On Apr 4, 8:41*am, blake murphy > wrote:
> On Sat, 4 Apr 2009 09:29:49 -0400, 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
> > 2. Trader Joe's
> > 3. Publix

Of the Tampa grocery stores, it was the most expensive.

> > 4. Raley's
> > 5. Harris-Teeter
> > 6. Fareway
> > 7. Costco
> > 8. Whole Foods

They must not have given much weight to the "price" factor.

> > 9. Market Basket
>
> > The bottom ten~
>
> > 49. Pick 'n Save
> > 50. Dominick's
> > 51. Tops Markets
> > 52. Pathmark
> > 53. Food Lion

Their stores at least used to be dirty and smelled bad.

> > 54. Giant
> > 55. Winn-Dixie

Even worse that Food Lion? Wow. That takes some doin'.

> > 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!
>
> > Libby
>
> either that or they don't have the money to go anywhere else.

Or in many small towns, Wal Mart has driven the small grocers out of
business. Plus, you can get all the Wal Mart type stuff in the same
trip, i.e. a quart of oil. I run up to Wal Mart for milk and
half&half, when Aldi isn't open. They're closer and cheaper than the
supermarkets.
One really awful thing is their brined beef (enhanced with a
solution).
>
> your pal,
> blake

--Bryan