NJ is home to 70 locations of the most overpriced grocery store

I know I’m not the only one who goes grocery shopping every week and wonders how the few items I bought cost so much money.

Unless you’re extreme-couponing, you’re paying a pretty penny for your family to eat.

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It’s a battle between the grocery stores in New Jersey and what store has the better prices.

I know people who swear by Aldi.

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Then you have ShopRite.

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My family’s go-to spots are our local Stop and Shop, Wegman’s, and Trader Joe's.

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All have different prices depending on what you’re looking for, but you can at least find a deal every now and then.

But for some reason, New Jerseyans continue to find themselves at the most overpriced grocery store around: Acme.

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Now I can’t speak first hand, but I do know a big group of people that won’t shop anywhere else. Apparently, they have a great meat department and food items that you can’t find anywhere else. But when we discussed food prices, I was blown away.

I had to look up what Americans consider the most expensive grocery store and according to delish.com, the only two stores on the list that we have in the Garden State are Whole Foods, which is an obvious one, and Acme.

It’s considered one of the most popular chain grocery stores in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.

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Just how popular is Acme in our state? There are 70 locations!

Allendale
Audubon
Barnegat
Blairstown
Boonton
Bordentown
Brigantine
Browns Mills
Cape May
Cape May Court House (2)
Clark
Clayton
Denville
Edgewater
Fair Haven
Fort Lee
Freehold
Haddonfield
Hoboken
Jersey City (2)
Kenilworth
Lincroft
Little Silver
Long Beach Township
Mahwah
Manahawkin
Maple Shade (2)
Mays Landing
Medford
Midland Park
Milltown
Montclair
Mount Holly
New Providence
North Cape May
North Wildwood
Oak Ridge
Ocean City (2)
Ocean View
Old Bridge
Pennsville
Randolph
Runnemede
Saddle Brook
Sea Isle City
Seaside Heights
Sewell
Sicklerville
Somers Point
Sussex
Swedesboro
Trenton (2)
Tuckerton
Ventnor City
Vernon
Vineland
Voorhees
Wall Township
Warren
West New York
Westmont
Wildwood
Willingboro
Woodbury
Woodstown

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