Comments on: The 4 Grocers that Stock my Pantry – Where do you Shop?

By: rachel mcadams

rachel mcadams — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:12:40 +0000

I really have to agree with not penny pinching for the pesticide riddled produce, and that Costco really pulls you in on there big name items. Even with there food you sometimes spend 50$ more because you never add it up, lately I have been going with a pad so I write down the prices and add them up. Meijer is new tho, I will have to see if one is in my area.

By: Shanghai Mattress

Shanghai Mattress — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 08:17:40 +0000

I’m living overseas and every time someone comes and visits from the states and asks what they can bring me I tell them …Costco cookies! No joke…I love that place.

By: Garden Cloche

Garden Cloche — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 08:15:47 +0000

I’m all for Costco! I can’t leave until I walk every isle. Does anyone else have that problem??

By: Food Insurance

Food Insurance — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 20:46:06 +0000

The Costco comment reminded me of my neighbor. We can never go shopping there without getting some high tech something. She justifies it like this…”well I’m saving so much on the groceries, I’ll just use the savings that we would have spent somewhere else, on this…”LOL. SO glad she’s not the only one.

By: Aury (Thunderdrake)

Aury (Thunderdrake) — Mon, 17 May 2010 21:22:50 +0000

I haven’t shopped at Costco before. I can’t find a place that offers good deals on soda.

But Costco might be fantastic for certain foods. Being Canadian though, the other grocery stores are a little out of the question for me.

By: M Denis

M Denis — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 02:21:55 +0000

Hyvee is my local grocery store (they are regional – NE,KS,MO,IA mainly). I go there once a week for all my groceries. Costco is once every 6 weeks. Very important to bring a list to Costco and stay on that list. Costco is not always the cheapest. Many items I can find on sale at Hyvee for less $ or same price and much smaller volume. Costco can have some very good wine pricing. I used to love going to Trader joe’s for 3 Buck Chuck when I lived in Chicago. I like sticking to one store because I know the layout and what prices to expect.

By: Seska

Seska — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:53:02 +0000

I do 90% of my shopping at Trader Joe’s. They are awesome.

By: Budgeting in the Fun Stuff

Budgeting in the Fun Stuff — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:28:03 +0000

We get our food from Kroger’s, Sam’s Club, Walmart, and the Angel Food Ministries.

- Kroger’s is on my way home and doubles or triples most of the coupons I use.

- Sam’s Club and Angel Food Ministries help us stock up on the main menu items and frozen vegetables.

- Walmart is where we get the items that are cheaper than Kroger’s with a coupon.

If you like their monthly menu, Angel Food Ministries is a cheap way to stock up. They are a non-profit business (not charity) that operates by volume. The more people that are ordering, the cheaper they can get their menu items.

If we don’t like AFM’s Signature Box menu, then we stock up at Sam’s Club.

All perishable items or side items that can’t be bought in bulk, I buy at Kroger’s or Walmart depending on price.

By: Ted

Ted — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:01:00 +0000

We shop at trader joe’s for as much as we can! I love that store and it saves us oodles. Especially because the store is not full of unwanted things that I might put into my cart. The unwanted items or special items are too expensive so I pass them up. But the everyday items are cheaper than Target and better quality.

We shop at Target for home goods and for meats (sale on chicken is hard to beat)

I do want to try whole foods for produce now. We have a great farm nearby us where we buy produce in season. But if whole foods has a better deal than trader joes, I am in!

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:39:00 +0000

I figured out my whole groceries routine about a year ago when I got serious about cooking my own food. For every two weeks I spend one day at three different grocers. I’m a little nuts about it because I have a spreadsheet listing the price/unit for every item I purchase.

Trader Joe’s – Yes, it’s got great deals on organic foods, but not everything is a bargain. I do the majority of my shopping here, including dairy, meats, pasta, cereals.

Aldi – I recently discovered this German grocer and it was a strange experience at first but then I got used to their setup. There is some sort of relationship with TJ’s (it’s been debated from what I’ve researched) because you’ll find a lot of their produce items withe the same packaging as TJ’s. Their produce is on their last days of expiration but if use them soon, you’ll be getting a great deal.

Jewel – I hate this place. But I’ll go in there anyway to find some deals on produce. I find your interest in anti-pesticide produce appealing, so I may consider switching one day and quit Jewel altogether.

One other place you might want to consider is ethnic grocers – and you don’t have to have any interest in cooking ethnic food. You can find great deals on staples like cooking oil, produce, flour, and even on items like tin foil and cookware.