Re: Harris Teeter vs. Wegmans vs. Trader Joes vs. Whole Foods
Posted by:
argh
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Date: June 18, 2014 11:09PM
good grief, bring back Food Lion, they had the best bakery and the best prices for boxed and canned food, they sold hot fried chicken at dinner time and it was really good
BJ's has the best meat, especially steak
Wegmans is awesome but intolerable when crowded, and not worth the parking hassle, go to the local gas station mart if you need ice cubes, it was the only place that had a king cake during mardi gras
Harris Teeter, Whole Foods are good for organic but forget about buying regular food like kraft products
Trader Joes has good chips, snacks, chocolate coated nuts, wine, impossible to find a standard food platter to bring to work
Safeway has lost its niche, bakery and deli are borderline, food is expensive unless on sale, it does have a nice floral dept and a huge selection of gift cards
Giant is a good all around store, carries meat ravioli, good deli dept, can buy 90% of the groceries that a normal family needs, their fresh food displays inspire cooking ideas, cake frosting is normal grocery store gross sweetened Crisco product but it doesn't cost $50 for a 4" cake like at wegman's
Walmart has the best price for fresh corn, they have good string beans, russet potatoes and onions, the grapes are good, best price for spaghetti sauce in a jar and goldfish crackers, bakery is so-so, you can buy greeting cards, car oil and hula hoops in one place
Asian markets have the best fresh vegetables and dried fruit/nuts selections in normal quantities.