GE intends to Open in Downtown Pittsburgh! (York, Homestead: neighborhood, stores)

[sskink]

Originally Posted by BarqCider

when i read the title, i thought "general electric is opening a factory in downtown? really?"

Me too. And here I thought I was starting to blend in after 11 years in pgh..

[BarqCider]

and when people say giant eagle, first thing to pop up in my head is "there's a giant here in pa?"

giant is a grocery like giant eagle down in the dc area lol

[JimboPGH]

Originally Posted by h_curtis

Sorry, but GE = General Electric. Just call it what it is. The Dirty Bird. Overpriced products, underpaid employees and hardly any organics unless you don't mind playing triple. Anyway, anyone in the real world sees GE they certainly don't think of Giant Eagle. If they do, they are really living in a closed world. Goodness!

Now as far as them going to the city. I guess that is good. Better than no grocery store. Wish they would be bought out by Wegmans.

Agreed. The prices at the Iggle suck, the produce is sub-standard, the layouts are confusing, the floors are always dirty, the muzak plays too many ads, the lines are always longer than they should be, and the employees look like they'd rather be shoveling pig **** on a Cambodian work farm than wasting away in that soul crushing supermarket of failure.

The Iggle should be killed with extreme prejudice. Krogers, Giant, Karns, Wegman's, hell, even Wise, for crying out loud, would be an improvement over that hideous hell-beast.

[JimboPGH]

Originally Posted by BarqCider

and when people say giant eagle, first thing to pop up in my head is "there's a giant here in pa?"

giant is a grocery like giant eagle down in the dc area lol

Giant's the main grocery store in South Central PA as well, it's headquarters are in Carlisle.

Always threw everyone off that there were Giant Eagles in Pittsburgh that had no relation.

[Gee Whiz]

Originally Posted by h_curtis

Sorry, but GE = General Electric. Just call it what it is. The Dirty Bird. Overpriced products, underpaid employees and hardly any organics unless you don't mind playing triple. Anyway, anyone in the real world sees GE they certainly don't think of Giant Eagle. If they do, they are really living in a closed world. Goodness!

Now as far as them going to the city. I guess that is good. Better than no grocery store. Wish they would be bought out by Wegmans.

It seems like I continually here people lament over the fact that Pittsburgh has no Wegmans and wish that they would move here. I am not familiar with this chain other than by name. What makes them so attractive as a grocer? Are they like Trader Joe's? I am curious. What region are they prominent? Why do people wax poetic when they mention them? They must be something special and give an unforgettable shopping experience from what I gather.

[Craziaskowboi]

Originally Posted by Gee Whiz

It seems like I continually here people lament over the fact that Pittsburgh has no Wegmans and wish that they would move here. I am not familiar with this chain other than by name. What makes them so attractive as a grocer? Are they like Trader Joe's? I am curious. What region are they prominent? Why do people wax poetic when they mention them? They must be something special and give an unforgettable shopping experience from what I gather.

Wegman's is like Giant Eagle's "Market District" concept. It's a more upscale supermarket with locations primarily in the Mid-Atlantic. There are 46 stores in New York, 16 in Pennsylvania, seven in Maryland and New Jersey, six in Virginia, and one in Massachusetts.

[BarqCider]

can anyone tell me who is the best for deals?

for me, safeway and giant were the places in the nova area. i just want the best places to get deals. i just wanna buy some hotdogs, bread, soda and canned food.

[doo dah]

Originally Posted by BarqCider

can anyone tell me who is the best for deals?

for me, safeway and giant were the places in the nova area. i just want the best places to get deals. i just wanna buy some hotdogs, bread, soda and canned food.

Aldi. There is one at Baum and Roup, right by the Negley Rite Aid. There is another store called Bottom Dollar, I don't think the one on Penn is open yet, but I don't know anything about this chain. Looks like there is one in Homestead.

[Tinare]

Originally Posted by BarqCider

when i read the title, i thought "general electric is opening a factory in downtown? really?"

I thought office space for desk jobs, but, yeah, I thought General Electric too.

[Copanut]

Originally Posted by Tinare

I thought office space for desk jobs, but, yeah, I thought General Electric too.

As did I.

Nobody calls them GE, it's Jiggle n'at.