Hmmm...Safeway is a mile from home, in the CountrySide shopping center. Wegmans is miles away (probably 15-20 minutes driving from home, depending primarily on the Church/Waxpool traffic light) on lovely Rt. 28.

Safeway will still see me on a regular basis, thankyouverymuch. Hell, it takes a pretty big demand for me just to drive to Giant in Cascades!

I guess I've proved myself to be as lazy as they come.

How 'bout Shoppers? :smirk:

Actually, Wegmans rocks. I visited one in upstate NY and fell in love. When I saw the flyer in the mail I danced around for a couple of minutes.

Wegmans may be the best supermarket on the planet, if not the entire galaxy! I shop there regularly. I hope you enjoy it!

I'll have to check them out although, as JAJ notes above, they're not conveniently located. I have a Safeway within walking distance and three Giants, Food Lion, and Shoppers all closer than Wegmans.

And I actually use Shoppers fairly regularly for staples, since they're quite a bit cheaper for many items. Their wine prices are markedly better, too!

Paige, maybe it's because they're men. I'm telling you guys, this is better than Trader Joe's - forget Giant, Food Lion, Safeway, and Shoppers.

In this case, I'll take the inconvenience for the Wegmans experience.

You will never shop at another store. Wegmans is the Walmart of food chains, a spectacular concept. Bob Wegman is a genius, and his son, when not on coke, is pretty good, too.

No, Jen, it's not because they're men. I a man myself. And I thoroughly enjoy the Wegmans experience, so much so that I usually don't mind paying a higher price. I know that I am going to find the item I want, and that it is going to be a high quality item. In the past 20 years, I would say I have found Wegmans out of stock of an item I wanted ... maybe 5 times. When I do try to buy produce or meat/fish at a competitor, I usually decide I didn't get the high quality that I am used to at Wegmans. Lately I have found a local butcher where I do get the same high quality at lower prices; and it is a struggle for me to make the extra effort to stop at a 2nd store when my brain and feet know I can do all my shopping at one store. That is how good Wegmans is.

Oh, Chuck, there is no evidence that Bob Wegman's son Danny ever used drugs. It was a rumor, and when the local newspaper contacted every law enforcement agency in Florida (where the alleged drug sales happened), none of them knew anything about it. There is no evidence.

Hm. Can you put this in terms us West Coasters can understand? Is it a sort of Bristol Farms (incredible food at sky-high prices)? A Super Walmart/Costco sort of thing (price-driven)? Or a Trader Joe's on steroids (high quality, great prices, but--in TJ's case--low on selection)?

I've posted about Wegmans on several occasions. It's the first tour stop we make with visitors here to Rochester. Particularly their flagship store in Pittsford.

You're in for a real treat. Visit soon and often.