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Originally Posted by audreyh1
Well of course Costco is cheaper than Whole Foods. Whole Foods is a high bar! But Amazon may be changing that.....
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Well, the article did go on to say that they were already cheaper than many of the traditional grocers, so it wasn't specific to Whole Foods (and they did note that some prices have already been lowered at WF after the Amazon buyout)...the story was very much polar opposite from what many folks here are reporting. Also, the numbers they use are from a study that was done by JP Morgan, so perhaps it should be taken with a grain of salt.
Personally, we go to Costco about once a month. I would say most of our spending there is for dry goods and household items. The food staples tend to be ground beef, chicken breasts, salmon and some fresh seafood. We have found that the beef, chicken and salmon (all the frozen varieties) are cheaper than what we can get at Kroger and Publix. We don't shop at Wal-Mart often (not very convenient) so I can't make a fair comparison.
I will admit that in the world of money spending, we don't pay too much attention on the grocery bill. It's just two of us, so even without watching it, we don't spend too darn much. Not only to mention, even being retired, I am still saving more money that I am spending, so saving a few bucks on groceries isn't a high priority.