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lisaemu Contributor
lisaemu
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Hi I was just wondering where people prefer to shop. Personally I love whole foods(tho it tends to be expensive..) and trader joes (and glad theres one right by my school!). We don't have a wild oats around here tho.

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dlp252 Apprentice
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Yep, I like Whole Foods as well. I like Trader Joe's for a few specific items, but generally not to do my main shopping.

ETA: Although I wish they opened earlier, lol. I used to love Safeway because they opened very early in the morning and I could get in and out quickly.

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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I like Whole Foods and Wegmans best. I will also go to Shoprite. I've been to Trader Joes a couple of times--just not that impressed.

jenvan Collaborator
jenvan
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My favorite is Sunflower!! Local owned by a large company w/good buying power so all the organic/natural foods are much cheaper than Wild Oats or a regular grocery. I do go to Wild Oats for a few products, and Trader Joes on occasion. I also order from gluten-free Pantry and gluten-free Trading Company.

lisaemu Contributor
lisaemu
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Yeah I'm the same with Trader joes- I'm not as impressed with it as some people seem to be. I go in for one or 2 things that are cheaper there than whole foods, but only cuz its 2 minutes down the road from whole foods (so I go to both when I shop). Is wild oats just like whole foods? Whats safeway?

Mango04 Enthusiast
Mango04
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Whole Foods (they get way too much of my paycheck)...and the Organic People's Co-op (for cheaper organic produce) and the vegan market (for random gluten-free raw foodist type stuff). I used to love Trader Joe's but I got sick of having to buy pre-packaged produce.

tarnalberry Community Regular
tarnalberry
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Farmer's markets. Best produce, hands down. Whole Foods always has a good meat selection. Once you've got the two of those, you're good! :-) :-P

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francelajoie
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Shaw's and Hannafords...they have a huge gluten free section now and they have really good prices. I bought a box of Pamela's dark chocolate cookies for $1.75 yesterday.

jenvan Collaborator
jenvan
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Farmer's markets. Best produce, hands down. Whole Foods always has a good meat selection. Once you've got the two of those, you're good! :-) :-P

Markets are great. We were getting some dairy (for dh) and local eggs delivered to our door each week from a local farm, but gas prices drove them to stop delivering :( However, Sunflower, our local natural market just started carrying local eggs--much cheaper than the other brands. They sell out right a way. I thought that was a great idea...

dlp252 Apprentice
dlp252
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Is wild oats just like whole foods? Whats safeway?

No Wild Oats in my area, but from what I've read here, it's similar to Whole Foods, geared more towards health food type store than mainstream grocery store. Safeway is a large chain, mainstream grocery store.

jkmunchkin Rising Star
jkmunchkin
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I tend to do a combo of shopping at Whole Foods, Trader Joes (for Chicken Taquitos only - which seem to be Gluten free again); and my favorite is Mrs. Greens. I think they are only in the NY metro area. I've been meaning to get to Westerly because I hear they have good prices, but so far Mrs. Greens is my fave.

Green12 Enthusiast
Green12
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Hi I was just wondering where people prefer to shop. Personally I love whole foods(tho it tends to be expensive..) and trader joes (and glad theres one right by my school!). We don't have a wild oats around here tho.

I do the majority of my shopping at Vitamin Cottage, the prices are so much better than Whole Foods and Wild Oats. But, I can't always find everything I need there so I am usually running around to all 3 stores for different things.

My local Sunflower Market doesn't many carry gluten-free productsat all, so I was a little disappointed.

Becky6 Enthusiast
Becky6
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I love Lakewinds natural foods, Fresh and Natural foods and Whole foods for a few items. WE are getting a Trader Joes here in MN in the next few months.

blueeyedmanda Community Regular
blueeyedmanda
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I am a Wegmans gal. I buy alot of their brand so it is not as expensive. I have always loved that store even before celiac came knocking at my door, now I have even more reasons to go there :)

Moongirl Community Regular
Moongirl
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i have to say i love whole foods, despite the $$

I did learn something useful though from my support group. well first whole foods was a sponsor at one of the meeetings, so they had a bunch of samples and brochures/handouts. I grabbed a bunch of stuff. when i got home i realized that i grabbed a bunch of $10 coupons. yay. now everytime i go in i look for them either at the door or at customer service.....

penguin Community Regular
penguin
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Whole Foods actually gets on my nerves, but I shop there anyway. Keep in mind that I live where the Landmark store is and it is ALWAYS a zoo. ALWAYS! They have 3 levels of parking and it's always packed. Very annoying. Fantastic artichokes though :P

Unless I need to do a big trip, or there is stuff at WH I can't get anywhere else, I shop at Sun Harvest (wild oats), because it's closer, and HEB, sometimes Randall's (safeway).

TCA Contributor
TCA
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I do a lot of my shopping online for baked goods. glutenfreegourmet.com is my fav. We have Publix and Kroger and I get a lot there. I'm limited on other options...

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