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Woodmans in Wisconsin
Market Basket in part of New England
Wegman's came to Mass. I've been to two of them a few times. I know they appeal to someone, but I don't get it.
Market Basket! I spent my junior high and high school years living very close to a Market Basket in Southern California. My dad used to call it Barket Masket for fun. We loved that store. Wistful... it's been gone for decades now. PS My dad was born and raised in Western Mass.
Wegmans!!! Thank goodness they finally came to NC! And when I move next year, I'll be deeper into Wegmans territory!
Where I live now, we've got a great convenient assortment of Wegmans, Publix, Harris Teeter, and Lowes Food (listed in the order of my preference). We've also got Trader Joes and Whole Foods, but they aren't regional. I have to say, I like Publix, but I don't understand the hype.
You may not understand the hype due to you having so many premium supermarkets to choose from. For many areas in the south, Publix is the only premium market or has higher numbers of locations in the area than some of the other premium markets.
Publix has a great deli, their subs are fantastic. Fried chicken is terrific. Meats are of higher quality than other supermarkets. Customer service is outstanding. Stores are clean and neatly organized. They have weekly BOGO's that I really take advantage of. It's employee owned.
It's not a Wegmans, but it's close to it if you don't have one.
When I was little, we went to Boy's Market, in Southern California.
Here in NC, rural, we have Food Lion and Lowe's foods, that's it. My daughter in Northern California goes to Safeway, when I lived where she is now, we would go to Lucky's, Raley's..Safeway came later.
When I was little, we went to Boy's Market, in Southern California.
Here in NC, rural, we have Food Lion and Lowe's foods, that's it. My daughter in Northern California goes to Safeway, when I lived where she is now, we would go to Lucky's, Raley's..Safeway came later.
Interesting about your local rural North Carolina offering only Food Lion and Lowe's. I think this is common throughout most of the country (rural food deserts) but you brought up Northern California, and that's a notable exception. Where my in laws live in Nevada City, there's a nearby co-op in Grass Valley called Briar Patch. My in-laws are members, and the supermarket posts 80 something small farms within about a 150 mile radius of where the market sources their produce. It became so popular that a second market just opened in Auburn, which I am sure you are also familiar with. My point being that rural northern California is an exception to that local rural food desert rule. I remember when I used to live in St. Louis, and I was once tubbing in a river in the rural Ozarks about 3 hours south. I went into a supermarket in a rural town named Ellington, I think the supermarket was Town & Country, it was many years ago. Anyway, I peered into the meat section and the ground beef was gray colored. The produce looked inedible, in spite of Missouri being a state where in areas a lot of produce is grown. It was a different universe from what was offered in suburban St. Louis.
When I was little, we went to Boy's Market, in Southern California.
Here in NC, rural, we have Food Lion and Lowe's foods, that's it. My daughter in Northern California goes to Safeway, when I lived where she is now, we would go to Lucky's, Raley's.. Safeway came later.
Wow, I wouldn't have remembered the Boy's Market stores unless I looked it up! Now I do remember it after seeing a photo. There wasn't one near our house though.
Growing up in the Pacific NW, nothing could beat Fred Meyer's "one-stop shopping" - you could get groceries, records, plants, underwear and tires - all in one visit!
Growing up in the Pacific NW, nothing could beat Fred Meyer's "one-stop shopping" - you could get groceries, records, plants, underwear and tires - all in one visit!
That sounds like Walmart.
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PS My dad was born and raised in Western Mass. 
