Gawd, I hope this grocery strike ends!!!! Anyone else having...

[maveric]

problems with the alternatives? Here is San Diego you dont have much of a choice.

Food 4 Less is always crowded and in disaray. The general grocery selection is terrible, the meat and produce are subpar, and I've noticed that since the strike they have jacked up their prices.

Henry's Marketplace. Smaller scale that FFL but expensive. The produce is exxellent but pricey, the meat dept is very limited and expensive. If you are looking for simple canned items such as crushed tomatoes or baked beans, you'll have to make a stop elsewhere. Henry's specializes in organic, supposedly healthier foods which elevated the prices severly. Always crowded.

Costco, Sams Club... Membership stores are always crowded here and its tough to shop there unles you are stocking up for a week or two. Produce is subpar and the meat seems to be more expensive than Vons, Ralphs, Albertsons.

Mom and Pop stores. If you can find one that has a decent inventory you are lucky. Some canned and dry goods. Really crappy produce at the ones that have produce. not very many left that have a butcher/meat dept.

I was making MAveRiC's homemade pasta sauce and needed 2 cans(Yes canned tomatoes are ok),of crushed tomatoes. Avoiding crossing a strike line I had to drive around fo 2 F---ing hrs to find a store that carried such an item.

I will not cross the line in respect for the workers and what they are fighting for, but I SO hope that it ends soon.