Why won't my wife shop at Giant or Safeway like a normal person?
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Stick to milk, meats, eggs, soft skin fruits and veggis you do not peel from Whole Foods. Rest you can buy non-organic from other places.
Comparison shopping will save you a lot of money. I buy from Costco, Whole Foods, Wegmans, BJ, Aldi, Giant, Safeway, Shoppers, Food Lion, and ethnic grocery stores ( Korean, Indian, Chinese, Caribbean and Latino). |
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I shop almost exclusively at WF. I occaisionally hit up a Giant and SW and and don't find it cheaper and there is a difference in quality.
That said, DH and I have had this argument and basically I've learned how to shop smarter and reign in our grocery bill. Basically it's what other pp's advise...stick to the basics, to the list, and reduce the amount of meat, etc. I won't say I'm perfect, I still get seduced by a $7 block of cheese or what have you. But it's much better than it was. |
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Have you been to the old Wisconsin ave giant? Their produce sucks. Op, do you live in the city or the suburbs? Whole Foods is so much nicer than city grocery stores like the Soviet Safeway and the Geriatirc giant. The normal grocery stores in cities are marked up so much I find that whole foods isn't more expensive for what I buy. I do find it hard to buy things that are more whole food at a normal grocery store. The breads at giant etc have so much more crap in their ingredients list. |
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| So when she says, let's go out to eat, why don't you say, I'll cook tonight! |
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+1000 Are you having trouble making ends meet? If not, you've said you bet shed saving 250 to 300 a month by shopping at giant. Is 3000 a year really worth the hit to your relationship by you controlling and telling her how SHE should grocery shop. |
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You know you're an asshole when 3k is something for poors to worry about. |
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Most intelligent advice here OP. |
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| I want a new sofa (still using a hand me down from my parents basement) and they all seem to cost 3000 plus! Where other than Ikea can you get a cheaper one? |
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Whaaaat??? Are you saying your DW bought some meat, didn't use it for a day or two, then threw it away? And meat left in the freezer you throw away after a single week? I have meat in my deep freezer in the basement for months, sometimes as long as a year. I just thaw it out and cook it, and it's fine. Maybe you need a better fridge/freezer, OP. BTW, I spend at least $300 per week for our family of six, including two teenaged boys who eat a lot! We rarely eat out, though. I do almost all my shopping at Trader Joe's and Whole Foods. But I never buy prepared foods, and only shop at Whole Foods when I'm looking for an item I can't buy at TJ's. I only go to Giant when I have to pick up something they don't carry at TJ's or WF. It's no cheaper for most things, I've found. I also buy a lot of food (meat mostly) at Costco, which I freeze. I agree with PPs that menu planning is in order. And cut out the eating out. Make meals ahead and freeze them, or make extra-large meals and freeze part, or eat left-overs. Crazy to throw out so much food! I freeze anything that's I'm not going to be able to use before it goes bad, including eggs, hummus, juices and fresh (washed) produce. Waste not, want not. |
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Room and Board Crate and Barrel West Elm |
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Pottery Barn - mine were about $1800 - $2000 and have held up really well - white slipcovers and I have a messy husband, child, and dog |
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| I hate Giant - too expensive and poor options. I primarily shop at Wegmans with a little TJs and Target and sonetimes WF if I'm near one |
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McCoy, organic and the like is almost always more expensive at Safeway and Giant. And good luck finding at bread not loaded with dough conditioners or stabalisers. Something's, like conventional pasta Nd rice maybe cheaper but generally lower quality. |
