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Learning, Sharing, and Teaching => Ask a Mustachian => Topic started by: lavagirl on July 03, 2015, 05:40:11 PM
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I was wondering how far do you guys drive to the grocery store? We drive 20minutes to wegmans once a week. It feels ridiculous to drive that far but closer options are pricey.
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5 minutes to Publix, 5 minutes to another Publix, or 5 minutes to Kroger. I live in a big city, so it's nice to have so much accessibility.
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Drive?
I don't drive to the grocery store.
I'm a half mile from Kroger. A couple miles from Publix and Target (one that actually sells food, though few vegetables). All comfortably bikeable.
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8 kilometers from home, but walking distance from work. I buy most of my groceries on my lunch break.
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2 miles to one big chain grocery store and 3 miles to a smaller chain store.
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We live 0.6m to 2 grocery stores and 0.4mi to another. We're about to move to where we are 0.6mi to 2 and 0.8 to another. We always walk, and plan to once we move.
Proximity to grocery stores is a key criteria for me. No dishwasher? I don't care. 3 miles to groceries? Nope, it's out.
(No kids to tote around though, and parking is awful here, so those both are factors I'm sure).
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Our closest is 250m away. There are two others less than a kilometer away and a fourth cheaper one less than two kilometers away. One of the perks of living in a walkable part of our city.
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I think it's about 1.2km away. Slightly less if I walk and take a shortcut.
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We have 5 big chains within 3 miles - Harris Teeter, Kroger, Publix, Food Lion, and Lowe's. Then there's Fresh Market, Whole Foods, Target, Trader Joe's, and Aldi all within about 5 miles. Lots of competition here!
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During the school year, I can alter my route home to hit up a variety of different stores without going out of my way at all - usually on a bike. In summer, everything's a specific trip since I'm off work, and I can hit up kroger with a 4 miles round trip bike ride, but today I did 34 miles round trip (pedaling) to go to a couple favorite stores on the other side of town. It was a lot of food (two full bike bags and a backpack, I was tired!) but the actual cost when I was done was $1.60. So far to go to spend so little money!
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3 minute walk. Once a week I drive 10 minutes to town for shopping. I also have a very mustachian commute of 10 minute walk or 5 min ride.
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1.6 easy miles to Publix, 1.9 miles to Walmart, 3.7 miles to Trader Joe's, 6.4 miles to Costco, 6.7 sad miles to ALDI. 90% of the shopping is at Publix. We plan on exclusively biking for groceries once our kid is in school and we can go during the day with the bike trailer (sans kid taking up half the carrying capacity).
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8 miles and significant elevation change to the closest. Saves a ton just based on all the times we decide it's too much work to go and do without whatever it was (usually the week's groceries).
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1 mile to Whole Foods, 1.2 miles to Stop N'Shop, 1.8 to Aldi, 2 miles to Trader Joe's, 2.5 to Market Basket, 3 miles to Costco. Whole Foods is the closest, but is ridiculous, so I rarely go there. I usually end up bicycling to Market Basket, since of the stores with good prices, it is has the most pleasant bicycle route (in the unlikely even that any local Greater Boston businesses happen to be reading this, please consider this a hint as to why you should advocate for improved cycling infrastructure). I also bicycle to Costco sometimes, but usually I am picking up non-perishable things in bulk, so I don't have to go too often.
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I believe it is 6+ miles to the stores in the other county to our east, and 12+ miles to the small city to our west (larger number of stores/ more competition), 25+ miles to the larger metro area south of us (much more competition, better prices).
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12 miles :( Next closest is 15, next is 18. All not within the same direction at all, and we're talking about small regional chains and a Walmart. I'm ready to move!
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Aldi - ~ 1 mile (15 min walk)
Mariano's - 2.5 miles (20 min bus ride)
Trader Joe's - an extra stop on DH's train commute
We also have two local (expensive-ish) markets less than half a mile from our apartment for those days when you forgot an avocado or cream for the thing you're cooking RIGHT NOW, and we are three blocks from a weekly farmer's market in the neighborhood.
City living is awesome.
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Three miles to a chain store that we seldom go to except for when they have good double coupon deals. Aldi is 8 miles away and we shop there every 10 days or so. Menards and Home Depot are pretty close to Aldi and the trips get combined making the mileage a lesser issue.
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11 minute walk.
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5 min bike ride or 15 min walk
I have 2 large grocery stores just down street. Co Op is going in next year can't wait.
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2 miles to bike to Aldi
Or ~0.8 miles to the (bit more expensive) Hy-Vee if I'm feeling lazy.
Or 6 blocks to walk to Walgreens to get beer or snacks.
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First post! Stopped lurking to share, because one of my favorite things about my neighborhood is it's abundance of grocery stores.
1,5 min. walk to the closest one.
4 min. walk to the one I use most often.
6 min. walk to the cheapest one (but their vegetables are not very good).
If I walk 7-10 min. there are several others to choose from as well.
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Drive??? No need for that even if I had a car. There are 5 supermarkets (one large) within 15 min walking distance plus numerous small shops. Occasionally I shop across the border in Germany (much cheaper) and then it's a 10 min walk +30 min by tram.
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Nearest one is probably 8 miles... and it's not the cheapest/best selection/etc.
It's probably 10 miles to where we'd shop. We're supposed to get an Aldi's... and that will be 15 miles or so.
Living in the country has it's disadvantages.
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13 miles round trip, which I started making by bike/trailer recently.
I head to Aldi first for the things they carry that are very cheap.
Next I head to Meijer...slightly more expensive, but they have everything.
On the loop home I hit up a mexican store for their awesome and cheap produce.
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2.5 miles to a small Food City. I haven't been back since I found a roach in my grocery bag about a month ago. The Dollar General next door seems clean and lovely in comparision. I stop on my way home from work.
22 flat miles to a mid sized Food City.
18 mountain miles to a mid sized Food City.
I usually manage to get groceries when I have to be in a larger town for something else.
I'm moving to a decent sized city in about 6 weeks. Looking forward to more options. God, I'll miss the mountains though.
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About a 700m walk. We usually just do small shops every few days and carry the stuff home. There's a fresh food market that's really cheap about a 5-10min drive away that we don't go to as often as we should.
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Live in a bit of a food desert in my city. I drive 15-25 minutes to get to Aldi, ShopRite, Walmart, H-mart, Target, or Costco -depending on which direction. Wegman's is about 35 minutes from home or 2 from my fiance's office (they're also the most expensive place w'll go to for specialty items).
Sunday Farmer's market is about a .4 mile walk though from my place for farm fresh eggs, cheese and produce.
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It's a 8 minute walk to the grocery store for me. I generally go once or twice a week, and once to the farmers market.
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I have two grocery stores (Ralphs/Kroger, Vons/Safeway) within walking distance, plus a Rite Aid and CVS. If I am doing a massive amount of shopping it's a 2 minute drive, if that. Costco is a bit further, maybe 10 minutes away.
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About 1 mile to three different stores.
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7 min walk and on the way to other places we need to go anyway, so between the two of us we usually go 3-5x a week.
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Supermarket is across the road from me.
Plainly quicker to walk than drive or bike.
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7 miles to Costco
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0.8km to the cheap grocery store, about 0.9 to the more expensive one. The only time I dislike walking is the uphill hike back carrying a week's worth of groceries (5-10kg) plus a watermelon on the two or three times in a year when they're cheap.
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The one nearest grocery to our house is a 3 minute walk, it is one of the main reasons we decided to rent this place. There is a co-op that we are part of that is a 15 minute walk. The produce store is 17 minutes walking. The Saturday farmer's market is a 19 minute walk. The Wednesday Farmer's Market is a 17 minute walk. There is an Aldi, Kroger, Walmart in town too those are all 3-4 miles away from where we live so we don't go often. Once a month we drive to the nearest Sam's Club, 30 minutes away, to pick up some things.
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My preferred place to shop is an 8 minute drive or 15-20 train ride. I prefer this area as there are both the major supermarkets, an independent supermarket, Japanese grocer and great fruit and veg market all in the same area. I can easily split my shopping up between places to get the best quality and prices. The markets are closing down at the end of the month though and without them I don't think the trip will be worth it anymore.
Closer to home there are two supermarkets (expensive as they are CBD stores) on my walk home from the train during the week and a great Chinese supermarket across the road from my apartment.
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Half a kilometre walk to a supermarket or smaller ethnic groceries. I try not to buy groceries from large supermarkets. I'd rather my money helped keep a diverse range of shops open plus the big two supermarket chains here are both quite expensive even if you buy the no name brand stuff.
That said, we do drive about 5 minutes to get to a specific greengrocers as there isn't one within walking distance. It's a lot cheaper than the markets or the big two supermarket brands, and has a good variety of stuff. It's worth the drive, although if there was one within walking distance that would be much better.
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No drive, just a 5 min. bike ride to Aldi's, or the fancier store that's right across from it. Once in a while I go to the ethnic store that's on my bike commute to work. And if I find a good coupon and they have some worthwhile deals, I order online and get it delivered on my doorstep (for no additional cost).
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25km drive (UGH), or a quick stop on my way home from work (1 work from home 3 days per week, and commute the other two). We live in the country.
Solution: a super well-stocked pantry and freezer. We need to go grocery shopping maybe every 2 weeks...
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5 minutes to Weis, which is OK. 15 to Wegman's, which has really excellent prices on staples and produce here- if you are finding Wegman's expensive, you're buying the wrong stuff, in my experience.
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5 minutes to Weis, which is OK. 15 to Wegman's, which has really excellent prices on staples and produce here- if you are finding Wegman's expensive, you're buying the wrong stuff, in my experience.
Wegmans is kind of expensive if you're buying gourmet, hard to find items and if you're comparing to Aldi's or ShopRite in the Baltimore area. They have the best price on ground beef though in my area. I love Wegmans though. <3 they are catering my wedding in 2017 :)
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Ralphs (Kroger) is across the street.
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The closest is...312 ft, according to Google Maps. Right across the street. But it's a pricey natural-foods store so I hardly ever go.
I'm a 5-minute walk from 2 small local groceries and an excellent natural-foods overstock/discount store — this is where I do most of my shopping. The groceries have good produce/meat/dairy, and the overstock store sells packaged/dry goods for super super cheap.
There's a big chain grocery about a mile away, a big food co-op just over 2 miles away, and a Trader Joe's and Aldi about 6 miles away. But I tend to do what's easy and stay in walking distance — there's only a significant price difference on a few of my staple items, and I'm happy to support local businesses in town.
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250 metres to two supermarkets.
Edited to add: we walk.
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We have 5 big chains within 3 miles - Harris Teeter, Kroger, Publix, Food Lion, and Lowe's. Then there's Fresh Market, Whole Foods, Target, Trader Joe's, and Aldi all within about 5 miles. Lots of competition here!
Davis Dr/Cary Pkwy/High House Rd neighbor??
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8 minute walk to Publix which is nice when I forget to pick something up. Most ofthe timethough idrive 3miles to a store that only does meats and produce. The selection is much better and it's a fraction of the cost of Publix.
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Probably a 2 minute drive, or maybe a 5 minute walk over to Albertsons :) But we exclusively shop at the Korean and Middle Eastern markets, where produce is by far the cheapest, and these are maybe 5-10 minutes of driving from where we are. We have biked/walked to the closest Korean market too, which is maybe 20-30 minutes away so not too bad and good exercise.
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4 miles, maybe a 10 minute drive.
BUT my husband works right next door, so he goes on lunch break every day to get what we need for the night :)
If we need something big like dog food that he can't fit on the bike, then I swing by on the way home from work, and it is on my drive.
We never just go to the grocery store.
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750m to Co-op
800m to No Frills
1.6km to Sobeys
4.5km to Farmers Market
5.3km to Costco
5.5km to the other Farmers Market where I pick up my CSA veggies once a week during the summer
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It's 2 miles to the ones we usually go to, with two more within that 2 miles. Even though we both bike significantly further to work, we still drive to the grocery store every damn week! It would be easy enough for either of us to pick stuff up on the way home from work, but my boyfriend hates not being involved in the shopping and will end up spending more if he goes by himself, so a weekly trip together by car seems to work best.
It might be time for me to do another Secret Aldi Run (~4 miles from home, a few miles out of the way on my commute).
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10 minute walk to an Albertsons in my neighborhood. I walk there with a back pack or a tote bag a couple times a week.
They are just breaking ground now for a new City Market (Kroger) a five minute walk away. Can't wait!!
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5 min bike ride, 4 min drive...maybe a quarter mile.
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5 minutes/ 2 miles. It's downright shameful that I drive most of the time...
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5 minute bike ride or 5 minute car ride, depending on the amount needed.
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5 minutes/ 2 miles. It's downright shameful that I drive most of the time...
I concur. Bike it!
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5 minute-ish walk. About half a mile. I walk. I'm not a great biker and I live on a hill so I actually find walking back with groceries easier than biking.
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I generally don't make separate trips to the grocery store, as I go on the way home from work. The one I go to most of the time doesn't require any deviation from one of my normal routes home. Then there's one that's maybe a 1/4 mile deviation off the route home, so 1/2 mile additional driving. The other one is probably 2 miles out of my way, so adds 4 miles to the trip home.
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So...interesting thread. It looks like the majority are well within ~6 minutes of a grocery store by car at the least (some MUCH closer).
Does it even matter? Has anyone both lived far and close and recognize any real tangible benefit considering one shouldn't be going to the store more than once a week (or two) anyway?
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So...interesting thread. It looks like the majority are well within ~6 minutes of a grocery store by car at the least (some MUCH closer).
Does it even matter? Has anyone both lived far and close and recognize any real tangible benefit considering one shouldn't be going to the store more than once a week (or two) anyway?
I spend a hell of a lot less on food now than I did when I lived next to a big natural foods grocery store in the city (local, cheaper than Whole Foods but same idea). That was more than ten years ago and I spend less in absolute terms, not just adjusted for inflation. I plan better, too.
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So...interesting thread. It looks like the majority are well within ~6 minutes of a grocery store by car at the least (some MUCH closer).
Does it even matter? Has anyone both lived far and close and recognize any real tangible benefit considering one shouldn't be going to the store more than once a week (or two) anyway?
I have a small German fridge. That makes it much more difficult to stock up on a week's worth of stuff, and certainly not two weeks. Also, why *shouldn't* I go to the store every day? It costs the same to by milk, eggs, apples, ground beef, rice, and butter in one trip than it does milk and apples today, eggs and meat on Thursday, and butter and rice on Friday.
In fact, it saves me money. When I was trying to buy fresh produce to last a week or more, I often got it wrong. I thought I'd be cooking all 5 week nights, but DH ended up not being home so I'd make a sandwich, and the asparagus I'd bought for that meal doesn't get used. It ends up going bad. Or it turns out we have more leftovers than anticipated, so I cook fewer nights. Or the avocados ripen faster than expected and since I bought 5, I couldn't use them quickly enough. When I'm buying produce every few days, I get only when I need. If the asparagus doesn't get cooked on Monday, I just by for one day instead of two on my next trip to the grocery store on Tuesday. Shopping more often *saves* me money.
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I've never heard this rule that you should only grocery shop once every week or two. I don't see why that would be a rule!
Like Villanelle I prefer / need to shop twice a week or so. For one, I'm on foot, so can't carry enough food to last a week for two people. And secondly I don't meal plan that far in advance! Thirdly, I eat mostly fresh foods, many of which only last a week or so.
When you grocery shop on foot you have different requirements, I guess. I also don't go to one store (I don't remember the last time I was at a supermarket), but rather three or four small stores... One for produce, one for cheese, one for meats, and a health food store for bulk things (rice, nuts, etc) and pretty much everything else. And a farmers market, which is also a 10 minute walk and has a little bit of everything. So food shopping is a very pleasant experience... Why not do it as often as possible? (While only buying what's needed, of course.)
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I'm 8 miles from the nearest actual grocery store. There's a Dollar General about 2 miles way that we get things like bread and stuff at. Sometimes I'll stop at the grocery on my way home (I work right by it)
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We are very lucky, because we have a somewhat cheap supermarket 50 meters away.
Tesco, Aldi and Lidl are all within 4-5 bus stops, so we wouldn't drive there even if we had a car :)
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About a 10 minutes walk to mine.
It's about the only activity that makes me want to have a car. Carrying back my groceries really, really blows.
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About a 10 minutes walk to mine.
It's about the only activity that makes me want to have a car. Carrying back my groceries really, really blows.
Do you have a cart of some kind? It makes it a heck of a lot easier. Not that I shop so often (and do an occasional large shop at our commissary, to which I must drive), I only use a hand basket, but in a former location when I tended up buy more at a time, I had a small cart that I brought and left parked (folded) near the door of the store while I shopped. Mine was given to me but I'm sure they are cheap.
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according to Google Maps...
210 meters to the IGA (large grocery store)
240 meters to the Metro (another large grocery chain)
300 meters to neighborhood bakery #1
320 meters to neighborhood bakery #2
400 meters to the local green grocer
400 meters to the wine & spirits store (you can't buy distilled spirits in the grocery stores here)
450 meters to the mostly organic upscale grocery store
500 meters to the best cheese store in town
I walk or bike to all of these (never drive - as parking would take longer than the walk).
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I've never heard this rule that you should only grocery shop once every week or two. I don't see why that would be a rule!
It's not...I just read a lot of people's thoughts on here about meal planning and only shopping once a week or once every two weeks for groceries. Do what works for you, obviously. I personally dislike grocery stores or any type of store and will avoid them as much as possible. But either way, planning your meals and stocking up as much as you can per trip will ultimately lead to more time to focus on more important matters. I'd love to live in a place where I could get my groceries delivered - I'd gladly pay for it.
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1 mile from my Safeway, and I drive it... I would walk, but I can't carry all the groceries I don't think, and I don't have a bike nor trailer for it.
Any other suggestions?
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I've never heard this rule that you should only grocery shop once every week or two. I don't see why that would be a rule!
It's not...I just read a lot of people's thoughts on here about meal planning and only shopping once a week or once every two weeks for groceries. Do what works for you, obviously. I personally dislike grocery stores or any type of store and will avoid them as much as possible. But either way, planning your meals and stocking up as much as you can per trip will ultimately lead to more time to focus on more important matters. I'd love to live in a place where I could get my groceries delivered - I'd gladly pay for it.
I'm the complete opposite of you here - I love going into grocery stores and sometimes will go to three different stores on the same trip to get the best cost and/or highest quality (see above for how many options are near me). I probably buy groceries ~3x/week, but rarely do I spend more than $20 per trip. Two of the grocery stores near me offer delivery service, but I only used it once when I was very sick.
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1 mile from my Safeway, and I drive it... I would walk, but I can't carry all the groceries I don't think, and I don't have a bike nor trailer for it.
Any other suggestions?
a stroller-type cart? buy a bike? a large backpacker's back-pack? an old suitcase with wheels? I've seen women in mexico carry six reusable bags on a large stick (3 per side).
honestly there are so many options available that any reason not to do it boils down to you just not wanting to.
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1 mile to the supermarket, which takes only a few minutes by bicycle.
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1 mile from my Safeway, and I drive it... I would walk, but I can't carry all the groceries I don't think, and I don't have a bike nor trailer for it.
Any other suggestions?
a stroller-type cart? buy a bike? a large backpacker's back-pack? an old suitcase with wheels? I've seen women in mexico carry six reusable bags on a large stick (3 per side).
honestly there are so many options available that any reason not to do it boils down to you just not wanting to.
Well... Yeah. I suppose you're right, I'm not 100% keen on the idea of 40 minutes or so of walking round trip and hauling it all. I even own a bike, but it's up in Boulder (I'm in Denver for the next 1.5 months), and I don't have a real way of getting it back down here since it won't fit in/on my car :/
Maybe I'll just use a giant suitcase and look like a lost traveller lol. That all being said, the round trip is costing me maybe ~$0.20 to drive, and I'll be back on a bike in 1.5 months, and I shop only about ever 1.5 weeks, so I'll wait until then to get started with that.
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For me, there are grocery stores in each of the four cardinal directions (and I live literally as far away as it's possible to be from them, while still being between them).
- Publix 1.6 miles east
- "good" Kroger 2.1 miles north
- "ghetto" Kroger 2.2 miles south
- new Kroger under construction 1.5 miles west
There's also an Aldi 3.3 miles to the south and a Family Dollar about 0.5 miles north (but I don't consider the latter to be a grocery store, or shop there).
Finally, there's a one-day-a-week farmer's market 0.9 miles west in the historic commercial area. There used to be a grocery store there too, up until the '70s (or whenever it was that "grocery stores" turned into "supermarkets"). I wish it were still there.
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2 miles for two grocery stores, 3 miles to a third. But one is a Super Walmart so only the other 2 count to us :D
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I even own a bike, but it's up in Boulder (I'm in Denver for the next 1.5 months), and I don't have a real way of getting it back down here since it won't fit in/on my car :/
What kind of car? My experience has been that a bicycle will fit in most compact cars if you take one or both wheels off.
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I even own a bike, but it's up in Boulder (I'm in Denver for the next 1.5 months), and I don't have a real way of getting it back down here since it won't fit in/on my car :/
What kind of car? My experience has been that a bicycle will fit in most compact cars if you take one or both wheels off.
yeah, i was wondering the same. Maybe a µ˜˙ car? at 6'5" i tend to ride the largest stock frames available, but i've been able to get them into a civic, jetta and a Saturn Ion just be taking off the wheels. Not ideal, but about 5 minutes of work to transport.
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What kind of car? My experience has been that a bicycle will fit in most compact cars if you take one or both wheels off.
yeah, i was wondering the same. Maybe a µ˜˙ car? at 6'5" i tend to ride the largest stock frames available, but i've been able to get them into a civic, jetta and a Saturn Ion just be taking off the wheels. Not ideal, but about 5 minutes of work to transport.
EDIT: I drive a 2002 Hyundai Accent (freshly DIY part-replaced except for a few expensive repairs)
My bike was a gift from a German tutor of mine and I don't know what kind it is, but those are damn good ideas. I'm headed up to the area this weekend for a tennis tournament and to spend an evening or two with friends, so I will definitely check it out.
Is youtubing a video good enough for learning how to remove the back wheel with all those moving parts on it, or is it a simple pop-off pop-on type thing?
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Is youtubing a video good enough for learning how to remove the back wheel with all those moving parts on it, or is it a simple pop-off pop-on type thing?
Youtube should be fine. Assuming your bike is like 98% of all other bikes both wheels will come off easily without any tools other than your hands. The only 'trick' with the rear wheel will be moving the chain over the deraileur, but once seen it done on a video it should take a novice about 2 minutes. A pro can do it in 10 seconds. Tip: Have a rag handy as you'll probably get chain grease on your hands. Use the rag to prevent grease from getting on your car upholstery.
2nd tip: even in an Accent you may find that removing your front wheel is all you need to do to get the bike in the back seat or in the trunk.
FWIW, I've just started learning bike repairs, and this is something that anyone should be able to do.
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With the new opening in our neighborhood, we are very, very lucky!
We are:
Two blocks from locally-owned organic grocery (with a cute café and outdoor seating too!)
Two blocks from the weekly farmers market
Half a mile from our weekly food co-op pickup
Two miles to a specialty grocery (fancy cheeses... I can't give those up) They are closing at the end of the year though
Approx. 3 miles to a bargain grocery (rarely go here)
Approx. 6 miles to a large grocery a step-up from bargain but not as expensive as our closes grocery - we go here when the chicken is on sale and combine the trip with the pet supplies store on the way ... less than once a month.
About 8 miles in another direction (and down a biiiigggggg hill) is a great farm that has a store in the summer and fall. Maybe I'll work up the courage to bike :) Hubby and I do stop there if we are heading to the trails/hiking down that ways or for some other reason are driving through there.
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What kind of car? My experience has been that a bicycle will fit in most compact cars if you take one or both wheels off.
yeah, i was wondering the same. Maybe a µ˜˙ car? at 6'5" i tend to ride the largest stock frames available, but i've been able to get them into a civic, jetta and a Saturn Ion just be taking off the wheels. Not ideal, but about 5 minutes of work to transport.
EDIT: I drive a 2002 Hyundai Accent (freshly DIY part-replaced except for a few expensive repairs)
My bike was a gift from a German tutor of mine and I don't know what kind it is, but those are damn good ideas. I'm headed up to the area this weekend for a tennis tournament and to spend an evening or two with friends, so I will definitely check it out.
Is youtubing a video good enough for learning how to remove the back wheel with all those moving parts on it, or is it a simple pop-off pop-on type thing?
I used to own a 2003 Hyundai Accent hatchback (which is the same as a 2002, except with edgier styling) and know for a fact at least two bikes fit in it with the rear seat folded and only the front wheels of each bike removed. Accents are actually pretty gigantic for their size.
Also, knowing how to remove the rear wheel from a bike is important, since it's something you have to do in order to fix common things like flat tires.
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I don't drive to grocery stores as I did not buy a car.
So I chose a place where I have a 10 minute walk to several sources of grocery.
Safeway 2 minutes.
Trader Joe's 5 minutes.
QFC 10 minutes.
Fred Meyer 10 minutes.
Marketplace on Sundays - 5 minutes.
When I rent a car I also go to Costco if I need some stuff from them - I will go next week.
Also, next week I plan to go to a u-pick blueberry farm - 1.5 USD/LB seems worth it for one hour of fun with the family, I hope 10 LB will fit in my freezer (if not I will just have to eat a lot of blueberries for one week : )).
Plus there are some nice trails right around the farm.
@OttoVonBisquick
Regarding taking out the rear wheel for a bicycle - if it is quick release just pull the release, then try to pull the wheel out while you get the chain out of the way with your other hand.
You will very quickly understand what you have to do. And it is really really easy.
If you don't have a quick release rear wheel, unscrew the "things" and then again try to pull the wheel out - same as above.