Is it the selection, service, pricing, hours....what? Pray tell. Maybe THEY should take on Publix' motto about shopping and pleasure.

On 4/2/2014 8:01 PM, Kalmia wrote:
> Is it the selection, service, pricing, hours....what? Pray tell. Maybe THEY should take on Publix' motto about shopping and pleasure.
>

They carry everything a regular market has, but then there is more.
Imported cheeses, prime aged beef. Most stores will have prosciutto,
bur Wegman's will also have Serrano. And many sausages. Extensive
bakery, seafood, lunch counter, and more.

On Wed, 2 Apr 2014 17:01:45 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> wrote:

> Is it the selection, service, pricing, hours....what? Pray tell. Maybe THEY should take on Publix' motto about shopping and pleasure.


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On Wed, 2 Apr 2014 17:01:45 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> wrote:

> Is it the selection, service, pricing, hours....what? Pray tell. Maybe THEY should take on Publix' motto about shopping and pleasure.

Huh?

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Publix motto is.....Where Shopping is a Pleasure. Ugh. I never felt that in a Publix, where the produce is a bit below par and they keep rearranging the store and provide no aisle guide on the basket.

On 4/3/2014 2:38 PM, Kalmia wrote:
> they keep rearranging the store and provide no aisle guide on the basket.
>

People buy more that way. They see other items as they search the store
for the familiar one you started out for.

On Thu, 3 Apr 2014 11:38:09 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> wrote:

> Publix motto is.....Where Shopping is a Pleasure. Ugh. I never felt that in a Publix, where the produce is a bit below par

That's a bummer.

> and they keep rearranging the store

Par for the course in the world of groceries. I think it happens
every 6 months.

> and provide no aisle guide on the basket.

I've never-ever seen an aisle guide on a cart and if it's there, I
obviously don't use it. In any case, I seriously doubt it would
reflect the new arrangement as soon as the aisles are changed anyway.
What I do is grab an employee who is working in an aisle to ask -
unfortunately, they're usually just as clueless as I am about the new
arrangement.


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On 4/4/2014 12:39 AM, sf wrote:
> On Thu, 3 Apr 2014 11:38:09 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia

>> and they keep rearranging the store
>
> Par for the course in the world of groceries. I think it happens
> every 6 months.

Not here, that's for sure. Maybe every 6 years.

Hmmm. My store might be due. They'd better not.

nancy

On 4/4/2014 11:08 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
> On 4/4/2014 12:39 AM, sf wrote:
>> On Thu, 3 Apr 2014 11:38:09 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
>
>>> and they keep rearranging the store
>>
>> Par for the course in the world of groceries. I think it happens
>> every 6 months.
>
> Not here, that's for sure. Maybe every 6 years.
>
Yeah, I can't remember the last time they rearranged the Publix where I
shop. It's been at least three years.

> Hmmm. My store might be due. They'd better not.
>
> nancy
>
It's annoying, to say the least. I doubt they'll bother rearranging
this store since they're building a new one, about 20,000 sq. feet
larger. (I really don't think we need a bigger Publix, JMHO.)

When I asked why, I was told it was because of the parking lot. True,
there is a county ordinance against cutting down live oak trees so the
parking lot IS a bit of a pain. Yet for the new one, they just razed
everything flat. Maybe there were no live oaks, although they are
everywhere down here so I doubt it. I wonder how they got around it.
And why does the building need to be that much larger? Oh, they're
adding a salad bar. That must be one hell of a salad bar!

Jill

On Friday, April 4, 2014 12:39:33 AM UTC-4, sf wrote:
> On Thu, 3 Apr 2014 11:38:09 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
>
> > wrote:
>
>
>
> > Publix motto is.....Where Shopping is a Pleasure. Ugh. I never felt that in a Publix, where the produce is a bit below par
>
>
>
> That's a bummer.
>
>
>
> > and they keep rearranging the store
>
>
>
> Par for the course in the world of groceries. I think it happens
>
> every 6 months.
>
>
>
> > and provide no aisle guide on the basket.
>
>
>
> I've never-ever seen an aisle guide on a cart and if it's there, I
>
> obviously don't use it. In any case, I seriously doubt it would
>
> reflect the new arrangement as soon as the aisles are changed anyway.
>
> What I do is grab an employee who is working in an aisle to ask -
>
> unfortunately, they're usually just as clueless as I am about the new
>
> arrangement.

Publix' new policy is that personnel will WALK you to the location and be sure you have it in fist. So far, they've always been able to locate the item, but I am no test - I buy the same stuff week in and week out.

On Fri, 4 Apr 2014 15:35:40 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> wrote:

> Publix' new policy is that personnel will WALK you to the location and be sure you have it in fist. So far, they've always been able to locate the item, but I am no test - I buy the same stuff week in and week out.

Stores have had that in place around here for years. I'm often very
grateful for the help. Other times, I just ask them what it's next to
and by golly - they're right 99% of the time.


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Good Friends.
Good Memories.

Kalmia > wrote in
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> Is it the selection, service, pricing, hours....what? Pray tell.
> Maybe THEY should take on Publix' motto about shopping and pleasure.

Well, for me, it definitely isn't the pricing. Unless you're used to doing
all your shopping at Whole Foods, Wegman's can be a bit of sticker shock.
I only go to Wegman's occasionally, and then for the same reasons I
occasionally go to DisneyWorld: expensive, but entertaining.

On Thu, 03 Apr 2014 03:08:23 -0500, Alan Holbrook >
wrote:

>Kalmia > wrote in
:
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>> Is it the selection, service, pricing, hours....what? Pray tell.
>> Maybe THEY should take on Publix' motto about shopping and pleasure.
>
>Well, for me, it definitely isn't the pricing. Unless you're used to doing
>all your shopping at Whole Foods, Wegman's can be a bit of sticker shock.
>I only go to Wegman's occasionally, and then for the same reasons I
>occasionally go to DisneyWorld: expensive, but entertaining.


What are you using as a basis? I don't find them much different than
other stores for the every day bread, can of beans, or bottle of
ketchup.

I do find them expensive for the more specialty stuff that other
stores don't carry. Wild caught Gulf shrimp, aged beef,German slab
bacon, and the like. Yeah, steaks at $29 a pound are expensive, but
good!

Ed Pawlowski > wrote in
news
>
> What are you using as a basis? I don't find them much different than
> other stores for the every day bread, can of beans, or bottle of
> ketchup.
>
> I do find them expensive for the more specialty stuff that other
> stores don't carry. Wild caught Gulf shrimp, aged beef,German slab
> bacon, and the like. Yeah, steaks at $29 a pound are expensive, but
> good!
>

You're pretty much correct, Ed, and I _did_ over-simplify a bit. If you
shop very carefully, a lot of Wegman's prices are in line with other
stores. But as you point out, a lot aren't. At the nearest Wegman's to
me, you enter through the food court/prepared foods/deli/seafood/custom
meats area, and by the time I navigate through all of that, I'm left
wondering if I should have brought a co-signer with me.

On 4/2/2014 7:01 PM, Kalmia wrote:
> Is it the selection, service, pricing, hours....what? Pray tell. Maybe THEY should take on Publix' motto about shopping and pleasure.
>
The salads and other prepared foods available at the deli counter are
fabulous.

My daughter and her SIL buy their Jewish holiday meals there. Ordered
in advance, she serves a traditional dinner for not much more than
cooking it herself and a lot less time spent.

I wish I lived near a Wegmans. The only time I go there is when I'm
visiting the kids in NJ

Our Texas HEB rated pretty highly.


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