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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I tend to shop at MOM's, with Safeway being my big chain alternative when necessary, but what I find is that item-vs-item, MOM's is cheaper.  Like, if I compare Cascadian Farms Purely O's or organic bananas or Natural Value organic black beans or whatever, MOM's is cheaper.  What makes Safeway cheaper is that they also have the generic brand non-organic cheerios, and the sad produce, and the processed food of dubious origin.  So, for me, switching to Safeway wouldn't save me money unless I also wanted to switch what I buy, which I don't.

I am spending an absurd amount of money on groceries lately, but I rationalize it with the fact that we don't eat meat or restaurants/takeout, or much processed food at all (I make our own bread, garden burgers, crackers, etc.).  I would much rather make that trade than have to buy food I don't love as much from Safeway.  [/quote]

OP here. I too am spending a lot of money on groceries. It really does seem to be a much higher share of the budget than just a few years ago. Everything just adds up. But at the same time, we almost never ever eat out and rarely ever get takeaway.

Speaking of MOM's, we do have two near us and I have gone in them. Various friends say MOM's is cheaper than Whole Foods but when I look at my basket of goods, I can't claim to find it true. MOM's also doesn't have the quantity of Whole Foods, for example we devour blueberries on a large scale and WF sells large packets of blueberries that MOM's doesn't. But my friends LOVE MOM's so perhaps they're seeing things I don't see.

I wonder how WF compares to Wegmans? [/quote]

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