budget food is bad?

Are those the only stores you can shop at?

are you saying try the cheap crackers at another store chain? i have. over the years. its just such a common thing. mpls is new to the hy-vee chain and they have 3 stores in the area and they are very nice. nabisco crackers are good. did not try the hyvee crackers as they are only $1 cheaper. not enough to tempt me. the 3rd brand, the just right ones were $2 less so i said ugh, why not. now i see why not

hmm, cheap bread sucks. lets mix flour and water and bake it. huh, good crackers and bad crackers. who knew. its like good bottled water and bad bottled water. how hard is it?

What about stores like Aldi or Trader Joe's?

I will try store brands to see about saving a dollar or two but if it is not up to my standards I don’t mind purchasing the name brand and you are right how hard is it to make it taste good. Almost stale tells me they sit on shelf too long because everyone else knows they aren’t good.

hy-vee is a mid-line poser. cub foods has 50% of mpls market and hyvee figures the hicks in mpls will suck it up with a little marketing. the hyvee branded stuff is actually equal too and sometimes more expensive than the name brand stuff. i might try their crackers for a test. the store is 4 miles to the east of me and they are planning on building a store about 1 mile to the west but are really dragging their feet

I mention TJ's and Aldo because all they carry are their own labeled foods, and both stores take pride in the quality that they sell. Unlike your typical chain store offering a less-than-good generic alongside a brand name.

Ha, there is a store 4 miles east of me and a 2nd that is 4 mile sw. they cancelled the 1 that would have been 1 mile away.