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I used to price track when I moved to a new area, but now I find it way easier to just shop at 2 markets or big box stores that consistently have low prices.

In Europe, that would probably be Aldi/Lidl.

In the U.S., maybe Costco/Trader Joe's.

For online, CamelCamelCamel/Amazon. (for health/beauty/some electronics but not food)

If you can buy direct from the manufacturer, sometimes that's even better. For example, I got a particular brand of soap I love at the soap's wholesaler site in bulk for less than half the retail price. For shampoo, buying the gallon size direct was way cheaper than buying from any retailer.

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> In the U.S., maybe Costco/Trader Joe's.

Costco/Walmart/Aldi in my experience.

Trader Joe's is higher quality, but generally more expensive.

walmart is undisputed king of low prices and honestly in my experience the quality on their store brand stuff is pretty damn solid. and usually like half the price of comparable products. Been living off their greek yogurt for a while now. Its great

Sams club I’ve found beats Costco in some areas but for some items Costco absolutely undercuts like crazy. Cat litter at sams is twice the price when not on sale.

I pretty much just exclusively shop at Aldi/Walmart as they have the best prices overall. Kroger owned stores and Albertsons owned are insanely overpriced. Target is a good middle ground but I can’t stand shopping there now with everything getting locked up.

Trader Joe's also only carries Trader Joe's-branded merchandise, aside from the produce. So if you're looking for something in particular that isn't a TJ item, you won't find it there.

Occasionally you can get the same Trader Joe’s private label products rebranded as Aldi merchandise for even cheaper at Aldi.

You can find ALDIs in the USA, but they are regional. Trader Joe’s is owned by the same family as ALDIs, and until recently (past 10 years) you wouldn’t see them in the same areas.

I'd usually associate the term "regional" with chains like Meijer, Giant Eagle, and Winn-Dixie.

With 2,392 stores in 38 states plus DC[1], I'm not sure Aldi US qualifies.

[1] https://stores.aldi.us

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