Comments on: Grocery Store Allegiances

By: Strocel.com | Grocery Shopping Superstitions

Strocel.com | Grocery Shopping Superstitions — Wed, 04 May 2011 13:02:19 +0000

[...] other day, I went to the grocery store while my husband hung out at home with Jacob and Hannah was at kindergarten. I zipped through my [...]

By: Strocel.com | Disposable Plastic, Cross-Contamination and Sustainability

Strocel.com | Disposable Plastic, Cross-Contamination and Sustainability — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 13:02:28 +0000

[...] love my grocery store. I started shopping there a little over a year ago, and I remain a loyal convert. It’s smaller than the store I used to [...]

By: Chrystal @ Happy Mothering

Chrystal @ Happy Mothering — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:18:41 +0000

I agree with you. I prefer to shop at the smaller grocery stores, where there is less selection of packaged, processed foods. Whether they have quality meat, and a good selection of fresh fruits and vegetables is most important to me. I tend to shop at the smaller, “health” type food stores because my daughter is also allergic to dairy, so I am more careful about my purchases. However, I don’t seem to have loyalty to one particular store… probably because we have moved around quite a bit.
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By: Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:54:29 +0000

Smaller can be better when it comes to grocery stores. I hate the large stores because by the time I get to the freezer aisle I HAVE TO GET OUT as my kids are driving me nuts.

I am polygamous when it comes to my grocery store relationships. I love the employee owned grocery store 20 minutes away and buy most of my groceries there. Trader Joe’s supplies 1-2 months of frozen veggies and various other goodies. And the local supermarket is where I go for odds and ends. Target is my friend with benefits, I go there once in awhile if I need groceries and stuff. But since I moved it’s not so far away.

I do not go to three stores in one weeks because of coupons and deals. That’s where I draw the line.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:46:53 +0000

we recently changed grocery stores too, and believe me I considered all the pros and cons to the point where my husband got totally fed up and declared that he would take over the shopping if I didn’t stop pestering him over the store choice! We actually went to a larger store for a couple of reasons, first is price. I was paying $6 for 4L of milk at smaller store and $4 at the larger store. Also at the smaller but closer store there would be days I would go in in the afternoon and they would be all out of chicken or bread or other really common items. I also found the floors are kept cleaner and I’m always seeing someone cleaning at the larger superstore whereas at the smaller store there would just be a pylon on top of the mess! I realize they can’t afford the manpower to get to this stuff right away but c’mon does it really take that long to swipe a mop over a dropped jar of salsa? Anyway, I’m much happier now even though I have a longer drive and a less personal atmosphere.

By: Jessica - This is Worthwhile

Jessica - This is Worthwhile — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:15:31 +0000

I’d never really given this much thought until one day a pollster called on the phone. I agreed to answer his questions and an HOUR later (yes, an HOUR) I realized I had definite preferences in where I shopped, why, and what images I had of the markets in my area. (By the way, I didn’t know what the poll was about prior to agreeing to it.)

What I discovered is that I have logged in my brain the pros and cons of at least 5 different stores in which to purchase food. Some are better for produce, others for meat, and others for household items. And that’s where my allegiance lies: in a particular department, not the store as a whole.

But I’m with you: I prefer the smaller stores and whenever possible I’ll go with less choice in order to have an easier in-and-out experience in general.
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By: Lady M

Lady M — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:35:03 +0000

I just switched from one big chain to another big chain (updating my "shopping map" in the process), because the local branch of the old chain just didn't have enough selection. We need something that's open really late because one of us usually does the shopping after the kids are in bed, which limits the store type. Now and again, I'll stop by Whole Paycheck for something special, but the chain has a decent organic section. .-= Lady M´s last post ..Another Holiday Gone Awry =-.

By: Francesca

Francesca — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:51:34 +0000

I have no choice, but I’ll tell you about my grocery store anyhow. The nearest grocery store (15kms away) is catered to tourists (local specialties, ready to eat foods, really fresh vegetables only on Saturdays) and has a terrible stocking policy so that when demand is high they run out of the product in 2 days (ice cream in summer). BUT they have those DIY check out points, and I love not having to wait in line. Alternatively I drive 30 kms away where there’s a proper wonderful store.
(PS weird wine policy, how about choosing a grocery store in Quebec?)
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By: Stephanie - Home with the Kids

Stephanie - Home with the Kids — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:26:54 +0000

I have a strong preference for a particular store. They’re a chain, but a smaller one. But my favorite part is that they don’t make you carry those accursed cards to get the sale price. They have a sale, you get the price. No loyalty or any other kinds of card to clutter my wallet or key chain. I like that.

And their prices tend to be better anyhow.
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By: Lisa @Retro Housewife Goes Green

Lisa @Retro Housewife Goes Green — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:38:24 +0000

My big thing is trying to stay out of big box stores and shopping at local stores. I feel better buying non local items if at least the store is local. We shop about an hour away from here because I’m in a small rural town where all you have is Wal-Mart, discount stores (which sell pretty much just packaged crap) and one small grocery store that has little to no organic or local food.

Anyway we only shop once a month and make a date out of it by eating out (something that is pretty rare for us). We shop at two small stores, one natural food store that has almost everything we need but a small amount of meat and not a whole lot of local items, this store is cheaper so we get most things there. After that store we fill in with the other natural food store, it’s focus is local and being in Oklahoma local food meats LOTS of meat. So we get almost all our meat their as well as some other local items.

Shopping local makes me feel better about the money I’m spending and using small stores means nicer staff. I also love that I can contact the stores when they don’t have an item I want and they almost always get it for me!
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