How hypocritical. Oklahoma has one of the largest Walmart followings in the country but people are lashing out at WinCo?

How hypocritical. Oklahoma has one of the largest Walmart followings in the country but people are lashing out at WinCo?

Well, the people who are giving that pushback likely aren't Walmart shoppers (if they are you're right, it'd be hypocritical).

Probably not, you're right there.. But I never saw them going after Walmart by trying to get people to shop at Crest instead like they are with WinCo. Isn't more competition a good thing for shoppers?

Crest has several nice stores. I wouldn't worry about them going out of business. If anything I'd be looking at Homeland and Buy for Less if they don't make serious changes soon.

On Facebook there is a bit of push-back from those wanting to support locally owned Crest but since none of their stores are anywhere near me, I've never even shopped in one.

I will be splitting my time between the two but Crest will probably be relegated more to when I just need a few items quickly and I don't feel like dealing with the traffic on 19th Street..... I also like the meat counters at the 104th and May and Norman locations better but Winco had choice briskets for $1.89 lb.... If they keep the prices in that range... I'll be purchasing most of my briskets at Winco..... Pork shoulders I usually get when they are on sale for $0.99 a lb at GFF, or Crest.... I thought the pork shoulders at Winco were priced a bit high.

I really liked the fresh produce section at Winco a lot. Saw a few items there I usually have to go to Sprout's or Whole Foods to find.

On Facebook there is a bit of push-back from those wanting to support locally owned Crest but since none of their stores are anywhere near me, I've never even shopped in one.

I have no 'political preference' with one over the other. If WinCo wants my business, recognize there's a very hungry market in the Yukon/Mustang area. Same thing with Crest. They've both ignored it (WinCo can be cut a bit of slack on this, they literally JUST showed up). I HAVE been to Crest, and I like it, but it's definitely not a convenient choice. It's easily been over a year since the last time.

I will be splitting my time between the two but Crest will probably be relegated more to when I just need a few items quickly and I don't feel like dealing with the traffic on 19th Street..... I also like the meat counters at the 104th and May and Norman locations better but Winco had choice briskets for $1.89 lb.... If they keep the prices in that range... I'll be purchasing most of my briskets at Winco..... Pork shoulders I usually get when they are on sale for $0.99 a lb at GFF, or Crest.... I thought the pork shoulders at Winco were priced a bit high.

I really liked the fresh produce section at Winco a lot. Saw a few items there I usually have to go to Sprout's or Whole Foods to find.

Crest had Choice packer brisket this weekend for 1.80 per lb here in Norman. Grabbed one and I don't even want to smoke this week but I couldn't pass it up!

Crest had Choice packer brisket this weekend for 1.80 per lb here in Norman. Grabbed one and I don't even want to smoke this week but I couldn't pass it up!

Talked to a few people that shopped at Crest and told me about the lowered prices there since Winco opened.

The briskets at Winco are NOT Choice but Select a grade lower than choice, I looked at them this weekend and all the ones I saw for the cheap price were Select grade. I will have to pass on that grade as it would take way longer to smoke and render out tender than a Choice or Prime brisket would.

The one I looked at WAS choice..... Or more specifically "USDA choice or higher" which is a label I have never seen before.

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That's twice that rumor has been started and quickly debunked.

The one I looked at WAS choice..... Or more specifically "USDA choice or higher" which is a label I have never seen before.

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You have to look at the writing on the clear plastic bag they come in not the printed Winco sticker. They can print and call it whatever they want on the sticker but the printed black writing on the bag will tell the grade of meat in it and they all said SELECT!!

Had a great shopping experience at the WinCo in Moore today. Very clean store, reminded me of the excitement opening of Krispy Kreme francises. Overall, the prices matched or were better than those at Walmart. Ten to .20 saved on a number of items, good if you purchase a lot of groceries. Many of the name-brand items you find at Crest & Walmart were about the same at WinCo.

Can't hardly wait until they get the 39th Expressway store in OKC completed.

You have to look at the writing on the clear plastic bag they come in not the printed Winco sticker. They can print and call it whatever they want on the sticker but the printed black writing on the bag will tell the grade of meat in it and they all said SELECT!!

LMAO....... I've bought enough briskets to know better and I've seen the USDA fine grocery stores for mislabeling meat. I'll believe Winco's label, and my eyes, before I'll believe your CAPS.

LMAO....... I've bought enough briskets to know better and I've seen the USDA fine grocery stores for mislabeling meat. I'll believe Winco's label, and my eyes, before I'll believe your CAPS.

Whatever, I know what I am talking about...

Whatever, I know what I am talking about...

So since you know so much. You know that to be Certified Angus Beef (https://www.certifiedangusbeef.com/cuts/grades.aspx) it has to be Choice grade or higher right?

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And since you know what you are talking about. You know that the graphic behind the label on these briskets I just bought at Winco is the exact same trademarked symbol used to signify Certified Angus Beef right?

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Maybe you can see it better there on the backside of the other brisket I bought.... It's limit two or I would have bought more.... but anyway... Here's a couple more closeups on the packaging of these "SELECT" grade briskets.

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Still want to insist in all caps that these Winco Briskets are SELECT?

Wow. You two have a real BEEF going here...

Wow. You two have a real BEEF going here...

No, it's over now... I grilled him with that last post. ;)

No, it's over now... I grilled him with that last post. ;)

That's odd. I figured you would have smoked him.

That's odd. I figured you would have smoked him.

I thought about that after I posted but since most beef gets grilled..... My only regret is I don't usually get my beef that well done. ;)

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You know that's just real flippin great you treat a fellow poster like a piece of crap over something like this!! Shows how much lower of a person you guys are. Maybe they have two freakin diffent kinds of dumbass briskets and I only say the SELECT ones and not the precious CHOICE ones you speak about excuse me for not being able to see the whole meat section your highness it was crowded in the store that day I was there browsing the meat section. What a bunch of loosers!!

Okay, everyone please calm down.

Thanks.

I was just educating you on how meat is graded.... If you take offense to it that's on you.

I was just educating you on how meat is graded.... If you take offense to it that's on you.

I appreciate that, but I know how meat is graded.

How is the brisket there OKBBQ? That looks pretty nice from the pictures and I like that they haven't trimmed the crap out of it so I can do it myself.

I have to do a couple of briskets later this month and I might drive over to grab some and try out.

This is why I'm happy I live close to the Meat House in Edmond. I can go get premium cuts from them cheaper than I've seen at any of the chains such as Crest. Plus, when I need a large batch (say 12 lbs of tri tip) I can call ahead and they'll have it packaged up for me to pick up.

Okay, everyone please calm down.

Thanks.

I think the phrase you were searching for was...

"Simmer down"

How is the brisket there OKBBQ? That looks pretty nice from the pictures and I like that they haven't trimmed the crap out of it so I can do it myself.

I have to do a couple of briskets later this month and I might drive over to grab some and try out.

Just got these last night so haven't cooked them yet but the last CAB briskets I smoked turned out great and these look good.... Only complaint I could make is I usually like to stay around 10lbs but these were the two smallest I could find at around 12lbs.... In their defense the quantity had dwindled significantly from when I was there the first time.

I have heard that this sale ends June 4th. Can't confirm that date 100%, as it's just hearsay, but you might not want to wait too long... As I mentioned above it is Limit 2.... They still have Smithfield spareribs (Limit 2) for around $0.89 a lb... That could have been $0.98 but I know it was under a dollar.

This is why I'm happy I live close to the Meat House in Edmond.

Did they ever get their smoker back after it was stolen?

made it over to the moore winco today... still pretty busy at 10am on a saturday and was getting pretty crazy around an hour later when i was leaving.

prices were pretty competitive with crest... better on many things, same or worse on some things. pretty cool selection but pretty much a wash for me... and then i found the bulk food section. holy crap. gotta admit, i could pretty much live there... so many items you can buy as much or as little as you want... from trail mix, to cereal, to many kinds of flour, sugar, chocolate, pasta... i could go on. it was really impressive. for example... i bought a 1lb bag of semolina at crest a couple weeks ago for $3.99. at winco i can get the same brand in bulk for $1.89/lb. 19th is a bit out of my way for groceries, but i'll shop there from time to time for the bulk items alone.

...and i may or may not have checked out the grade on that $1.88/lb brisket. : )

...and i may or may not have checked out the grade on that $1.88/lb brisket. : )

If that's what you selected to do, that's your choice...

Here is why I loved Winco:

1. Great prices
2. 24 hours
3. Clean, bright stores with wide aisles
4. High ceilings and good signage which makes stores easy to navigate
5. Great deals on bulk items
6. Huge selection
7. Employees that are treated well which shows in customer service
8. Self-checkout

Here is why I loved Winco:
8. Self-checkout

good to know... given the crazy amount of people there, i didn't even see the self-checkout lanes.

the only thing i thought was odd about the checkout process was self-bagging your groceries. not a big deal... just different than what i'm used to. however, i'll say they have it down to a science with the ability to switch sides on the checkout conveyors... so that a lane doesn't grind to a halt if a person is slow to bag their stuff.

Ok, I made it back over to Winco today and was able to check the briskets really good and I found a bin of the certified angus ones with the choice or higher grade sticker on them. Picked up one for 22.00 to cook up next month. They mush have 2 kinds because the bin I looked in last weekend that had them were clearly marked Select on the back of the bag and none of the ones I looked at today said that on them. So they must carry both kinds so you need to examine them carefully if you want the higher grade ones.

I wonder if WInco will be the final nail in the coffin for GFF in Moore on NW 12th and Santa Fe? we drove by on the way home last night from WInco and the parking lot was mostly empty. We stopped shopping for odds and ends items at GFF when we saw they had moldy cheese on the shelf for sale that was 2 or 3 months out of date.

From what I was told, all independent grocers in the Moore area were up sales wise last week at least 5-8%. We think WinCo coming in perhaps really slowed interest in the Walmarts of the area.

good to know... given the crazy amount of people there, i didn't even see the self-checkout lanes.

the only thing i thought was odd about the checkout process was self-bagging your groceries. not a big deal... just different than what i'm used to. however, i'll say they have it down to a science with the ability to switch sides on the checkout conveyors... so that a lane doesn't grind to a halt if a person is slow to bag their stuff.

Cub Foods up in Chicagoland has been doing it that way for decades now, and I got used to it and like doing it that way since I can bag better/quicker than most sackers at most stores we've been to here in OKC. :)

and then i found the bulk food section. holy crap. gotta admit, i could pretty much live there... so many items you can buy as much or as little as you want... from trail mix, to cereal, to many kinds of flour, sugar, chocolate, pasta... i could go on. it was really impressive. for example... i bought a 1lb bag of semolina at crest a couple weeks ago for $3.99. at winco i can get the same brand in bulk for $1.89/lb. 19th is a bit out of my way for groceries, but i'll shop there from time to time for the bulk items alone.


Pretty much my thoughts on the bulk section too.... I have always had a heck of a time finding unbleached all purpose flour for making biscuits, even going as far as having friends from the South ship me White Lily, but they have it in the buik bins and they sell King Arthur brand..... They also carry Smokey Denmark sausages. I've followed them for awhile on Instagram but never found them locally before.

Bulk King Arthur flours?

My bread baking heart just grew a size.

Bulk King Arthur flours?

My bread baking heart just grew a size.

Don't know if the bulk was King Arthur but they did have King Arthur in the baking aisle.

It's not just about very good prices (which they have) but they have a much bigger selection than an average grocery store just to shear size.

I simply can't wait until they open at 39th & Portland.

I'll be able to do 99% of my shopping in one clean, professional place with very good customer service.

I'm anxiously awaiting the one on 39th as well since it's practically within walking distance. We went to Walmart over the weekend for the fact that my better half is a die-hard Walmarter, and it was so frustrating the things they were either out of or had quit stocking - things that they had ALWAYS stocked. I strongly dislike Walmart. The bulk section at Winco alone is enough to dump Walmart. :)

WalMart at the first of the month? You brave soul.

This is why I'm happy I live close to the Meat House in Edmond. I can go get premium cuts from them cheaper than I've seen at any of the chains such as Crest. Plus, when I need a large batch (say 12 lbs of tri tip) I can call ahead and they'll have it packaged up for me to pick up.

How are their prices on big cuts like brisket and pork butts? And do they keep tri tip in stock? I need to make a trip out there, but I've always assumed their prices would be higher than Sam's, which is where I buy most of the meat I smoke.

It's not just about very good prices (which they have) but they have a much bigger selection than an average grocery store just to shear size.

I simply can't wait until they open at 39th & Portland.

I'll be able to do 99% of my shopping in one clean, professional place with very good customer service.

Looking forward to that one, too, since I work just down the street. I'll be able to drop by on my way home to pick up dinner stuff. However, if they really do open one up by Aldi at Penn/Memorial, that will be my go-to grocery store for big shopping trips.

How are their prices on big cuts like brisket and pork butts? And do they keep tri tip in stock? I need to make a trip out there, but I've always assumed their prices would be higher than Sam's, which is where I buy most of the meat I smoke.

Prices on ribs and brisket were awesome but I'm assuming they were. Grand Opening prices. If they keep their briskets at $1.88 lb it will be my go to spot for CAB brisket.

Thought they were high on pork shoulder but I usually watch for places to put shoulders on sale for $0.99 lb or less

Prices on ribs and brisket were awesome but I'm assuming they were. Grand Opening prices. If they keep their briskets at $1.88 lb it will be my go to spot for CAB brisket.

Thought they were high on pork shoulder but I usually watch for places to put shoulders on sale for $0.99 lb or less

Sorry, I was asking in regards to Meat House. A buddy of mine asked me if I thought $1.88/lb was good for brisket since he had seen them at Winco and I told him definitely if they're choice, which it appears these are. I thought $1.99/lb was good at Uptown on Memorial Day weekend. If those prices hold, I'll probably wander down there and check them out next time I'm smoking meat.

What is going with the Memorial rd and Penn store? I may take a drive to the MWC store later in the week. How is their produce section?

What is going with the Memorial rd and Penn store? I may take a drive to the MWC store later in the week. How is their produce section?

They still haven't closed on the land at Memorial and Penn.

Lots of site issues but my understanding is they are still hoping to do something there.

What is going with the Memorial rd and Penn store? I may take a drive to the MWC store later in the week. How is their produce section?

Produce at the Moore location is excellent in my opinion.

Received this today (to see bigger version, right click then open image in new tab) and thought it was interesting.

I live near Penn Square and I'm still on their mailing list for the Moore store, which may be priming the pump for their locations to come.

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/winco060717.jpg

That ad makes me feel ok for shopping at Crest. I always hear from people that Crest is more expensive than Homeland but I have never spent less at Homeland.

I don't expect a Winco in Norman so I think Walmart and Crest will remain supreme. Just hoping for that CostCo for the bulk now.

I'm sure Winco carefully selected items that would favor them but still, this sort of effort shows their commitment to low prices in the market.

I bet their stores do as well in OKC as anywhere else in the country. Just such a great fit.

Brilliant marketing!. I mean all grocery stores Price shop competitors but to put it out in an ad is a good move and very aggressive competition.

BTW, that ad also included the actual receipts from all the stores, I just didn't include that part.

They actually went out and spent all those amounts at the various stores.

They won me over just with their selection alone... Saw lots of things that are hard to find at other local grocers.

My only complaint would be the lack of a fresh meat counter.... I'm sure I'll be going there to get briskets but I've been a little underwhelmed with their other packaged cuts other than ground beef.... Will probably be sticking to Crest, or local butcher shops, for chops and steaks.

I like that ad.

We may drive over there this weekend and try it out. It's got me intrigued and I don't even do the grocery shopping.

Can't wait for the 39th and Portland location! Will be right around the corner.

I was at the Moore location Sunday and you had to wait in line to get in. The Fire Marshall had been out earlier in the week and they were over capacity.

Since there is no sampling in the bulk foods section of WinCo, I just wanted to let everyone know that the Picosito candy that caught my eye (and my appetite) is like a Chick-O-Stick nugget coated in a piquant, chili flavoring. I love Chick-O-Sticks and this is like a south-of-the-border Chick-O-Stick.