America's Least Favorite Supermarkets

[bjl584]

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[JoeP]

The highest-rated supermarket chain was Wegmans Food Markets, headquartered in Rochester, N.Y., and operating 75 stores in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Virginia and Maryland.

I know friends who moved out of the Wegmans territory and miss it terribly; they end up having to shop in at least 3 separate stores to get what they'd normally get at one Wegmans store. And this is not a public company, for good reason.

[disneysteve]

We love Wegman's. The stores are beautiful, the selection is great. Customer service is good. Store brand items are very high quality. And best of all, they are cheaper than the competition. They manage to deliver the goods and do it at a discount. Can't beat that.

[kv968]

We love Wegman's. The stores are beautiful, the selection is great. Customer service is good. Store brand items are very high quality. And best of all, they are cheaper than the competition. They manage to deliver the goods and do it at a discount. Can't beat that.

I'm going to have to revisit Wegman's. I've mostly just gotten their prepared food for lunch here and there and liked the quality but it seemed kind of expensive to me. I've never really dove in and did any serious shopping/comparing there though. I just figured it was more expensive since it was in the Princeton area. Maybe it's not, I'll have to see.

[disneysteve]

I'm going to have to revisit Wegman's. I've mostly just gotten their prepared food for lunch here and there and liked the quality but it seemed kind of expensive to me. I've never really dove in and did any serious shopping/comparing there though. I just figured it was more expensive since it was in the Princeton area. Maybe it's not, I'll have to see.

Wegman's is a very mixed bag, which is part of their appeal. You can go in and buy just the basics and get them at great prices. For example, Wegman's has the lowest milk price of any store in our area. Their store brands are very good and reasonably priced, so things like cereal, canned fruit and veggies, etc. we buy Wegman's brand.

Then there is the "gourmet" side of Wegman's where they sell all kinds of hard-to-find, exotic, International and other upscale items. You could blow your whole paycheck on that stuff if you choose to.

The key is the balance. You can get all of the staples cheaper than ShopRite, Acme, Genuardi's or Pathmark while also picking up some fresh sushi, aged provolone, Japanese Soba noodles and other items that you probably can't find at the other stores.

[kv968]

Then there is the "gourmet" side of Wegman's where they sell all kinds of hard-to-find, exotic, International and other upscale items. You could blow your whole paycheck on that stuff if you choose to.

The key is the balance. You can get all of the staples cheaper than ShopRite, Acme, Genuardi's or Pathmark while also picking up some fresh sushi, aged provolone, Japanese Soba noodles and other items that you probably can't find at the other stores.

I guess "gourmet" is how I have Wegman's pegged. Kinda like a Whole Foods, good products, great quality but high prices. Not that I mind spending the money in some instances, but I don't need to pay "gourmet" prices for the staples that I can find much cheaper at Acme.

Like I said, I didn't really give Wegman's a fair shot since I never really looked around. My only experience with them is the one in Princeton and seeing the lot filled with Porsches and Mercedes had me assuming that that was their crowd (which isn't me). I'll have to venture deeper in the store and see what I can find.

[scubatim84]

I guess "gourmet" is how I have Wegman's pegged. Kinda like a Whole Foods, good products, great quality but high prices. Not that I mind spending the money in some instances, but I don't need to pay "gourmet" prices for the staples that I can find much cheaper at Acme.

Like I said, I didn't really give Wegman's a fair shot since I never really looked around. My only experience with them is the one in Princeton and seeing the lot filled with Porsches and Mercedes had me assuming that that was their crowd (which isn't me). I'll have to venture deeper in the store and see what I can find.

You know, it depends on the "gourmet" stuff you get too. At Whole Foods, which we have out here in California but I've never heard of Wegmans until now, it'll cost you somewhere around $19.99/lb for a grass-fed steak versus 7.99 or 8.99/lb for regular steak. Now, I don't know what it would be for a regular steak, or even a grass-fed steak at Wegmans, but I bet it wouldn't be such an astronomically high price. Salmon is pretty bad too, usually around 17.99 to 18.99/lb. On the other hand, I can buy grass-fed ground chuck for hamburgers for 3.99/lb versus 1.99 or 2.99/lb for regular ground chuck. Go figure.

[kv968]

Well I made my way through the Mercedes and Porsches and ventured further into Wegman's. I did find some decent deals and bought some stuff. It's a little out of my way so I don't think I'll be shopping there very much but at least now I know I can do some shopping there if the need arises without emptying my bank account

[disneysteve]

Well I made my way through the Mercedes and Porsches and ventured further into Wegman's. I did find some decent deals and bought some stuff. It's a little out of my way so I don't think I'll be shopping there very much but at least now I know I can do some shopping there if the need arises without emptying my bank account

I'm glad you gave them another chance. I shop there weekly. It's our main grocery store by far but it's also convenient to home. We used to go to ShopRite but switched right after they opened down the street from the ShopRite.