What kind of supermarket shopper are you?

So there are no good supermarkets in my neighbourhood, but if I am willing to drive 5-10 miles, there are tons of good supermarkets, so one week I go to Asda, one week to Tesco, another week I go to Morrisions and in between, I top up at Waitrose (Now I know you won't know these names...but they make the story better) Now Morrisions has a good butcher and a great fishmonger, Asda has cheap 2 for 1 deals and good clothes, Tesco sometimes has better, higher end items, and Waitrose, well Waitrose is the Rolls Royce of Supermarkets. OMG and I forgot Costco for American goods, Hot Dogs, Cakes, Ziploc bags, Sponges and some other bit and bobs.

So how do you shop? Are you loyal to one supermarket? Do you go out of your way to drive to another supermarket? Do you prefer one store brand to another?

Are you a supermarket ho like me???

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I pretty much only shop at King Kullen since it's the only one local. I don't have the patience to drive 20 mins to get to another store.

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Cold Cuts/Meats from the Italian pork store and everyday groceries from Stop & Shop

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we go to stop and shop, but we get our fruits and veggies from the local korean fruit store.

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My mom likes to go to 3 supermarkets...not me. I like to go to one and that's it! Mostly Stop and Shop.

Message edited 8/16/2007 11:07:05 AM.

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Mostly stop n shop - I do Peapod ALOT.

Sometimes I will stop in at Waldbaums or Pathmark if I need something quick and its on the way home.

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We've been loyal to one supermarket since we moved..... but we love to hit up Whole Foods occasionally!

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I am usually picky about where I get my meat from and prefer to buy it from either a butcher or Fresh Direct. Cold cuts MUST be Boars Head. I usually by fresh produce from the local fruit stands by my house. As for boxed or packaged grocery type stuff, I will usually buy it at the local supermarket.

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I am very loyal to my supermarket. Mostly b/c they carry everything I need and I know where it all is!

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Cold cuts/meats and veggies I get from the italian store. Everything else I get from Pathmark. It's the only nice supermarket around my area.

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I shop at Stop & Shop and go to Southdown market for veggies/fruits and meats.

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I mostly shop at Stop N' Shop and if we are low on milk or bread then a 5 min stop a 7-11 will do because a 5 min stop never can happen in a giant supermarket.

I lived walking distance from tesco and loved that store. I always thought they were cheaper than Sainsburys and safeway. When Asda opened I always went there because they had a clothing section, movie and cd section and a bank all in one easy trip.
I was always mad that this guy was not working.

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I am a supermarket hopper. I go to whoever has the best sales.

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I do my shopping mostly at S&S, but I have picked up a few items in other stores. and I also like to buy food at Target & BJ's, so much cheaper.

so umm, yea, I guess that makes me a supermarket ho

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We have a Waldbaums, 2 Pathmarks, a King Kullen and a Stop and Shop within a mile of each other. When we have to do big shopping, we try our best to go to the one market that has the most sales on the big items and hit the others on the way back home. I cannot and will not spend $4.00-$5.00 for a pound of butter when I can spend $2 if I just go down the block.

We get email notifications of store circulars and anticipate when the sales are coming. Sometimes some stores start their sales on different days and if we wait one day, we save a chunk of change. Last year, we saved close to $1K between all of the markets with coupons and scanning our tags at the checkout.

I am sure this will chance for the sake of convenience when we have children, but for now, we have to do our best to save money when we can.

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I shop wherever the best deal is! But I'm surrounded by about 10 different grocery stores. It's realy a little ridiculous.

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I mostly go to Stop & Shop, but a lot of times I'll go to this little Italian grocer in my neighborhood that has great prices are meats and the veggies are unbelievably fresh.

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i generally do all of my shopping at Pathmark or at Target.

but for fresh fish i go to HMart in new hyde park and for fresh fruits and veggies i go to Pat's Farm in Merrick or John's Farm in Plainview.

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I go to Stop & Shop once a week for a big shop and sometimes during the week for salad or fruit/veg. Any special meat or chicken I get at Storks meat store.

I go to Target for cat food - it is soooo much cheaper there. And I go to Costco for kitty litter, paper towels, t-paper and toothpaste

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I am a ho.

I was fairly loyal to a C-town by my old apt.

but now I live near a Pathmark (which I avoid like the plague) and two Key Foods, and well as a bourgeoisie specialty market that I

I like Stop n Shops, but don't live near one.

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Boy do I miss Waitrose and the M & S Food Hall

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I am usually at Stop & Shop.
If I need one or two things I go to IGA which is right around the corner.

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I shop at Target for household goods and then just one supermarket for everything else (unless there are really good sales elsewhere)

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Before we had the baby, we were all over shoppers. Wherever we were, we would stop to shop. We would go to like 4 different supermarkets a week. Plus run to the small local one for staples.

Now since the baby, we make it a point to go to pathmark on sunday nights. We stock up for the week. I buy according to their sales for that week. When we run out of milk or need something that we have forgotten, I run to the small store up the block.