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If you live in Brooklyn, where do you do most of your food shopping?

Bingo

22%

[ 18 ]

KRM

12%

[ 10 ]

Moisha’s

23%

[ 19 ]

Pomegranate

[ 4 ]

Breadberry

[ 2 ]

Landau’s

[ 2 ]

Shopsmart

[ 2 ]

Not Jewish Chain

[ 2 ]

Small local place

13%

[ 11 ]

Other, where?

12%

[ 10 ]

Total Votes : 80

amother

Cappuccino

Tue, Mar 28 2023, 1:28 pm

Rosners.

Cheapest Hands down on most items.

Free delivery over $75

No they dont have every item and every company, for those few items I go local or Bingo

My husband has compared prices between some groceries...I'll post the lists

amother

Cappuccino

Tue, Mar 28 2023, 1:35 pm

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Reality

Tue, Mar 28 2023, 1:49 pm

amother Cappuccino wrote:

Rosners doesn't take credit cards.

amother

Cappuccino

Tue, Mar 28 2023, 1:51 pm

Reality wrote:

Rosners doesn't take credit cards.

Correct. Only card or cash.
Theyre pretty much a third of the regular store at my corner

Reality

Tue, Mar 28 2023, 1:56 pm

amother Cappuccino wrote:

Correct. Only card or cash.
Theyre pretty much a third of the regular store at my corner

So most people don't want to have to pay with a wad of cash. So maybe I'd go in there to pick up a few items, but if you don't have EBT, you're not going to do a full shopping there.

amother

Cappuccino

Tue, Mar 28 2023, 1:58 pm

Reality wrote:

So most people don't want to have to pay with a wad of cash. So maybe I'd go in there to pick up a few items, but if you don't have EBT, you're not going to do a full shopping there.

Totally hear that

We can easily afford to comfortably shop wherever.

But for us it's important not to overspend the large percentage of the difference, so we make sure we have cash (or check).

I've told a couple of people about their prices and they've told me that they were hooked after going once and seeing the tremendous difference.

It's a matter of priority...

cnc

Tue, Mar 28 2023, 2:05 pm

amother Cappuccino wrote:

Correct. Only card or cash.
Theyre pretty much a third of the regular store at my corner

They’re products very often have short expiration dates - for people that use a lot it’s worth it … for people that don’t it might not necessarily be worth it.

amother

Poppy

Tue, Mar 28 2023, 2:06 pm

mikayla18 wrote:

I just went to a store and they were charging over $4 for half a gallon of milk and $8 for a gallon (NOT CY) pray tell, how are they NOT making money?

CY milk is under $4 a bottle.

Amarante

Tue, Mar 28 2023, 2:08 pm

Really it depends.

For produce, meat and fish there can be a tremendous difference in quality between stores.

Baked goods are also a food in which generally higher priced means better quality.

For processed and canned foods, of course one would buy the least expensive option unless there is some overriding reason that one has to purchase - I.e need a specific can of tomatoes and so you buy at the nearest little store.

giftedmom

Tue, Mar 28 2023, 2:24 pm

Service is very important to me, as is a nice shopping experience with helpful staff, wide enough aisles, good produce, big selection, quick delivery etc.

amother

Electricblue

Tue, Mar 28 2023, 2:46 pm

Location matters too. I go to the nearest supermarket.

Queen Of Hearts

Tue, Mar 28 2023, 4:02 pm

amother Poppy wrote:

CY milk is under $4 a bottle.

I pay $3.99 for a half gallon.

amother

Springgreen

Tue, Mar 28 2023, 9:38 pm

Shopping at a small local store saves $$$, there isn't this huge selection of everything tempting you to buy. Just follow the list & done. Bingo & other discount stores try to get you to buy things you haven't planned.

amother

Celeste

Tue, Mar 28 2023, 10:24 pm

service means a lot to me. Rosner's may be cheap, but it's difficult to shop when you can barely maneuver a wagon. And I don't always go to the bank on my way to the grocery. Bingo, I'm not packing and shlepping my own bags/boxes to the car and then from the car again. My local Gourmet Glatt brings my order straight to my kitchen. I'm a loyal gourmet glatt shopper. And I don't live next door.

amother

Currant

Tue, Mar 28 2023, 10:37 pm

Dh and I went to bingos, we said never again. It took ages to park in the parking lot, the place was a zoo, and all to save... $100? Maybe $200? He said I'd rather pay a premium and save time at the local expensive store.

Speaking of, the local expensive store (not on your list) makes a killing off of their catered foods. It's on my corner and I'm in there at all hours and days, I'm talking like up until the minute they closed on erev purim, seeing all the behind the scenes - they make platters, they send huge deliveries, they have huge takeout. The groceries barely move compared to the deli they're sending. And the amount of deliveries. I'm like the only person who shops in store.

amother

Impatiens

Tue, Mar 28 2023, 10:44 pm

amother Cappuccino wrote:

And they don't deliver to me on 40th St & 10th.

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