I encourage everyone to use their local farmer's market. Price is sometimes the same, sometimes a bit higher, but your cash goes directly to the farmers and you get fresh food and get to interact with the people who grew it. Of course, make sure it's an actual farms at the market, not some dude reselling wholesale produce (it happens).
I live in WalmartLand (Northwest Arkansas) and the options here are extremely slim outside of Walmart. Our metro is ~500k+ people, we have one Whole Foods (as if amazon is a better choice), and a couple of other smaller chains such as Aldi and Harp's, and then maybe a couple of tiny one-off co-op style places. Its tough to avoid walmart here.
Yes. In many places Walmart moves in, drops their prices low enough to kill off all competition near them, and then goes back to normal prices once they're the only option close by. Walmart is evil, but they're smart evil.
Not sure about the rest of the US, but the Natural Grocers here in Overland Park, KS doesn't kick me out. Get lots of stink eye from the hippies who shop there though lol
Hippies in Johnson county!? Growing up in wyandotte county I never would've guessed. Back in the day we just referred to them as "ignorant, rich folk who drive to damn slow." Come down to Austin TX if you want hippie.
Lol there's a few! We've had some interesting folks move in from Cali recently... ugh. The *Johnson County Jerk" stereotype still applies for the most part but some districts are turning much more conservatives than they used to be. People are polarizing. I'm sure living in Austin is quite the experience. Say hi to Alex Jones for me!
Are you guys talking about johnson county tx or ks? Johnson county texas is quite conservative and no one pushes the mask mandate. I do all my shopping in johnson county just for that reason
Not sure if you have them there, but the Lin's locations in southern UT have given me the least amount of grief over mask bullshit. Smith's (Kroger) is cucked.
That’s the rub, isn’t it? I love my local Fry’s (only place to get Boar’s Head cold cuts) but they’re more expensive than WalMart on a lot of staples unless you catch a good sale.
is it normal for people to go to walmart for their groceries? that concept just seems weird to me
Walmart's strategy was to kill small/local businesses. Don't let them succeed.
I encourage everyone to use their local farmer's market. Price is sometimes the same, sometimes a bit higher, but your cash goes directly to the farmers and you get fresh food and get to interact with the people who grew it. Of course, make sure it's an actual farms at the market, not some dude reselling wholesale produce (it happens).
And make friends with a rural butcher... buy your meat by the half... you will not believe what it costs per pound.
Ps... get a big freezer...
in some places there is a dedicated walmarrt grocery store. In Conway arkanasas its called "Walmart Neighborhood Market"
I live in WalmartLand (Northwest Arkansas) and the options here are extremely slim outside of Walmart. Our metro is ~500k+ people, we have one Whole Foods (as if amazon is a better choice), and a couple of other smaller chains such as Aldi and Harp's, and then maybe a couple of tiny one-off co-op style places. Its tough to avoid walmart here.
Yes. In many places Walmart moves in, drops their prices low enough to kill off all competition near them, and then goes back to normal prices once they're the only option close by. Walmart is evil, but they're smart evil.
break up all monopolies.
now
They dont pay there Bill's either.
Not sure about the rest of the US, but the Natural Grocers here in Overland Park, KS doesn't kick me out. Get lots of stink eye from the hippies who shop there though lol
Hippies in Johnson county!? Growing up in wyandotte county I never would've guessed. Back in the day we just referred to them as "ignorant, rich folk who drive to damn slow." Come down to Austin TX if you want hippie.
Lol there's a few! We've had some interesting folks move in from Cali recently... ugh. The *Johnson County Jerk" stereotype still applies for the most part but some districts are turning much more conservatives than they used to be. People are polarizing. I'm sure living in Austin is quite the experience. Say hi to Alex Jones for me!
Are you guys talking about johnson county tx or ks? Johnson county texas is quite conservative and no one pushes the mask mandate. I do all my shopping in johnson county just for that reason
Grow your own veg and hunt. I rarely need to go to a store.
Not sure if you have them there, but the Lin's locations in southern UT have given me the least amount of grief over mask bullshit. Smith's (Kroger) is cucked.
I recommend Fry’s for AZ. Bashas/Safeway/Albertsons are expensive and I’m frugal.
That’s the rub, isn’t it? I love my local Fry’s (only place to get Boar’s Head cold cuts) but they’re more expensive than WalMart on a lot of staples unless you catch a good sale.
Don't forget that the people working their suffer first from lost revenue. Not saying to lay off, just remember whom the boycott hurts.
Remember their anti-Second Amendment bullshit, too!