SAN DIEGO -- As union members strike against three supermarket chains, independent grocery and food stores are reporting higher sales, and a deeper appreciation of their business.

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Shoppers Support Strike? DISCUSS: Share Your Thoughts

Strikers continue to push shoppers to spend their money elsewhere, while their picket lines continue. Some shoppers are listening.

Down the street from an Oceanside Vons is a Stater Brothers -- a place where several first-time customers were found.

"I went out of my way, but I feel it's very worth it," said one shopper.

Cami Weiss, a Vons' shopper who is supporting the grocery workers' strike, said, "It is a bit inconvenient but I've been shopping at my Vons for a lot of years. I just wish they would get something resolved."

Weiss said she will not return to her Vons until the strike is over. Fully stocked with fresh fruit, dairy products and bread, farmer's markets across the county have already become a popular alternative.

Customer Donna Kerner said, "I don't want to go across the picket line if I don't have to. And this is my usual shopping time."

Ben Sadidhi, an owner of a farmer's market, said, "Today we (saw) a slight increase in retail."

Alternative Shopping Locations

COSTCO
4605 Morena Blvd.; 650 Gateway Center Dr., San Diego
725 Center Drive, San Diego
12350 Carmel Mt. Road, San Diego, CA
951 Palomar Airport, San Carlsbad, Calif.
101 Town Center Pkwy., Santee, Calif
1144 Broadway; 895 E. H St., Chula Vista, Calif
1755 Hacienda Drive, Vista, Calif

FOOD 4 LESS
500 Hacienda Drive, Vista, Calif.
7420 Broadway, Lemon Grove, Calif.
7730 Hazard Center Drive, San Diego
644 N Broadway, Escondido, Calif.
1320 E 30th St., National City, Calif.
4995 Shawline Street, San Diego
9430 Cuyamaca, Santee, CA
5975 University Ave., San Diego
444 Broadway El Cajon, Calif.
312 Euclid Ave., San Diego
2420 N. Cottonwood Drive, El Centro, Calif.
660 Palomar St., Chula, Vista, Calif.
109 W. Birch, Calexico, Calif.

KEIL MARKET
3015 Clairemont Drive, San Diego
7403 Jackson Drive, San Diego

RITE AID
4348 Bonita Road, Bonita, Calif.
740 Otay Lakes Road, 907, Chula Vista, Calif.
507 Telegraph Canyon Road, Chula Vista, Calif.
1325 Third Ave., Chula Vista, Calif.
2230 Otay Lakes Road, Chula Vista, Calif.
7224 Broadway, Lemon Grove, Calif.
661 Sweetwater Road, Spring Valley, Calif.
955 Tamarack Ave., Carlsbad, Calif.
7100 Avenida Encinas, Carlsbad, Calif.
2516 Jamacha Road, El Cajon, Calif.
1135 Avocado Blvd., El Cajon, Calif.
400 N 2nd St., El Cajon, Calif.
415 Santa Fe Drive, Encinitas, Calif.
315 West Washington, Escondido, Calif.
1855 Centre City Pkwy.S, Escondido, Calif.
1331 South Mission Road, Fallbrook, Calif.
9532 Winter Gardens Blvd., Lakeside, Calif.
1201 So Coast Hwy., Oceanside, Calif.
3813 Plaza Drive, Oceanside, Calif.
463 College Blvd., Oceanside, Calif.
12666 Poway Road, Poway, Calif.
1670 Main St., Ramona, Calif.
121 S. Rancho Santa Fe, San Marcos, Calif.
9759 Mission Gorge Road, Santee, Calif.
1363 E. Vista Way, Vista, Calif.
427 "C" Street, San Diego
535 Robinson Ave., San Diego
3959 30 th St., San Diego
1735 Euclid Ave., San Diego
4840 Niagara Ave., San Diego
6939 Linda Vista Road, San Diego
3506 National Ave., San Diego
6405 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego
3650 Adams Ave., San Diego
5270 Balboa Ave., San Diego
3081-B Clairemont Drive, San Diego
836 Orange Ave., Coronado, Calif.
8694 Lake Murray Blvd., San Diego
6505 Mission Gorge, San Diego
4077 Governor Drive, San Diego
10631 Tierrasanta Blvd., San Diego
8985 Mira Mesa Blvd., San Diego
11845 Carmel Mtn. Road, San Diego
13167 Black Mtn. Road, San Diego
3515 Del Mar Heights Road, San Diego
1854 Coronado Ave., San Diego
1665 Alpine Blvd., Alpine, Calif.

SAV-ON
555 Broadway Suite 1054, Chula Vista, Calif.
3151 University Ave., San Diego
3331 Rosecrans Blvd., San Diego
1656 Garnet Ave., San Diego
7393 Jackson Drive, San Diego
683 Loma Santa Fe Drive, Solana Beach, Calif.
318 W El Norte Pkwy., Escondido, Calif.

STATER BROS.
635 N Broadway, Escondido, Calif.
3770 Mission Ave., Oceanside, Calif.
2170 Vista Way, Oceanside, Calif.
1330 E. Mission Road, San Marcos, Calif.
780 Sycamore Ave., Vista, Calif.
1451 N. Santa Fe Ave., Vista, Calif.
1048 N. El Camino Real, Encinitas, Calif.
13589 Poway Road, Poway, Calif.
1674 Main Street, Ramona, Calif.
9909 Carmel Mtn. Road, San Diego

STATER SUPER RX
2470 Vista Way, Oceanside, Calif.
1048 N El Camino Real, Encinitas, Calif.
13589 Poway Road, Poway, Calif.

SUPER SAVER
1301 E. Vista Way, Vista, Calif.
350 W San Ysidro Blvd., San Ysidro, Calif.