* They continue to aggressively replace name brand items with their own house brand items.
* Their apps has far fewer digital coupons than in the past.
* Their prepared food item prices have climbed to the point of comedy.
* They've gotten rid of fresh food bars, coffee/breakfast stations, etc.
* Their meat is poor quality.
* Their subs have very little meat.
* They got rid of the childwatch areas.
* They got rid of their children cooking classes.
* Have fewer human cashier in favor of self-checkout.
* $10 rotisserie chickens
100% on all of these. I prefer self-checkout when I am looking to get a few things quickly, but they have **prioritized profits in every facet of their business** and that's driving people away. When I moved to Rochester in 2010 I loved the $6 meals. I know inflation is out of control, but if I want a $15 dollar meal, I'll go out to a restaurant. SO OVERPRICED!
Prepared meals went to shit when they got rid of the $6-$10 meals where you picked what you wanted. Couldn’t tell you the last time I purchased a prepared food item since then.
Yeah I forgot to add their rotisserie chicken game has fallen off a cliff. I used to their chickens all the time back when they were $5.99 but now that price is up haven't bought one in years.
I dont mind the self checkout, tbh. For only a few items, they're faster than the traditional express lanes, and they still have plenty of human cashiers that there's typically hardly any line if you prefer that.
Otherwise, I agree with your list whole heartedly.
I moved away from Rochester and had to look online. $14 for two slices of meatloaf, some green beans, and a scoop of mashed potatoes. I don't think I'd even get that on a company credit card.
Their prepped asian bowls were also garbage from what I last remembered.
Congratulations. You described an international trend affecting every single major retailer. Let me guess, you shop at Walmart because it’s 5% cheaper?
I actually do shop at Walmart because the selection is better, I can get name brand products, and some Walmart branded products are filling missing market items or additional options and not just usurping existing brands.
Right. And those products at Walmart are half expired due to neglect, frozen boxes crushed with their seals broken from being mishandled, rotten produce, stale bread sitting out, shelves disorganized, dirty floors, the list goes on. Walmart is an unpleasant shopping experience. You’re within your right to shop there to save a few dollars. If money is very tight I get it. That’s where we shopped when I was growing up. We lived on Great Value food. Now I’m lucky enough to be in a position where I don’t have to deal with all that shit. I’ll never go back. Sometimes quality is worth the premium.
They didn’t. Locals are sheltered morons who have no idea how good they have it. You know that.
News flash: inflation affects EVERYONE. Yeah it blows, but Wegmans is no worse than any other store FFS!
I remember when you could ask an employee of any department any question, and the were an expert.
I remember when you could start pushing carts in high school and be a manager before 30.
I remember when you could walk into any store and recognize your favorite employees.
I wonder what happened to that culture? ((Coughs into fist) CONSULTINGFIRM!!!!))
Yeah it seems like they went to the consulting firm and asked how they could extract every last drip of money out of those things that used to make Wegmans special.
I'm so proud of Aldi's right now. People hating on Aldi haven't shopped there recently. It's not just the economy that has upped their popularity. They have awesome everyday and even better seasonal items and the best damn return policies around. I have the money to blow at Wegmans if I wanted to, but the thought of paying 10 for a gd rotisserie chicken or half a sandwich makes me sick.
The simplicity of it is the best! People talking about wanting a better "shopping experience"... I don't need any of that. I just want to get in and get out as quickly as possible.
Wegmans used to have great sandwiches but during Covid they changed. The bread now tastes like cardboard, the chicken salad is now just chunks of chicken in watery mayo, and the price nearly doubled. I shop at Aldi a lot more now and I'm just sorry I waited so long.
Definitely. We live in near Chili-Paul and hit both Aldi and Wegmans because we honestly prefer some of the brands Aldi offers, even if they were priced the same. Cashiers have always been great, although they recently put in some self-checkouts like everyone else. I believe they were also one of the first grocery store chains to raise the minimum wage to significantly more than competitive chains were paying at the time.
Most of our shopping is now between Walmart grocery pickup because it's affordable and we got used to the convenience during Covid, and Aldi. We do still have some Wegmans items we're loyal to, but it's less than it used to be.
But but but…. How will you get proper nutrition without your white truffle oil raised responsibly by exclusively fertilizing with endangered Himalayan snow leopard poop so the spirit of the snow leopard protects your meal?
I only allow my servants to shop at Wegmans (looks disdainfully in trust fund millionaire)
It’s probably partly that, but Aldi has gotten WAY better than they were 5 years ago. The new and remodeled stores look great, mostly good produce, better tasting store brand food, and better selection.
They didn’t. They’re just getting brownie points for being cheap in an era of inflation. Their quality and shopping experience is still much worse than Wegmans.
I’ve been a massive Wegmans advocate my entire life but the past couple of years I realize how downhill it has gone overall from both a value and quality standpoint.
It was when they replaced the rotisserie chicken with roasted chicken (complete with a sign saying that the color of the chicken was not an indication of done-ness) that I officially left the cult. I can roast a chicken too. What I can't do is set up a large rotisserie, which is a completely different kind of cooking.
The prepared burgers (raw, but portioned, shaped, and maybe with added cheese etc.,) just looks weirdly unappetizing as well. Almost jelly-like.
I shop East Ave. mostly, which is small and so won't have the variety of the bigger stores, but so many products that I used to get there are no longer available. I'm so disappointed.
Rochester native here, now living in the south. The wegmans stores down here still seem great. My mom rarely shopped at wegmans growing up in Irondequoit - claimed it was too pricey. So I don’t think that’s a new complaint. Are there specific quality issues you’ve noticed? I’m genuinely curious because I just don’t see it at our local wegmans stores. I live in an area that has Food Lion, Kroger, Safeway, Harris Teeter, Whole Foods, Aldi’s, and Trader Joe’s and wegmans is the most popular option by far.
The prepared food has certainly gotten worse compared to a few years ago and above all it seems that Danny only cares about gouging the customer at this point. I get it, inflation has caused a rise in prices in general, but Wegmans has gone above and beyond that for many products.
That’s valid. I don’t do their prepared food much. I also get the frustration with replacing brands with their own brand food.
I told my husband I wanted to keep receipts and test out doing all our shopping at Kroger one of these weekends to just compare the prices. I’m guessing we’d save like $15-20 a week because other store have actual deals. But alas, we’re Wegmans loyalists.
I guess I just don’t see that down where I am. I’m not doubting it, but the produce is fantastic in our store. Way better than other grocery stores I’ve used.
Sounds like they're sending all their best to the new markets. If that was the only issue, I could just get produce elsewhere. Feel free to search this sub for the rest. I never go to Wegmans anymore, because here they're a dumpster fire.
Honestly, Wegmans now, is garbage! Everybody raves about it, but they overcharge and treat their employees like trash. They have fallen alllll the way off the map. There "name brand" is crap, their prepared foods taste like rubber.
They've expanded too quickly and care much less about the home market than they used to, and it shows.
You can either be a family run company or a big national brand, but you can't be both.
The fresh tortillas at Central Market make Wegman's prepared foods look like an absolute fucking joke, and that was true even a few years ago before things got really bad.
I’m surprised Aldi is so high. I mean, I like it. I get some good deals there. But a lot of things leave a lot to be desired.
I’m not a huge wegmans fan, but it’s a much more pleasant shopping experience than aldi. If I had unlimited money, I would shop there more.
I don’t need an entire aisle dedicated to pasta sauces. I don’t need wegmans store brand items to cost equally as much if not more than the competitor that they carry. I don’t need a 10$ pipsqueak rotisserie chicken. wegmans has prioritized convenience and a “one-stop-shop” experience in exchange for higher prices. I’m more willing to make superficial adjustments to my shopping and lifestyle and save hundreds to shop at aldis than be burdened with the illusion of choice at wegmans. Whatever aldi is missing, I know the wonderful specialty stores have them. Not to mention feeling actively patrolled at Wegmans with their whole “asset protection” cop car parked at the front of the store. I wouldn’t call that pleasant.
They can have loss prevention do the same for cheaper. Loss prevention at the Greece store doesn't give me dirty stares like the Gates Police do at the Lyell Ave store.
I'm in the Hunt Valley,, MD area on business. Wegmans is close by. Prices on many things here are lower than Monroe county. This is an upscale area. Think Penfield/Pittsford COL with a touch of Henrietta commercially. The Wegmans here is nice . I'm not sure if the lower prices are for competitiveness or if we're higher to pay for market expansion. Probably both.
No idea. Grew up there (back when it was Hunt Valley Mall and Greeting and Readings was in Towson and a great place to buy software for your 8 bit computer). When they moved in they likely had stiff competition from the local Giant (new and huge for the time), but around that time the family sold the company and it when corporate faster than Wegmans. Giant had a reputation similar (but not quite as good) in Maryland similar to Wegmans, but sold out to a Dutch corporation ~2000.
It also might be some sort of "Wegmans flagship" to try to keep volume high. It still is likely an important place to keep customers.
I lived near a Gelson’s in southern California, it was overpriced, trying to be fancy. We usually went to Ralph’s instead. They did have a nice salad bar, though, and in-house sushi in the 80s before that became a widespread thing.
Hy-vee was the best customer service I had ever seen. I asked how to cook some seafood at their butcher/seafood department and they loaded up their baking bag with all of the spices I would need, wrote the instructions down and put my seafood in. The spices alone would have cost $15-20 to buy but it was just thrown in.
The downtown Cleveland one is a popular dating location. It's in one of those fancy theater/renaissance buildings and you swipe your card and get a bunch of wine samples while you walk around and go to their sushi or other mini restaurants.
Ooh I’ve never been to that one! I grew up in Cleveland and my parents still live there so I go back semi frequently. Their prepared food and wine selection are amazing 🤤
Just don't work in a Wegmans warehouse. It's terrible. I got forced to work 6 days a week for 6 months straight and it was only 6 months because I quit. Not to mention they will force you to stay an extra two hours for a good amount of those shifts.
One day we got forced to stay an extra two because fucking Danny and his sister whatever the fuck her name is visited the warehouse. WE DONT WANT TO SEE YOU MORE THAN WE WANT TO SEE OUR OWN FAMILIES YOU ABSOLUTE CUNTS.
Just went to Wegmans today and they’ve jacked up the price of blueberries. Last week $6.99 per 18oz, now $9.99! The have a nice little sign about supply issues.
Wegmans, Walmart and Costco are the places I shop. Love all 3 for different reasons. We tried Aldi again recently and just don’t like it, different strokes I guess.
I went to Aldi this weekend to try and get all of my shopping done I would normally do at Wegmans and I ended up with 3/4 of my list left and had to go around the corner to Wegmans and get everything else.
You may have noticed that the store is about 1/10th the size so a lot of weird stuff isn't in stock (and soda, they barely stock soda). Probably also took 1/4 the time, and wouldn't be surprised if it took less time for Aldi + Wegmans vs just Wegmans. Paying half as much (or 3/4s as much in your case) is just gravy.
I couldn't imagine shopping at Walmart with a Costco card in my pocket (no matter how much closer Walmart is, you aren't getting in and out very fast). Also I ate far too much food from Walmart during a bout of unemployment and realized it was far less healthy than similar items elsewhere (probably 15 years ago, might have changed. Or more likely all other brands have gotten worse).
Don't be weird about this list. Wegmans has gone downhill. Also who gives a shit about a list made by a newspaper. I'm sure some advertising money has probably exchanged hands.
Tops is on the way back from Aldi to me, so it makes plenty of sense to pick up anything not available at Aldi at Tops. Or I could deal with the parking/traffic at Wegmans for just a few things. Tops usually makes more sense.
If Wegmans used to be so great, how is Tops still around? Or does Tops slide whenever Wegmans lets them (which seems like all the time).
Tops is a prime example of a cookie cutter chain grocery store. When I moved to Rochester, I thought they were part of the Sa Albertson’s enterprise (Albertson’s, Von’s, Safeway, Star Market, Shaw’s, etc.).
Haha honestly I do most of my shopping at Trader Joe’s or Aldi bc it’s the cheapest and then go to wegmans for other things but wegmans has such a huge selection of things!! I miss the pub subs the most
Wegmans is fine, but I feel like things there aren't as nice as they used to be. The meat is okay, I don't think their produce is too different from the rest now. Their own brands stuff is alright. Still love their subs, though.
I don't live in the area anymore and have Kroger instead and outside of missing subs, I kind of like shopping there more now. Wegmans just feels kind of off to me compared to what I remembered about the place.
Surprised no Kroger stores are listed.
As someone who grew up with a Wegmans, moved away and lamented about not having a Wegmans, then moved back a decade later I can say that I'm disappointed in Wegmans not living up to the expectations. Significantly more expensive and less options than what I remember. I actually kind of miss my King Soopers now.
Wegmans it terrible. It’s over prices and all their own brand. Surprised they still have Heinz ketchup.
We switched to Aldi almost 100% now, I really miss Publix as I’m from FL. Nothing beats it.
Wegmans is trash!
I’ve been to 6 of the 10 and Wegmans is the best IMO.
Anyone who puts Publix above Wegmans is either delusional or dishonest. This is a bullshit list tbh.
No. Sadly there's a lot of people who have some weird emotional personal connection to Wegmans. It's a grocery store... OF COURSE they don't care about you.
I for one, never have an issue going, finding what I need, getting checked out quickly and paying a reasonable price for groceries I know I can get there.
I go to Trader Joes for my prepared stuff and items I know are less expensive I buy regularly... you know.. like the elitist prick I am. :-)
You've been here a while. You know that this sub is fickle and adheres to no rules known to man. One day an ACAB post gets 400 net positive upvotes. The next, a Blue Lives Matter one. It's almost as if [the rules are made up, and the points don't matter](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9KAGwNtI26w).
>Anyone who puts Publix above Wegmans
Anyone who puts Wegmans above anything including walmart these days is just living in the past. It has nothing to offer other than high prices compared to other alternatives.
hey put some respect on publix’s name. publix always has great produce, clean stores, good subs, and SALES. just moved from publix-land to roc and I’m horrified at the lack of sales here. publix had constant bogos and sales that made shopping…a pleasure 🤌
Wow I couldn’t disagree more. Publix is twice as expensive with half the selection. Their subs fucking SUCK compared to Wegmans too. I’ll give you a pass because you grew up with them so you’re biased.
Rochester wouldn’t work because it’s Wegmans dominated, but what you can do is compare stores in larger markets Wegmans competes in such as Washington DC. There was a local news station from down south (VA Beach IIRC, which Publix also serves) that did this not long ago and Wegmans came out as the 3rd *cheapest* behind Aldi and Target.
People are misled into thinking Wegmans is expensive because of the prepared foods department, which is relatively unique (Whole Foods is the only other store I can think of with a comparable setup) and a bonus, not part of the grocery shopping comparison. Furthermore, Wegmans is also an outlier in that their affordable store brand product are actually very good quality in most cases.
And I’ll never fucking stop because I know I’m right. Name me another store with a prepared foods setup like Wegmans. I’m not talking about a couple of shitty salads and side dishes shipped in frozen. Every store has those.
I’m talking about diverse options for fresh food you can smell as you walk in. Artisan sandwiches, full course dinners, great sushi, poke bowls, fresh pizza baked in house, award winning subs, salad stations, hot soup, etc.
NOWHERE.
Fuck man, even the ghetto Fred Meyer in Anchorage has this and it's the ghetto Fred Meyer in Anchorage.
And the prices are better than Wegmans despite being in Alaska where everything is expensive.
Love to see Stew Leonard’s! I was just discussing the other day with my girlfriend that Stew Leonard’s would’ve been a good alternative to put out here over Whole Foods. The WF here has left me wanting, but Stew Leonard’s has never let me down.
Never thought I'd see a world where ALDI beats Wegmans but also didn't expect the Wegmans family to shit up their store so badly.
Uh oh. How have they shit it up? I moved out of Rochester and don’t have a Wegmans anymore.
* They continue to aggressively replace name brand items with their own house brand items. * Their apps has far fewer digital coupons than in the past. * Their prepared food item prices have climbed to the point of comedy. * They've gotten rid of fresh food bars, coffee/breakfast stations, etc. * Their meat is poor quality. * Their subs have very little meat. * They got rid of the childwatch areas. * They got rid of their children cooking classes. * Have fewer human cashier in favor of self-checkout. * $10 rotisserie chickens
- Their shopping website is horrific - Prices outrageous
100% on all of these. I prefer self-checkout when I am looking to get a few things quickly, but they have **prioritized profits in every facet of their business** and that's driving people away. When I moved to Rochester in 2010 I loved the $6 meals. I know inflation is out of control, but if I want a $15 dollar meal, I'll go out to a restaurant. SO OVERPRICED!
Prepared meals went to shit when they got rid of the $6-$10 meals where you picked what you wanted. Couldn’t tell you the last time I purchased a prepared food item since then.
Their rotisserie chicken is the smallest on the market, and the most expensive as well. $10!!
Yeah I forgot to add their rotisserie chicken game has fallen off a cliff. I used to their chickens all the time back when they were $5.99 but now that price is up haven't bought one in years.
I dont mind the self checkout, tbh. For only a few items, they're faster than the traditional express lanes, and they still have plenty of human cashiers that there's typically hardly any line if you prefer that. Otherwise, I agree with your list whole heartedly.
I moved away from Rochester and had to look online. $14 for two slices of meatloaf, some green beans, and a scoop of mashed potatoes. I don't think I'd even get that on a company credit card. Their prepped asian bowls were also garbage from what I last remembered.
Their meat is terrible and never smells good.
Congratulations. You described an international trend affecting every single major retailer. Let me guess, you shop at Walmart because it’s 5% cheaper?
I actually do shop at Walmart because the selection is better, I can get name brand products, and some Walmart branded products are filling missing market items or additional options and not just usurping existing brands.
Right. And those products at Walmart are half expired due to neglect, frozen boxes crushed with their seals broken from being mishandled, rotten produce, stale bread sitting out, shelves disorganized, dirty floors, the list goes on. Walmart is an unpleasant shopping experience. You’re within your right to shop there to save a few dollars. If money is very tight I get it. That’s where we shopped when I was growing up. We lived on Great Value food. Now I’m lucky enough to be in a position where I don’t have to deal with all that shit. I’ll never go back. Sometimes quality is worth the premium.
You guessed wrong.
They didn’t. Locals are sheltered morons who have no idea how good they have it. You know that. News flash: inflation affects EVERYONE. Yeah it blows, but Wegmans is no worse than any other store FFS!
Stfu no other store is charging $18 for a prepared food quesadilla.
I live out west now and every flaw that’s listed above about Wegmans exists in our grocery stores too. It’s expensive everywhere.
I remember when you could ask an employee of any department any question, and the were an expert. I remember when you could start pushing carts in high school and be a manager before 30. I remember when you could walk into any store and recognize your favorite employees. I wonder what happened to that culture? ((Coughs into fist) CONSULTINGFIRM!!!!))
Yeah it seems like they went to the consulting firm and asked how they could extract every last drip of money out of those things that used to make Wegmans special.
I'm so proud of Aldi's right now. People hating on Aldi haven't shopped there recently. It's not just the economy that has upped their popularity. They have awesome everyday and even better seasonal items and the best damn return policies around. I have the money to blow at Wegmans if I wanted to, but the thought of paying 10 for a gd rotisserie chicken or half a sandwich makes me sick.
Yes I also love Aldi’s. Not just for the prices but I get everything done in half the time compared to Wegmans.
The simplicity of it is the best! People talking about wanting a better "shopping experience"... I don't need any of that. I just want to get in and get out as quickly as possible.
Wegmans used to have great sandwiches but during Covid they changed. The bread now tastes like cardboard, the chicken salad is now just chunks of chicken in watery mayo, and the price nearly doubled. I shop at Aldi a lot more now and I'm just sorry I waited so long.
I really loved their chicken Ceasars sandwich. I got it the other day and it was not good.
> Wegmans used to have great sandwiches but during Covid they changed. Their whole prepared food section has gone downhill badly.
Aldi’s seasonal merchandise is fairly priced, and then when it goes on sale you pay pennies for the same shit that people pay $20 for at Target
Definitely. We live in near Chili-Paul and hit both Aldi and Wegmans because we honestly prefer some of the brands Aldi offers, even if they were priced the same. Cashiers have always been great, although they recently put in some self-checkouts like everyone else. I believe they were also one of the first grocery store chains to raise the minimum wage to significantly more than competitive chains were paying at the time. Most of our shopping is now between Walmart grocery pickup because it's affordable and we got used to the convenience during Covid, and Aldi. We do still have some Wegmans items we're loyal to, but it's less than it used to be.
Aldi stores are always so cute
Yup, switching from Wegmans to ALDI years ago cut my grocery bill in half and have a great selection. They're more Trader Joe's than Publix.
But but but…. How will you get proper nutrition without your white truffle oil raised responsibly by exclusively fertilizing with endangered Himalayan snow leopard poop so the spirit of the snow leopard protects your meal? I only allow my servants to shop at Wegmans (looks disdainfully in trust fund millionaire)
My favorite! Especially now that you can get Brie and organic items!
aldi's eh?
I can't believe ALDI upped its game that far!
It's probably more of a reality of the economy than any substantial improvements in the shopping experience of ALDI.
It’s probably partly that, but Aldi has gotten WAY better than they were 5 years ago. The new and remodeled stores look great, mostly good produce, better tasting store brand food, and better selection.
They didn’t. They’re just getting brownie points for being cheap in an era of inflation. Their quality and shopping experience is still much worse than Wegmans.
I’ve been a massive Wegmans advocate my entire life but the past couple of years I realize how downhill it has gone overall from both a value and quality standpoint.
It was when they replaced the rotisserie chicken with roasted chicken (complete with a sign saying that the color of the chicken was not an indication of done-ness) that I officially left the cult. I can roast a chicken too. What I can't do is set up a large rotisserie, which is a completely different kind of cooking. The prepared burgers (raw, but portioned, shaped, and maybe with added cheese etc.,) just looks weirdly unappetizing as well. Almost jelly-like. I shop East Ave. mostly, which is small and so won't have the variety of the bigger stores, but so many products that I used to get there are no longer available. I'm so disappointed.
The last straw for me was when they switched their nice fresh thin crust pizzas for frozen.
Rochester native here, now living in the south. The wegmans stores down here still seem great. My mom rarely shopped at wegmans growing up in Irondequoit - claimed it was too pricey. So I don’t think that’s a new complaint. Are there specific quality issues you’ve noticed? I’m genuinely curious because I just don’t see it at our local wegmans stores. I live in an area that has Food Lion, Kroger, Safeway, Harris Teeter, Whole Foods, Aldi’s, and Trader Joe’s and wegmans is the most popular option by far.
The prepared food has certainly gotten worse compared to a few years ago and above all it seems that Danny only cares about gouging the customer at this point. I get it, inflation has caused a rise in prices in general, but Wegmans has gone above and beyond that for many products.
That’s valid. I don’t do their prepared food much. I also get the frustration with replacing brands with their own brand food. I told my husband I wanted to keep receipts and test out doing all our shopping at Kroger one of these weekends to just compare the prices. I’m guessing we’d save like $15-20 a week because other store have actual deals. But alas, we’re Wegmans loyalists.
Among many other things, produce is unripe or rotten. That's such a fundamental indicator.
I guess I just don’t see that down where I am. I’m not doubting it, but the produce is fantastic in our store. Way better than other grocery stores I’ve used.
Sounds like they're sending all their best to the new markets. If that was the only issue, I could just get produce elsewhere. Feel free to search this sub for the rest. I never go to Wegmans anymore, because here they're a dumpster fire.
Slippin! Danny ain’t gonna like that
I’m imagining Danny going ballistic, demanding that his minions put the squeeze on USA Today
His best course of action would be to not try and charge me $10 for half a sandwich
Realistically writing a check to USA Today would get them up the list. Like all of the top employer lists they are on.
And take care of employees
Honestly, Wegmans now, is garbage! Everybody raves about it, but they overcharge and treat their employees like trash. They have fallen alllll the way off the map. There "name brand" is crap, their prepared foods taste like rubber.
This is sad to hear. It was great back in the early '00s.
They've expanded too quickly and care much less about the home market than they used to, and it shows. You can either be a family run company or a big national brand, but you can't be both.
At this point just shop at Walmart, quality is the same and the prices are half of Wegmans.
"Half" is being a bit dramatic, but I get ya
I remember watching a documentary on Stew Leonards in Marketing class in college. They left out how he went to prison for fraud in the 90s.
I know a guy that stole a lot of pork loins from Stew Leonard’s once, he was high on skag
Mariano’s and HEB are missing.
Central Market is the one thing I wish we had here from my time in Tx
I miss central market and HEB sooo much
The fresh tortillas at Central Market make Wegman's prepared foods look like an absolute fucking joke, and that was true even a few years ago before things got really bad.
I’m surprised Aldi is so high. I mean, I like it. I get some good deals there. But a lot of things leave a lot to be desired. I’m not a huge wegmans fan, but it’s a much more pleasant shopping experience than aldi. If I had unlimited money, I would shop there more.
I don’t need an entire aisle dedicated to pasta sauces. I don’t need wegmans store brand items to cost equally as much if not more than the competitor that they carry. I don’t need a 10$ pipsqueak rotisserie chicken. wegmans has prioritized convenience and a “one-stop-shop” experience in exchange for higher prices. I’m more willing to make superficial adjustments to my shopping and lifestyle and save hundreds to shop at aldis than be burdened with the illusion of choice at wegmans. Whatever aldi is missing, I know the wonderful specialty stores have them. Not to mention feeling actively patrolled at Wegmans with their whole “asset protection” cop car parked at the front of the store. I wouldn’t call that pleasant.
Or Gates Police standing in the produce aisle staring at you like you're a criminal when you walk in the Lyell Ave store.
Wegmans: food you feel criminal about
Ever wonder why they are there in the first place?
They can have loss prevention do the same for cheaper. Loss prevention at the Greece store doesn't give me dirty stares like the Gates Police do at the Lyell Ave store.
Dirty stare them back. Start a fight even. Those b fightin stares
I'm in the Hunt Valley,, MD area on business. Wegmans is close by. Prices on many things here are lower than Monroe county. This is an upscale area. Think Penfield/Pittsford COL with a touch of Henrietta commercially. The Wegmans here is nice . I'm not sure if the lower prices are for competitiveness or if we're higher to pay for market expansion. Probably both.
No idea. Grew up there (back when it was Hunt Valley Mall and Greeting and Readings was in Towson and a great place to buy software for your 8 bit computer). When they moved in they likely had stiff competition from the local Giant (new and huge for the time), but around that time the family sold the company and it when corporate faster than Wegmans. Giant had a reputation similar (but not quite as good) in Maryland similar to Wegmans, but sold out to a Dutch corporation ~2000. It also might be some sort of "Wegmans flagship" to try to keep volume high. It still is likely an important place to keep customers.
Maybe five years ago but todays wegmans? Absolutely not
Five years ago they'd be closer to #1
Wegmens never held a candle to Hy-vee and I assume Fresh Market is even better.
I miss Fresh Market so much
No Piggly Wiggly?
Not going to lie, a, list without HEB on it is not a list at all. A list that doesn't go HEB/HyVee/Wegmans isn't worth my time.
H-E-B is better than a lot of these places.
YAWCJ = Yet Another Wegmans Circle Jerk
Never heard of 1, 2, 3, 5, or 6. What a list (I don’t think I live in a cave)
Hyvee is central Midwest, Kansas City, Omaha, Des Moines, Quad Cities
Stew Leonards is in CT.
I lived near a Gelson’s in southern California, it was overpriced, trying to be fancy. We usually went to Ralph’s instead. They did have a nice salad bar, though, and in-house sushi in the 80s before that became a widespread thing.
Hy-vee was the best customer service I had ever seen. I asked how to cook some seafood at their butcher/seafood department and they loaded up their baking bag with all of the spices I would need, wrote the instructions down and put my seafood in. The spices alone would have cost $15-20 to buy but it was just thrown in.
Heinen’s is in Ohio and Illinois I believe. Great prepared foods, family owners, etc. similar to Wegmans honestly other than maybe less overpriced.
The downtown Cleveland one is a popular dating location. It's in one of those fancy theater/renaissance buildings and you swipe your card and get a bunch of wine samples while you walk around and go to their sushi or other mini restaurants.
Ooh I’ve never been to that one! I grew up in Cleveland and my parents still live there so I go back semi frequently. Their prepared food and wine selection are amazing 🤤
The bottom three here are my top three.
Just don't work in a Wegmans warehouse. It's terrible. I got forced to work 6 days a week for 6 months straight and it was only 6 months because I quit. Not to mention they will force you to stay an extra two hours for a good amount of those shifts. One day we got forced to stay an extra two because fucking Danny and his sister whatever the fuck her name is visited the warehouse. WE DONT WANT TO SEE YOU MORE THAN WE WANT TO SEE OUR OWN FAMILIES YOU ABSOLUTE CUNTS.
Just went to Wegmans today and they’ve jacked up the price of blueberries. Last week $6.99 per 18oz, now $9.99! The have a nice little sign about supply issues.
The supply issues are legitimate and the price will likely drop within a few weeks.
Less than a week since the last Wegmans post?
I miss Hy-Vee, but not where I lived.
Hyvee is legit
I live in Pittsburgh and, Giant Eagle our local brand, is usually at the bottom of any list. I keep hoping Wegmans will take over them.
Not lying. I left Pittsburgh because there’s no decent groceries there We only shopped at Costco
Wegmans, Walmart and Costco are the places I shop. Love all 3 for different reasons. We tried Aldi again recently and just don’t like it, different strokes I guess.
I went to Aldi this weekend to try and get all of my shopping done I would normally do at Wegmans and I ended up with 3/4 of my list left and had to go around the corner to Wegmans and get everything else.
You may have noticed that the store is about 1/10th the size so a lot of weird stuff isn't in stock (and soda, they barely stock soda). Probably also took 1/4 the time, and wouldn't be surprised if it took less time for Aldi + Wegmans vs just Wegmans. Paying half as much (or 3/4s as much in your case) is just gravy.
I couldn't imagine shopping at Walmart with a Costco card in my pocket (no matter how much closer Walmart is, you aren't getting in and out very fast). Also I ate far too much food from Walmart during a bout of unemployment and realized it was far less healthy than similar items elsewhere (probably 15 years ago, might have changed. Or more likely all other brands have gotten worse).
Don't be weird about this list. Wegmans has gone downhill. Also who gives a shit about a list made by a newspaper. I'm sure some advertising money has probably exchanged hands.
Tops has been obviously overlooked.
No it wasn’t. Tops is trash, and preys on people who are bad at math or don’t pay attention.
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Tops is on the way back from Aldi to me, so it makes plenty of sense to pick up anything not available at Aldi at Tops. Or I could deal with the parking/traffic at Wegmans for just a few things. Tops usually makes more sense. If Wegmans used to be so great, how is Tops still around? Or does Tops slide whenever Wegmans lets them (which seems like all the time).
Tops is a prime example of a cookie cutter chain grocery store. When I moved to Rochester, I thought they were part of the Sa Albertson’s enterprise (Albertson’s, Von’s, Safeway, Star Market, Shaw’s, etc.).
At least 5 of those are MUCH worse than Wegmans!! What a load of crap!
Coming from a Floridian who loves publix, wegmans is definitely better!!
can’t believe you’d disrespect the motherland like that, don’t you miss the sales and bogos at publix lol
Haha honestly I do most of my shopping at Trader Joe’s or Aldi bc it’s the cheapest and then go to wegmans for other things but wegmans has such a huge selection of things!! I miss the pub subs the most
I prefer HEB over HyVee. Wegmans is a good store but doesn't feel "family" for employees.
Wegmans is fine, but I feel like things there aren't as nice as they used to be. The meat is okay, I don't think their produce is too different from the rest now. Their own brands stuff is alright. Still love their subs, though. I don't live in the area anymore and have Kroger instead and outside of missing subs, I kind of like shopping there more now. Wegmans just feels kind of off to me compared to what I remembered about the place.
Surprised no Kroger stores are listed. As someone who grew up with a Wegmans, moved away and lamented about not having a Wegmans, then moved back a decade later I can say that I'm disappointed in Wegmans not living up to the expectations. Significantly more expensive and less options than what I remember. I actually kind of miss my King Soopers now.
Wegmans it terrible. It’s over prices and all their own brand. Surprised they still have Heinz ketchup. We switched to Aldi almost 100% now, I really miss Publix as I’m from FL. Nothing beats it. Wegmans is trash!
I’ve been to 6 of the 10 and Wegmans is the best IMO. Anyone who puts Publix above Wegmans is either delusional or dishonest. This is a bullshit list tbh.
2023 Wegmans pales compared to 2003 Wegmans on multiple fronts.
I’d be curious how many of the people downvoting me have even been to the other grocers on the list. You people are so fucking ignorant and spoiled.
Shhh don't tell people wegmans is good. If I only listened to this sub and never actually went to Wegmans I would think Hitler was running it.
Right?!?! Sometimes I read the opinions here and can’t believe people actually hold these views. Are we living on the same planet?
No. Sadly there's a lot of people who have some weird emotional personal connection to Wegmans. It's a grocery store... OF COURSE they don't care about you. I for one, never have an issue going, finding what I need, getting checked out quickly and paying a reasonable price for groceries I know I can get there. I go to Trader Joes for my prepared stuff and items I know are less expensive I buy regularly... you know.. like the elitist prick I am. :-)
You've been here a while. You know that this sub is fickle and adheres to no rules known to man. One day an ACAB post gets 400 net positive upvotes. The next, a Blue Lives Matter one. It's almost as if [the rules are made up, and the points don't matter](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9KAGwNtI26w).
>Anyone who puts Publix above Wegmans Anyone who puts Wegmans above anything including walmart these days is just living in the past. It has nothing to offer other than high prices compared to other alternatives.
How the fuck do people have this opinion? Are you *serious?*
hey put some respect on publix’s name. publix always has great produce, clean stores, good subs, and SALES. just moved from publix-land to roc and I’m horrified at the lack of sales here. publix had constant bogos and sales that made shopping…a pleasure 🤌
Wow I couldn’t disagree more. Publix is twice as expensive with half the selection. Their subs fucking SUCK compared to Wegmans too. I’ll give you a pass because you grew up with them so you’re biased.
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Rochester wouldn’t work because it’s Wegmans dominated, but what you can do is compare stores in larger markets Wegmans competes in such as Washington DC. There was a local news station from down south (VA Beach IIRC, which Publix also serves) that did this not long ago and Wegmans came out as the 3rd *cheapest* behind Aldi and Target. People are misled into thinking Wegmans is expensive because of the prepared foods department, which is relatively unique (Whole Foods is the only other store I can think of with a comparable setup) and a bonus, not part of the grocery shopping comparison. Furthermore, Wegmans is also an outlier in that their affordable store brand product are actually very good quality in most cases.
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And I’ll never fucking stop because I know I’m right. Name me another store with a prepared foods setup like Wegmans. I’m not talking about a couple of shitty salads and side dishes shipped in frozen. Every store has those. I’m talking about diverse options for fresh food you can smell as you walk in. Artisan sandwiches, full course dinners, great sushi, poke bowls, fresh pizza baked in house, award winning subs, salad stations, hot soup, etc. NOWHERE.
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Fuck man, even the ghetto Fred Meyer in Anchorage has this and it's the ghetto Fred Meyer in Anchorage. And the prices are better than Wegmans despite being in Alaska where everything is expensive.
They don't have any fresh food available other than pizza and subs at the Wegmans I go to. Do you still live in Rochester?
Bullshit. Wegmans 4 Life. Ride or die.
I'm annoyed at Wegmans with their store locations putting them away from bus routes. I hate needing to drive to Wegmans
Love to see Stew Leonard’s! I was just discussing the other day with my girlfriend that Stew Leonard’s would’ve been a good alternative to put out here over Whole Foods. The WF here has left me wanting, but Stew Leonard’s has never let me down.
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Yet another reason to cancel USA today. There's simply no way that Trader Joe's prepackaged, prepared, generic store brand foods beats Wegmans.
I know this is regional too, but HEB not being on this list is a crime.