Comments (0) Best Bulk Shopping - 2006

FoodsCo

When you want the low prices of Costco but don't want to pay for membership or brave the sheer mass of cheap humanity, give the unexpectedly helpful FoodsCo a try. The warehouselike building is nothing fancy — OK, it's a little scary — but the prices can't be beat. Here you can buy everything from baby food and diapers to giant boxes of cereal and big packages of pasta, plus produce, cheese, meats, flowers, seafood, and bakery items. The lines are a fraction the length of those at Costco, and the attitude is nowhere near as sanctimonious as at Rainbow Grocery (which is just up the street). Plus, there's parking. The store is particularly strong in specialty Latino foods, too. (There's another FoodsCo store at 345 Williams.)