"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 22 Apr 2012 22:49:06 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>> So I now know that these two are one and the same. I do remember seeing
>> a
>> Smart and Final in Oakland. I always wanted to go there but was never
>> able
>> to.
>>
>> So for those of you who go there... What do you buy? I don't
>> necessarily
>> need to buy large quantities of things most of the time. However, once
>> my
>> husband moves back here I will be needing some things in large
>> quantities.
>> Amazing how much food one man can consume! Anyway...
>>
>> We didn't have time to browse every aisle like we wanted to. I saw super
>> good prices on produce and cheese. And the bread was cheap. 12 pack
>> sodas
>> were more expensive than the sale price at most groceries. And this
>> week, 2
>> stores that I know of are giving out free stuff if you buy 3 of the 12
>> pack
>> Coke products. We got the skinny cans at Albertson's for free and
>> Vitamin
>> water at Target. Target was also giving out chips if you bought the
>> skinny
>> cans but we didn't need the chips.
>>
>> Anyway... What sorts of things should I look for there? Thanks!
>>
> Just walk down the aisles of the one you will shop at and scope it
> out, Julie. They often have a really good price on butter, but
> Safeway just got a new brand that's very inexpensive and other brands
> are usually on sale. I have 3 S&F/C&C nearby and they're all
> different. They do have industrial sized cans of stuff and in certain
> stores (I think the ones labeled as Cash & Carry) there are walk in
> meat lockers where you can buy whole cuts of cryovac meat. The first
> time I ever saw Mayocoba beans, it was a 25 pound bag at Smart &
> Final. I like dried beans, but not in that quantity.

I didn't realize they were all different! Here, Safeway is one of the
highest priced places to shop. I rarely go there. Only if I just need a
couple of things and am by one or if they have a sale on something. They do
have good sale prices sometimes.