items I can't find other places. Coborn's, another chain grocery, also usually only if I am there to work and usually only sale items. Local grocery store, usually only for a quick something needed for dinner or a recipe. They are only 5 minutes away, but produce is usually disappointing, and it is a small store so selection isn't great either. Fresh Thyme, usually once a month or so, usually just produce. Lunds/Byerlys, fancy grocery chain, a couple times a month for sale or specialty items. And we usually buy milk at the gas station, they run a coupon for 1.99 for a gallon.
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Post by LisaDV on Nov 20, 2019 3:31:55 GMT
Maybe 3-4 places for my large shopping trips: Meijer’s, whole foods, then fill ins of Aldi and Sam’s club as needed.
For quick refills or running out, 2 very local stores.
I have a semi-local farm for eggs and one which is still selling limited fresh produce, when I go there I stop at a different store.
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Post by stampbooker on Nov 20, 2019 4:41:45 GMT
I try to get most everything at Aldi. If we need certain brand name items, I first try to order them from Walmart or Amazon online so I don't have to go to another store . If that fails, then I go to Walmart. Same here! I get about 95% of my groceries at Aldi. There are a few items that either we don't like (spaghetti sauce) or the don't carry (natural peanut butter, King Arthur Flour) that we get at Walmart.
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Post by cycworker on Nov 20, 2019 4:53:21 GMT
I shop at 6+ my butcher. And usually at least 2-3 in a week. They are all close to my house. This is similar to me. I have 3 regular stores depending what I need, plus my butcher - though I don’t go to the butcher often. One of the grocery stores I like does have a good butcher for some things. It just depends on the quality and range of what’s available in a given week. Sometimes I even add a local fish market and bakery to the list.
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Post by crittsmom on Nov 20, 2019 6:41:53 GMT
Stater Bros (local), Target, Albertson, 1X/month Costco. Just had Aldi and Northgate ( local ) open, so I may have to check those out. All are very close .
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Post by sueg on Nov 20, 2019 8:50:20 GMT
I do the majority of my grocery shopping in the store above the train station where I change from bus to train going to and from work. Toiletries from DM, which is in the same train station mezzanine level. There is also a butcher, deli, bakery and fish shop that I walk past to get to the grocery store and I buy most of our meat and fish there, and some deli and baked goods. I also go to an Asian grocery, which is near where I work once or twice a month, and sometime go into the main open air food market in the city if there is something special that I want. There is a specialty muesli store there where I always get my muesli and porridge. oh, and DH gets all our drinks (water, soft drinks etc) from a large warehouse like store near his work.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Nov 20, 2019 13:31:21 GMT
I pop into Aldi three or four times a week and love that it's so quick and easy. Often I leave there and go to Publix for the couple of items I couldn't get at Aldi.
We also hit Costco occasionally but it's out of town so not frequently. It's not for regular grocery shopping for us, but for a party coming up or some special need item.
We get fresh eggs regularly from guys my husband works with. And I love to shop the farmer's market in season for local produce and honey.
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Post by tracyarts on Nov 20, 2019 14:04:24 GMT
Usually just two. Kroger and HEB. Both are equal distance from our house, and they both have some things we use that the other doesn't. So each week, we alternate between the two.
Very rarely we go somewhere else.
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Post by luckyjune on Nov 20, 2019 15:23:11 GMT
Grocery shopping has been our Saturday morning date for the past 15 years, so we have a routine. We to to a local store called Central Market, then head to Trader Joes. We hit Whole Foods, then Costco for gas and then shopping. We go early and have it timed to the opening times of the stores so we don't hit crowds. Every once in a while we shop on Saturday afternoon and it is enough to remind us why we go so early in the day.
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Post by kibble on Nov 20, 2019 15:33:53 GMT
If it’s not available at Walmart grocery pick up, I don’t need it. I'm not a Walmart shopper but have used them occasionally in the past (I won't shop in store they are horrid). However never again. I've used the pickup once before about 6 months ago, no issue. Tried to use it again last week for a pretty large order (I'm working 2 jobs and just super busy so wanted something fast) HORRIBLE! I waited half an hour before finally leaving without my order. What a waste of my time and gas. Tried calling the store multiple times first with no one answering the phone, kept getting voicemail, then an a oh, sorry they are busy, with no response of when I could expect them to bring it out. I ordered hours ahead of my time, waited until the window, checked in ahead of time. Called the customer service number afterwards to tell them to cancel my order and credit me (she offered me a $15 coupon towards my next pickup, told her not to bother.) I'll never order from that store again. Terrible customer service, reminds me why I hate Walmart so much, should have known better. Normal weeks I do Aldi's first, then Target, then Wegmans for the specially items (all 3 stores are really close by and to each other, so it's not that much work). About once a month I'll do BJs, Costco and Trader Joes as well.
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Post by myshelly on Nov 20, 2019 15:37:56 GMT
If it’s not available at Walmart grocery pick up, I don’t need it. I'm not a Walmart shopper but have used them occasionally in the past (I won't shop in store they are horrid). However never again. I've used the pickup once before about 6 months ago, no issue. Tried to use it again last week for a pretty large order (I'm working 2 jobs and just super busy so wanted something fast) HORRIBLE! I waited half an hour before finally leaving without my order. What a waste of my time and gas. Tried calling the store multiple times first with no one answering the phone, kept getting voicemail, then an a oh, sorry they are busy, with no response of when I could expect them to bring it out. I ordered hours ahead of my time, waited until the window, checked in ahead of time. Called the customer service number afterwards to tell them to cancel my order and credit me (she offered me a $15 coupon towards my next pickup, told her not to bother.) I'll never order from that store again. Terrible customer service, reminds me why I hate Walmart so much, should have known better. Normal weeks I do Aldi's first, then Target, then Wegmans for the specially items (all 3 stores are really close by and to each other, so it's not that much work). About once a month I'll do BJs, Costco and Trader Joes as well. I’m sure it depends on the location. I haven’t been inside a grocery store in a year and I don’t miss it. I’ll never have to waste my time like that again, I don’t understand how people on this thread have time to go to multiple stores multiple times a week. That sounds awful.
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Post by Skellinton on Nov 20, 2019 15:47:57 GMT
I'm not a Walmart shopper but have used them occasionally in the past (I won't shop in store they are horrid). However never again. I've used the pickup once before about 6 months ago, no issue. Tried to use it again last week for a pretty large order (I'm working 2 jobs and just super busy so wanted something fast) HORRIBLE! I waited half an hour before finally leaving without my order. What a waste of my time and gas. Tried calling the store multiple times first with no one answering the phone, kept getting voicemail, then an a oh, sorry they are busy, with no response of when I could expect them to bring it out. I ordered hours ahead of my time, waited until the window, checked in ahead of time. Called the customer service number afterwards to tell them to cancel my order and credit me (she offered me a $15 coupon towards my next pickup, told her not to bother.) I'll never order from that store again. Terrible customer service, reminds me why I hate Walmart so much, should have known better. Normal weeks I do Aldi's first, then Target, then Wegmans for the specially items (all 3 stores are really close by and to each other, so it's not that much work). About once a month I'll do BJs, Costco and Trader Joes as well. I’m sure it depends on the location. I haven’t been inside a grocery store in a year and I don’t miss it. I’ll never have to waste my time like that again, I don’t understand how people on this thread have time to go to multiple stores multiple times a week. That sounds awful. Aren’t you the one who only buys groceries at Target?
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Post by Skellinton on Nov 20, 2019 15:53:41 GMT
I go to our local “produce market” on Sunday to get all our non cheese dairy needs and produce and breads. It is right next to Safeway and 2 minutes down the road from Fred Meyers so I will run into one of those for meat, coffee and pantry items I need. I go to Costco once a month. I go to Trader Joe’s periodically when I go to the pet store. Both of those are next to the aforementioned Fred Meyers. I feel very lucky that all the stores are very close to my house and make it easy to grocery store hop depending on sales.
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Post by myshelly on Nov 20, 2019 15:54:55 GMT
I’m sure it depends on the location. I haven’t been inside a grocery store in a year and I don’t miss it. I’ll never have to waste my time like that again, I don’t understand how people on this thread have time to go to multiple stores multiple times a week. That sounds awful. Aren’t you the one who only buys groceries at Target? Before pickup Target was my main store, yes. But I think we’ve established how different Targets are. Mine has a sushi bar, deli, wine shop, huge produce section, huge vegan section. Now I only do WM pick up because Target doesn’t offer produce or frozen foods in pick up.
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Post by scrapcat on Nov 20, 2019 16:58:01 GMT
On a pretty regular basis: Wegmans, Shoprite and TJs. Just starting to get into Aldi a bit, but they are not as convenient location. I will pick up some dry goods at Target or Walmart on occasion but do not visit them regularly.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2019 17:01:27 GMT
The Commissary, local grocery store, and costco. I may go to a Trader Joes or Whole Foods once a quarter to get something specialty or look around for fun.
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