FreakinB: 47 is the new 42: LemSkroob: We need a wegmans in my area, if for no other reason than the 'make your own 6-pack' section.

We could also use a Hannaford, but for now, its Trader Joes. I refuse Whole Foods.

I clicked your profile to see if you had your location, and now I'm wondering where in New York you could be where there is neither a Wegmans not a Hannaford but a Trader Joes and Whole Foods.

Obviously I'm not him, but I'd imagine he's somewhere around NYC. We have TJ's and Whole Foods, I've never even heard of Hannaford, and the nearest Wegman's is in Jersey. Like I said before, we need Wegman's on Long Island. Though I'm sure King Kullen and Waldbaum's would fight it tooth and nail.

Yeah, im in the City. We have TJs and WholeFoods. I've seen Wegmans when i was upstate NY (fingerlakes) and Hannaford is around in the Hudson Valley.

There is a Fairway now, so that good. Still, i would like a bigger selection.

HighlanderRPI: pwn3d781: Still remember Price Chopper from the college days in upstate NY, when there were two choices in town: the Ghetto Chopper

I was wondering if anyone would mention Ghetto Chopper... you've been to Troy I take it?

Four blissful years, '00-'04. I think it was '03 that the Ghetto Chopper closed due to a fire, and was replaced by some kind of low-rent pay-for-your-own-bags grocery joint. I think there's a Save-A-Lot in that plaza now. Not that I have many fond memories of the Chopper there; one trip, and we knew to get a ride to the better one.

Don't know about worst, but the BEST supermarket is clearly



God I love that place.

If you happen to be driving in WI / Northern IL and see a Woodmans, do yourself a favor and visit the liquor department.  The place near me is the size of a barn and regularly brings in microbrews that you would never see ANYWHERE in Illinois.  State has a law that basically says if you have a contract w/ a liquor distributor, you take what they give you and like it.

beerbaron: 12349876: How much is it costing you to run around town?

All of these places are within a mile. Run around town? All three miles? Once a week?

Not everyone is so lucky.  And it's still extra time.

The_Homeless_Guy: KarmicDisaster: swannie: Prank Call of Cthulhu: No Woodman's? List fails, or author has never been to Madison, WI.

Don't care, though, because I live a couple miles from a Wegman's, the greatest grocery store in the world.

I have to disagree, we recently got a Woodmans here in North Aurora (Chicago suburbs) and it's awesome.  Big selection, lots of speciality stuff that I don't typically see in Jewel or Dominic's, and they have an awesome liquor store.

I must also disagree, I go to the West side Woodman's in Madison all the time. It is my favorite grocery store, and they have a huge selection at low price. If I had to criticism them, I guess that don't buy much fresh meat there and don't go on the day that the "checks" come in. You also can't get out in less than an hour, if that is a problem, it is so hugely awesome. I also like the way that they treat their employees well and you see the same people working there for years. What's not to like?

It has by far the most calls for shoplifting of any store in Madison not to mention the posted photos of people who have been caught on camera jacking purses out of shopping carts; so it is legitimately sketchy. Their produce is very, very terrible, some of the worst in Madison. That said, we still shop there from time to time as they do have good prices on non-perishables and have the best selection of WIC compatible foods (back when our little guy was on WIC).

Totally agree about the produce.  I've found some nasty, rotting stuff before.  And the one by me (east side - Milwaukee St) is a shiathole.

We get spoiled by how nice the grocery stores are here in St. Louis. A 'bad" Schnucks store or an older Dierbergs will trump a nice grocery in a lot of cities. Everyone who moves away says it's the first thing they miss.

Plus it helps keep the Aldis and Shop n Saves in line.

Sprachkundige: Don't know about worst, but the BEST supermarket is clearly

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God I love that place.

Fun place to go and good food. But not an every day place for most people.

Say what you want about Flordia, at least we've got Publix. And Publix is awesome.

Oreamnos: I'm pretty sure there used to be one in a strip mall at Portland & American Blvd (it's a Walgreens now)

It used to be a Red Owl, then I think they changed to a SuperValu for a short time before they closed.  Shopped in it for a while, before they closed all the neighborhood markets and shifted to Cub.

Greta_VanHouten: The Shoprite near me used to be nice but it's gone ghetto.  All the cashiers and stock clerks are now surly Job Corps grads instead of the reasonably pleasant variety of people I used to see working there.

You'd prefer the surly Job Corps grads be back on welfare!?