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[Irshgrl31201]

On 4/4/2015 sunshine45 said:

my favorite is THE FRESH MARKET, also rated well.....i love it so much more than wegmans mainly because it is a lot more manageable and i can get in and out of there a lot more quickly.

Fresh Market and Whole Foods is where I shop the most. We are supposed to be getting a Publix closer to my area, we do have one in Cary but it is too much of a drive for me. I don't want to drive 30-45 minutes away to grocery shop. I also go to Costco too quite a bit. I do miss Wegmans though. I haven't been in Walmart for almost 20 yrs so I cannot comment.

I think I saw that Aldis was 17 on the list. My daughters goes shopping there quite a bit and I have to say, I have been pleasantly surprised with them. We have 2 in our area and each store must differ for demographics for each area because I definitely like one quite a bit mroe than the other.

Forgot to add: Fresh Market has the most lovely flowers don't they Sunshine? I do love that store, get produce and I am addicted to the olive bar.

[gidgetgh]

Publix is my number 1. Love it. We don't have Wegmen's in Georgia.

[Irshgrl31201]

On 4/4/2015 terrier3 said:

On 4/4/2015 chickenbutt said:

Hi Terrier! I haven't seen you lately so I hope this finds you well.

I read that issue of CR recently. Of course, that store isn't in most of the country so I was not familiar. But my grocery store out here in the West (west coast chain), Raley's, came out #3 so I was glad to see that.

Thanks for the shout out!

I was in sunny, warm FLA....back to reality (snow today!)...

Glad you had a sunny and lovely vacation. Is it snowing in Buffalo today? That s u c k s. Where in FL did you go?

[terrier3]

On 4/4/2015 Irshgrl31201 said:

Glad you had a sunny and lovely vacation. Is it snowing in Buffalo today? That s u c k s. Where in FL did you go?

It's actually going to snow later today and Easter Sunday...good thing the Easter Bunny wears a fur coat!

I was 20-30 minutes south of Daytona - Ponce Inlet...and a few days at Red Sox Training Camp too. Sunny almost every day...and the day that rained was perfect for the Flea Market and grocery shopping. My best friend and I get together every year at this time.

[sunshine45]

On 4/4/2015 Irshgrl31201 said:

On 4/4/2015 sunshine45 said:

my favorite is THE FRESH MARKET, also rated well.....i love it so much more than wegmans mainly because it is a lot more manageable and i can get in and out of there a lot more quickly.

Fresh Market and Whole Foods is where I shop the most. We are supposed to be getting a Publix closer to my area, we do have one in Cary but it is too much of a drive for me. I don't want to drive 30-45 minutes away to grocery shop. I also go to Costco too quite a bit. I do miss Wegmans though. I haven't been in Walmart for almost 20 yrs so I cannot comment.

I think I saw that Aldis was 17 on the list. My daughters goes shopping there quite a bit and I have to say, I have been pleasantly surprised with them. We have 2 in our area and each store must differ for demographics for each area because I definitely like one quite a bit mroe than the other.

Forgot to add: Fresh Market has the most lovely flowers don't they Sunshine? I do love that store, get produce and I am addicted to the olive bar.

they have the flowers right in the front of the store.....what a way to start your shopping experience. they are gorgeous. every once in a while i pick up an orchid for my mom because she has quite a collection. she knows how to take care of them well. i also like looking at their kitchen and gift items AND their beautiful greeting cards.

love their free coffee samples, free hot spiced cider in the fall/winter, and other "tasting" days. of course behind the deli and prepared foods they will always give you a free sample. i love how the store smells and ours is super clean. i like that it is small enough that i am now friendly with some of the people behind the meat counter and behind the bakery. excellent bread and roll selections. i can spend hours there!

the olive bar is nice.....and i love their roasted garlic.

[deepwaterdotter]

The closest thing in my region to a top-ranked supermarket is Costco. I do the bulk of my grocery shopping there once a month. If I am ever in the vicinity of a Wegman's I will be sure to check it out.

[FrostyBabe]

I LOVE Publix and The Fresh Market! I shop at both when I'm in FL and wish we had both up north. Meijer and D&W just don't compare. Fortunately, an Earth Fare store opened up here just before I went south for a while and I finally got a chance to check them out this week. It's very similar to Whole Foods and The Fresh Market so I see myself doing a lot of my shopping there in the future.

[AnikaBrodie]

I love Wegmans but the closest one to us is about 40 miles away. PA has a lot of Weis and Giant supermarkets.

[Mama Mia]

Interesting, since people living in he West don't have them, I don't see how they could come to this conclusion. We had Trader Joe's in Hdsn-Vegasand the only time I have even heard of the others is on these forums.

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[sunshine45]

On 4/4/2015 AnikaBrodie said:

I love Wegmans but the closest one to us is about 40 miles away. PA has a lot of Weis and Giant supermarkets.

i shop at giant quite a bit and have for many years.

we seem to have so many choices now in our area. wegmans, the fresh market, trader joes, giant, mars, shoprite, safeway, weis, food lion, costco, bjs, sams club......and i know i am probably missing a few.