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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I find Safeway and Giant to be expensive and lacking in variety and quality, particularly for produce. 
Before I had kids I would do MOM’s, Harris Teeter and Trader Joe’s. Now I do the bulk of the weekly shopping at Wegmans even though it is a 30-minute drive. I fill in from MOM’s and TJ if needed. 
I tried going to Lidl and Aldi but didn’t really like them. I tend to avoid Whole Foods simply because the parking is such a nuisance.[/quote]

Agree generally, but Safeway can vary greatly in terms of both quality and price -- I think that they either have a much more complex algorithm for setting prices and selecting products or individual stores must have more leeway in making those decisions.

The Safeway near me is a total travesty and I refuse to go in there -- poorly stocked, lots of damaged goods, produce selection is a joke, I wouldn't even touch the dairy. But with high prices anyway because why not?

But my kid goes to a swim class in Northern Virginia that is literally next door to a Safeway, and during a period of time when she was taking a 4pm swim class once a week, I wound up running in there several times to grab one or two items we needed for dinner or lunches the next day, and discovered it was bright, clean, incredibly well stocked, and ran tons of great deals. After that, I started doing a regular shop there for certain items (especially good for frozen food, dairy, and pantry staples like stock and canned tomatoes).

She's been on swimming hiatus a few months but I was just looking at the schedule and mentally factoring in which day would make the most sense for me to do a grocery run while she was at class. So you never know! Maybe the Safeway near you is just bad generally.[/quote]

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