Where do you grocery shop?

[Yasa]

Originally Posted by hotchocolate

Thanks for your all your feedback.

Chemgear your link helps me a lot, thanks!!!

You haven't truely thanked us until I see your name hovering below my post in the "thanks" column. Strike one.

[Komskies]

Originally Posted by fotze

Knowing someone who worked there, the produce that is too nasty to sell gets used in the 'cafeteria'. They certainly live up to their billing of no waste, to a fault.

i would shop at those asian markets if they catered a bit to whiteys, and I mean that in a good way.

We see all this neat stuff, but we have no idea WTF it is or what we would do with it. Have shopping tours. Put little notes under the product what you could use that foam horn sponge thing for with associated recipes. A little note that says "key ingrediant for honky style ginger beef" or "use this flavour packet with ichiban to make it taste like pho".

Mix a small pinch of ground star anise, ginger, cinnamon, and clove into your broth to get more of that Pho phlavour!

[Handsome B. Wonderful]

Walmart - you couldn't pay me to go there
Superstore - cheapest prices, worst selection of items, horrible produce, empty shelves at times, especially at night, often understaffed
Co-op - average prices, average selection of items, good produce, stocked shelves
Sobeys - higher prices, selection varies based on store size, good produce, best deli, stocked shelves
Safeway - highest prices, best selection of items, good produce, stocked shelves

Costco - best meat, limited selection, good prices, just avoid unnecessary items

I'd say Safeway is the best, but you pay too much for it. Superstore makes me want to kill people. So I tend to balance it out and go to Co-op.

[Mazrim]

Guess I'm the only person who regularly goes to Sobeys? I guess two of them being close to home helps, but still.

[Kybosh]

Originally Posted by pylon

I too feel the same. They are very filthy though, and have a funny smell. Plus they have been known to pass off horse meat as beef.

I find the T&T store in Harvest Hills to be the cleanest of all the other grocery stores in the area (Sobeys, Superstore and Safeway). I don't often buy my groceries there, but I'm a big fan. The hot/cold "deli" items are waaaaay better than any other grocery store as well.

It doesn't even smell that bad usually.

[Komskies]

Originally Posted by Mazrim

Guess I'm the only person who regularly goes to Sobeys? I guess two of them being close to home helps, but still.

Nope! Post #8:

Originally Posted by Komskies

Costco for meats, dairy, and bakery, hands down. To avoid the lines try shopping late afternoon (~3-4pm), and avoid Saturdays completely! I have not been myself, but my parents have said that the Okotoks Costco is way less busy, including Saturdays.

I get the rest of my groceries at Sobeys as I only like to buy 1 or 2 days worth of produce at a time and it's really close to my house. The prices at Sobey's are pretty fair.

Edit: Oh ya, when you go to Costco, buy these! Freakin' yum!

[Ozy_Flame]

Originally Posted by THE SCUD

As a gui-lo (or however it's spelt) I always avoid these places because

• I feel like all the asians would look at me wierd for shopping in 'their' store
• Rightly or wrongly, I get the impression these stores are very unclean, which turns me off of buying food there

I've wanted to check these stores out, but how wrong are my ignorant observations? Or is there some truth to it?

There's a fair amount of non-Asians that shop there. And I've never once been sick from anything I've ever bought there, but like most grocery stores, you have to make sure what you pick out is fresh and not about to expire. It's clean, safe, and as sanitary as any other large grocery store around.

Honestly, I think non-Asians watch too much television. Not pointing fingers, just saying in general

[calumniate]

Finally a mention of T&T. Having lived in montreal though, going to these big chains make me really sad. I used to love going to the fish store, then fruit and veggie store, then meat store then bread store on the way home. The owners owned the place and represented. So cheap too (2 avocados for a dollar.. yeah).

[BurningYears]

Originally Posted by calumniate

Finally a mention of T&T. Having lived in montreal though, going to these big chains make me really sad. I used to love going to the fish store, then fruit and veggie store, then meat store then bread store on the way home. The owners owned the place and represented. So cheap too (2 avocados for a dollar.. yeah).

You really are old! Haha did your milk get delivered to the back door?

[chemgear]

Originally Posted by BurningYears

You really are old! Haha did your milk get delivered to the back door?

Fotze incoming! (pardon the pun?)

[OilKiller]

Originally Posted by Handsome B. Wonderful

I'd say Safeway is the best, but you pay too much for it.

Just can't agree with this. I have shopped all around and if you watch for the items on sale with club card savings, you will not spend anymore than any other store.

[calumniate]

Originally Posted by BurningYears

You really are old! Haha did your milk get delivered to the back door?

I'm young at heart! Haha not old, just lived in a much better city (for groceries, recycling, drinking and cycling!)

[burn_this_city]

Macs or 7-11

[Hockeyguy15]

Originally Posted by calumniate

I'm young at heart! Haha not old, just lived in a much better city (for groceries, recycling, drinking and cycling!)

How was the rollerblading out there?

[Komskies]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

Macs or 7-11

Good man! I always wondered who bought the apples, bananas, and Wonderbread from 7-11. Now I know.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Tuesday was 10% off day (first Tuesday of the month).

I didn't even think of that. Back in my barely-making-minimum-wage days, I used to always stock up on 10% Tuesday.

Perhaps they should have had more than one checkout (plus the self-checkouts which had about 10 people in line) open.

[SeoulFire]

Originally Posted by getbak

I didn't even think of that. Back in my barely-making-minimum-wage days, I used to always stock up on 10% Tuesday.

Perhaps they should have had more than one checkout (plus the self-checkouts which had about 10 people in line) open.

A place lacking customer service...in Canada? I refuse to believe it....

[saskflames69]

I have a bad experience with Superstores. When I was 11, I went to use the washroom at the one in West Edmonton. There's a guy passed out on the floor. Why not eh?

[RedCoffee]

Wherever things are cheap cause I'm cheap!

Have to memorize all the in-store specials.

[carom]

The wife and I get almost all of our produce from DJ Market during May to October. There are lots of great items and they are all super cheep. We spend way less on good quality produce.

Other than than DJ, we shop primarily at community and safeway. We also get random items from costco (ling ling) and walmart (cat litter, paper towels, etc) from time to time.