Re: Long Island next for Wegmans

panda1234 · ‎04-27-2015

@roeroe1005 wrote:
When I visit my family in Westchester County, NY, I always make a stop or 2 or three at the Wegman's in Harrison. Before I head back to Delaware, I make a stop at Wegman's and really stock up.

Then I head over to my favorite pizza place and bring home slices to freeze.

@roeroe1005 Did you know our Wegmans in Delaware is scheduled to open around Thanksgiving of this year?

panda1234 · ‎04-27-2015

Yes the store is amazing but people are not mentioning how well they treat their employees. On Thanksgiving those who are working get a full cooked meal to have on their break. I was in the store one morning and there were about 12 employees in the produce department doing tai chi being lead by another employee. They are smart when it comes to marketing, they just want to get you in the store. Halloween they have trick or treating for the kids in the different departments. Christmas is gingerbread house making for kids. Last weekend my store held an event where you could dispose of old medication. This is all that comes to mind. How could you participate in these thing and not pick up a few items you might need at home since you are there?

roeroe1005 · ‎03-13-2010

@panda1234

I wasn't sure when it was opening. It's still an hour drive for me, as I'm by the beaches, but I'll take it! I'll definitely take a monthly trip up there once it opens.

Our local senior center has monthly bus trips to Wegman's and Trader Joe's in Glen Mills, so I try to sign up for that. For $7, it's well worth it. But I have to restrain myself so I don't scare the other passengers.

panda1234 · ‎04-27-2015

@roeroe1005 wrote:
@panda1234

I wasn't sure when it was opening. It's still an hour drive for me, as I'm by the beaches, but I'll take it! I'll definitely take a monthly trip up there once it opens.

Our local senior center has monthly bus trips to Wegman's and Trader Joe's in Glen Mills, so I try to sign up for that. For $7, it's well worth it. But I have to restrain myself so I don't scare the other passengers.

@roeroe1005 That is so nice your senior center has monthly trips to Wegmans. I bet the bus is full of coolers. How long does it take you and from which beach? Who would ever think a grocery store would be a destination day trip? It is totally worth the ride and a bargain at $7.

roeroe1005 · ‎03-13-2010

@panda1234,

I live in Lewes. It's about 1-1/2 hrs on a small bus to get to Wegman's. We stop there and then Trader Joe's. And the bus is usually full

It used to be $5 but with the increased gas prices, it went up a "whopping" $2. And of course we always tip the driver.

Well worth it! But I have driven a few times also for my fix.

gidgetgh · ‎03-09-2010

@SharkE wrote:
I watch TV news and see all the mental folk walking around slugging Asia women, stealing cars, shooting up stores, subway terrors, etc. Enough for me to know I'm lucky I don't live in any big city. They may have more cultural activities, fancy places, etc. but, who wants to take a chance with what's all out there

You can't enjoy yourself for worrying and watching out for every little thing.
Anybody approaching you could draw a knife, slit your throat, rape you, rob you even people pushing babies in strollers get held up.

"mental folk"????? Oh my gosh.

Why is it, when I have a 50/50 guess at something, I'm always 100% wrong?

Tori3569 · ‎06-27-2010

@NigelSparkles Thank you for your post! I am also Bronx born but still live here. I have traveled all over the country and wouldn't want to live anywhere else!

I am disheartened when people from other areas of the country disparage my home. There are good and bad everywhere, but of course NYC gets the attention. When one is born here, they know how to be safe.
Ironically, I made it through 2+ years of the pandemic working in a public facing industry with no issues. I traveled to a large city in the southwest for a conference for 2 days in March and came back with Covid. Every area has their own set of issues.

ciao_bella · ‎03-13-2010

@panda1234 wrote:
Yes the store is amazing but people are not mentioning how well they treat their employees. On Thanksgiving those who are working get a full cooked meal to have on their break. I was in the store one morning and there were about 12 employees in the produce department doing tai chi being lead by another employee. They are smart when it comes to marketing, they just want to get you in the store. Halloween they have trick or treating for the kids in the different departments. Christmas is gingerbread house making for kids. Last weekend my store held an event where you could dispose of old medication. This is all that comes to mind. How could you participate in these thing and not pick up a few items you might need at home since you are there?

@panda1234 You are absolutely correct about Wegmans employee treatment. As I have mentioned in a previous post, my daughter is employed by Wegmans and has worked there for over 5 years. In addition to all the perks you've mentioned, Wegmans is 'always' doing many other nice things for their employees. On your birthday, you get a 10" birthday cake from their own bakery and a Wegmans shopping bag full of specialty foods to take home. They also have picnics and BBQ's with lots of food and games (Water Dunk the Supervisor Tank, etc) and always lots of food made by the chefs at Wegmans for the employees in the form of breakfasts, luncheons and dinners, some for special days or events, other times for no particular reason other than being nice. My daughter recently won a beautiful Cuisinart Air Fryer Oven worth $225 for having one of the highest donation sales for their annual 'Feed the Hungry'. There were 8 large prizes like the Air Fryer and the rest of the staff who didn't place as high in donations received a $10 Wegmans gift certificate. Tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo and the chefs at Wegmans will have a very nice luncheon with all the trimmings for the entire the staff. The list of nice things the company does for its employees goes on and on. It's not a surprise that Wegmans has been named, year after year by Fortune 500, as one of the best companies to work for

Cinderella is proof that a new pair of shoes can change your life!

panda1234 · ‎04-27-2015

@ciao_bella wrote:
@panda1234 wrote:
Yes the store is amazing but people are not mentioning how well they treat their employees. On Thanksgiving those who are working get a full cooked meal to have on their break. I was in the store one morning and there were about 12 employees in the produce department doing tai chi being lead by another employee. They are smart when it comes to marketing, they just want to get you in the store. Halloween they have trick or treating for the kids in the different departments. Christmas is gingerbread house making for kids. Last weekend my store held an event where you could dispose of old medication. This is all that comes to mind. How could you participate in these thing and not pick up a few items you might need at home since you are there?
@panda1234 You are absolutely correct about Wegmans employee treatment. As I have mentioned in a previous post, my daughter is employed by Wegmans and has worked there for over 5 years. In addition to all the perks you've mentioned, Wegmans is 'always' doing many other nice things for their employees. On your birthday, you get a 10" birthday cake from their own bakery and a Wegmans shopping bag full of specialty foods to take home. They also have picnics and BBQ's with lots of food and games (Water Dunk the Supervisor Tank, etc) and always lots of food made by the chefs at Wegmans for the employees in the form of breakfasts, luncheons and dinners, some for special days or events, other times for no particular reason other than being nice. My daughter recently won a beautiful Cuisinart Air Fryer Oven worth $225 for having one of the highest donation sales for their annual 'Feed the Hungry'. There were 8 large prizes like the Air Fryer and the rest of the staff who didn't place as high in donations received a $10 Wegmans gift certificate. Tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo and the chefs at Wegmans will have a very nice luncheon with all the trimmings for the entire the staff. The list of nice things the company does for its employees goes on and on. It's not a surprise that Wegmans has been named, year after year by Fortune 500, as one of the best companies to work for

@ciao_bella Thank you so much for letting me know just how good Wegmans really is. I always see the same faces working there, that says a lot.