[verum ago]

Seriously. Here in northern CA, there’s nothing wrong with our available Walmarts, and a local discount chain, Winco, is often dramatically less than chains life Safeway.

WinCo isn't exactly a "local" chain in NoCal- it's in 10 states and is headquartered in Boise, ID.

I used to live in Idaho, but am in Alaska now and given the price of groceries up here let me tell you:

Man, do I miss WinCo!
(and Costco, for that matter)

Heck, WinCo had better produce for less than Albertson's or Fred Meyer or Costco...

[MayflowerMadam]

Does Alaska still have Carr’s? I loved that store.