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An article about grocery costs and gas prices reminded me of this post. I used to travel to several brands of grocery stores to save money and realized I was wasting more gas looking for deals and now just settle on my favorite.
Harris Teeter. I actually will do my major grocery shelf items at BJ's once a month but go to Harris Teeter for weekly stuff. And I am actually noticing I averaging the same in my grocery bill.
How about you? What is your favorite store and why? Are you finding traveling around saves money?
An article about grocery costs and gas prices reminded me of this post. I used to travel to several brands of grocery stores to save money and realized I was wasting more gas looking for deals and now just settle on my favorite.
Harris Teeter. I actually will do my major grocery shelf items at BJ's once a month but go to Harris Teeter for weekly stuff. And I am actually noticing I averaging the same in my grocery bill.
How about you? What is your favorite store and why? Are you finding traveling around saves money?
I keep 3 lists going on my fridge. One is for my Harris Teeter shopping, the other for my WalMart shopping and the third for my Sam's Club shopping.
I do HT every other day for fresh items, WalMart once a week for dry goods and drug store type items and Sam's every other week for the bulk items.
I find what really saves me money is sticking strictly to my lists. I don't allow myself to deviate more than one item at a trip, this prevents impulse buying.
Harris Teeter.
The discount stores all seem so dirty, or have long lines.
My time is valuable, and I like the selection HT has even though it costs more.
Where else can I get Chimay Blue (lg) besides Dean & Deluca, and it costs more there.
The HT near my house is open 24/7 which is very convenient- we've been known to shop at midnight!
We used to occasionally go to Costco, but just did not need a 55 gallon drum of laundry detergent, a 10 lb container of peanut butter, or a wagon wheel sized pizza.
I love Trader Joes, but the parking lot is inconvenient and it is usually too crowded for my taste.
I buy sale items at HT, FL, and Bloom based on their circulars and my list. Then I'll get the rest at WalMart or Target. I also like to buy sale items at the drug stores (CVS, Walgreens) when I'm there.
I liked Kroger and really liked Hannaford. So, when Harris Teeter bought out the Kroger stores, I've been going there ever since. I also like Lowes Foods the Fresh Market. Used to love the deli prices at the Super K-Marts, but they don't seem to have that price advantage anymore.
I can't figure out why the Super Target stores aren't pricing themselves a lot better.
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I go to Aldi 3 times a month & Trader Joe's once a month That leaves about 1 supermarket trip per month for odds & ends.
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