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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am so over the cost of groceries but never find anything we like at Aldi or TJ.

Does Costco actually cost less?  I am never convinced of that when shopping there. What about Giant v Wegmans v Safeway v Harris Teeter?

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Wegmans is cheapest on every day name brand prices if you don’t want to have to wait for sales. Giant is cheapest if you only buy what’s in the circular and use their points program religiously. I cannot do a full shop at any of the warehouse stores, as each is missing something I regularly buy, but their name brand prices are better if you can use the quantity. Their sale prices are often a better value even if you don’t end up using everything before it’s stale, but you still need to store it. BJs and Sams allow you to do a very accurate online shop to see if they might meet your day to day needs, but everything on Costco’s website is marked up and inventory not terribly reliable. Not to mention that shopping at Costco these days is like trying to cross the East German border circa 1986 these days :roll:[/quote]

While I haven't made a comprehensive study, Wegmans seems to have the lowest prices on regular items. For instance, the same brand holiday fruit cake is $7.99 at Safeway and $6.49 at Wegmans. That's just a recent example that stands out. The Safeway club card brings down the prices to near parity at times. However, Safeway is closer so it's convenient for small purchases. I did manage to earn a free frozen turkey, so you can't just look at individual prices to make an entirely fair comparison.

And yes, I like fruit cake. No one else does, so I don't buy it because I can't eat a whole fruit cake. [/quote]

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