Sprouts

I have to take a minute and bear my testimony about my new favorite store - this is my ode to Sprouts. I've been hearing for months about how great the Sprouts in Plano is, but it was never worth the gas to drive over there to save a few bucks on produce.

Sprouts is like a mini-Whole Foods, but with killer deals on produce - at least the produce on sale that day. They opened one about 2 months ago that is close to my mom's house, so I try to plan my shopping trips around Saturday visits. BUT - it's still close enough that I am willing to just go.

Last week I got some of the stuff for our produce co-op there because it was cheaper than buying downtown at the wholesale dealer we buy from at Farmer's Market. This week I got two boxes of beautiful fresh apples and one box of pears - also because they were on sale this week. So, if you are reading this and are in our co-op, you have a preview of food for this shop!!!

BUT - the real reason for this ode was my chicken deal on Wednesday. Sprouts had boneless, skinless breasts on sale for $1.99 a pound which is about the best you can find right now - and these are the no hormones, etc chickens. We are doing freezer meals next Friday and needed 176 breasts (about 80 pounds) of chicken. We typically get it downtown from a chicken place, but when I called to check prices there, it was more expensive than Sprouts - plus the $12 to get down there! So, I called and asked if I could buy 80 pounds of chicken at this price. Of course, the answer was yes.

I went to pick up my two boxes of chicken 6 hours later. I went to the butcher and said I was there to pick up the chicken. I was greeted BY NAME!!! and then they loaded my chicken and walked me to a cashier who would know how to ring it up.

Sprouts ALWAYS has people on the floor ready to help and EVERYONE is friendly! I love shopping there!!!!

Funny story - last week I bought 13 watermelons and 24 lbs of strawberries. I asked the person stalking for 3 boxes of strawberries (they come 8 to a pack) so he wouldn't have to restock them. He smiled and said sure, but that is was job security. What a great attitude!!

Thank you Sprouts for moving to my city! I love you and will be back Monday morning to buy the fresh veggies I need for my freezer meals because you have the best prices around!!! And your people load my car!!!