Kroger stores used to be my go to because they were cheaper than Safeway. But Jesus Christ they are working together or something now because it's all the same exact pricing.
Now It's WinCo and trader Joe's all the way for me.
this post was submitted on 13 Aug 2024
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Yeah, the investigation writes itself. Have a few people with widely verying demographics come in and buy the same things, compare prices and see who gets overcharged for what. If you work for a news agency publish the findings. If you don't, post a blog and make memes.
Ideally, this would eventually lead to state micromanagement of price regulation the way some food staples are, but on everything. Or a new wave of anonymous shopping.
As soon as this happens I will immediately close my account and start making the longer trips to winco.
Our glorious high-tech AI-powered future will apparently include everyone dressing for the cameras to aim for better prices when they're out shopping, trying to look as if they're poor and cagey but not a shoplifter.
Fuck that bullshit. I'm glad there aren't any Kroger near me so avoiding them will be easy.
Kroger owns a few chains outside of their main name so here's a short list of their sub-companies to avoid as well:
"* Supermarkets – Kroger, Ralphs, Dillons, Smith’s, King Soopers, Fry’s, QFC, City Market, Owen’s, Jay C, Pay Less, Baker’s, Gerbes, Harris Teeter, Pick ‘n Save, Metro Market, Mariano’s
- Multi-department stores – Fred Meyer
- Dillons Marketplace, Fry’s Marketplace, King Soopers Marketplace, Kroger Marketplace, Smith’s Marketplace
- Price-impact warehouse stores – Food 4 Less, Foods Co"
From here: https://www.thekrogerco.com/about-kroger/our-business/grocery-retail/
Thanks for the list!
I absolutely love the last line in this story.
Fucking Loblaws installed these too recently and it pisses me off. Luckily there's lots of nice Asian grocery stores opening up lately.
As if they weren’t expensive enough…I haven’t willingly been in any Kroger owned grocery store in years because they’re all too damn high.
Cool now I can social engineer your fucking ai to give me better prices. Eat my entire ass, Kroger, Walmart, and supervalue
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