On Sun, 22 Feb 2004 17:09:01 -0500, "Dave S" >
wrote:
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>All Wegmans aren't created equal, but they all have three strengths:
>They are clean, the employees are motivated, and the checkouts are fast.
>That said, in PriceChoppers and P&Cs, you are in no immediate danger of:
>disease, unpleasantness,
>or, well..., OK..., maybe you >could< die of old age in the checkout lines
>:-)

The new Wegmans (at least the one in Princeton) also have the
advantages of:
--- wonderful produce in quality and variety, which to me was the
kicker.
--- excellent full-service cheese counter (regular grocery stores have
a display of pre-wrapped cheeses, perhaps a nice variety but nothing
inspiring) where you can pick cheese, taste a sample, and have them
cut as much as you want.
--- fabulous bread and bakery items. Not just muffins, Danishes, and
stuff like that. I mean, little single-serving sizes of fussy,
beautifully decorated (and delicious) cakes, fruit tarts, etc. that
you'd expect to see at a patissierie.
--- Sees peanut brittle
--- wonderful prepared food, as well as eating area
--- all sorts of specialty (gourmet, organic, international) items-
far more than the usual
--- bulk foods and candies
--- game

and probably more things that I've forgotten, it's been a couple of
years.

>An even smaller(?) good store with incredible hype,
>"the best little grocery store in America" Inc. Magazine:
>http://www.greenhills.com/ no ad in my paper (awful far away from me, maybe
>20 minutes!)

You just don't want to go to S. Salina St. :>

>ALDI is here too (I bought a PC there, not food), BJs, Sams Club, more
>megaWalmarts are springing up too.
>
>It's nice to think Syracuse excels in something other than snowfall!
>
>Dave S

And notable for the only upside down traffic light in the US, to be
mentioned now that we are approaching March 17 :>

Sue(tm)
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