What is your choice Grocery Store?

[starBUCKS]

Obviously in different regions there are different stores. But, where do you prefer to buy groceries on a whole? I live Whole Foods, but it's so expensive... my choice is Trader Joe's. Always affordable and great quality.

 

[iambrutus]

Giant Eagle

 

[jwinslow]

Giant Eagle

 

[Thump]

Used to be Kroger, now it's Meijer.

 

[coastalbuck]

Piggley Wiggley

 

[Brutus1]

Trader Joe's hands down.

Giant Eagle blows, big time.

 

[Thump]

Too expensive.

At the Krogers now they have a grocery cart with items bought at Giant Eagle and Kroger and the receipt from each and I believe the Giant Eagle receipt is for something like $100 and the Kroger one is for something like $85.

 

[jwinslow]

Too expensive.

Not for pop (12 pack - $2.50), cereal ($2 or $2.50 frequent sales), frozen dinners, and a number of other generic items.

At the Krogers now they have a grocery cart with items bought at Giant Eagle and Kroger and the receipt from each and I believe the Giant Eagle receipt is for something like $100 and the Kroger one is for something like $85.

They do the exact same thing at giant eagle, and I believe the difference is more like 45-50. I would consider the source before basing it on that.

 

[Buckeye Buh Nim]

Too expensive.

At the Krogers now they have a grocery cart with items bought at Giant Eagle and Kroger and the receipt from each and I believe the Giant Eagle receipt is for something like $100 and the Kroger one is for something like $85.

How many of those items do you purchase on a regular basis?

FWIW, we shop at Giant Eagle for day to day stuff. I do prefer the quality and choices offered at Weilands though.

 

[jwinslow]

FWIW, we shop at Giant Eagle for day to day stuff. I do prefer the quality and choices offered at Weilands though.

The selection isn't great for certain things (such as reduced fat items - they went months without such for peanut butter), but the common items are usually the cheapest there.

 

[Thump]

Big Bear is a choice.

 

[Thump]

They do the exact same thing at giant eagle, and I believe the difference is more like 45-50. I would consider the source before basing it on that.

I've purchased items from both and Giant Eagle was more expensive. My guess is they justify it by the gas price reductions.

 

[bkochmc]

Usually Meijer or Marc's for us... Kroger when we need only a few items (because it is the closest).

Piggley Wiggley

Best place to grocery shop in the south!

Big Bear is a choice.

Maybe someone is shopping for mice or cockroaches?

 

[jwinslow]

I also like Giant Eagle's lines better (prob just a local coincidence)... very rarely do I have to wait for more than 1 person there.

I've purchased items from both and Giant Eagle was more expensive. My guess is they justify it by the gas price reductions.

I might have to look into that... pop is the easiest for me to remember and costs a lot more at kroger (you aren't buying brand name 12 packs for $2.50... more like 3.50-4), but I'm not sure on the other items.

 

[starBUCKS]

Big Bear is a choice.

Are they out of business?