Jasmine A.
Yelp
On our way to visit our friend in Oregon City, we stopped off at WinCo, which had just opened up the previous week, to grab some things for a BBQ.
Being from Canada, specifically Vancouver, one of the most expensive cities, we were amazed at the cheap prices of groceries (our friend said WinCo is one of the cheaper grocery stores). However, the one item that was not only NOT cheap, but was actually more expensive than Vancouver when you factor in the exchange rate, was avocados. Avocados were $1.98 each, and that's in American dollars!
In addition to being reasonably priced (except for avocados), WinCo also sold alcohol, and alcohol being sold in a grocery store is a novelty to a Canadian, as our liquor sales are regulated to such a ridiculous degree.
There was a huge selection of wine, and the prices were very low (even when factoring in the exchange rate), however, the way that the wine was organized was awful; instead of being organized by winery or region, it was organized by type (red, white, rosé), and then in each type, further broken down by variety and sometimes further by no rhyme or reason. So you couldn't see all the wines available by a certain winery in one spot; you'd find a Merlot here, a Cabernet Sauvignon there, a Pinot Grigio there, etc. Very annoying! But I guess I should be happy that there was wine at all, and it was cheap!
[Yelp collections: West Coast 2018; Grocery Stores]