Grocery Shopping

I remember shopping at the A&P when I was younger in NJ with my Abuelita and/or with my mom. So clean, so nice. Heck, one of my friends worked there while we were in high school. I loved this place and they always hooked me up with a free donut. What! What!

Then there is VONS. For those of you on the WEST SIIIIIIDE of the USA, this is more familiar to you.
It smells good once you walk in and they have this amazing cheese bread thing in the bakery. Yummy in my tummy!

Then in the Midwest, there is Jewel-Osco. ONLINE SHOPPING? ENOUGH SAID.

For those of you residing in South Florida like myself, there is Sedano's Supermarket. Close your eyes. Picture yourself in Havana, Cuba minus the beautiful beaches, exotic looking people and beautiful scenery. It smells awful in here, but at times their sales are pretty good. This week my Abuelita found gallon milk for 2/$5.00. Not bad I know, but this place isn't the greatest.

Wal-Mart is a nationally recognized store where we all know one thing about it-CHEAP! Yes, it's cheap-from clothes, to shoes, to underwear, to toys, to cards, to jewelry, to bags, to groceries. The store has a great concept, especially those Super Wal-Mart where you can even get an oil change while you shop 'til you drop. Here's the thing: how come in South Florida all of the Wal-Marts are DISGUSTING. The ones in Orlando, not bad. The ones in New Jersey, not bad (I'm not talking about Newark). The ones in Las Vegas, clean. The ones in Chicago, delightful. What the heck happened to South Florida? The only reasonable time to go is at 9:30 on a random Tuesday morning. Even on Friday nights. It's crazy. Baby Momma is there with her 8 kids causing an uproar in the store while there is only one cashier available to ring up the whole dang store. True story.

Next up is.............drum roll please.............................................

PUBLIX SUPERMARKETS WHERE SHOPPING IS A PLEASURE. Their slogan is 100% on point. Shopping is always a pleasure when I go to Publix. It smells magnificent, the people that work there are so nice and helpful. Even the managers are always in sight and ready to answer any question you may have for them. Sure, they are a bit more overpriced than Wal-Mart and sometimes Target, but it's clean and doesn't smell like toe jam. Every Thursday they have new sales and they always change! Last week, they have Ruffles chip buy 1 get 1 free, this week is Lay's chips that are buy 1 get 1 free. Their buy 1 get 1 free sales is really what "sells" me. Again, they change every Thursday and to view their weekly ad go to www.publix.com then click on Save Here and a drop down menu will come up. Just click on "Weekly Ad" and see what's on sale before you make the drive.