i go to a mixture of both. the grocery stores i shop at the most are superstore, metro, food basics, longo’s, no frills, and occasionally freshco. i can never say no to discounts and sales though, especially from the more expensive stores!
For groceries we go to Sam's club and sometimes GFS.
They are cheaper, the down side is that it is bulk so it can take up room and you end up with a lot of cardboard.
I mainly go to the one that's closest to me, which is either a local store, Dollar General, or Winn-Dixie. I tend to avoid Walmart, Publix, etc because they're always busy, and I like to avoid lines and people lol.
I'm addicted to Trader Joe's. I went to college at the home of the original Trader Joe's. It's nice because there are some cool ethnic foods, unlike a standard store, and also it's easy to shop for one person!
I mainly buy my groceries from Walmart, but if I need to buy in bulk it would be either sams club or Costco. sometimes I’ll shop at food lion and wegmans.
There are a ton of grocery stores in the greater Phoenix,AZ area where I live but I shop mainly at Fry's,Sam's Club and Sprouts.I really liked Trader Joe's until they closed the only store in my neighborhood so I switched to Sprouts to get certain specialty items.Sprouts is kind of like Trader Joe's but with a lot more produce.
I normally go to whichever store is closest to me, though I like Safeway and Trader Joe's. I also like going to Whole Foods for groceries whenever I get the chance. I don't go to discount stores for groceries because they tend to have lots of processed foods, and normally I only shop there for clothes.
I generally shop at a big box store, but that's because I happen to work at said store and get an employee discount as a result as well as first picks at our markdowns in most cases. There is a smaller store closer to where I live though, so if I just need one or two things or need things in a hurry I'll run by there instead. I try to avoid shopping at places like Walmart though unless I absolutely have to.
I go to the big chain grocery stores. Sometimes I'll go to Aldi or the smaller grocery stores but they tend to either not have what I'm looking for or are too expensive or just spooky. There's so many in my area it's kinda wild how they all manage to stay in busines