Submitted by Dipsetallover90 t3_zrw3mr in Connecticut
Man save some for the rest of us. Seriously they're too close to each other anyways.
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kashmir_stg t1_j14yfl1 wrote
The one at Bishops Corner was Wild Oats and then was bought out by Whole Foods.
The BC one doesn’t get AS much business.
Totally unnecessary to have two within a mile of each other.
Prize-Hedgehog t1_j14zm2i wrote
Large concentration of yuppies would be my guess.
Mofiremofire t1_j151n7h wrote
When I lived in FL there were 2 Publix across the street from each other for a similar reason. The Albertsons across the street went out of business and public didn’t want competition moving in. They’re both always busy though since the road is 4 lanes in each direction and a lot of people living around them. They also have slightly different products available at each.
Publix Super Market at Northeast Park Shopping Center (727) 895-1670 https://maps.app.goo.gl/xq27x3TesG75rdJf8?g_st=ic
General_Traffic_267 t1_j151pdd wrote
Honestly, it is needed. Blue Back was built to small for the area.
Also - the Wild Oats comment is the historical reason. Mine is just why they both still exist. They actually came close to closing BP when Avon opened and the changed their position.
FlightRisk5 t1_j1520xj wrote
Milf kid should ask the cougars this question on his next outing
IndicationOver t1_j154sa1 wrote
Whole Foods and Stew Leonard's are in the same conversation imo
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kashmir_stg t1_j155nu0 wrote
All the produce I’ve bought at Stew Leonards has rotted at an alarming rate
wherehaveubeen t1_j155rz9 wrote
They were going to close the north main one when the Avon store opened but I guess they do enough business to sustain both.
I miss the shop rite in town. West Hartford needs a budget supermarket.
DetectiveTrapezoid t1_j1567f4 wrote
Why does the Hartford MSA need four Whole Foods and two Trader Joe’s (soon to be three)? New Haven, Springfield, and Worcester MSAs have one each.
GapingYouSoftly t1_j156v8q wrote
People shop there just to flex I swear. The quality thing is mostly a placebo effect. They choose to think the item is better quality, otherwise it would mean they've been duped.
Reminds me of a "Penn and Teller: Bullshit!" episode where they had two groups of restaurant customers. They fed some people frozen TV dinners elegantly plated and in a fine dining setting, and others fine dining food served on chain restaurant plates and in a more casual setting. Guess which food got the better reviews?
BobbyRobertson t1_j158lyp wrote
What's fun is right on the other side of Avon Mountain is another, much larger, Whole Foods. So really even that side of West Hartford could do without it
gatogrande t1_j158wyy wrote
BC they both turn a nice profit? Town is able to support 2? Alexa knows
BobbyRobertson t1_j158ysk wrote
They've also lost their luster as a 'nicer' grocery store. Price Choppers' rebranding to Market 32 has their stores looking nicer than Whole Foods. Any store that's been redone in the last decade isn't going to look bad next to a Whole Foods
Allinorfold34 t1_j15b8zy wrote
There’s an Aldi…
Last-Instruction739 t1_j15beou wrote
This is a very exciting thing to become alarmed over
Last-Instruction739 t1_j15bhak wrote
Price Chopper is great
Sonakstyle t1_j15d3pn wrote
2 wholes makes a full market
wherehaveubeen t1_j15d4he wrote
That’s true. I don’t like it’s parking lot though.
blaze1234 t1_j15ddqj wrote
I love ALDI.
When things get tight, if they don't have it we don't eat it.
Saves us at least $500 a month
Malkor t1_j15ei4g wrote
Malkor t1_j15eqwb wrote
Want a Trader Joe's up in the Derby/Shelton (Valley) area.
I know it won't happen. I know who we are.
Still want one though.
kashmir_stg t1_j15fpik wrote
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RoboticGreg t1_j15gf5j wrote
They were going to close the one in bishops corner when they opened the one in avon, but it kept getting too much business. Seriously though...go check out the one in Avon. Unbelievable
RoboticGreg t1_j15go4s wrote
they are all unnecessary. both them are open because they are profitable.
Popular_Bid_3343 t1_j15h4u6 wrote
Meanwhile, over in New London County your options are Stop & Shop, Stop & Shop, Stop & Shop…and a Shoprite that hasn’t been updated since 1983.
EscapingTheLabrynth t1_j15j9a9 wrote
Because 3 would be one too many.
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Last-Instruction739 t1_j15l12m wrote
Just picturing you screaming at a head of lettuce 🤣
Sonakstyle t1_j15lbuu wrote
I will take the applause
rainbowarmpit t1_j15mix7 wrote
Because Stop & Shop is for the poor people
packofpoodles t1_j15nfve wrote
You’re right. It’s just about as expensive as Whole Foods at this point.
InsaniteeBicycles t1_j15oeu4 wrote
And Fiddleheads, but yeah.
solomons-marbles t1_j15td83 wrote
When they bought Wild Oats, they were required to keep both locations open by regulators. I don’t remember the specifics
Time_Yam301 t1_j15uhhf wrote
Is one used more for deliveries? Amazon logistics or something?
kashmir_stg t1_j15v4v8 wrote
Good question!! Maybe no, in my opinion
Whenever I go into the BC one, there isn’t much going on. But the Blueback Square one has racks and fridges for Amazon and on-line orders.
The Avon Whole Foods is really nice and big. But according to my friend that works for WF, the back areas for the staff are tiny and cramped.
Useless info that I have 😂🤣😂
Time_Yam301 t1_j15vs8g wrote
There are actually more upper income nodes in Hartford County vs New Haven County.
The best place for Whole Foods to open up a location next is in New Haven. But, that location based on long standing urban goals is in the lower level of a new construction building. Amazon is probably waiting for the "right" new construction building.
The next location would probably be Cheshire. I don't think anywhere else has adequate highway access to warrant a location.
I actually live in Milford, and our Whole Foods is rather small compared to the numerous ones in Fairfield County.
Time_Yam301 t1_j15vyql wrote
The Common Bond is sort of proof some upscale spot would work.
Funnygumby t1_j15w407 wrote
Nobody goes over the mountain to run errands
selfcareanon t1_j15w8ni wrote
I find Stew Leonard’s everything to be soooo processed. Like the ingredients in anything you pick up off the shelf are a mile long. Whole Foods def is better in this regard.
djln491 t1_j15yei7 wrote
And a Trader Joe’s
ophelias_tragedy t1_j160vp6 wrote
Rich people love it there
absurd-bird-turd t1_j1613hi wrote
As someone who is looking tk move from the west hartford area down towards new london i am so disappointed in how underdeveloped the bottom right corner of our state is. Youd think with all the rich towns in the area and vacation/ public beaches and industry that the region would be pretty well developed.
MaddieGrace29 t1_j161l66 wrote
Put one in the north... or new london county... granted that it's only 45 minutes afaik up to the Hadley shop
Forty-Three t1_j16352y wrote
There's one being built right now in South Windsor in Evergreen Walk too
InuMiroLover t1_j164ylu wrote
I will defend Aldi to the death. Majority of my grocery shopping is there, and if I want something specific I dont mind going to stop n shop or Walmart. But Aldi is a godsend. I cant afford to regularly shop at Stop n shop, much less Whole Foods. I went there once just for curiosity sake and felt as though I didnt belong there. XD
DetectiveTrapezoid t1_j1655d1 wrote
Old Lyme has a nice Big Y
wanderingMoose t1_j165e4r wrote
Would you rather more Dollar Generals?
ImperialCobalt t1_j1691ir wrote
I live in WeHa and much closer to the Bishop's Corner one, because I'm in the far northwest of the town. It's much faster and easier to go to the BC one due to travel time, traffic, etc.
[deleted] t1_j16b3y2 wrote
Stop & Shop prices for shitty food are nearly as much as Whole Foods prices for conventional veggies that aren't rotten - and meat that doesn't spoil before you get it home to the fridge.
S&S quality has dropped to F-tier as of late.
Whole Foods also has stocked shelves, which S&S doesn't have. My guess is Ahold Delhaize has more of a priority keeping Albert Heijin's supply chain up and running. Us ugly Americans are an afterthought to the Belgians who run S&S.
[deleted] t1_j16b71f wrote
I think the canned cat food is better than Starkist shredded tuna chips or whatever the fuck is in that can.
jules13131382 t1_j16bldl wrote
Lmaooooo I’ve totally wondered this before too
[deleted] t1_j16blt7 wrote
Uh.
If someone can't tell the difference between Frozen Food and chef-prepared cuisine that says more about the patron not the food.
People who can't pick up on that difference got no business paying $100+ a plate for food.
[deleted] t1_j16d636 wrote
Yeah you gotta be white to shop at whole foods. That's like literally so shallow & insulting.
Gtfo man.
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[deleted] t1_j16dm8a wrote
I know of one such perfect place.
I just wrote into them with a location picked out and everything. If there were an option for me to open the place myself, shit - I'd have done it. Unfortuantely they don't allow that.
houle333 t1_j16e91s wrote
Stay in Hartford then.
We live in the nice rural part of the state because we want to live in the nice rural part of the state.
Nobody likes the carpetbaggers that move to town and complain that things need to be more developed.
Fcking go away.
blaze1234 t1_j16f8zc wrote
Yes, anything over $3-4 better be a big chunk of flesh that I can prep into dozens if meals.
People paying $5 for some fancy snack, might as well be eating out
houseonthehilltop t1_j16fb0o wrote
Looks like Old Saybrook is getting a Whole Foods at the former Bennys Shopping Plaza. Right across Rt 1 from the Big Y shopping center. I think it’s going through permitting now
GunnieGraves t1_j16frh3 wrote
They were required to keep it open for at least a year. It was actually slated to be closed once the Avon location opened up but with the recent remodel in Bishops, it looks like they’re keeping it open. Be foolish to close it. The blue back one is fucking tiny.
OkPreparation2372 t1_j16g7lc wrote
Cuz they bougie af
absurd-bird-turd t1_j16j28k wrote
loopzoop29 t1_j16j3qg wrote
Whole Foods built a large store in west Hartford center, then they bought a local similar grocery store in bishops corner called wild oats and instead of closing it decided to turn it into a Whole Foods as well. Then about 2 years ago they decided to build a Whole Foods in Avon instead, and then again decided to keep the bishops corner one open. Source: I grew up within walking distance to bishops corner.
Edited to add: there were 4 grocery stores in bishops corner my whole childhood. Now there are 3, but that’s still a lot for a few blocks.
PerpetualFlying t1_j16jeuf wrote
Rich white peoples
googs185 t1_j16kpp2 wrote
Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods is going into the new development off of 691 in Cheshire. We aren’t sure which, but one of them is. Heard from someone on the zoning board via Facebook. It’s literally the perfect spot, and about time that we had one. Milford, west Hartford and Danbury are all 30+mins away.
Cataphract116 t1_j16lqw2 wrote
Why must I be attacked like this...
bcelos t1_j16nmfk wrote
they are always packed at all times of the day, even with the new one in Avon
Happy_Housing1615 t1_j16p40t wrote
Typical west Hartford scumbag
GapingYouSoftly t1_j16r96n wrote
So I was somewhat wrong. They were fed borderline expired, lower quality grocery store items advertised as fine cuisine and they were food critics. They thought the meal was wonderful because the ambience, waiter, etc.
It's somewhat related I guess idk. Go shop there if you want. I can't tell the difference between Nature's Promise and Bell and Evans, and frankly I'm happy I can't if there is one.
CTMQ_ t1_j16rgu5 wrote
Actually, the bishops corner location has been slated to close - seriously close- 3x now. It’s unkillable. It’s missing tons of stuff, and is largely an Amazon fulfillment center now, but damn if we don’t go there 2x/week still.
It’s no more expensive than the big Y next door for most stuff anyway.
But yeah- Cheese n Stuff —> Wild oats —> screwed over the West End (Hartford) —> Whole Foods —> gonna close —> blue back opens 3 miles away —> really gonna close —> Avon opens 4 miles away —> REALLY gonna close —> announces they’re not gonna close —> can’t kill it.
Bishops Corner is like a boutique Whole Foods that only Carrie’s the “basic” Whole Foods fare.
NorridAU t1_j16rx0w wrote
It’s also because of all the through traffic over the mountain on 44. So many people get funneled through the intersection they get both the dedicated posh clients and spillover when someone has an ‘oh crap I need x’ because it’s on the way. Yea their is big y across the street and Crown Market next door but I think that proves more than disproves that the traffic supports it.
googs185 t1_j16s49g wrote
Agree. I hate stop and shop. Whole Foods is cheaper for organic, fresh produce. Stop and shop charges more for rotten, non-organic produce.
CTMQ_ t1_j16s4o6 wrote
LOL, sure we do. Fewer lights and free parking. (Not just groceries.)
CTMQ_ t1_j16sauj wrote
Omg the BC one is half Amazon fulfillment center now( or so it seems)
CTMQ_ t1_j16sh9g wrote
For produce, check out apple tree across new Park since you’re over there.
Gravco t1_j16siao wrote
The Bishop's Corner WF was formerly a Wild Oats.
Wild Oats had bought out Cheese & Stuff before being acquired itself by WF.
Then Blue Back Square (named by the same people who named the Yard Goats?) went up and Bishop's Corner seemed too far away?
CTMQ_ t1_j16slaj wrote
Hello fellow far NW WH’er.
kashmir_stg t1_j16svta wrote
Whoa!!!
Freeekin Amazon….
cvspharmacy2023 t1_j16sydg wrote
Because west hartford will do what west hartford wants
CTMQ_ t1_j16t8sx wrote
Peak pandemic was so weird there. It was me and 47 Amazon shoppers.
Ok-Collection-7253 t1_j16tvhi wrote
I really liked the shop rite. Easy to hit on my way home. Great selection. Now we have to go all The way to Big Y or as we like to refer to it “The Big Y” lol. You know, like The Walmart, The Target, and The Costco.
notbad2u t1_j16u0oj wrote
I wasn't expecting humor, this being Connecticut
Ok-Collection-7253 t1_j16u3py wrote
shakes fist from the park road district.
CTMQ_ t1_j16ud32 wrote
What we should be talking about is why 3 ppl have been run over by cars in town this week?
(I lived on Beverly and Whiting for years. Loved it there!)
purplepiggy1128 t1_j16vi63 wrote
They have 2?!?
[deleted] t1_j16w62b wrote
What you said - ingredients are barely anything in good cooking. It's all technique and prep. Freshness and a natural state (eg: not processed, raw ingredients) makes most of the difference.
There is actually a tangible diff between air chilled and washed chicken. If Nature's Promise did air chilled, there'd be no difference.
You know that Guga guy on YouTube? He's got a video of taste testing chicken and Bell & Evans is one of them.
Ok-Collection-7253 t1_j16wah0 wrote
I’d say it’s a combo of very careless drivers who are in too big of a hurry and pedestrians who aren’t fully paying attention. As a pedestrian in this town you need to have your head on a swivel. Drivers are crazy here. Red lights are becoming a suggestion and right on red is out of control.
Joggingmusic t1_j175htr wrote
Where do you draw the line? Is there too many Dunkin’ Donuts?
Joggingmusic t1_j175pnx wrote
How to say you don’t know anything about the food industry ☝️
Jawaka99 t1_j176u2f wrote
And Big Y, Aldis and McQuades
Lice_Queen t1_j17frc9 wrote
That's that east of the river attitude we know and love! God I fucking hate it down there- nothing to eat, bleak development, and new England's crankiest yankees.
jaysin1983 t1_j17lpy7 wrote
To remind you you’re in west Hartford?
gregra193 t1_j17m34f wrote
I think Bishop’s Corner WF is a pain to stop at when coming from Windsor or Hartford over the mountain to Avon.
Gotta make a left turn into WF while people are coming from Target, and into the Target and WF plaza with no light at a busy …while cars squeeze by you quickly on the right.
Xilinxchic t1_j183n5a wrote
I have no data to support this but every time a dollar general is build, property values within 10 miles drop 10%.
blueberry8082 t1_j187eoa wrote
We have Aldi in Fairfield and Trader Joe’s 5 minutes down the road. I feel spoiled and stop at TJ Maxx inbetween.
Prize-Hedgehog t1_j189g3h wrote
It’s all old rich white Nimby’s. Everyone wants one as long as it’s not their town.
ChiefInternetSurfer t1_j18brh6 wrote
If stop & shop is for poor people, who is Aldi for?! (Said by someone that can’t afford to shop at stop & shop.).
Few-Information7570 t1_j18g2da wrote
How don’t more towns? I swear I’ve lived in states where there are Starbucks, Whole Foods, wegmans, and fast cas food every two miles.
GapingYouSoftly t1_j18hiod wrote
Who cares?
I eat for nutrition anyways, I run/lift 5-6 times a week, ski and golf so I try to prepare most if not all of my food. It's cheaper and just as nutrient dense as the mega super duper free range cruelty free options at whole foods 🙄
Unharmful_Truths t1_j18nivq wrote
Because MONEY
Unharmful_Truths t1_j18nkpu wrote
Right. Fiddleheads aka Stop & Shop with higher prices and fewer items.
glserr t1_j18y250 wrote
And you got Avon which isn't too far
lizardRD t1_j193ppi wrote
Um Costco, Whole Foods and stew Leonard’s are in the same group. All crazy expensive. Followed closely by stop and shop then shop rite. Trader Joe’s is surprisingly one of the cheapest in my area (Fairfield)
GlamorousBunchberry t1_j1946fw wrote
I was confused because when you said "Bennys" I could only think of the farm market in Essex. pours one out for the best grinders ever
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Space_loser t1_j195yjr wrote
Screw Whole Foods, get us a Wegmans
Joggingmusic t1_j1986k3 wrote
Oh well in that case you’re an expert then! Continue ignorantly ranting sir/ma’am.
MuchBlend t1_j199tn6 wrote
Would you rather they have two half food markets?
GapingYouSoftly t1_j19c9wa wrote
At least I'm not unhinged lol, go for a run pal.
Kodiak01 t1_j19t0bv wrote
We-Ha is Doubly Crunchy.
Kodiak01 t1_j19tevc wrote
Tolland County (specifically Vernon/Ellington) you have a Big Y, 2 Stop & Shops, Shop Rite, and Aldi. Slide over to Coventry and you get Highland Park Market as well, go to E Windsor S Windsor or Somers and you can tack on Geissler's.
Joggingmusic t1_j19yupq wrote
Well…you are rather unhinged if you believe your original comment. You don’t know what you’re talking about in regards to the content of the food you’re eating, where it comes from, and what’s in it. Otherwise you wouldn’t of made your original comment. Go read about industrial agriculture, work in the supply chain for a while, and then reassess if your current opinion is actually accurate. Spoiler, you’ll find it’s not. I already went for a run, not sure what you’re driving at with the suggestion though. Merry Christmas.
GapingYouSoftly t1_j1a2g0x wrote
LOL why would I do any of that? I'm sorry you're upset by it, but it's just an opinion. And it's from a TV show LOL, it's not even my own. If you want to go buy groceries for 50% upcharge because they put a pillow under the chickens ass and that somehow makes it taste better to you, be my guest, I don't care. The amount of protein and nutrients per serving size of any item you buy at whole foods is the same as that item purchased elsewhere.
Was the whole foods chicken fed a better diet? probably. Was the edamame grown in better conditions? probably. Have I ever been able to tell the difference? No. Has anyone ever explicitly explained how one would impact my health over the other? Not to my satisfaction. That's how I arrive at that conclusion.
Your name is jogging music, I figured you enjoyed running. I wasn't driving at anything. You should take this opportunity to tell me to go F myself, given my name :D
Joggingmusic t1_j1a69ql wrote
The feed and the soil conditions have a lot to do with what ends up in our bodies. It goes beyond the macro nutrient profile that drives your choice. Wasn’t aware you’re quoting a show, but okay if you say so.
Theres a strong correlation between cancer rates and the industrial agriculture that we’ve moved into. A lot of the reason why stop and shop is able to sell produce cheaper is because the product is created purely for yield. Lot of folks have become aware of this. That’s why there is a market for places like wholefoods and other organic/all natural markets. Is some of it bullshit marketing ploys like you’ve described? Of course. But it’s not all bullshit. As you can guess I work on that side, so I feel a need to defend it. But it’s not all sipping the kool-aid, there’s a health crisis that can be largely traced back to the content of our food.
And just because someone disagrees with you doesn’t make them ‘upset’. Just pointing out the flaw in your opinion. Take care.
Edit: sorry - looking back at some of comments to you, and they were rather shitty and condescending. Sorry friend.
AfterMoonSet t1_j1adtku wrote
Wild Oats was awesome. Surpassed WF!
InsaniteeBicycles t1_j1bvd06 wrote
Ah couldn't be more different from Stop&Shop's profit motivation. But I guess you shop somewhere magical and virtuous.
Unharmful_Truths t1_j1d0qdy wrote
Yes. My. comment was clearly a Milton Friedman-like analysis of the styles of communal vs. purely capitalist profit schemes.
DarkLamont t1_j14wj4o wrote
Because that's where the actual money is?