Quoting Ruth Haffly to Dave Drum on 10-03-19 16:09 <=-
Hy-Vee services is their "Aisles On-Line" ...
I use it fairly often for staple items and some frozen foods. Produce
and meat - I still prefer to do in person. I suspect that Wegman's
will have something similar - if not now, then soon.
Probably so, will look into it when we go down there.
The one they opened in Raleigh is store #100;
they estimated over 30,000 came thru
the store on Sunday (grand opening day). They opened up 15 minutes
early because of the line up--estimated at about 3,000 people--and
34,000 people signed up for their Shopper's Club cards. Wegman's will
do quite well in Raleigh. (G)
that Wegman's DD>> will have something similar - if not now, thenHy-Vee services is their "Aisles On-Line" ...
I use it fairly often for staple items and some frozen foods. Produce DD>> and meat - I still prefer to do in person. I suspect
soon.
Probably so, will look into it when we go down there.
Wegmans up here does have similar... Curbside Pickup, I think it's called... and not a charge for it...
The one they opened in Raleigh is store #100;
A nice number... ;)
they estimated over 30,000 came thru
the store on Sunday (grand opening day). They opened up 15 minutes
early because of the line up--estimated at about 3,000 people--and
34,000 people signed up for their Shopper's Club cards. Wegman's will
do quite well in Raleigh. (G)
Sounds like. :) Rather impressive stats there... :) Have there been follow-up articles telling how happy all those shoppers are with the Wegmans now that they've finally seen it in person and experienced
it...? (G) Richard was amused by the characterization of Wegmans as
the Disney of supermarkets in that earlier article... and then
admitted it was actually rather apt, in multiple ways...
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 10-10-19 20:52 <=-
Hy-Vee services is their "Aisles On-Line" ...
I use it fairly often for staple items and some frozen foods.
Produce and meat - I still prefer to do in person. I suspect
that Wegman's will have something similar - if not now, then
soon.
Probably so, will look into it when we go down there.
Wegmans up here does have similar... Curbside Pickup, I think
it's called... and not a charge for it...
Handy for those who need it but right now we're doing well shopping on
our own. We also carry out our own groceries except for times the
Publix workers beat us to it. (G)
The one they opened in Raleigh is store #100;
A nice number... ;)
Yes, I was half suprised the number wasn't higher.
they estimated over 30,000 came thru the store on Sunday (grand
opening day). They opened up 15 minutes early because of the
line up--estimated at about 3,000 people--and 34,000 people
signed up for their Shopper's Club cards. Wegman's will do quite
well in Raleigh. (G)
Sounds like. :) Rather impressive stats there... :) Have
there been follow-up articles telling how happy all those
shoppers are with the Wegmans now that they've finally seen it
in person and experienced it...? (G)
Not that I've seen. Maybe in the on line edition of the paper but the
only time I read that is when ours hasn't been delivered, usually
because of weather conditions.
Richard was amused by the characterization of Wegmans as the
Disney of supermarkets in that earlier article... and then
admitted it was actually rather apt, in multiple ways...
Ours does have the train, above the shoppers in the dairy section.
Don't think we'll get there this week but will probably get back there next week.
Wegmans up here does have similar... Curbside Pickup, I think
it's called... and not a charge for it...
Handy for those who need it but right now we're doing well shopping on
our own. We also carry out our own groceries except for times the
Publix workers beat us to it. (G)
Like they did for Michael and me for the picnic shopping... ;) We
haven't tried out the Wegmans service yet... as you say, we don't need
it yet... :)
The one they opened in Raleigh is store #100;
A nice number... ;)
Yes, I was half suprised the number wasn't higher.
They actually do tend to be rather picky as to where they put their stores... and don't seem to plant them too thickly... :)
they estimated over 30,000 came thru the store on Sunday (grand
opening day). They opened up 15 minutes early because of the
line up--estimated at about 3,000 people--and 34,000 people
signed up for their Shopper's Club cards. Wegman's will do quite
well in Raleigh. (G)
Sounds like. :) Rather impressive stats there... :) Have
there been follow-up articles telling how happy all those
shoppers are with the Wegmans now that they've finally seen it
in person and experienced it...? (G)
Not that I've seen. Maybe in the on line edition of the paper but the
only time I read that is when ours hasn't been delivered, usually
because of weather conditions.
Maybe later, after the excitement dies down a little...
Richard was amused by the characterization of Wegmans as the
Disney of supermarkets in that earlier article... and then
admitted it was actually rather apt, in multiple ways...
Ours does have the train, above the shoppers in the dairy section.
Don't think we'll get there this week but will probably get back there next week.
Some of the departments can have a bit of "Disney" to them, too... :)
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 11-01-19 14:57 <=-
Like they did for Michael and me for the picnic shopping... ;)
We haven't tried out the Wegmans service yet... as you say, we
don't need it yet... :)
Usually Steve carries most, if not all of the bags or I'll wheel
out the buggy. Just makes it easier for us, the employees can
help those that really need assistance.
Exactly... here at home, Richard bags the groceries, I wheel
them out in the cart, and Richard loads the car...
Steve loads the truck for us. He'll repack perishables into an
insulated bag, other stuff either into the other side of the double
bag or keeps them in the store's bags.
If I were to be doing a major shopping trip without Richard
around (at this point highly unlikely), the curbside pickup might
be an option, but I still like to pick out my own food anyway, so
probably would just utilize Helping Hands to the car... :)
I'd rather pick my own stuff too. That was one down side to the
ride'em carts--getting to stuff on the upper parts of the produce
display (or upper shelves otherwise). I like being able to reach for my stuff. (G)
Yes, I was half suprised the number wasn't higher.
They actually do tend to be rather picky as to where they put
their stores... and don't seem to plant them too thickly... :)
That's why I was surprised to hear that Cary is getting 2 stores.
But didn't you say that Cary has a high percentage of Rochester
transplants...? I'd guess there'd be enough to carry the 2
Concentrated Area of Retired Yankees, not necessarily all western
NYers. Enough people that appreciate Wegman's tho. (G)
stores, and they probably have been lobbying strongly for having
their Wegmans available... (G)
Probably so, and not happy that Raleigh got the first one. (G)
Yesterday's (Sunday's) paper had a front page article comparing
prices at 9 stores--Aldi, Carlie C's IGA, Food Lion, Harris
Teeter, Lidl, Lowes, Publix, Target, Walmart and Wegman's. The
wrap up was:
"In a nutshell, we found that overall, Walmart has the largest
selection and lowest prices.
But we also found that Wegman's--at least in the products we
researched--had lower prices than Food Lion, Harris Teeter,
Lowes and Publix on nearly every single item. Again, these are
regular prices. In many cases. Wegman's even matched (or came very
close to) the super low priced stores like Aldi, Lidl and Walmart
on items like eggs, butter and milk.
Of course, we had no way to factor in the quality of the shopping
experience--the warmth of that friendly cashier at your
neighborhood store, the nostalgia of shopping a chain you've known
for years or the excitement of knowing dinner is going home with
you from the Asian food bar. That's the X-factor you'll have to
bring to the equation."
Sounds overall rather positive towards Wegmans... and that's
basically just covering the basics of what's in the store and how
it's priced... not even the bells and whistles.... :)
But a good solid plug for the new kid in town.
We've done the oven-safe chicken cacciatori a few times, what
did you think of it...?
It was good, but we've been spoiled by the one our friend at one of
the local Italian places makes. His is better, overall. I was surprised that the Wegman's version had a little bit of heat to it--not much, but noticeable.
Some of the departments can have a bit of "Disney" to them,
too... :)
I'll have to look next time we go; this last trip was to get the
broccoli needed for a triple recipe (and still Steve didn't get
any at church) broccoli salad. I couldn't quite fit all of it into
the bowl I was using so put the last bit into a small bowl to go
with tonight's supper. I also gave him a few bites of mine; I'd
gone thru the line before him and was able to get some. I guess
I'll have to make a quadrupal batch next time. (G)
And use an humoungous bowl to put it all in.... ;) Or take it to
church in two bowls.... bring out the second when the first is
emptied... ;)
Either of those options would work. We usually have this picnic at a
local park so one bowl would be the better option--unless we took a cooler. We'd had enough rain the previous few days that there was
standing water in parts of the park we generally use so an executive decision was made to have the meal at the church house.
BTW, browsing "Whole Foods from the Whole World", offshoot of WFfthWF,
put out by LLLI in 1992, saw some bread recipies that might work well
for peach bread. I'll have to do some experimenting........
Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 11-08-19 13:22 <=-
Steve loads the truck for us. He'll repack perishables into an
insulated bag, other stuff either into the other side of the
double bag or keeps them in the store's bags.
Yup, you have an even more involved system... ;)
Comes from both living in a warmer climate and doing the bulk of the shopping once a month (when Steve was in the Army). You should have
seen the Ford Escape one year up in VT--we shopped for the group, for
the week, and with our stuff in the car already, it was "fun" finding nooks and crannies to put the groceries for the group. We did it tho,
and then headed over to where we were staying for the week to off load.
I'd rather pick my own stuff too. That was one down side to the
ride'em carts--getting to stuff on the upper parts of the produce
display (or upper shelves otherwise). I like being able to reach
for my stuff. (G)
Just have to stand up.... and when that isn't possible, then get
Steve to do the reaching.... :)
Did both of those. Also asked for help if there was somebody in the
same aisle. (G)
Concentrated Area of Retired Yankees, not necessarily all
western NYers. Enough people that appreciate Wegman's tho. (G)
And Wegmans had already spread some into other parts of
Yankee-land, giving Cary-ites hope for the prospect... :)
In the mean time, they're mobbing the Raleigh store. We're headed down there later today to return the one box of water and pick up a few
things.
and they probably have been lobbying strongly for having
their Wegmans available... (G)
Probably so, and not happy that Raleigh got the first one. (G)
But probably somewhat consoled that it was still much more available
than the previous newly opened Wegmans stores... ;)
Yes, I think the closest one otherwise is in Virginia Beach. Nobody
wants to make a day trip up there just to shop at Wegmans.....the Fort Bragg commissary would be closer to us than VB.
Sounds overall rather positive towards Wegmans... and that's
basically just covering the basics of what's in the store and
how it's priced... not even the bells and whistles.... :)
But a good solid plug for the new kid in town.
Indeed. :)
Something we've been doing for a good while also. (G)
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Steve loads the truck for us. He'll repack perishables into an
insulated bag, other stuff either into the other side of the
double bag or keeps them in the store's bags.
Yup, you have an even more involved system... ;)
Comes from both living in a warmer climate and doing the bulk of the shopping once a month (when Steve was in the Army). You should have
seen the Ford Escape one year up in VT--we shopped for the group, for
the week, and with our stuff in the car already, it was "fun" finding nooks and crannies to put the groceries for the group. We did it tho,
and then headed over to where we were staying for the week to off load.
The once a month would do it, for sure... And I can imagine the
Escape in VT... We've had similar fun when taking other people out shopping,
when they bought far more than we would normally... and needed to find room in the car for them, a walker, and their and our groceries... :)
produce RH>> display (or upper shelves otherwise). I like being ableI'd rather pick my own stuff too. That was one down side to the
ride'em carts--getting to stuff on the upper parts of the
to reach for my stuff. (G)
Just have to stand up.... and when that isn't possible, then get
Steve to do the reaching.... :)
Did both of those. Also asked for help if there was somebody in the
same aisle. (G)
That works, too... :)
Concentrated Area of Retired Yankees, not necessarily all
western NYers. Enough people that appreciate Wegman's tho. (G)
And Wegmans had already spread some into other parts of
Yankee-land, giving Cary-ites hope for the prospect... :)
In the mean time, they're mobbing the Raleigh store. We're headed down there later today to return the one box of water and pick up a few
things.
And did they take back the lime mint, and let you have another flavor
in exchange....?
available NB>> than the previous newly opened Wegmans stores... ;)Probably so, and not happy that Raleigh got the first one. (G)
But probably somewhat consoled that it was still much more
Yes, I think the closest one otherwise is in Virginia Beach. Nobody
wants to make a day trip up there just to shop at Wegmans.....the Fort Bragg commissary would be closer to us than VB.
And that has only just opened, too... :) As you said, the Cary-ites
are mobbing the Raleigh store in the meantime... :)
Indeed. :)
Something we've been doing for a good while also. (G)
Yup... as you were looking forward for the store to appear finally...
:)
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Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 11-13-19 16:30 <=-
Yup, you have an even more involved system... ;)
Comes from both living in a warmer climate and doing the bulk
of the shopping once a month (when Steve was in the Army).
The once a month would do it, for sure...He only got paid once a month so it made sense to do the bulk of the shopping then. When we first got married, the job he had paid weekly.
We did our grocery shopping weekly then. When he was downsized from
that one (nobody was buying cabin cruisers during the recession of 79),
he found a job that paid every other week so we adjusted our grocery buying habits accordingly. So, it was not much of an adjustment to go
from every other week to once a month--quantities of things increased
some but part of that was that the girls were growing older (and
consuming more) as well.
You should have seen the Ford Escape one year up in VT--we
shopped for the group, for the week, and with our stuff in the
car already, it was "fun" finding nooks and crannies to put
the groceries for the group. We did it tho, and then headed
over to where we were staying for the week to off load.
I can imagine the Escape in VT... We've had similar fun when
taking other people out shopping, when they bought far more
than we would normally... and needed to find room in the car
for them, a walker, and their and our groceries... :)
Tight fit but you did it, as we did also.
Concentrated Area of Retired Yankees, not necessarily all
western NYers. Enough people that appreciate Wegman's tho. (G)
And Wegmans had already spread some into other parts of
Yankee-land, giving Cary-ites hope for the prospect... :)
In the mean time, they're mobbing the Raleigh store. We're
headed down there later today to return the one box of water and
pick up a few things.
And did they take back the lime mint, and let you have another
flavor in exchange....?
We just took the cash and used it for other purchases. Figured we had enough water for the time being.
Got some leeks there on a previous trip, made potato-leek soup
this week--it'll be repeated.
Probably so, and not happy that Raleigh got the first one. (G)
But probably somewhat consoled that it was still much more
available than the previous newly opened Wegmans stores... ;)
Yes, I think the closest one otherwise is in Virginia Beach.
Nobody wants to make a day trip up there just to shop at Wegmans...
the Fort Bragg commissary would be closer to us than VB.
And that has only just opened, too... :) As you said, the
Cary-ites are mobbing the Raleigh store in the meantime... :)
The greater Triangle area is invading the store!
He only got paid once a month so it made sense to do the bulk of theYup, you have an even more involved system... ;)
Comes from both living in a warmer climate and doing the bulk
of the shopping once a month (when Steve was in the Army).
The once a month would do it, for sure...
some but part of that was that the girls were growing older (and
consuming more) as well.
Even when the money came in once a month here, we still shopped every week.... The money went into savings, and came out in needed amounts
each week... Now that the pension is once a month on the first, and
the SocSec is once a month on the third Wednesday, we've kept the same
system... There was a period of time when he was being paid every
other week, but we found that we still did better shopping weekly...
:)
I can imagine the Escape in VT... We've had similar fun when
taking other people out shopping, when they bought far more
than we would normally... and needed to find room in the car
for them, a walker, and their and our groceries... :)
Tight fit but you did it, as we did also.
Yup. :)
Concentrated Area of Retired Yankees, not necessarily all
western NYers. Enough people that appreciate Wegman's tho. (G)
And Wegmans had already spread some into other parts of
Yankee-land, giving Cary-ites hope for the prospect... :)
In the mean time, they're mobbing the Raleigh store. We're
headed down there later today to return the one box of water and
pick up a few things.
And did they take back the lime mint, and let you have another
flavor in exchange....?
We just took the cash and used it for other purchases. Figured we had enough water for the time being.
They're good about making good on a purchase that the customer isn't
happy with... :)
Got some leeks there on a previous trip, made potato-leek soup
this week--it'll be repeated.
Sounds good... :)
Wegmans... RH>> the Fort Bragg commissary would be closer to us thanProbably so, and not happy that Raleigh got the first one. (G)
But probably somewhat consoled that it was still much more
available than the previous newly opened Wegmans stores... ;)
Yes, I think the closest one otherwise is in Virginia Beach.
Nobody wants to make a day trip up there just to shop at
VB.
And that has only just opened, too... :) As you said, the
Cary-ites are mobbing the Raleigh store in the meantime... :)
The greater Triangle area is invading the store!
Wegmans had best get moving quickly on the rest of the stores planned
for the area... ;)
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