Which retailers take your money?

[MillCreek]

http://americasmarkets.usatoday.com/2015/05/14/10-retailers-take-two-thirds-of-your-money/

This was interesting.  For me, I would have to say that the top three retailers in terms of where I spend the most money are: Amazon, Safeway and Costco, in that order.

[Ben]

Interesting Millcreek - I think my top three are the same order as yours, except replacing Safeway with Albertsons. Fourth place would probably be a tie between Home Depot and Lowes.

[vaskidmark]

Except for Amazon and of course Wally World (more entertaining than a Board of Supervisors meeing) I am throwing my money at the local discount no-name gas purveyor and local/regional retailers.

stay safe.

[Ben]

I am throwing my money at the local discount no-name gas purveyor and local/regional retailers.

stay safe.

Oh, right. I should probably add up my annual gasoline bill. That will likely top Lowes/HD.

[Nick1911]

Yup.  Walmart, quick trip, home depot, price chopper are my biggest by far.

[Scout26]

Aldi, Pilot (Gas), Mariano's (Groceries)  Occasionally Wally World will slip into the top three.  I go there about once a quarter to buy the cleaning supplies my cleaning lady likes/uses.  Plus they are the cheapest for my B12, D, and Fish Oil.  I also buy my laundry soap making supplies there.

[Perd Hapley]

Various grocery stores. We easily spend more on food than on any other retail product.

[230RN]

Mine, in $ order:

King Soopers (AKA Kroger, City Market).   Their handicapped carts are reasonably plentiful and they have 95% of what I need.  I buy my gasoline there, too.  I took a picture of their overhead store guide signs so I could plan out my route in there at home, then just zoom around the store in the cart terrorizing other patrons.  Disappointed that since they're front-wheel drive, you can't do wheelies.  Rats.

Wal-Mart.  Specialty items like a kitchen or bathroom scale,  replacement Braun Shaver heads, bedroom linens... usually one-off items. In other words,  oddball "Department Store" stuff.  Good handicapped carts, but sparse.  That limits my browsing there if I can't find a 'lectric cart.  Their stores always seem to be > 2 acres.  Feh.

Harbor Freight.  I usually just go in there to pick up a hardware item with one of their coupons, but rarely get out of there without spending >$60 on impulse "gotta have it" buying.  I really have to learn to just go in, get what I want, and get the hell out.  No electric carts at all, but the strong temptation to browse while leaning on a regular cart is too overwhelming.  Mebbe I ought to tell them to quit sending me their coupon flyers.  Fliers?

Terry, 230RN

[Boomhauer]

Amazon, Wal-Mart, those *expletive deleted*ers at the tech college,  NAPA, Snap On...Other than groceries and general goods to get through life, most of my spending has been on either tuition or tools over the past year

Harbor Freight.  I usually just go in there to pick up a hardware item with one of their coupons, but rarely get out of there without spending >$60 on impulse "gotta have it" buying.  I really have to learn to just go in, get what I want, and get the hell out.  No electric carts at all, but the strong temptation to browse while leaning on a regular cart is too overwhelming.  Mebbe I ought to tell them to quit sending me their coupon flyers.  Fliers?

No longer a problem, I've pretty much exhausted their inventory of the stuff that's decent. Between my father and I, whatever we don't own is crap you don't want.

[Nick1911]

No longer a problem, I've pretty much exhausted their inventory of the stuff that's decent. Between my father and I, whatever we don't own is crap you don't want.

I'm at that point now too.  For the first few years of my working life, HF got some decent money from me.  Most of it has turned out to be money well spent.

Now I just buy consumables as needed.  Shop rags, 4 1/2 cutting disks, chip brushes, sandpaper, bandsaw blades if I need one in a pinch, the odd spool of ER70S when it's on sale, etc.

[RoadKingLarry]

Defender Marine, West Marine, Sailrite, Jamestown Distributors.....

Did I mention I own a classic sailboat?

[K Frame]

I'd say tops for me are Giant Foods (I DESPISE Safeway), WalMart, and Amazon.

[Sawdust]

Hmmm...can't find hookers and blow on that list, so I got nothin'.

Sawdust

[Monkeyleg]

Walgreens gets about $150 a month. Kroger gets about $200 a month. The rest is split between small retail stores and a wide variety of online stores.

[Fjolnirsson]

Walmart, then Amazon, followed distantly by Thriftway(only because Walmart is 15 miles away). I do big shopping at Walmart for groceries and household items. Luxury purchases such as electronics and ebooks come from Amazon. Thriftway gets my money when I need one or two things I've forgotten or run out of for dinner, but don't want to spend 45 minutes retrieving it from Walmart. I avoid Safeway at all costs, because the one where I live is the preferred store for meth addicts and drunken bums. Their customer service is nonexistent, and the prices average 40% higher than Walmart.

[Doggy Daddy]

Walmart.  Between work and home there are 2 Super Walmarts and 3 neighborhood Walmarts that are directly on one of 3 different and equally efficient ways home. There is a 3rd Superstore on a bit less convenient way home.  And a 4th Superstore about 5 minutes the other side of home. One of the Neighborhood Wallys handles prescriptions for me and my wife.  Amazon.  Gots the Amazon Prime.  Most anything that is unavailable or not convenient from Walmart is ordered from Amazon instead, from lawnmowers to Slim Jims.  Third would be a close tossup between Home Depot and CAL Ranch.  Because Dogs, Tools, Firearms and all manner of good stuff.