Let me begin by saying that I am a walking contradiction when it comes to grocery shopping. I love specialty stores with hard to find items and beautiful meat and produce sections. I also love places like Winco pictured above with decent variety and rock bottom prices.
We usually end up going to 2-3 grocery stores to get what we're after. They just opened a Winco here in Salt Lake and their prices are ridiculous. Everything is seriously $1-2 cheaper than other grocery stores. If you've ever seen Raising Arizona, it reminds me of the grocery store where they chase down Mr. H.I. McDonnough and shoot at 2 liter bottles of soda and cans of baked beans.
Their selection is pretty good, way better than Wal-Mart. The depressing factor is definitely lower than your average grocery store but not nearly that of Wal-Mart. I judge the depressing factor by the general ambience and the looks on the faces of the employees and the customers. For me shopping at Wal-Mart makes me feel like I'm in a refugee camp fighting for rations. There is something Soviet about the surly employees, bare shelves and long lines, but the all-American low prices keep people coming back.
Winco is definitely a good place to do your stock-up grocery trips, but I'll still have to pay sky high prices for certain specialty items at the nice stores.
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