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     Tom Reingold Citizen Username: Noglider Post Number: 2267 Registered: 1-2003  |
Where do you do your grocery shopping? Kings in Maplewood is nice and convenient, and the staff are nice, but the selection is narrow, and the prices are high. We rarely buy much there. I often go to Whole Foods, which is very good, and the prices are extremely high. We buy most of our produce there. The staff are extremely helpful and courteous. When I ask where something is, the person I ask doesn't tell me which aisle to go to. She takes me there. I also go to Pathmark in South Orange. The food isn't very good, but it's conveniently located, and it's good for packaged goods. The R&B music they always play is great. Several times, I have entered in a bad mood and walked out in a good mood, solely because of the music. The prices are decent, though the staff are nothing special. Typical of NJ, they avoid eye contact and often neglect to thank me for my business. My wife likes to go to the Shoprite at Morris Ave and Liberty Ave in Union. It's an interesting compromise between pricey and decent food. And they are the only place that has cans of Starkist Tuna Filet in olive oil. I find it interesting to compare the clientèle in these places. Kings in Maplewood has the middle to the high income of Maplewood. Whole Foods is incredibly yuppy. Pathmark in SO is decidedly the opposite. I enjoy shopping in both Whole Foods and Pathmark. Tom Reingold the prissy-pants There is nothing | ||
| Marc Citizen Username: Bautisma Post Number: 127 Registered: 9-2003 |
Pathmark in SO and Costco on Rt. 10. If I really need to get something quick, i'll go to A&P | ||
| sportsnut Citizen Username: Sportsnut Post Number: 957 Registered: 10-2001 |
Shoprite in Millburn. Kings in a pinch. Whole Foods less recently - although their staff is by far the most helpful. | ||
| shh Citizen Username: Shh Post Number: 953 Registered: 5-2001 |
Pathmark, Costco & Whole Foods (when I want to eat a little heathier for the week). I desperately want a nice produce stand. I know the one by Drug Fair expanded, but the twice I've been in there they haven't carried broccoli rabe, so I get that at either PM or WF, same price at either. | ||
| SoOrLady Citizen Username: Soorlady Post Number: 410 Registered: 9-2003 |
I shop at Kings - usually the one in Maplewood. The produce is fresh, the staff are friendly and helpful and, while the selection leaves something to be desired, they will usually honor a request and place an order if there's someting specific you're looking for. Sometimes I venture over to the Shop Rite in Millburn, but rarely. My time is worth the extra money I spend at Kings. (And Kings carries Bell & Evans chicken and free-range eggs, and hormone free beef) The A&P is the pits and while I've heard the music at the Pathmark is good, and the food somewhat passable, I haven't shopped there since a colleague's mom was nearly killed during a car-jacking several years ago. The lower prices just aren't worth the safety risk to me. | ||
| Brett Citizen Username: Bmalibashksa Post Number: 781 Registered: 7-2003 |
Shop Rite, Essex Green shopping center. Great selection. | ||
| ffof Citizen Username: Ffof Post Number: 2010 Registered: 5-2001  |
ShopRite in Millburn on Main. - it's close (if you cut through the back way) and has decent music. You'll also be one of the youngest shoppers in the place. Kings for produce. I hate Whole Paycheck - the produce is overated. And Costco in Union. I never ever go to Pathmark or A&P | ||
| Tom Reingold Citizen Username: Noglider Post Number: 2269 Registered: 1-2003 |
Oh, by the way, we like the other food at Whole Foods, too, but we can't afford to buy everything there. And my kids insist on certain brands, such as Arnold white bread and Chef Boy-Ar-Dee ravioli. But they are coming around and noticing that the good stuff is just as enjoyable and sometimes more so. But you can't push kids too hard in matters of food, because they can rebel. Tom Reingold the prissy-pants There is nothing | ||
| Dave Citizen Username: Dave Post Number: 6485 Registered: 4-1998  |
Kam Man on Rt. 10 in East Hanover for produce, seafood to cook, mochi, etc. Sushi grade fish from a Japanese market in nyc (don't have name handy) Snacks, cheese and assorted ready to eat food: Trader Joe's | ||
| Lizziecat Citizen Username: Lizziecat Post Number: 178 Registered: 5-2003 |
Kings in Livingston, or in Chatham if I'm at my son's house; Whole Foods in Millburn; Trader Joe's in Florham Park (there's a Kings there, too); Costco for some bulk items like bottled water and paper towels; Pathmark at Livingston Circle, sometimes. | ||
| jem Citizen Username: Jem Post Number: 915 Registered: 5-2001  |
From most frequent to least frequent: Whole Foods Millburn Shop Rite Essex Green Shop Rite Trader Joe's (both Westfield and Florham Park) Maplewood Kings A&P on Valley Street and I often buy fish at Freeman's | ||
| gretchen Citizen Username: Gretchen Post Number: 100 Registered: 8-2001 |
Shop Rite Livingston when I have the time Pathmark when I don't Trader Joe's in Westfield when I'm hosting something Whole Foods for everything I didn't find at Trader Joes, and for holiday shopping A&P when I need one ingredient and wouldn't mind if a six-pack accidentally fell in the cart. I can't wait for the farmers markets to open!!! | ||
| mtierney Citizen Username: Mtierney Post Number: 499 Registered: 3-2001 |
Kings Costco Trader Joe's, Westfield A & P Pathmark rarely - checkout lines the pitts! | ||
| Redsox Citizen Username: Redsox Post Number: 425 Registered: 6-2002 |
shop right- millburn, groceries costco - union, bulk items & tires | ||
| Joan Citizen Username: Joancrystal Post Number: 2539 Registered: 5-2001 |
Shoprite in Livingston - they have a really large kosher selection, especially important with Passover just around the corner Costco in Union - for items we use in quantity | ||
| sac Citizen Username: Sac Post Number: 987 Registered: 5-2001 |
I recently started taking a course at Fairleigh-Dickinson, so I almost always shop at the big Stop 'n Shop on Main Street in Madison on the way home. It's a very nice store but a little far if other business isn't taking you out that way. Otherwise I go most often to the Millburn Shoprite but occasionally also the Springfield Foodtown or A&P. Less often to the Pathmark, which I really don't like much. I end up at the Maplewood Kings quite often, but only when I need just a few items in a hurry. They just don't seem to have the selection or prices I expect for doing a "full" shopping trip. | ||
| Curious Onlooker Citizen Username: Curiousonlooker Post Number: 22 Registered: 11-2002 |
Pathmark in Livingston, Shoprite in West Orange once in a while, Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, and of course, Costco (Rt. 10 or 22. Doesn't matter to me...) | ||
| akb Citizen Username: Akb Post Number: 161 Registered: 12-2001 |
We manage almost everything at Costco and top up from Kings. Every now and again (couple of months perhaps) we go to Pathmark or Shoprite for other staples. The Shoprite in Livingstone is nicest, IMO. I have lived here for 4 years and still miss the nice, clean, well-stocked supermarkets of the south, with wide aisles and large parking lots. I say the south; I think they are almost everywhere but here! | ||
| Tom Reingold Citizen Username: Noglider Post Number: 2275 Registered: 1-2003 |
I lived in Edison, NJ from 1987 to 2003. The supermarkets are huge in that area, too. Wide aisles and giant parking lots. They're not for me. The giant places stupify me and make me dizzy. The merchandise wasn't anything special. I've been to Food Lion in DE and VA. Unimpressive, to say the least. I trust the south has better than those. Tom Reingold the prissy-pants There is nothing | ||
| sunseeker Citizen Username: Sunseeker Post Number: 5 Registered: 1-2004 |
I recently discovered Wegman's in Woodbridge - a bit of a trip down the Garden State Pkwy but well worth every minute. Kings is great for in and out convenience, if I had pots of cash I would shop at Whole Foods but currently only purchase meat / chicken there. |
