There was a story in my local paper yesterday that Wegman's is trying to
open in store just outside of Boston. It isn't a done deal yet - the
town has to approve a liquor license.
Would it be worth the drive? For me - probably 30 minutes....I've only
heard of the place through rfc - I have no idea really, what kind of
store it is. Standard grocery/supermarket?

Tracy

Tracy said...

There was a story in my local paper yesterday that Wegman's is trying to
open in store just outside of Boston. It isn't a done deal yet - the
town has to approve a liquor license.
Would it be worth the drive? For me - probably 30 minutes....I've only
heard of the place through rfc - I have no idea really, what kind of
store it is. Standard grocery/supermarket?

Tracy


Tracy,

It's a megamart, not wholesale. The one near me is about 20 aisles with
abhorrent nooks and cranny aisle obsticles and inside fast/junk food
restaurants and build your own meal bars.

Great variety of products but I don't shop there often enough to comment on
any. Get a map from customer service after you walk in, to save on time and
supermarket hypnosis.

One was supposed to open about five miles away, according to their website
but it's been over two years and nothing! The BUMS!!!

Andy

"Tracy" wrote

There was a story in my local paper yesterday that Wegman's is trying to
open in store just outside of Boston. It isn't a done deal yet - the town
has to approve a liquor license.
Would it be worth the drive? For me - probably 30 minutes....I've only
heard of the place through rfc - I have no idea really, what kind of store
it is. Standard grocery/supermarket?

I love Wegman's. It consistantly comes out on top in supermarket
ratings for a reason. Where's Joesparebedroom when you need him, he
likes the place. They have many excellent departments, for instance, an
excellent cheese department, prepared foods are really great, produce is
so nice and terrific selection, etc.

nancy

"Tracy" wrote in message
...
There was a story in my local paper yesterday that Wegman's is trying to
open in store just outside of Boston. It isn't a done deal yet - the town
has to approve a liquor license.
Would it be worth the drive? For me - probably 30 minutes....I've only
heard of the place through rfc - I have no idea really, what kind of store
it is. Standard grocery/supermarket?

More than just your standard supermarket, IME, but the stores do vary from
location to location a bit. My brother, in Southeast PA, has a couple of
nice stores near him (the one in Bethlehem, PA is *very* nice). I grew up an
hour south of the one in Corning, NY, and that one is more like a regular
(large) supermarket.

It was announced that a Wegmans was to open up near us when we moved here.
That was almost two years ago, and the opening date is still on "to be
determined" status.

Mary

Tracy wrote:
There was a story in my local paper yesterday that Wegman's is trying to
open in store just outside of Boston. It isn't a done deal yet - the
town has to approve a liquor license.
Would it be worth the drive? For me - probably 30 minutes....I've only
heard of the place through rfc - I have no idea really, what kind of
store it is. Standard grocery/supermarket?

Tracy

There are Wegman's and there are Wegman's. In many places in upstate New
York they are just regular supermarkets, but in places like Central
Jersey they are upscale supermarkets with a huge selection of ready-made
foods. It's a favorite place for "princesses" to shop, my daughter among
them.

They do carry a slightly higher quality of meat and produce than the
other local chains. One of the things they carry is a do-it-yourself
planked salmon kit. Really nice on the backyard gas grill. Their salads
are awesome.

--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

Tracy wrote:
There was a story in my local paper yesterday that Wegman's is trying to
open in store just outside of Boston. It isn't a done deal yet - the
town has to approve a liquor license.
Would it be worth the drive? For me - probably 30 minutes....I've only
heard of the place through rfc - I have no idea really, what kind of
store it is. Standard grocery/supermarket?

Tracy

In Westwood? If so, :-(

--
Jean B.

On Wed, 07 May 2008 14:33:05 -0400, Tracy wrote:

Would it be worth the drive? For me - probably 30 minutes....

quite an investment in gas dollars to buy groceries? What are you
thinking? Try public transport.

Billy Hereiam@hotmaildotcom wrote in
:

On Wed, 07 May 2008 14:33:05 -0400, Tracy
wrote:

Would it be worth the drive? For me - probably 30
minutes....

quite an investment in gas dollars to buy groceries? What
are you thinking? Try public transport.

public transport? are you kidding? i have to drive at least
half an hour to get to *any* store & there aren't even *taxis*
available locally.

not everyone lives in the city, or even in suburbia, you
know.
lee
--
Last night while sitting in my chair
I pinged a host that wasn't there
It wasn't there again today
The host resolved to NSA.

"Tracy" wrote in message
...
There was a story in my local paper yesterday that Wegman's is trying
to open in store just outside of Boston. It isn't a done deal yet -
the town has to approve a liquor license.
Would it be worth the drive? For me - probably 30 minutes....I've only
heard of the place through rfc - I have no idea really, what kind of
store it is. Standard grocery/supermarket?

Tracy

You have to go there at least once. I live right near the Pittsford, NY
store, which is simply awesome. You might want to check in advance to
see if you can have a meal as well. Pittsford has an both attached
restaurant and a sitdown counter (near the bakery) where you can sip
wine and eat grilled tilapia or whatever. Plus all inds of prepared
meals.

Great cheese shop/meats/seafood, fancy produce (e.g., truffles), lots of
imported foods. They even have a good kitchenware section. I'd go with
the intent of doing more than grocery shopping. But bring lots of money.

-T

Jean B. wrote:
Tracy wrote:
There was a story in my local paper yesterday that Wegman's is trying
to open in store just outside of Boston. It isn't a done deal yet -
the town has to approve a liquor license.
Would it be worth the drive? For me - probably 30 minutes....I've only
heard of the place through rfc - I have no idea really, what kind of
store it is. Standard grocery/supermarket?

Tracy

In Westwood? If so, :-(

Yeah, that's the one. Why the frown?
Tracy

enigma wrote:
Billy Hereiam@hotmaildotcom wrote in
:

On Wed, 07 May 2008 14:33:05 -0400, Tracy
wrote:

Would it be worth the drive? For me - probably 30
minutes....
quite an investment in gas dollars to buy groceries? What
are you thinking? Try public transport.

public transport? are you kidding? i have to drive at least
half an hour to get to *any* store & there aren't even *taxis*
available locally.

not everyone lives in the city, or even in suburbia, you
know.
lee

The proposal has it as part of a shopping mall. It wouldn't be my
regular shopping destination. I would be curious enough to check it out
on occasion.

I am not sure exactly what you mean by taking public transport. I use it
as needed and drive as needed. But I am certainly not going to drive 30
minutes for a regular grocery store when I have one within walking
distance (or within 2 miles) of my home. I was simply curious about the
chain...

Tracy

Tracy wrote in
:

The proposal has it as part of a shopping mall. It wouldn't
be my regular shopping destination. I would be curious
enough to check it out on occasion.

it really depends on the area what type of Wegman's goes in.
in Penfield (an upscale area) the Wegman's is huge & has all
kinds of fascinating departments. in Auburn, which is semi-
rural & a working class city, the Wegman's is much more like a
regular supermarket, only with *much* better produce. both
those stores are NY stores, & the Auburn one is closest to
where i live in NY in the summer.
i had asked Danny Wegman why he didn't expand out here to NH
& he said it's because he can't get farmers to supply fresh
produce... if he builds a store in Mass & it's closer than 260
miles (currently the Auburn store is the closest to my house
in NH as well), i *would* make the drive down every so often
to stock up on produce & the odd items that Wegman's always
seems to carry that none of the stores here do, like large
pearl tapioca & some of their store brand items. as it is, i
buy those things when i'm in NY & bring them back.

I am not sure exactly what you mean by taking public
transport. I use it as needed and drive as needed. But I am
certainly not going to drive 30 minutes for a regular
grocery store when I have one within walking distance (or
within 2 miles) of my home. I was simply curious about the
chain...

some people who live in areas with public transportation seem
to think that it's available everywhere & that it runs well
and at convenient times.
the MTA(Boston) isn't too bad, but as a contrast Manchester
NH has public "transportation" consisting of bus service that
has very limited routes & only runs from 7am to 6pm. it costs
over US$1.50 for a ride. the Manchester taxis are all operated
by one guy, even though they appear to be independant
contractors. they will pick up as many riders as they can fit
in the vehicle, drive you all over the town picking up &
dropping off fares, and still charge you full meter when you
finally get to where you wanted to go... an extra 10-15 miles
later.
and some places, like where i prefer to live, don't have
public transportation at all.
lee
--
Last night while sitting in my chair
I pinged a host that wasn't there
It wasn't there again today
The host resolved to NSA.

enigma wrote:
Tracy wrote in
:

The proposal has it as part of a shopping mall. It wouldn't
be my regular shopping destination. I would be curious
enough to check it out on occasion.

it really depends on the area what type of Wegman's goes in.
in Penfield (an upscale area) the Wegman's is huge & has all
kinds of fascinating departments.


It sounds like a place worth visiting at least once.

I am not sure exactly what you mean by taking public
transport. I use it as needed and drive as needed. But I am
certainly not going to drive 30 minutes for a regular
grocery store when I have one within walking distance (or
within 2 miles) of my home. I was simply curious about the
chain...



some people who live in areas with public transportation seem
to think that it's available everywhere & that it runs well
and at convenient times.
the MTA(Boston) isn't too bad,


The "T" really isn't bad at all....it is getting pricey though. I really
like knowing that I can use public transportation when I need it...but I
know what it is like to not have it. When I lived west of Boston - it
was non-existent.


-Tracy

On Wed, 07 May 2008 22:16:30 -0400, Tracy wrote:

enigma wrote:
Billy Hereiam@hotmaildotcom wrote in
:

On Wed, 07 May 2008 14:33:05 -0400, Tracy
wrote:

Would it be worth the drive? For me - probably 30
minutes....
quite an investment in gas dollars to buy groceries? What
are you thinking? Try public transport.

public transport? are you kidding? i have to drive at least
half an hour to get to *any* store & there aren't even *taxis*
available locally.

not everyone lives in the city, or even in suburbia, you
know.
lee

The proposal has it as part of a shopping mall. It wouldn't be my
regular shopping destination. I would be curious enough to check it out
on occasion.

I am not sure exactly what you mean by taking public transport. I use it
as needed and drive as needed. But I am certainly not going to drive 30
minutes for a regular grocery store when I have one within walking
distance (or within 2 miles) of my home. I was simply curious about the
chain...

Tracy

maybe give it a whack when you want to visit another store in the
mall. but i like grocery stores (except for whole foods, which makes
me nervous for some reason.)

your pal,
blake

On Thu, 08 May 2008 01:37:21 GMT, "McChowder"
wrote:


"Tracy" wrote in message
...
There was a story in my local paper yesterday that Wegman's is trying
to open in store just outside of Boston. It isn't a done deal yet -
the town has to approve a liquor license.
Would it be worth the drive? For me - probably 30 minutes....I've only
heard of the place through rfc - I have no idea really, what kind of
store it is. Standard grocery/supermarket?

Tracy

You have to go there at least once. I live right near the Pittsford, NY
store, which is simply awesome. You might want to check in advance to
see if you can have a meal as well. Pittsford has an both attached
restaurant and a sitdown counter (near the bakery) where you can sip
wine and eat grilled tilapia or whatever. Plus all inds of prepared
meals.

Great cheese shop/meats/seafood, fancy produce (e.g., truffles), lots of
imported foods. They even have a good kitchenware section. I'd go with
the intent of doing more than grocery shopping. But bring lots of money.

-T


'bring lots of money' is beginning to seem like sound advice for going
anywhere these days.

your pal,
blake