How many different grocery stores do you hit? What do you get from a them and how often are you going?

My household is just my wife and I, plus our two dogs. We go to:

Costco: I'd say every two weeks. We get our non-perishables from there (e.g., shampoo, body wash, garbage bags, dishwasher detergent, pasta, rice, canned chicken breast, etc.), some fruits & veggies, some basics that we can turn into easy meals (e.g., pasta sauce, meatballs, salmon/frozen shrimp/chicken breast), some frozen foods for struggle days, and we hit the pharmacy.

Giant: My wife has some prescriptions that it's easier for her to get them from Giant, rather than Costco. So we'll hit them on occasion. We might succumb to temptation and get ice cream there. (They're the only place around that reliably carries dairy-free ice cream.)

Lidl: I feel like we're there weekly. But we don't buy a lot of things there, just little things we might have forgotten. The bakery is great and we occasionally get a loaf of bread there. The cheese selection might be the best in CP.

H Mart: I'm Korean and I have to have kimchi in the house. So we go to H Mart in Ellicott City probably once every two months or so. The H Mart in Silver Spring/Wheaton is closer, but the one in Ellicott City is huge and has way more selection. My wife also likes the Korean spicy mustard.

PetSmart: Grooming every 6 weeks.

Chewy: Dog food every 6 weeks or so.

I feel like that's a lot.

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u/MrTerrificPants — 22 days ago