I'm sure some segment of the population thinks this is a good trade-off, but it doesn't include me.
My shopping strategy is this: if it's on the short list of things I buy and it's on sale, I buy as much as I have room for at home. If it's not on sale, I might buy one -- if I absolutely need it.
And then there's the list of things I buy at Trader Joe's, because they never have sales. The latest addition to that list is their frozen organic broccoli. It's a little more expensive than their regular broccoli or store-bought fresh broccoli, but it's very easy to prepare and it's always good.
Exactly what they are doing to the Vons and Pavillions stores in So Cal....They had a case of bottled water for $49! Now reduced to $42! I buy whatever I can at Wal-Mart when I am up in my brother's neighborhood, and only fresh stuff at Vons....the meat prices are insane.
>>>I used to shop pretty regularly at the Safeway in Tempe, but lately they've converted all their stores to the "lifestyle" stuff. What this means is they laid down rough wood floors in the produce department, and raised their prices 20%.
[but lately they've converted all their stores to the "lifestyle" stuff. What this means is they laid down rough wood floors in the produce department, and raised their prices 20%.]
They did exactly that at the store in our Seattle burb. Not sure who they're aiming at, but it's not us. There are better upscale markets and also better giant discount markets nearby. We don't go there half as often as before.