Reply To: Grocery that gets rid of all Chometz before Pesach

When “I want” is for Gashmius reasons, then it’s a goyishe attitude, but when the “I want” is to keep the Halacha better, that’s a Yiddish attitude.

It’s interesting when people try to bash chumras by suddenly remembering a mitzva to buy from Jews, and when they have a “Gashmiyus chumra” like wanting better quality or better prices then it’s suddenly fine and they themselves get most of their purchases from goyim online or in-store.

I personally try to buy from Yidden even when the quality and price are worse, but if they refuse to supply the Chumras that I want, that’s when I stop feeling obligated to patronize them. It’s the same for everyone, we all have the same attitude toward Jewish shops – You help me and I’ll help you. To me “helping me” means supplying the Kashrus standards that I want. I don’t care so much about the quality and price. Some people are willing to settle for minimum Kashrus standards while needing maximum quality and minimum price.