Wegmans Coming to Raleigh (Charlotte, Concord: university, living, wealthy)

[Repatriot]

Originally Posted by hertfordshire

That's the thing with HT. The people who say it's expensive aren't shopping the VIC specials. I always look at the specials and that typically drives what I'm buying for the week. I save a ton that way.

+1

And re the bad experiences at FL, we've never had any at the 2 we frequent but I am certain that FLs from having visited others have varying levels of quality so not surprised that some are not good.

[southbound_295]

Originally Posted by MikeJaquish

We shop the specials hard.
It works partly because I will eat almost anything if it is on sale.
And, I don't mind stocking up BOGOs or Buy 2, get 3 Free deals.
I drive my wife nuts. I see the yellow sale tags before I see what they are on.


HT sure knows that Wegman's is coming on Davis Drive.
$10 coupons weekly on $50 purchases, and plenty of specials.

Wegmans has been competing with Harris Teeter in Maryland and Virginia for years.

[BC1960]

Originally Posted by BoBromhal

what are your top 3 things from TJ's, not named cheap wine?

Can't name just 3 things. Yogurt, cheese, canned goods, spaghetti sauce, condiments, frozen food, cereal, bread, chips, crackers, snacks, fresh flowers, etc., etc. All different/better/less expensive than anywhere else.

The wine isn't "cheap", its a tremendous value. And frankly, its reason enough to go there by itself.

[Bpobill]

TJ's is awesome for those unique items and they have great prices on pretty much everything. Their stores are small and busy which is why I couldn't do all my shopping there but I could definitely go there once every couple weeks. Costco is great for meat and many other things. Harris Teeter is great because it's right by my house but pretty much everything else sucks. Produce is sub par, prices are not great, customer service is very lackluster. If it wasnt close to my house I would never shop there. Whole Foods also has some cool stuff and their produce is top notch. Price is obviously high on most things but they are competitively priced on some house brand stuff. Kroger was definitely better than Harris Teeter in most regards. Wegmans sounds like it will do very well here and its definitely going to make that little side of town even more desirable. I can see that area getting more transformed as time goes on.

[pierretong1991]

As a single person, I find that I can do 99% of my grocery shopping by hitting up Trader Joe’s and then The Butcher’s Market farther up Falls of Neuse. Yay specialty stores! I do go to TJ’s either before work or late at night to avoid the crowds.

[NM posts]

After spending last summer in Syracuse, I now love Wegmans enough that I am absolutely shopping at this Raleigh location though I live in Durham close to Chapel Hill. I won't go every week, but probably 2x/month.

[GVoR]

Originally Posted by pierretong1991

As a single person, I find that I can do 99% of my grocery shopping by hitting up Trader Joe’s and then The Butcher’s Market farther up Falls of Neuse. Yay specialty stores! I do go to TJ’s either before work or late at night to avoid the crowds.

Really good steak tips there.

I havent found a place that carries what they call steak tips in Boston (technically faux hanger/bevette), but the tips there are great as a substitute.

[drrckmtthws]

Originally Posted by michgc

Yes, it reminds me of how Lowe's Foods now looks plus add in clucking chickens and mooing cows. Luckily, the bacon aisle didn't have any oinking pigs. Even so I felt like donning a pair of overalls and slopping around in the mud right there in the grocery store!

You know what Lowes Foods is underrated, they don't have the best prices, but lots of local stuff, good design, chicken kitchen is delicious, pizzas and sandwiches are pretty good too, and it's not here yet, but the new stores will have what triad and some charlotte stores already have, which is the smoke house, where they have smoker, smoking meats low and slow and it's bleeping delicious.

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Was in charlotte and the one there had the smoke house feature and I've been asking store managers here ever since when are triangle area stores going to get the smoke house. boxcar coffee station is nice too, for some reason none of the triangle areas have these but one of the managers here in Cary told me their new store will have all the features.

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[southbound_295]

Originally Posted by drrckmtthws

You know what Lowes Foods is underrated, they don't have the best prices, but lots of local stuff, good design, chicken kitchen is delicious, pizzas and sandwiches are pretty good too, and it's not here yet, but the new stores will have what triad and some charlotte stores already have, which is the smoke house, where they have smoker, smoking meats low and slow and it's bleeping delicious.

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Was in charlotte and the one there had the smoke house feature and I've been asking store managers here ever since when are triangle area stores going to get the smoke house. boxcar coffee station is nice too, for some reason none of the triangle areas have these but one of the managers here in Cary told me their new store will have all the features.

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Lowes has been gone from the Charlotte area for several years.

[BC1960]

Originally Posted by southbound_295

Lowes has been gone from the Charlotte area for several years.

There's one in Harrisburg and in Mooresville.