Where do u grocery shop and why?

Stop & Shop (meat and salmon, Greek yogurt).
Whole Foods (for my produce, gluten free items, and Earth Balance).
Trader Joe's (occasionally… closest one is 40 minutes away).
Big Y (meat and salmon, Greek yogurt).

During spring/summer, I grow my own veggies and buy produce through a local farms co-op.

HEB for my major shopping. For the in between trips to the store, I go to Kroger since it's only about a block from my house. I think of it as a really large convenience store! Occasionally, I run into Walmart, but they would have to pay me to eat their produce. HEB has the best prices and the freshest produce and meat and a really wide selection.

We shop at Wal-Mart and the Natural Grocers. If we can't get organic, grass fed, fresh caught, etc at Wal-Mart, then we pick it up at the Natural Grocers. Why do we do this? Because we try to eat as "clean" (I put that in quotes because everyone has there own version of clean eating) as possible when we eat at home.

Bulk shopping done at Costco because I can feed a small army for not much $$$. Individual and/or specialty type items we shop at Sprouts (just around the corner from our house) and Trader Joe's (near my wife's office)...occasionally Albertson's but I hate that place (because they never have checkout staff and lines out the butt).

I love Trader Joe's, and Fry's. We are getting a Sprouts here in Prescott Valley and have heard their prices are better than Whole Foods but I have never been there so I have no clue what its like! The Albertson's up here is just weird so I avoid it, has a really off feeling about it.

I shop at Save A Lot for some canned goods and paper goods. They're on the way to other places so I don't make a special trip there. There are few name brands but a lot of their brands are made by the big companies.

I shop at the Asian market "Lotte" for spices, lentils, beans, and all my fruits and veggies. They're half the price and have a lot of great things. Since I get my fresh veggies there, I go to Lotte about every other week, sometimes every week.

I shop at Whole Foods for the vegan substitute foods that my husband likes (sausages, meat substitute, vegan cheeses) when I don't have time to make them myself. I can get my soy or almond creamer at the local grocery so I only go to WF when I'm out of the "hubby food." When he's traveling, I don't use any substitutes, just lots of veggies, and grains. We go to Whole Foods maybe once a month or less.

And for spur of the moment things, like when I need a bag of baby spinach, we have a Safeway 3 miles from the house, a Target with some food less than a mile away. I try to avoid Wal-mart.

H-E-B! It has great everything, pretty much. A good selection of fresh produce and organic items. About on par with Walmart in terms of price. A lot times their house brand of things is just as good as name brand. We have a few Whole Foods and Trader Joes, but they are always so so packed, it really doesn't make for an enjoyable experience. For time, money, and overall experience, I'll take H-E-B!

The H-E-B where I shop...they have a good selection...great prices...decent produce...they are however a zoo...need to take Valiums before entering.

Sprout's Farmers Market...starting this weekend. I am moving within a 5 minute walk from them.

I primarily shop at Kroger. I like Kroger prices, the gas points & their store brands (especially Simple Truth). The main thing I avoid buying there is meat, which I buy in bulk at Costco or a butcher. Simple Truth organic meats are good, but the prices aren't, so I shop elsewhere

I shop many different places because I have a restricted diet due to medical reasons (essentially, certain foods can cause my condition to flare and leave me in pain for days). With these restrictions it is sometimes about finding a BRAND more then a store.

Once a month I go to Whole Foods and pick up a few staples like pear juice, chips, popcorn, rices, and stuff like that. They also has a pretzel bun that is safe that is SO good for hamburgers. So I always plan burgers the week I will be there!

MOST of my basics (fruits/vegetables/meats) are bought weekly at Trader Joes. I also get my milk and a few frozen items there. Good prices and good options.

I also shop at Fresh Market mostly for special meat cuts (bone in rib eyes or coconut crusted cod for example) and bread.

Then I have Meijer if I want bagels or alfredo sauce.

Then Target because it is the only place I can find the frozen chicken nuggets that are safe for me. But I just buy 2 bags at a time!

When the Farmers Markets open up around here, I figure I will buy a good amount of my groceries there. At least at the one I used to go to, I could get my beef and lamb, eggs, bread, and produce there. Will have to see what the offerings are like here.

Publix since i am in florida, they do a lot of bogo and i can stack store and manufacturers coupons there
Super Target, they price match ANY LOCAL AD and with thier coupons , the cartwheel ad and coupons ,I can get some pretty good prices.
Whole Foods, there are a few select items I buy there- Wild Rice- bulk popcorn, Sesame seeds, TVP
Walmart , if they have a deal where I can use the overage, or I can price match and use coupons
Aldis- they have some stuff there thats always a good price - Pesto for ex. and Yogurt if its not on sale somewhere else with coupons for less. and if i am stopping there i generally stock up on 5-6lbs of extra bananas , because really in my house there is no such thing
Dollar Tree- for one thing only- FROZEN FRUIT- at a buck a bag, its perfect for shakes and smoothies- and i watch for items they have that match my coupons , in january i picked up 3 cases (of 24) betty crocker cornbread mix which after coupons was like 8.00
Save a lot for Frozen ground turkey and Jenni o turkey bacon-

Albertsons for SELECT sales, (like 1x every other month) and the sale has to be pretty amazing cus i have to drive there special x town.

I REALLY miss Kroger
and For those in Tx. you have HEB , thats a good store too

there are 8 people in my house - so I Rely on coupons .
and do a lot of value shopping.

I buy my BOGO deals at Publix and most of my meat there because i work there and they will cut it for me anyway you want it. I also work in the Seafood dept so i know what is fresh there too.

Most staples i shop at Walmart because i know i can get better deals...

A few items i get at the Sams Club wholesale place

Occasionally the farmers market

I wish the Targets in Canada were good. I was so excited when they came here but they suck so badly!

I shop at Whole Foods now. I did shop at Shop Rite until I decided to change my life. It is more expensive, but honestly I'm buying much higher quality items and eating so much better and really only spending about $25/week more. That is a lot of money, don't get me wrong, but health is priceless and I'm willing to do it.

I do my main grocery shopping at Vons where I buy items to stock up the pantry or what not. Once or twice a month I go to Costco to buy a giant bag of vegetables (love those asparagus!), fish and chicken. In between I also shop at Trader Joe's.

I agree! I ASOLUTELY love Kroger!