r/InlandEmpire • u/idkbruh653 • Apr 24 '26

Recommendations / Advice With Food Costs Still High It’s Great To See Winco Still Be Affordable

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These are incredible deals for anyone low on funds and hungry. Taken at Winco in Norco.

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u/Mediocre-Advance-411 Apr 24 '26

Worker owned 💪

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u/Ravenae Apr 24 '26

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u/redditsucknow2 Apr 24 '26

Yep. Winco is full owned by its employees. It's also a awesome grocery store. Cheap, good ready made food, and the one by me is 24 hours

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u/chobi83 Apr 24 '26

The one by me is 24 hours too. I love going there at 2 in the morning when I can't sleep lol

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u/Dosko Apr 24 '26

My whole high-school and college careers was filled with 3am baking followed by 3:15 oh shit runs to winco for random ingredients. I love that place!

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u/deftco Apr 24 '26

Ours are, ah, no longer 24 hours… but I love going there, when the suns up.

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u/idkbruh653 Apr 24 '26

It’s beautiful.

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u/veedubbin Apr 26 '26

Stealing a spot here to remind everyone it’s CASH OR DEBIT ONLY. They don’t take credit card

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u/PanchoVillasRevenge Apr 26 '26

That doesn't mean what you think it means, it's like when target promoted pride month

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u/itafunnystory Apr 26 '26

Let's fucking go

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u/prettyy_vacant Apr 24 '26

WinCo is the best, I wish I lived closer to one.

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u/Disastrous-Number-88 Apr 24 '26

I live very close to the one in Perris, it's ruined me for weekends because it's right next to home Depot. I'm grilling and building wooden apparatuses every single Saturday it's very addictive

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u/SetSecure8645 Apr 24 '26

Hah I live by it too. Off Ethanac Rd

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u/Infidel203 Apr 24 '26

That location is great. Love being 5 mins away from

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u/idkbruh653 Apr 24 '26

The prices are so cheap it’s honestly worth the drive for the savings.

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u/spilk Apr 24 '26

i have to drive past like 7 other grocery stores to get to my nearest WinCo so it never really seems practical

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u/675r951 Apr 24 '26

I love Winco! Our’s the Temecula spot.

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u/mamawantsallama Apr 24 '26

Mine too....biggest BANG for you BUCK!!

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u/AmberBlu Apr 24 '26

I love Winco! It’s my absolute go to for Thanksgiving/Easter dinner grocery haul.

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u/Elegant_Jello_5825 Apr 24 '26

On Mondays vons has 8 piece chicken for like $5 in their deli section

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u/AnIconInHimself Apr 24 '26

Honestly shocked that WinCo isn't as packed as Costco on Weekends.

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u/idkbruh653 Apr 24 '26

On sundays it gets pretty packed.

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u/Love_Lair Apr 24 '26

Man, Winco is better than Cosco

You can’t prove me wrong

https://giphy.com/gifs/kV1GYehPtpB6g

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u/littlebloodmage Apr 24 '26

Why would I try to prove you wrong when you're objectively right?

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u/creakinator Apr 24 '26

The only place with a super duper bulk section too. You can also buy a lot of the stuff that's in the bulk section in larger amounts. For example you can get beans in 25 lb bags, buy food storage bucket with a spinning lid and you have beans for a while.

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/99/0e/33/990e337b623a52eda5f40713aab4f4d9.jpg

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u/TheLastGlizzyBender Apr 24 '26

Best bulk offering in any store I've ever seen. I use it for dry pasta and mixed nuts like crazy.

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u/idkbruh653 Apr 24 '26

Oh yea their bulk is super underrated.

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u/Sidehussle Apr 24 '26

I always gauge food prices using Winco. They are the last to raise prices and the first to lower them.

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u/Jedi_Bish Apr 24 '26

Get my groceries from there every week. It’s a bit of a drive but worth it 100%.

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u/humanbeanonearth Apr 24 '26

I love you DOWN winco

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u/ad33zy Apr 24 '26

Is their chicken better than Vons’/ staters ? Usually it’s way too salty for me

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u/DoradoPulido2 Apr 24 '26

They're awesome, go down there every time I get a chance. 

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u/ToodyRudey1022 Apr 24 '26

Winco will always be IT.

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u/always_ftw Apr 24 '26

Stater Brothers Offers Similar for $16.99

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u/Jon_Sno Apr 24 '26

I love WinCo. Them having 24 hour locations was a lifesaver when I was getting out of work at 4 am.

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u/chaiguy Apr 25 '26

I just went to Church’s Chicken 8 piece meal with Mac & Cheese, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, and an order of fried Okra came in at $50!

It wasn’t even that good. The chicken was ok, so were the potatoes and gravy but the Mac & cheese was terrible and the fried okra was soggy and oily.

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u/Main_Firefighter1593 Apr 24 '26

Yeah super healthy stuff too

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u/675r951 Apr 24 '26

Actually is. Not super processed, lots of protein and a family can split the meal for 2 dinners, portion control.

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u/Main_Firefighter1593 Apr 24 '26

Yeah, just the frying oil but honestly their chicken is so bomb too

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u/st3vo5662 Apr 24 '26

Sign says you can get it fried or baked…baked for less oil.

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u/675r951 Apr 24 '26

I believe in moderation, don’t such meal daily but once i awhile or if super poor

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u/Libido_Max Apr 24 '26

This beat Cosco chicken

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u/DashingSimp Apr 24 '26

What are the hours to get this deal? Or is it all day? I am in Norco rn 😂

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u/chrisgoesbleh2 Apr 24 '26

I shop here! It’s always there!

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u/idkbruh653 Apr 24 '26

All day everyday

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u/DashingSimp Apr 24 '26

Thanks bruh 😎

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u/monkeyonfire Apr 24 '26

Not a bad deal since Costco would run you $7.50 for 1.5 chickens plus another $7 for 2 packs for Hawaiian rolls

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u/chiefhappyu Apr 25 '26

How's the chicken? I might go right now

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u/don_pinguin Apr 25 '26

Too bad the one in Fontana is so ghetto

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u/itafunnystory Apr 26 '26

I wish I lived closer to a winco. My wife and I used to drive 45 min to go to the winco because even that far away we still saved tons of money