Grocery stores are nothing but, a pain in my Azz to get simple things like shampoo and razors.
Now, every store from Walmart to Target that had self checkout is reverting back to clerk checkout.
I swear I'm faster than them.
Malls suck because the demographics have changed so radically in the last 5 years, that clothing styles and sizes no longer pertain to me....at all.
That and both places are becoming increasingly dangerous to with lunatics(well, they are sane but...anyway) walking right out the door or running and mowing people right into the concrete as they escape with their ill gotten gains.
I'm done.
I just order my Neutragena Shampoo online because if it's not available at Target or Walmart, it's locked up and it's a waste of my time to wait around for an item or be told it will be at a register when I go to check out and because it's not in my shopping cart, I forget until I get home and GRRRRRR!
When I got to the store, it’s just to get the basic; bread, milk, OJ, stuff like that. Everything I get online and have it delivered. Medical items, clothing (socks, underwear, t-shirts, sweat pants, etc) I get online. A lot of the reason is cuz I’m too weak from Long Covid to get out like I once did, but another reason is for what you stated, I just can’t stand going anymore. And those Walmart drivers, egads!
“Amazon, which owns Whole Foods and Amazon Fresh, hopes to transform itself from a high-end, specialty grocer (nicknamed “Whole Paycheck”) into a home delivery vendor of essentials and store-branded goods under private labels with names like Aplenty and Happy Belly. Amazon aims to leverage its last-mile advantage, built over years of development, to do an end run around Walmart”
so far, i don’t see much progress towards the above in the local whole paycheck ... produce still costs almost double compared to all the other local grocery stores, and much of that is WAY past its prime from sitting around too long from not being bought ...
everything else i’ve priced at whole paycheck is still WAY more expensive than elsewhere, and store employees generally STILL have an attitude that whole paycheck is “special” and that therefore THEY are “special” too because they work in such a “special” place ... [the customers ALSO have that “i am special because i shop at whole paycheck” attitude as well]
consequently, i avoid the local whole paycheck like the plague ...
“Unemployment may be low, jobs plentiful, and consumer spending holding up.” says the chinese-owned propaganda organ ...
Walmart is going to be lowering fresh food and other products to pre-inflation levels.
https://www.foodandwine.com/walmart-restoring-pre-inflation-prices-8603913
https://www.the-express.com/lifestyle/shopping/130275/walmart-lowering-grocery-prices-inflation
I’ve been ordering my groceries online from Walmart Market for over a year now. I love it! Check out Walmart+ Home. The only time I go to my local grocery store is for the meat/chicken and some veggies. I haven’t stepped inside a Walmart Market for 1-1/2 years and it’s wonderful.
I shop at Walmart a lot. I like their store brands just fine over the brand names, with only a few exceptions. Store brands save me a lot and I try not to waste money.
A big reason I love Walmart is they will do most of my shopping for me and bring it out to my car. There’s no charge as long as the order is at least $35. I still like to go in and get my own produce, for obvious reasons, but that’s a short trip when it’s just produce.
Maybe you should consider moving?
Delivery's the future - for reasons you stated and many more. The nicest thing? You can get the best of each store - no reason to chose one over the other as much which stores are stronger and better and cheaper in different areas - produce, canned goods, meats etc...
Our target neighborhood store just upgraded and added a bunch more self serv. . So less lines. Publix across the street.
Going to the grocery or any store for that matter is easy here. Then there’s also Amazon delivery. Depends on where you live I suppose but we have it made in this soft spoiled society.
The real problems await our descendents dealing with this ridiculous debt.
I mostly get food from BJ’s (like Costco) because I drive past it.
I also really like Trader Joe’s.
I have a no frills Produce Junction near me were I can get fresh fruit and veggies. They sell in bulk to institutions but also retail.
Well Wal-Mart is cheaper overall, Dollar General was cheaper but not anymore as they have really jacked their prices up and smaller sizes...Kroger has went up on everything.
Add Kroger to the mix, especially for pickup. We have Walmart and Amazon delivered. Husband does in-store Aldi runs. Never use Target.
My husband thinks all the deliveries are extra. They aren’t. It is so much easier to have big packages (toilet paper, paper towels, detergent, etc) delivered then trying to haul them through the store and do the car unloading/loading thing.
“Unemployment may be low, jobs plentiful, and consumer spending holding up.”
Expect more of this type of gaslighting from the lamestream media through November.
Love Costco for many high-quality food items. Some of their prices are high, so I get them at my Kroger one mile away.
If anyone in your family uses allergy medication like Claritin D-24, thr Costco Kirkland brand is only $4.49 for a 15 pack.
We shop for many items such as shampoo and skin lotion, paper towels, etc. on Amazon, but I actually enjoy shopping for groceries at Fry’s (Kroger). I started doing the shopping way back when our first child was a baby. Back then I was often the only male customer in the store. Wives did the shopping. I became an expert at selecting produce and discerning the best price per ounce on products. I could leave the house, do a week’s shopping, and get back home in an hour.
Right now, Walmart is cheaper than our dollar store.
You live in California. In Free America, outside of the high crime hellholes, all those stores are moving to MORE self-checkouts, not less.
I used to shop Winn-Dixie, but now use Walmart because I save so much. Still buy meat at Winn-Dixie. I prefer to do my own shopping, but my deal is I buy once a month and go shopping right after store opens (6 am my area) and it makes for a fairly pleasant experience as only a few folks shop at that time. My walmart doesn’t lock up much either, so that’s not an issue here.