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Jean B.[_1_] Jean B.[_1_] is offline
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enigma wrote:
> blake murphy > wrote in
> :
>
>> On Sat, 4 Apr 2009 09:29:49 -0400, Fred/Libby Barclay wrote:
>>
>>> I thought it was interesting how low Walmart scored. People
>>> must shop there even though they hate it!

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

>
> well, Market Basket was in the top 10, & in NH you can't get better
> food deals than at Market Basket (some of the stores are weak on
> produce however).
> people around here that shop for groceries at Wal-Mart either don't
> bother to comparison shop or they buy because they're already there
> (now i'll shup up about that...).
> i have been doing much of my shopping at Shaw's, because they have
> decent produce. not wonderful like Wegman's, but better than average
> for this area. however, due to the downturn in my personal economy,
> i'll be doing a lot more shopping at Market Basket.
> i'd love having a Wegman's closer than 300 miles away though
> lee


I totally agree re the MB. Shaw's, here in Massachusetts anyway,
is very expensive compared to Stop & Shop, which, in turn, is more
expensive than Market Basket. In spite of the nasty MB near here,
I find myself shopping there more.

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Jean B.