On Apr 23, 1:34*am, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
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> > On Sun, 22 Apr 2012 22:49:06 -0700, "Julie Bove"
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> >> So I now know that these two are one and the same. *I do remember seeing
> >> a>> Smart and FinalinOakland. *I always wanted to go there but was never
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> >> to.
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> >> 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 thingsinlarge
> >> quantities.>> Amazing how much food one man can consume! *Anyway...
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> >> 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.
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> >> Anyway... *What sorts of things should I look for there? *Thanks!
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> > Just walk down the aisles of the one you will shop at and scope it> out, Julie.*Theyoften have a really good price on butter, but> Safeway just got a new brand that's veryinexpensive and other brands> are usually on sale. *I have 3 S&F/C&C nearby andthey're all> different.*Theydo haveindustrial sized cans of stuff andincertain> stores (I think the ones labeled as Cash & Carry) there are walkin
> > meat lockers where you can buy whole cuts of cryovac meat. *The first> time I ever saw Mayocoba beans, it was a 25pound bag at Smart &> Final. *I like dried beans, but notinthat quantity.
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> I didn't realizetheywere all different! *Here, Safeway is one of the
> highest priced places to shop. *I rarely go there. *Only if I just need acouple of things and am by one or iftheyhave a sale on something.*Theydo
> have good sale prices sometimes.

I have found that Safeway has a reputation for higher prices, but it
doesn't hold true with a lot of things. I went to an albertsons one
time, and I needed 5 items. And while Albertsons has a reputation for
cheap, all 5 items were considerably higher than Safeway's regular
prices.

I have also found that Fred Meyer has better prices on Seafood, but
many other items are not cheaper. And the variety is not as good. QFC
is consistently higher on everything, so I don't go there anymore.
Winco has good prices, but they don't have some of the items I need.
And I will not buy meat or seafood there. I learned my lesson. Same
with Walmart. Boxed and canned items are good and usually cheaper. But
I stick with that. No meat, seafood, or deli items.