Where do you shop for groceries?

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  • JenAndSome
    JenAndSome Posts: 1,893 Member
    I make the short half hour drive to a local meat processor for 99% of my meat. The quality and price definitely makes it worth it. Kroger and Sam's Club for everything else.
  • Nicolee_2014
    Nicolee_2014 Posts: 1,572 Member
    I like to get my meat from the butchers. I should go to the local markets for fruit & veg but it's too much hassle with 2 little kids so I just buy the crap that the supermarket has.
  • Crochetluvr
    Crochetluvr Posts: 3,334 Member
    Wegmans. LOVE their stuff! Produce is excellent, meats are top notch, too. And yummy desserts and pastries. I like their prepared foods as well. There are only 2 things they don't have that I have to go to the Shop Rite for....the b/f's Haagen Dazs white chocolate truffle ice cream and the cottage cheese brand I like.
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    That all looks amazing!! :-)

    My fiance and I buy about 60% of our groceries from Aldi (most of our produce, many staples/baking items, cheese, dairy, nuts, lots of frozen seafood). We don't eat beef, chicken or poultry so that is N/A.

    15% comes from Food 4 Less, partly because it's within easy walking distance of our home. Things we buy there include a certain type of bread, some produce, tortillas, etc. This is where we often pop in for 2-3 items midweek.

    15% is from a locally owned ethnic/natural food store that sells primarily Asian products. We only shop there once a month but we buy rice, tofu, a few specialty produce items, sauces, oils & coconut-based products here. It can be pricey, but still WAY cheaper than the fancy health food stores or the farmer's market (in our area farmer's market = $7 tomato).

    The remaining 10% is from Target. Our store has a decent grocery section but is not a Super Target. We regularly purchase noosa and other Greek yogurt and all of our fav Morningstar Farms products here because it's way cheaper than anywhere else in town. My fiance buys Kashi stuff here, and we also get Clif Z bars and Clif Crunch at Target.
  • chelseascounter
    chelseascounter Posts: 1,283 Member
    Publix
    Whole foods
    The fresh market
    farmers market
    meridian food market
  • sand1941
    sand1941 Posts: 73 Member
    Farmers markets on the weekends for fruits and veg mostly, but for the weekly grind there is a Shaw's right around the corner from me and a trader joe's a few stops up on the subway. Adjusting to life in the city is interesting.
  • AllTehBeers
    AllTehBeers Posts: 5,030 Member
    The convenience store.

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  • mayaocean
    mayaocean Posts: 355 Member
    Costco
  • LurveTheDoctor
    LurveTheDoctor Posts: 303
    We shop at our local kroger for groceries.. I don't really like shopping at walmart for produce.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,031 Member
    Safeway. Sometimes Trader Joe's.

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  • 1two3four
    1two3four Posts: 413 Member
    Do any of you have preferred stores for produce, meats, etc.? Just curious...Hubby and I hit the Berkeley Bowl today...now THIS is a produce section!!! (And this is just the non-organic section...) Picked up lots of wonderful things, a few hard to find items, and lots and lots of fresh veggies and fruit!!!

    That is AMAZING! Wow!

    Meijer (best produce for a grocery store where I am), Kroger (dried beans, cheese, frozen vegetables) and independent grocery stores (great customer service and can get you anything you want!) Aldi when I'm near one (they usually have decent produce and of course great prices on basics). Wal-Mart rarely but it does happen for one or two things now and then. I don't care what anyone says I believe Wal-Mart has an inferior product (like say, bottled ketchup or package cereal or canned vegetables--even with the national brand) and their produce sucks but I've shopped there when I've needed.

    I also am a huge fan of farmer's markets and road-side stands during that time of the year.
  • EDesq
    EDesq Posts: 1,527 Member
    Love your selections...Great Job!!! I shop at several places where I live because the Fresh Produce is so good. I choose Conventional because I know how to clean it (Baking Soda & White Vinegar in water, sit fruit/Veggies in it for at least 5 min & wash, rinse), and pesticides really do not break the skin or go inside of Produce. Here we have Beautiful Farmers Mkts., Local Grocers, Whole Foods, Trader Joe, 2 Major Grocery Chains all over, even 3 Walmarts with actually pretty good Produce. For Me, 80-95% of My purchases are Fresh Produce.
  • amez1974
    amez1974 Posts: 213 Member
    I've started ordering a lot of our food from Azure Standard monthly. Otherwise the local butcher for beef and pork (raise our own chickens and turkeys), Farmer's Market, Aldi's, Sam's Club and Walmart.
  • MissChyna
    MissChyna Posts: 358 Member
    Local Farmers Market
    Trader Joe's
    Wegmans
    Whole Foods
  • Kr1ptonite
    Kr1ptonite Posts: 789 Member
    For most of my food i just go to Coles in australia.
  • AmericanExpat
    AmericanExpat Posts: 158 Member
    Either Migros or Coop... but I live in Switzerland, not sure if they are outside of the country...
  • Kirstyw871
    Kirstyw871 Posts: 216 Member
    Tesco or Morrisons.
  • mokoko123
    mokoko123 Posts: 77 Member
    I get a lot from Aldi (my local is pretty decent - sometimes they are hit or miss on produce - I buy what looks good & eat according to that). I supplement from Publix (for stuff Aldi doesn't have) and Sams Club (for fish/chicken)
  • TamTastic
    TamTastic Posts: 19,224 Member
    A combo of Stop n Shop, Trader Joe's, and Whole Foods (For a few select things as they are rather spendy!!) All three are within 5 minutes of me so I can just run in and out.

    And Target for select things too when I can go.

    The freshly pressed honey roasted peanut butter at whole foods is a staple right now! And at $3.99 a tub it's the same price as the other stuff and probably not loaded with rodent hairs and bugs. Ewww!
  • katy_jean_hall
    katy_jean_hall Posts: 49
    Super IGA
  • FrauHaas2013
    FrauHaas2013 Posts: 615 Member
    Wow, there are so many stores here I've never heard of!!! Wish I could hit some of them...the way you describe them sounds delicious!!!

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