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Nancy Young[_2_] Nancy Young[_2_] is offline
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Default Consumer Reports Supermarket Rating

Fred/Libby Barclay wrote:
> I received my Consumer Reports magazine yesterday, and it's all about
> grocery shopping and how to save.
>
> They surveyed 32,599 people and the rankings are based on service,
> perishables (quality of meat and produce), price and cleanliness.
>
> They have 59 stores listed, with the highest overall score being 87
> out of 100, and the lowest being 64.
>
> The top ten~
>
> 1. Wegmans


That's a nice supermarket chain, that's for sure.

> 2. Trader Joe's
> 3. Publix
> 4. Raley's
> 5. Harris-Teeter
> 6. Fareway
> 7. Costco
> 8. Whole Foods
> 9. Market Basket
>
> The bottom ten~
>
> 49. Pick 'n Save
> 50. Dominick's
> 51. Tops Markets
> 52. Pathmark
> 53. Food Lion
> 54. Giant
> 55. Winn-Dixie
> 56. Walmart Supercenter
> 57. Shaw's
> 58. A&P
> 59. Waldbaum's
>
> I thought it was interesting how low Walmart scored. People must shop
> there even though they hate it!


From what I've seen and heard, there are a lot of people living
where there isn't any choice than shop there.

nancy