Discussion

• January 29, 2007

  8:42 AM

  Anonymous writes:

  I stopped going to Walmart.By the time you get through the line all four frozen stuff is melted.I was also getting tired of being in line behind a bunch of Mexicans buying 50 packages of tortillas and the store is so crowded it's not worth the time.
  I go to King Soopers and plan my weekly menu to the stuff on sale. They unload the cart for you and that is very helpful to me because I have arthritis in my lower back.King Soopers is the only grocery that I know of that unloads your cart for you.

• January 29, 2007

  8:47 AM

  gr8fuldude writes:

  I don't sleep very much, so I like to go anywhere that is open 24 hours, usually going around 3 or so in the morning. It avoids the crowds, there are no lines, and the night crew usually has the music cranked up. I can do a week's worth of shopping and be in and out in 20 minutes.

• January 29, 2007

  9:09 AM

  james writes:

  Whole foods. It was recently named as one of the best companies to work for, and it shows in the attitudes of the employees. A company that empowers the individual to make decisions and help the customer without bureaucracy makes for an excellent end result.

  Best small grocer? Papa's at 12th and Clayton. Small neigbhorhood markets are the fabric of good communities. I often pop in for some items and don't mind paying a few bucks more, knowing that keeps the option of them there, versus having to drive to a melee like Costco. They know be by name, work long hours, and is a wonderful gathering spot for friends and neigbhors. There needs to be more places like this.

  Nice how the below poster throws in a jab at Mexicans for such a banal topic as grocery shopping.

  James www.futuregringo.com

• January 29, 2007

  9:13 AM

  benn writes:

  I am a big Safeway fan. Generally the food quality is a bit higher the King's, although the selection is also a bit trimmer.

  My fiance loves to buy food at SuperTarger... I don't get it, drives me crazy. It just doesn't seem right to buy food from that store. :)

• January 29, 2007

  9:23 AM

  jay writes:

  Whole Food's salad bar has more stuff, but Marczyk's produce is better. Oliver's is great for meat...those guys really take the time to make sure you get a good cut. Benn...my wife loves the SuperTarget too...I don't get it either...although it's great getting golf balls, wine and chicken breasts at one go.

• January 29, 2007

  9:37 AM

  Cash Money writes:

  Guys,
  Your wives love S. Target b/c in the game of poker, they are the mark. They love how everything looks with the color red. Red carts, red signs and Red Super Sale tags. They are fish, the same fish you hooked. Reel away guys and don't let the fish make your 401K decisions.

• January 29, 2007

  9:45 AM

  jay writes:

  Cash Money...that offends me. You don't happen to be the same jackass that is posting the website about how much American women suck are you? Been dumped much? Regardless, you don't seem to have much respect for women. My wife makes more money than most people I know and makes excellent financial decisions, and if we didn't have a pro doing our long term investment planning I wouldn't have a problem with her taking it over. Here's a news flash...women are much better than men at many, many things. Could it be that they like Super Target because they like the clean, one-stop-shopping environment with relatively short lines and an inhouse Starbucks? Wake up man, the 1950's are over.

• January 29, 2007

  10:00 AM

  Tree writes:

  Whole Foods, Cherry Creek. It's a fashion show and "that's not all". You can sit down up front and enjoy soup of the day and view all the $80K sports cars being valet parked.

• January 29, 2007

  10:03 AM

  benn writes:

  Yea,

  I forgot to mention Whole Foods. That place is the best, but there isn't one near my house :/

  As far as local groceries, I love Tony's Meats in Littleton. That place has some of the best stuff.

  Jay, it is best to ignore Cash Money.

• January 29, 2007

  10:51 AM

  Hogar De Vuelta (العودة) writes:

  My wife does most of the shopping, but we often go together. For bulk stuff we go to Costco about once every month or so. Every two weeks we do the Super Walmart, but the bulk of the weekly shopping is at King Soopers. Albertsons is for last minute stuff as it is the closest.

• January 29, 2007

  2:07 PM

  Anonymous writes:

  What a bunch of urban trendsters. You will love whole foods until the next uber cool place to shop for food comes along, not but partisian hacks and trend followers, and you want america to take you loony lefties seriously?

• January 29, 2007

  2:10 PM

  Anonymous writes:

  The best part about you liberals shopping at whole foods thinking you are doing something better then the rest, you are giving your money to a major republican donor and player in the GOP. Thanks liberal turds! Just google John Mackey republican and see for yourself how your helping us rightwing nuts.

• January 29, 2007

  2:55 PM

  benn writes:

  I shop at Whole Foods because it is good, not for political reasons. You can find a lot of stuff there you can't find other places.

  Only you nerds could politicize a topic like "Where do you buy your groceries".

  You smelly sheep.

• January 29, 2007

  3:09 PM

  Tbone writes:

  2:55/2:10--

  thanks. I did google John Mackey. Thanks for the talking points. In the article I found from grist magazine, it talks about how he is from the conservative bastion of Austin, TX. Also, it talks about how WF espouses the following conservative values: veganism, caps on executive pay, Organic standards, humane treatment standards, and environmental sustainability.

  Since you won't bother to read the article available at:

  http://www.grist.org/news/maindish/2004/12/17/little-mackey/

  I'll let you know that Mr. Mackie is a libertarian, and has never voted for bush or kerry or nader.

  Furthermore, Sunflower Market is the best.

  Good luck with those talking points.

• January 29, 2007

  3:11 PM

  Tbone writes:

  whoops. I meant 2:10/2:07

• January 29, 2007

  3:40 PM

  David Hakala writes:

  "non-affluent neighborhoods"???

  PO' FOLKSES' PLACES???

  There is nothing more politically chickenshit these days than a "soft news" reporter.

• January 29, 2007

  3:41 PM

  David Hakala writes:

  I like the King Sooper at Mississippi and Peoria, because they keep the handicapped spaces open.

• January 29, 2007

  4:49 PM

  Anonymous writes:

  What is all this crap about Whole Foods--er--WHOLE PAYCHECK-- being patronized by "liberals?" LIBERALS???

  The only folks I know who go to Whole Foods are rich Republicans. Hello??

• January 30, 2007

  11:45 AM

  JS writes:

  I live in the SE part of COS. They have been closing all the grocery stores in this area and down in Security/Widefield too. So now I don't have a favorite store. Only ones left are Safeways, and they are the highest prices stores in town. I used to like Albertsons, Grocery Warehouse, or King Soopers.

• January 30, 2007

  12:20 PM

  history buff writes:

  Whole Foods may attract rich Republicans, but if you go to the one in Boulder, it attracts rich Democrats along with an asortment of organic post-Alfalfa hippy proletarians. Me? I go for the fish, fresh by Colorado standards.

• January 30, 2007

  2:29 PM

  Anonymous writes:

  Kudos to the staff at the King Soopers at 80th and Sheridan. The employees are always friendly, very helpful and they have the best bakery of any King Soopers I have patronized. I drive past another King Soopers 2 miles closer to my house to shop at this store because of the service.

• January 30, 2007

  4:03 PM

  Anonymous writes:

  We like Vitamin Cottage. Produce is organic, and reasonably priced.

• January 30, 2007

  4:15 PM

  jay writes:

  I've often wondered if Vitamin Cottage has good produce. Is there one near downtown?

• January 30, 2007

  4:41 PM

  fiesty writes:

  I like King Soopers, near both my old house and new. They actually have sales on things we eat, they're clean and friendly, have drive thru pharmacy, and genuinely helpful both throughout and outside the store. I shopped at both Albertsons and Safeway a few times, and though not bad, they definitely weren't on par.

• January 31, 2007

  3:14 AM

  Anonymous writes:

  There's a Vitamin Cottage downtown at 15th and Platte. It opened recently, and has a decent variety of organic foods and supplements.

• February 8, 2007

  8:59 AM

  Gwen Richardson writes:

  Hey there, City Folk! We have favorite grocery stores down here, too. And lots of snow... that doesn't seem to want to go away. Southeastern Colorado got hit with those two big snowstorms (Christmas and New Years) and our roads are now full of ice ruts, holes and maybe a few (very few) bare spots. When the first storm was in it's second day, our one and only grocery store ran out of bread, milk and eggs. The convenience stores in town got their shelves cleaned off too. Us locals really appreciate the "Rocky Ford Food Market" for all they do for us, and for surviving as a friendly, well run independent business in our area. They continue to serve us in spite of the omnipresence of WalMart in La Junta and a nice Safeway there too. We appreciate our WalMart as it brings us all the national products at great prices. The people there are always friendly and helpful. The Safeway has an excellent selection of "hard to find" and specialty products. All the benefits of the big city, combined with the "good life" of country living. But my hat goes off to Rocky Ford Food Market. As soon as the trucks were able to break through the snow along Highway 50 and 71, the shelves were stocked again. Their meat market is the best... and their produce is usually top notch as well. RFFM, we love you and thank you for all your hard work... especially during these latest storms.

  G. Richardson
  Rocky Ford, Co.