Where do u grocery shop and why?

My local food co-op! For lots of reasons......it's locally owned by it's members; carries lots of locally produced food and non-food items; bulk grains, nuts, spices, etc; has a community feel and shopping there is almost always a social experience. I love my Co-op!
If they don't carry it, I don't need it! Except for wooden matches......I have to go to the hardware store for those!

I purchase the bulk of our groceries between Central Market, Whole Foods, and Costco. I like Central Market the most overall - they have good organic produce, a large wine section, and good meat. Whole Foods is a close second - I could eat from their fresh prep section everyday. We like Costco for other bulk items - like paper towels and trash bags.

We shop at Costco every few months. Choosing between Central Market or Whole Foods for weekly shopping is usually a toss up to what other errands I am running that day.

I love going to Trader Joe's from time to time, but it is always packed with people aimlessly wondering around like it is some sort of tourist trap. It kind of gets in the way when you are trying to buy a weeks worth of groceries and get in and out quickly.

A place called "Woodman's" It's just in Wisconsin, I believe; maybe only a few locations. I love it because it is HUGE with lots and lots of options and far cheaper than Walmart, actually...by a significant amount. They also have a great selection of "natural" foods and even have a few aisles designated for it, as well as a lot of vegetarian/vegan foods which is great for me and is difficult to find elsewhere.

Also, opened 24 hours, employee owned, and they pay their workers well and offer them benefits. I'd rather my money be going to a company like that over typical "big box" stores like Walmart.

I price match with Walmart for just about everything except meat, I get that at Costco.

I shop at Pick N' Save and Piggly Wiggly. I double-coupon and save about a third off of my grocery bill. If anyone has a store in their area that does this, I suggest you take advantage of it. What's on sale changes, so it keeps variety in your diet. It really IS realistic to eat healthy for cheap.

Spanish supermarkets. $1.50/lb boneless skinless chicken breast can't be beat.

And Aldi for everything else because it's cheappppppp

Several places, actually. Mostly just to get the things we like. We've moved and traveled a lot, and have found that only certain things can be bought at certain stores. I get the bulk of my items at Costco. Mostly because their quality is fantastic as well as the prices. Price checking, they have been cheaper than even Wal-mart. I rarely shop there just because the one here is a PITA and until recently, the quality was horrid. I would literally buy fresh produce and it would be bad in two days. I get almost everything at Costco from Romaine to strawberries to soy sauce. Next up is Kroger. This is where we get the things that I can't get at Costco like... Vanilla Oreos and blueberry bagels. Or smaller amounts of things like cucumbers and onions. Beef we get at a local farm -- half a cow every other year. I just recently found a farm to get pork and will be ordering that soon for the Fall. Chicken I get at Costco still. Fish... well, we don't get much fish since we are landlocked and none of it is really fresh! So when we do get it, we usually get it at a restaurant... like in sushi. Once in a blue moon, I will grab a few things at Target. They have specialty frozen desserts and pizzas and other things you just can't get anywhere else. So, I will go there if I'm looking for something new. I guess that is about it. Sounds like a lot, but where I live, all of that is within 3 miles. 2 one right after the other! Grocery days are usually pretty quick and easy.

Fresh Direct. I eat much healthier if I don't wander through the junk food aisles of my grocery store. They deliver fresh produce & dairy & meat to my door weekly. It's the best invention of all time, IMO!

And Amazon ships me some of the dried fruit & dates, etc.

Fiesta Mart is my place of choice. They are nicer to me there. All the other grocery stores in this town have an inflated sense of self-importance. I like their international section and they are the only place I can get banyan soymilk (which comes in gallon jugs and it has no additives.) I think this chain is limited to houston and austin. They have the best music playing and they have sparrows living in the rafters! (not by choice but it still amuses me)

I go to oriental markets for asian food items I cant get at a regular grocery store. I have three different ones I go to. Lately I just started going to this korean one recently. Its the only place that seems to have circle-shaped potstickers. They have korean ingredients of course, and they have a whole array of shirataki noodles which i just discovered.There were a couple others i used to go to (including two indian ones) but they have closed. Ill mention Phoenecia and Sara's too (lebanese grocers) though its not a regular thing... because I can get most of those kinds of items at Fiesta.

heb for convenience (its across the street) and sometimes they have different stuff than fiesta. but they push the processed and prepackaged food alot more. they do not sell tangerines.

walmart for tangerines.

whole foods and sprouts for specialty items. though the whole foods deli is lethal if im trying to watch what i eat. sprouts has better tofu and better ice cream than whole foods (sprouts has wildwood tofu and tofutti ice cream) and sprouts does not charge for paper bags. but about a third of their store is like a gnc.

Whole Foods is great for finding hard to find things in a recipe... some of their house brands are a little overpriced and not so authentic tasting... They are cheaper than Central Market or Wheatsville. I do not like their politics. But the people who work there are pretty helpful. They are the only place this side of New Jersey where I have seen kosher marshmallows. But another thing that I really do not need to eat right now.

havent gone to wheatsville in years. randalls is no longer convenient. sun harvest has closed. central market is ridiculously priced. (the one thing Central Market excels at is wine which I do not buy) When Randalls was a safeway it was built around the trees to make peace with the neighborhood. it was kind of cool to have oak trees growing in the middle of a supermarket. When Randalls bought it they held on to it for a little while but then let it die and just turned the space into grocery aisles. Nobody could remember what had started it in the first place. I am kind of annoyed about that.

Ive never been to the new Trader Joes. Its too far and no buses go out there.

Walmart - love the variety (our store is HUGE) and that I can get all items I need at one place. Their vegetable selection has increased in quality the last couple of years, but it's still not the best. Same with the meat, but I do like that I can get certain types there that I can't find elsewhere in my area. Certain items they carry on a regular basis are not always stocked, even a week later.

Shop N Save - very clean store, excellent produce, shelves are ALWAYS stocked. The variety is limited (excepting the product department ). Employees are friendly and helpful.

Aldis - would love to shop here more often, hate the clientele and employees. Rude, nasty, dirty people at both local Aldis.

Schnucks - only go there because it's close to the house. Our local store is small, badly stocked, and dirty. Nice spice selection though.

Between May and the end of October, I buy most of my food at a couple of farmers' markets here in the area. I also buy extra to freeze and can for the months when the farmers' markets are not open. For the few things I can't get at the farmers' market, I go to Costco, a locally-owned grocery store, or a Super Target. Occasionally, I will stop at Kroger, but not frequently. I prefer farmers' markets because I know where the meat & produce came from. I'm lucky enough to live in the Mississippi Delta and can get everything from rice and mushrooms to catfish and pork, all produced and grown locally.

I shop at serveral stores throughout the year:

Aldi-for certain items because its cheaper
Target-They have a larger selection of Noosa yogurt flavors so I stock up when I am there
Kroger-bulk of my grocery shopping gets done here
Trader Joe's and Marianos-these are a treat when I go since they are about an hour drive each way from me but I love these stores and stock up on sprouted breads, grains organic foods etc
Health food store-I love that they carry a local farms milk
When its in season I love shopping at the local farmers market-for fresh fruits and veggies
We get all of our meat from a local farm Meat CSA

A place called "Woodman's" It's just in Wisconsin, I believe; maybe only a few locations. I love it because it is HUGE with lots and lots of options and far cheaper than Walmart, actually...by a significant amount. They also have a great selection of "natural" foods and even have a few aisles designated for it, as well as a lot of vegetarian/vegan foods which is great for me and is difficult to find elsewhere.

Also, opened 24 hours, employee owned, and they pay their workers well and offer them benefits. I'd rather my money be going to a company like that over typical "big box" stores like Walmart.

I love Woodmans. When I can't find a sale on something, I go to Woodmans for the best price. Which area of WI are you from?

Green Bay

Safeway, Winco & Trader Joe's.

I buy chicken in bulk from Zaycon Foods and every once in awhile I get a basket of produce from bountiful baskets co-op.