12-06-2008, 01:58 AM
vision63 wrote:
You gotta shop. Produce at the Berkeley Bowl, cheapest around, The Grocery Outlet, Big Lots. We have a fantastic Chinatown with really cheap produce and seafood and great Mexican markets with great prices.
Nice, if you have the option. I live in a town of about 17,000. There are two chain supermarkets, and a local market. Also a BJ's. Only that much choice because they also draw from the smaller towns around here as well. Closest large city is an hour plus drive each way, nearest Chinatown is in Boston, about 100 miles away. So, so produce and not so good choice of other fresh groceries among the available items in store. Two paper bags of fill-in items like bread and sandwich makings this evening was almost $40, and the bags were not full. Used to get at least four full bags for that.