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maspaha

(384 posts)

20. I love Winco!

Reply to hippywife (Original post)

Mon May 15, 2023, 06:03 PM

May 2023

I started shopping at Winco when we lived in Meridian, ID 20 years ago. The stores were cleaner, had more variety, better quality and prices than Albertsons, Walmart, or Fred Meyer. Then we moved to Phoenix and I was without a local Winco for about 15 years until the first AZ Winco opened in East Mesa. Between the time we left Meridian and Winco opened in Mesa, I would bring extra coolers and boxes so we could stop at the Winco in Indio, CA just off the I-10 on the drive home when our daughter would play in soccer tournaments in SoCal (276 miles from my garage to the Indio Winco parking lot).

Our Winco is open 24 hrs. They DO NOT take credit cards! Cash, Debit, checks are OK. The products are great and i feel good about buying from an employee owned company.

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Anyone shop at WinCo grocery stores? [UPDATED OP] [View all] hippywife May 2023 OP

We have a friend in AZ who loves them AZSkiffyGeek May 2023 #1

We like them. They have a good selection, great produce, and very good prices... Enter stage left May 2023 #2

Well marketed high quality food and pricing is very competitive. AndyS May 2023 #3

WalMart, Target & WF are the only nationals we have here... hippywife May 2023 #12

We've got a relatively new WinCo here in Missoula, MT. MontanaMama May 2023 #4

Bulk items (grains, nuts, flour, beans, etc) are cheap. ret5hd May 2023 #5

I shop there and like it for some things. barbaraann May 2023 #6

What doesn't WinCo have... hippywife May 2023 #7

Here's a list of the things I can think of: barbaraann May 2023 #16

I don't buy much in the way of specialty brands of anything... hippywife May 2023 #19

You're welcome! barbaraann May 2023 #21

I shop at one here in WA state liberalmuse May 2023 #8

We shop at WinCo regularly. Thunderbeast May 2023 #9

I love Winco hermetic May 2023 #10

Have shopped at their stores for decades. 2naSalit May 2023 #11

Good to know the employees do well there. nt hippywife May 2023 #18

It's a big selling point for me. 2naSalit May 2023 #22

That's the same situation for us. hippywife May 2023 #23

Yes and yes. 2naSalit May 2023 #25

Thanks! Keeps me from going unprepared. nt hippywife May 2023 #26

WINCO is our weekly go to, especially bulk items. Otherwise we do Trader Joe Hassler May 2023 #13

What do you think they lack in their selection? nt hippywife May 2023 #14

Example: they'll have generic mustard and French's, but if you want something more Hassler May 2023 #15

We don't buy/consume any alcohol... hippywife May 2023 #17

I love Winco! maspaha May 2023 #20

That's quite a testimoney. hippywife May 2023 #24

I bet you're right about checks, i just haven't used them since I got the debit card. Sorry! maspaha May 2023 #27

WINCO in Fort Worth TX we like it a LOT yellowdogintexas May 2023 #28

Yeah, I only had a problem with one thing I bought. hippywife May 2023 #29

I just went shopping at our neighborhood Winco Trailrider1951 May 2023 #30

I just got back from there... hippywife May 2023 #31

Not in the Bay Area Retrograde May 2023 #32