"Cheri" > wrote in message
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> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>> That's what I could buy with my $15 Albertson's gift card. Or parts of
>> it anyway. Won it tonight by playing the Monopoly game. Yay me!
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>> I also heard that all of the Safeway's and Albertsons in this area will
>> soon be Haggen. I am not sure how I feel about this. I grew up with a
>> Haggen
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> Good for you winning. I have never heard of Haggen, is it a PNW thing?

I don't know. Let me look it up. Looks like it is.

http://www.haggen.com/

Looks like they are in Oregon too and people aren't happy.

http://www.oregonlive.com/window-sho...u_asked_t.html

Ah, but you'll have them in March!

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2015/...fornia-stores/

This link indicates that Haggen is cheaper for some things. This must be
what the person read and mentioned to me because these are the items she
mentioned. Of all of those, the only thing I might buy would be stewed
tomatoes and I sure as heck would never pay that price for them! I might
buy them at a sale price somewhere but more likely I will go to Big Lots or
Winco for those.

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/will...over-st/nkBRn/

This is going to suck royally here because the most common grocery stores
here are Safeway and Albertons. We also have QFC but their prices are so
high that I pretty much only go there now for sale items or when they send
me coupons for free things. The store by my parent's old house that used to
be Haggen has been a QFC for years so I did shop there pretty much weekly
only because it was so close to their house but the most I ever purchased
was two bags and they were not even full. I stuck to buying single serve
drinks, sale items and things that I absolutely had to have for the next
night or two's meals.

I did try the fairly new Walmart Superstore earlier. It's in Everett and it
used to be a Top Foods. It seems very small for a Superstore. I only went
into the grocery section and only bought one item. They were out of it at
the Walmart grocery store. I didn't go there first because when I used
Mapquest, it indicated that it is about 3 miles further away but I think it
was trying to force me onto the freeway which would be very stupid. Much
quicker and easier to go the back roads and it really isn't that much
farther away than Winco. That also leaves me the option of Target, Costco
and many other grocery stores on the way home if I can't find what I need
there. So I am going to change my shopping path. There is also a TJ's
(have not been to that location), Grocery Outlet and a Dollar Tree within a
few blocks of that Walmart. And one of my friends lives along that route so
that's a bonus too. She recently gave her car to her son so she is without
transportation sometimes.

Nothing unpleasant happened at the Walmart. I didn't have to wait in line.
And the clerk came chasing out to the guy walking ahead of me. He had left
something in the store. Either a wallet or a cell phone. I couldn't tell
for sure what it was. So I guess unless something changes, this will now be
my first stop for groceries.

We also have Fred Meyer here but I find that for groceries, they too are
high. They are owned by Kroger. I liked to go there when Angela was
younger because they have nice children's clothing. Somewhat high priced
but good sale prices. And they have a nice garden section. And if I needed
a book, school supplies, a pair of New Balance shoes in a wide width or
something like nail polish, a radio or telephone, I could get it there. So
they are useful but overall I still prefer Target. Not quite the same type
of store but close.

And then we have PCC, Whole Foods and Central Market, all of which are
similar. PCC might be a bit smaller and Central does give the option of
main stream things like Coke products, although it would appear with their
remodel they are focusing more on the organic stuff, perhaps because that's
what people go there for.