I'm a huge fan of grocery stores.
It's this dominant gene in my family that likes free samples, fresh fish on ice, a wide variety of cereal boxes, cheese, etc.
My kids love going to Whole Foods. There isn't some bait or treat or inducement that's the special prize (although the monster cookie is a $0.99 family favorite)... they just like to look around and point at stuff.
Our place of staple is Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers. My buffalo fix is satisfied here and they always have good prices and friendly staff.
The opening of Sunflower Farmer's Market at Dublin and Academy has created a bit of a stir. First, the place is twice the size of VC. Second, they have fresh fish. Third, they are packed. There prices are good on a lot of things and their fresh produce is quite a bit better than VC (let alone the deli which is non-existent at VC). But their prices on other things, the stuff you always need at the store, are usually more than our old friends at Vitamin Cottage.
The one name not mentioned here of course is Trader Joe's. Californians love them Trader Joe's. They don't have any in Colorado. If this is this is a consideration in your reloction to Colorado, stay in California or Oregon or Washington DC. We don't have them.
But Santa Fe does.
I'm headed south Sunday for a week.
I'm taking orders. I'm already committed to a case of $2 Chuck ($2.99 in Santa Fe) for Rob. I'm trying to keep the mini van packed light.
Until Trader Joe's relents and either figures out their warehousing needs in Colorado (which doesn't figure since the one in Santa Fe is 500+ miles from the nearest outlet and the only one in the Rockies) or Colorado repeals their grocery store bluelaws (I've heard that's a problem, but apparently they do have Trader Joe's in other locales with similar Blue Laws), this little tradition of buying one-of-a-kind Trader Joe products perpetuates itself.
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