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Door-to-door, a Costco trip usually takes me about 90 minutes. I go to Costco probably once every two weeks. Just a data point. I'd love to hear how often urba
by dividefuel 3y ago
Door-to-door, a Costco trip usually takes me about 90 minutes. I go to Costco probably once every two weeks.
Just a data point. I'd love to hear how often urbanites go to the grocery store and how long each trip typically takes.
- gizmo 3y agoIf you go once every 2 weeks, where do you get your fresh fruit and veggies? Do you just live off of frozen food? Do you plan all your meals 2 weeks ahead? What if you have people coming over for dinner on short notice? Urbanites still have the option to go to a big-box grocery store. Mine is an 8-minute drive away, but we just never go there.
- dividefuel 3y agoAh, Costco isn't the only grocery store I go to. Roughly, I grocery shop once per week, alternating between Costco and other grocery stores where I buy fresh foods or smaller items that don't make sense from Costco. My personal feeling is being able to stock up in bulk is a net timesaving benefit of car-centric living, BUT the tradeoff comes when you only need a few things from the store. On the one hand, it's only about once or twice a month that I need to go to the store because I need just 2-3 very specific things. However it's a major annoyance, and it'd definitely be nice to be able to walk a short distance to get them.
- platelminto 3y agoDidn't see any replies with specifics, so here's mine: Door-to-door, it takes me no more than 30 minutes for a shop, and I usually go 3 times every 2 weeks. So about the same as you. I wouldn't consider my location "lucky" either: there's 3 supermarkets alone within a 5 minute cycle from my house. Across most of the city, you're always going to be close to one.