What supermarkets are where you live?

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

Me, now: Tom Thumb, H.E.B., Krogers, Albertson's, and, when in a splurging mood, Central Market.

Where I used to be: Ralph's, Lucky, VONS, Boneys, Trader Joe's.

Where I was before that: Giant, Safeway, Food Lion.

[Fenris]

1. 2 H.E.B.s

Always packed.

[Blue-Jay]

16. The H.E. Butt is always packed?

:rofl:

[Fenris]

31. Sure can take a lot in there.

:rofl:

[ironflange]

2. Safeway

Calgary Co-Op
Real Canadian Superstore
Sobey's
A few smaller ones

[Debbi801]

3. As of right now....

Mars, Safeway, Giant, Shopper's, Food Lion.

As of next week, I can add Trader Joe's and Wegman's to that list.

I can't wait for the Trader Joe's to open. I've heard great things about Wegman's too, but have never been inside one.

[AlCzervik]

4. Bel-air, Raleys. Safeway, Alberstons, Trader Joes and my favorite

is The food co-op.

[shanti]

93. can't forget the co-op!

:hi:

[hickman1937]

5. CostCo, Farmer Jack, Krogers, Vega. n/t

[Tallison]

87. Harris Teeter put Farmer Jack out of business

where I used to live. Miss those creepy automated signs of Jack stompin' out prices.

[Midlodemocrat]

6. Ukrop's, Food Lion, Kroger. Super Wal Mart. Sam's, Costco.

[CrownPrinceBandar]

7. Kroger, Giant Eagle, Food Lion.........

and a sundry other lo-cost food marts that have great deals on bulk stuff.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

24. I stayed in Pittsburgh a couple of months years ago. I liked the name of

Giant Eagle, heh.

[fishwax]

8. You must be in Texas

Austin, probably? (Maybe Dallas ...)

For me, I've got Schnucks, Meijer, and County Market ...

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

22. Dallas area...

[fudge stripe cookays]

26. Ha! I knew you had to be in Illinois.

Near Belleville by any chance? My mom's from there, and we went up several years ago.

I got the biggest kick out of the name "Schnuck's." I kept calling it "Schmuck's" and making mom laugh.

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[fishwax]

29. It's funny how the grocery stores give it away

I'm actually in Champaign/Urbana, but I just moved here (from Oklahoma, which is why I knew the Texas grocery chains) two months ago. Belleville is near St. Louis right?

Schnucks is a funny name :) (prices no laughing matter though ;) :o)

[fudge stripe cookays]

30. Yep, right across the river.

It's a nice German name. Belleville is SUPER German Catholic, so it fits in well there. :-)

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[yellowdogintexas]

42. Schnucks is all the way up to Champaign-Urbana

We had one in Evansville Indiana. It was my favorite market for produce; Wessleman's had better meat.

[leftofthedial]

9. Rotting Bags of Shitty Lettuce R Us

Corpo Processed Food Products Amalgamated

Safe(yeah, and if you believe that one...)Way

Stuff in Cans

Mops N Meat

Starbucks Lets Us Rent The Empty Part Co

[SOteric]

10. Lots. Bunches.

Safeway; Kroger doing business as both Fred Meyer and QFC; Albertson's; Town & Country Markets doing business as Central Market, Ballard Market and Larry's Market; Red Apple Markets; Thriftway; Food Giant; Top Foods; Trader Joe's; Whole Foods; PCC; the Food Emporium; and miscellaneous etc...

[samplegirl]

11. Tops, Giant Eagle and Sparkle

Soon the Godforsaken Super Walmart.

[Cathyclysmic]

23. N.E Ohio I presume

:hi:

[samplegirl]

39. Yes

[HEyHEY]

12. Safeway, Overwaitea, IGA, Save-on foods, Coopers, Supervalu

And some others

[GirlinContempt]

51. You still have IGA?

I'm jealous

[HEyHEY]

57. Why? THey are insanely expesnive

[Lady President]

13. Quite a few

Kroger's
Giant Eagle
Meijer's
Super Wal-Mart
Trader Joe
Whole Food
Sam's
Marc's

[Clintmax]

14. Here...

Publix
Winn Dixie
Albertsons

Greekspeak and I shop at the Publix. There is a new one that is an absolutely gorgeous store!

[TheCentepedeShoes]

45. We shopped only at Publix

when we lived in FL. While in Tally we went to the one on Thomasville Road near Killearn Lakes.

[Clintmax]

83. The one we shop at is at...

Monroe and Tharpe. And BOY it is nice!

[Awsi Dooger]

15. Vons, Albertsons, Smiths, Food4Less

That's in Las Vegas. Raley's was here but pulled out a year or two ago. I still wish Publix was out here. In Florida I love their varieties of frozen yogurt, especially peanut butter cup. The frozen yogurt here sucks beyond belief; too expensive, lousy bland flavors and worse taste.

[Ksec]

17. Giant Eagle , SavALot

GE is kinda expensive but they have GREAT produce and baked goods. Savalot is cheap but the quality isnt as good . Their produce sucks and they have no bakery

[ikojo]

18. Schnucks is the biggest local chain

Dierbergs
Shop n Save
Whole Foods
Wild Oats
Aldi
Trader Joe's

I don't think there is a Super Wal-Mart in St Louis County but I am sure they'd love to put one around here if only to help bust the grocery worker's union.

[recoveringdittohed]

19. Kroger, Biggs & Meijers

Winn-Dixie bit the dust in my area earlier this year. A bit of an ethical dilemma, Biggs has better pricing, better quality meat & veggies but is staunchly non-union.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

20. Man, Piggly Wiggly has not been representing in this thread. Still exist?

[Pharlo]

25. Yep,

there's a Piggly Wiggly here...
...And a Pick 'N Save
...Wal-Mart
...Sentry

[LA lady]

74. Hoggly Woggly

I live in a small Louisiana town and ALL we have is a Piggly Wiggly. There was a rip-off named Hoggly Woggly near us but it was forced to change its name. Everyone here just calls ours "the Pig".

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

75. Like, 'I'm going to the Pig for some paper towels and a case of soda'?

[LA lady]

78. Exactly

It is too small to merit four sylables!

[RebelOne]

21. In my area of North Georgia, there is Kroger,

Publix and Ingles. And also Target, where I shop because that's where the best prices are. Kroger amd Publix are real ripoffs.

[hyphenate]

27. Up here

it's Stop and Shop, Shaws, Price Chopper and the occasional Big Y.

Out in Springfield, Big Y is well, bigger than in Central Mass.

In San Gabriel Valley, it was once upon a time Luckys, Albertsons Alpha Beta, Ralphs, Vons, Safeway and Stater Bros. Then Albertsons took over both Luckys and Alpha Beta, and Safeway disappeared (don't remember who took over), and so now it's down to Albertsons, a couple of Smiths, a few scattered Pavilions (owned by Vons), Ralphs and a few smaller chains scattered around.

In Boston, years ago, there were also A&Ps, but I don't know who took them over.

[nytemare]

28. Publix, Albertson's, Winn Dixie, Food Lion, Target, Wal-Mart.

I like target because they are decently priced, close, and they aren't too busy. Also, they keep the store very clean.

[Beware the Beast Man]

32. Tops, Heinen's, Giant Eagle, Aldi

[Lindsay]

37. I've been where you are, Beware the Beast Man.

Used to live in Euclid, OH. Liked Heinen's the best, but bought whatever I could at Marc's because the prices were so good.

Where I am now - Bi-Lo, Food Lion, with Ingles and Fresh Market quite a drive away. Also Wally World and Sam's Club, bleah.

[WCGreen]

66. A fellow Clevelander.....

I love Heinen's....

But shop all over... for the Bargains....

Including Marc's

[trackfan]

33. Vons, Albertsons, Ralphs

thats it. We have Trader Joe's, but that's not really a supermarket.

[obxhead]

34. HarrisTeeter (awesome beer section) &

Lowes (good beer section).

[Kat45]

35. Stop & Shop, Shaw's, DeMoulas, Market Basket

Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, Wild Oats

[darkenedhalo]

36. More than I could possibly ever use

nt

[nykiera]

38. P&C and Aldi's

where I live. Wegmans and Price Chopper about 40 miles away.

[Wapsie B]

40. Fareway, HyVee, Target, Wally World

and Aldi's

[yellowdog]

53. Hy Vee, Econofoods, SavALot, Aldi's, Wallyworld.

Used to have Eagle, but they fell before the Walmart monster.

[bullwinkle428]

80. Fareway, Hy-Vee, Wal-Mart as well...

...in my little town of 25,000 here in Iowa. Hy-Vee is teriffic overall, Fareway has an especially good meat counter although the store is barely half the size of Hy-Vee which limits selection, and Wal-Mart really isn't worth my time!

[yellowdogintexas]

41. same as you, Mayberry...oh yeah don't forget Whole Foods

Carnival, and Fiesta.


When I lived in Nashville, HG Hill's, Sunflower, Giant and Kroger were the main supermarkets.

In Evansville, Schnucks and Wesselman's .

[KitchenWitch]

43. >>>

Cub Foods
Super Valu
Family Dollar (in the poor neighborhoods)
Rainbow Foods (owned by Roundy's)
Lunds (upscale)
Byerly's (upscale)
Kowalski's (frightfully upscale)

[Arugula Latte]

44. Fred Meyer, Safeway, Thriftway, Albertsons, New Seasons, Wild Oats

Trader Joe's (love it!), Whole Foods (if you count that as a supermarket), Zupans (ditto).

[TheCentepedeShoes]

46. United and Albertsons

We shop at United Marketstreet (their "big" store), but all their stores are great. Albertsons is a little closer to us but that store sucks.

[NewJeffCT]

47. Stop & Shop & Big Y are the main ones, as well as Shaw's

yes, we have a grocery store called Big Y here in Connecticut. My ex-wife (originally from Jersey) thought it was hysterical.

Edited to add Shaw's.

We also have Wal-Mart, Target/Greatland, as well as BJ's Wholesale Club, Costco, & Sam's Club.

[mainegreen]

48. Hannaford's (rocks), Shaws (sucks), Wild Oats (overpriced) nt

[flamingyouth]

49. Safeway, QFC, Albertson's, PCC, Metropolitan Market

Trader Joe's

[GirlinContempt]

50. Big ones? Safeway, Sobeys, Price Chopper, Superstore, Extra Foods

little ones? A whole lot

[Telly Savalas]

86. Sobeys rocks.

At least the one somewhat close to us does. Huge deli/prepared foods section. Furthermore it's open 24 hours!

Most of the shopping is done at the stores within walking distance: IGA, NoFrills, and Loblaws, plus the many greengrocers and delis that line the street.

[NorthernSpy]

52. Hannaford and Shaws, plus a bunch of smaller Co-ops

There might be an IGA around here somewhere as well.

[Liberalynn]

54. Wegmans

and Tops

but Wegmans' rules. I love that store. It only closes for Christmas and a few hours at New Years.

It has a buffet style resturant, a deli, a pharmacy, a bakery, a photo shop, books, DVD rental, ready to serve meals. It rocks.

[Debbi801]

82. How are the prices? One is opening here next week.

I've heard a lot of great things about them, but have never been to one.

:hi:

[Liberalynn]

115. The prices are normally pretty compettitive against Tops

and the Wally world here. We do most of our shopping at Wegman's.

Our only complaint is sometimes when they have their own line of a product they cut way down on some of the national brands. Generally though I love the store. The customer service is great.

[supernova]

55. Harris Teeter, Whole Foods, Kroger, Food Lion, Southern Season

We have a new organic one "Fresh Fields," I think is the name.

Harris Teeter is union. I like shopping there a lot.

Southern Season is our gourmet emporium. :-)

I visit all of them at one time or another for different purposes.

- HT is for regular shopping.
- Whole Foods has certain things I like: take out, exquisite chocolate bars, good meat dept.
- Food Lion is good if I need something quick on the way home, since they are nearest to my house. And their produce is very fresh.
- Southern Season is a special trip and worth it. Huge wine selection. Take out, wine tastings and cooking classes, An entire WALL of chocolate. All kinds of teas, coffees, oils and vinegars.

[Bill McBlueState]

56. Big Y and Stop & Shop

Smaller ones:

Whole Foods
Trader Joe's
Food City -- this place *really* sucks

[TheMightyFavog]

58. Stevens Point, WI

County Market, Copps, Aldi, and a small co-op on Fourth.

[Left Is Write]

69. I shopped at Copps when I lived there.

It was the closest thing to Cub available.

[TheMightyFavog]

90. Don't go to Copps.

Ever since they pulled their support for the trivia Contest, It's all County market now.

[Left Is Write]

96. Don't worry. I haven't lived in Stevens Point in ten years.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

59. Safeway, United, Trader Joe's and Andronico's.

[no name no slogan]

60. Kowalski's, Lund's, Byerly's, Rainbow, Cub, SuperValue

I also live a couple blocks from a co-op, which is where I get a lot of my produce and meats.

[Meatwad]

62. You must be from MN, eh?

Sounds like a few grocery store chains around The Cities.

[no name no slogan]

63. Yah. You betcha. St. Paul to be exact

lived in Mpls for 15 years until this past May.

[Meatwad]

61. Willie's Supervalue and Coborn's.

That's it.

[AtomicKitten]

64. San Francisco

we shop at Whole Foods, Safeway, and CostCo

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

65. I have the same as you

In Pittsburgh: Giant Eagle, Shop and Save, the odd Food 4 Less.

In Wichita: Dillons, Albertson's, the odd Food 4 Less. I LOVED Dillons.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

71. Hey (hijacking own thread) I finally had some lamb biryani. Place near

me called Chaat Cafe. They make it moderately spicy. I tried it with and without the yogurt stuff and liked it better without, even though I guess it's supposed to go with the yogurt. The stuff they used (the yogurt) was made it a bit more sour than I like.

These days I still like milder dishes like lamb koorma (sp?) the best. Funny, when I was younger, fire breathing vindaloos were my favorite. I still like those okay but am less often in the mood for them. Funny how our palates change.

[Left Is Write]

67. Albertsons, WinCo, Fred Meyer, Walmart

I do stock-up shopping at WinCo and weekly fill-in shopping at Albertsons.

Back home, we had Cub, Rainbow, Kowalski's, IGA, Byerly's, Lunds, and a few others. I did my shopping at Cub mostly and occasionally Byerly's or Kowalski's.

[Zuni]

68. Safeway. Giant, trader Joes, Grauls

a bunch more

[Kali]

70. Safeway. Yep that's it, but we are bound and determined

to bring a Wallyworld to our neck of the woods. Thrills.:sarcasm:

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

72. Hey I always try to get usernames like Kali, Yama, Shiva, or Agni for

online computer games but they're always taken. Sigh. :hi:

[Kali]

76. Tell me about it

but I manage every now and then. (it really is my name, spelled that way and everything - from birth, given by my parents-they are/were SW anthropologists and said it was from SOME Native American group but I have NEVER seen it in that context)

[shanti]

94. lots of meanings for "kali"

it's half of my main internet username;-)

[kid a]

73. albertsons, IGA, COunty market

[GRLMGC]

77. Umm

Santa Barbara area: Albertson's, Ralphs, Gelsons (overpriced, seriously). That's all I can think of right now

[Maine Mary]

79. Ummm. There aren't any....

I live ten miles from a small "Hannaford"

I live about 22 miles from a bigger "Hannaford" There is also a "Wal Mart" there. I drive a small bit from Hannaford and I'm at the Wal Mart!!! But there is nothing else in town.

I could go farther but I'm sure you get the idea...

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

81. Gristedes, Fairway, Zabars, Food Emporium, Whole Foods, Western Beef...

I think thats about it

[BamaGirl]

84. Winn Dixie, IGA, Wally World

We keep hoping we'll get a Publix.

[hippywife]

85. There are not that many choices here

especially when you don't shop WalMart. There is Super Target, Albertson's and Aldi's. Homeland is a union store. Then there are the hometown varieties of Reasor's, Doc's, and Warehouse Market.

We try to shop either at Target or one of the locally owned stores.

[LeftyMom]

88. The coop, Trader Joes, Whole Foods, Raleys, IGA, Ralph's, Safeway &

Albertsons.

The food coop is awesome but it's hard to find a parking space, TJ's is great but crowded, Whole Foods has a great selection but it's busy and expensive, Raley's in my favorite conventional grocery, IGA is kinda grubby and dated, Ralph's is expensive, dirty and thier help is rude, Safeway's okay, but not 24 hour anymore and Albertsons is a mad house and thier prices aren't that great.

[greyl]

89. Wow. The diversity is cool and refreshing.

edit: Fresh Market, Ukrops, Farm Fresh, Food Lion.

[Neshanic]

91. Safeway, Albertsons, Fry's, Bashas, AJ's,

AJ's is the best...insane prepared food.

[shanti]

92. Raleys, Bel Air

Ralphs, Albertsons, Food Max, Safeway, Whole Foods, Grocery Warehouse...and of course, trader joe's, and i live in NorCal.

Does anyone from SoCal remember Alpha Beta, Market Basket, and Michaels? I remember when Michaels market had worn, not polished, wooden floors in their deli section, old timey...

[njdemocrat106]

95. Several:

Pathmark, Shop-Rite, Foodtown, A&P, Stop & Shop, Aldi, Acme, Wegman's

[MissMillie]

97. Price Chopper

Shaws, Big Y, Big Bunny, Stop & Shop, Hanniford

[AngryAmish]

98. Jewel, Dominick's, Trader Joes, Costco, Whole Foods, Caputo's

Good selection around here

[kick-ass-bob]

99. Harris Teeter, Food Lion, Krogers, Lowes Foods, a Winn Dixie (for now)

Whole Foods...

I think that is it.

[bleedingheart]

100. Giant Eagle, Shop -n- Save, Aldis , Food Lion and a few mom

and pop outfits...


of course there is that beast of a store...VoldeMart but I refuse to shop there...

[cfield]

101. Wal-Mart

Dillons, and Food-4-Less.

And fuck me, I go to Wally World, can't afford the others even with coupons. Damn college life, can't wait for hubby to graduate!

[NYYFan]

102. Harris Teeter, Food Lion, Whole Foods, Aldi

Winn Dixie is going away soon.

[annonymous]

103. Safeway, Aldi, Giant, Food Lion, Save-A-Lot and Costco

I do most of my shopping at Aldi and Costco. Aldi has really good prices on canned goods and frozen food items but their fresh produce is questionable and their meat tends to be tough and/or fatty. Costco has good quality meat and produce but you have to buy it in large quantities. I go to Safeway for stuff I can't get at either Aldi or Costco. Their prices tend to be high for everyday items. Giant and Food Lion are big in the Baltimore area but they aren't in my neighborhood. Shoppers Food Warehouse is another big chain in the Baltimore area. Again, it isn't in my neighborhood.

There is a Whole Foods near me but their prices are sky high so I have only been there once or twice. There are a few Trader Joe's in the Baltimore area. My mom lives near one and I often stop in when I am in the area.

[bbernardini]

104. Wegman's, Acme, Giant, Genuardi's, Mallwart, Trader Joe's

I'm in Coatesville, PA. There's probably more, but I'm forgetting them.

[Politically_Wrong]

105. Giant Eagle...

It's so simple for you....or something like that...

[TK421]

106. Shop Rite, Super Fresh, Acme (Albertsons)

But the closest Trader Joes is about 45 minutes away :(

[hopein08]

107. Giant Eagle, Quality, Wegman's, and of course...Wal-Mart n/t

[mvd]

108. In my area..

Genaurdi's (under Safeway management,) Giant, Clemens, Acme, Redner's Warehouse Markets, and Wawa (if you count that.)

[noonwitch]

109. Kroger, Meijer, WalMart, Farmer Jack, and lots of local stores and chains

Farmer Jack is having problems and may not be around much longer.

[renate]

110. I know Trader Joe's isn't a supermarket

but I do 90% of my shopping there.
I! Love! Trader! Joe's!

[Hand]

111. Sobeys, Atlantic Superstore, Wal-Mart...

...but the best is Great Ocean, the (small, local) organic supermarket. Among other things, they don't use bar codes! :toast:

[MarsThe Cat]

112. In chicago it's basically Jewel(Albertsons) or Dominic's(Safeway, for now)

if you're lucky there might be a trader joe's or a whole foods somewhere on the horizon, but for the vast majority of people actually in the city, Jewel & Dominic's are by FAR the major players...did i mention moo & oink??

[Ron Mexico]

113. Safeway, Giant and Harris Teeter (n/t)

[bamacrat]

114. Bruno's, Publix, Winn Dixie........

[Guy Fawkes]

116. Woodmans, Pick N' Save, Aldi, Logli, Sentry, Wigly-Piggly...

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

117. Safeway, Albertsons, and smaller chains with several stores

Joey Franco's PW markets (similar to Albertsons & Safeway)

Lunardi's (Mid-way on the price scale between Safeway and Cosentino's. Good produce / meats / deli / etc, but they run second to Cosentino's).

Cosentino's (upscale, EXPENSIVE, but killer produce and chemical / hormone-free meats)

Whole Foods (also on the expensive side but more organic / range-free / chemical-free stuff)