Wegman's has comparable prices and MUCH better quality than Shoppers or Giant.

Actually, their Wegmans brands are priced amazingly low. They have their own line of spaghetti sauces that are $.99 a jar that are just as good as Prego. I shop at the Lanham one near my office all the time and I spend LESS money on groceries there! Also, their meats are similarly priced, but their expiration dates are AT LEAST a week longer than what you buy at Giant/Shoppers/Safeway.

let the free market have it's say!

CroftonDude - you are probably a union member/supporter.

Wegmans is consistantly less expensive than Giant/Safeway. Unbiased third party research from Consumers Checkbook has shown this to be true:

http://www.checkbook.org/interactive/spmkt/other/w/article.cfm

<i>Compared to average prices at Giant and Safeway, the prices we found were substantially lower at Walmart Supercenter (19 percent lower than the Giant/Safeway average), Target (15 percent lower), Bottom Dollar Food (14 percent lower), Wegmans (11 percent lower), Magruder’s (10 percent lower), and Food Lion (nine percent lower). For a family that spends $150 per week at the supermarket, a nine-to-19 percent price difference might be expected to total $700 to $1,500 during the course of a year. </i>

My Mom shops at Shoppers and I have often been with her and seen things I normally purchase elsewhere for less. Wegman's is a great family owned store. Their store brand is very affordable and is of high quality. They won't fail. Shopper's will survive too with the donuts and fried chicken. The old Giant is the one that might go under.

Wegmans prices are to high much, higher then Giant or Safeway. Someone mention that there meat has a longer shelf life date on all meat at Wegmans, well thats because it all pre-pack meat. Who would want meat setting in a gas pack tray for weeks when you can get a real meat cutter to cut a wonderful fresh steak right in front of you. For example, Safeway has the most tender and fresh meat around the busniess, The Meat cuttings are so helpful and full of knowledge when I need help. Also the customer service is great at Gaint and Safeway in Crofton where I been shopping since Safeway opened, and they always take care of me. Produce is always fresh also, never had a problem. You have to be nuts to fight all the crazy people trying to get in Wegmans, staying with Safeway.

Is "organic" a government regulated term now?

Jaimie B, from what I heard Harris Teeter may be going in where the Super Fresh closed.

cftnmom - that would be WONDERFUL if Harris Teeter took over that space. I'm looking forward to the Wegmans, but the old Super Fresh location is much closer to me and frankly I don't know how much patience I'll have for Wegmans. It seems like it's going to be a mad house. From what I've heard, the location in Columbia is still packed all the time, even though it's calmed down some from when it first opened. At least if Harris Teeter opened in Odenton, there would some competition for Wegmans and everyone wouldn't be crowding in to just one store.

Diane, the one in Lanham by my office was crazy for a couple of months but has calmed down. If you pick the right time to go, it's never bad. If you don't work weekdays, go in the morning during the week and it will be a LOT better than the weekends.

That would be awesome. I used to live across the street from the one in Columbia. They did so much to revive that village center and the community. They have the best customer service - many of the employees knew the customers by name. And yes it is still very busy. I drive back there often to do my shopping.

Speaking of Harris Teeter. I just heard on CNBC that Dolly Parton just bought all the Harris Teeter stores along with the Piggly Wiggly stores. She already owned all the Bob's Big Boys and evidently she is going to combine them into a new company.

a decent grocery store doesn't make up for my lack of cooking skills either.

JC, I love Publix. I spend two months out of the year in Florida where they are everywhere, and the customer service is awesome. I hope Wegman's is half as good!

Please enlighten us with some nondisestablishmental establishments to shop at! Was that a double negative??

Yancey's Fancy. Buffalo cheddar.

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