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ALDI


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The Aldi store I go to is relatively small, so that limits the number and variety...

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Almsted's Fresh Market


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Small store so they won't have the quantity of products as the large grocery...

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Coborn's


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Coborns in Park Rapids, MN, recently completely renovated and upgraded. Unlike...

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Costco


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Great for both staples and specialty items, especially organic, fair trade,...

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Cub Foods


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Convenient and reasonably priced, especially for staple products. Good selection...

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Festival Foods


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I recommend mostly because it is a walk from my home. Their prices are incredibly...

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Fresh Thyme Market


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Fresh produce and good prices

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Hy-Vee


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They use weird pricing. They sell meat priced by the piece such as pork chop...

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Jerry's Foods


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Best meat counter in town

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Kowalski's


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Great place to shop. A bit pricy but a lot of fun to go to.

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Lakewinds Food Co-op


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As a vegan and someone who cares about the welfare of animals, food supply...

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Longfellow Market


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Excellent overall selection in a neighborhood market. I like that I can find...

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Lunds & Byerlys


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They're much more expensive than Target and trader Joe's.

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Mississippi Market Co-op


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A very easy place to shop, with consistently friendly and helpful staff.

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Oxendale's Market


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It's a great store but quite expensive

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Sam's Club


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I belong because of the low prices and the discount on gasoline.

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Seward Community Co-op


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Good variety of organic produce. Great meat section.

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Target


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They're inexpensive and do carry some products that I can't find...

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Trader Joe's


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I'm on a low-sodium diet, and they carry quite a few products with lower...

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Walmart


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Produce tends to be sketchy in quality Things advertised are frequently...

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Wedge Community Co-op


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Best whole foods grocery store in town; beats "Whole Foods"...

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Whole Foods


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Bakery, organic fruit and take-out foods are the big attraction for me.

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ALDI

See special report See special report See special report 445 ? ? ? ?

Almsted's Fresh Market

Did not shop Did not shop Did not shop 10 ? ? ? ?

Coborn's

Did not shop Did not shop Did not shop 26 ? ? ? ?

Costco

See special report See special report See special report 194 ? ? ? ?

Cub Foods

? ? ? 1202 ? ? ? ?

Festival Foods

? ? ? 74 ? ? ? ?

Fresh Thyme Market

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Hy-Vee

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Jerry's Foods

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Kowalski's

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Lakewinds Food Co-op

Did not shop Did not shop Did not shop 34 ? ? ? ?

Longfellow Market

Did not shop Did not shop Did not shop 15 ? ? ? ?

Lunds & Byerlys

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Mississippi Market Co-op

Did not shop Did not shop Did not shop 29 ? ? ? ?

Oxendale's Market

Did not shop Did not shop Did not shop 19 ? ? ? ?

Sam's Club

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Seward Community Co-op

Did not shop Did not shop Did not shop 16 ? ? ? ?

Target

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Trader Joe's

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Walmart

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Wedge Community Co-op

Did not shop Did not shop Did not shop 17 ? ? ? ?

Whole Foods

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ALDI

445 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Almsted's Fresh Market

10 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Coborn's

26 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Costco

194 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Cub Foods

1202 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Festival Foods

74 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Fresh Thyme Market

47 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Hy-Vee

161 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Jerry's Foods

33 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Kowalski's

132 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Lakewinds Food Co-op

34 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Longfellow Market

15 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Lunds & Byerlys

416 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Mississippi Market Co-op

29 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Oxendale's Market

19 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Sam's Club

34 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Seward Community Co-op

16 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Target

204 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Trader Joe's

110 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Walmart

124 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Wedge Community Co-op

17 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Whole Foods

38 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?