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mxxiestorc t1_iwqahh9 wrote

Reply to comment by Skontradiction in Amid historic inflation, which area grocery store has the lowest prices? by Skontradiction

I disagree with Wegmans being on the cheaper side. Maybe if Giant and Safeway didn’t have discounts from loyalty program it might be cheaper.

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DfcukinLite t1_iwqkdzx wrote

Wegmans branded stuff is super cheap

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gs2181 t1_iwrc41s wrote

And usually very solid quality

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TheRainbowpill93 t1_ix0qnom wrote

That’s the real secret about Wegmans. I really wish there was one near me but I live in Pigtown and the closest one is either Owings or Columbia :(

Not driving like that for groceries lol

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dopkick t1_iwqbn0g wrote

It's definitely possible that the author caught sales during this. It seems like Wegmans isn't cheaper, but I go so infrequently that it's hard to tell.

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AreWeCowabunga t1_iwqp8gx wrote

I love Wegman's, but their meat and seafood prices are ludicrous. Everything else is reasonable, and their store brands are usually great (eg, if you like seltzer, Wegman's brand is the best in both price and variety of flavors).

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YoYoMoMa t1_iwrg7ci wrote

>but their meat and seafood prices are ludicrous

Yeah. At least when it comes to steak and salmon they are higher than Whole Foods, despite not being as high of quality.

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HorsieJuice t1_iwqs850 wrote

I have the opposite experience with Wegmans - I find most of their prices -especially on meat- to be pretty reasonable, but their store brand stuff to be mediocre at best. I can still get chicken for < $2.50/lb. Pork might be $2.50-3/lb. Beef is higher, but I can still get some cuts for < $7/lb. Seafood is expensive, but that's true everywhere.

The store brand cereal and hummus are fine (and store brand is nearly all they have for hummus), but the store brand condiments are all worthless. Store brand bread and rolls are cheap but lousy. The bakery section sucks. Their frozen seafood has been kind of gross lately. The whole cheese section looks impressive, but I've tried several of their expensive store brand cheese and they've all been bland. If I'm going to drop $25/lb on cheese, I'll just go to The Wine Source.

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