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dopkick t1_iwqbi7x wrote

I always thought Harris Teeter basically sucked. It always felt like everything there is at premium prices despite not having a premium selection. They do have a fair number of items on sale, which helps a lot, but there is no guarantee that what you want will be on sale.

What's surprising to me is that Wegmans is the cheapest of the listed non-discount grocery stores. I think it has the best selection of all, by far. Harris Teeter is 17% more expensive than Wegmans for, IMO, significantly less selection and quality.

I do wish they would have included Costco in the comparison as well. You'd need to normalize for the large sizes, but that should be easy enough. I wonder how they would stack up to Aldi and Lidl.

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sxswnxnw t1_iwqwex8 wrote

I am glad they disnt include any hypermarkets. Everyone doesn't have space in their homes for the humongous sizes Costco carries.

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neutronicus t1_iwqz244 wrote

Also you have to hike out to the suburbs to shop there.

Wegman's at least is near the Light Rail in Hunt Valley

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YoYoMoMa t1_iwrgc3c wrote

>Also you have to hike out to the suburbs to shop there.

There is a BJs in Canton (almost).

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neutronicus t1_iwrlby2 wrote

Ha my wife’s family is very loyal to Costco so that was the map I was visualizing

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Gov_Martin_OweMalley t1_iwqsh17 wrote

I only go there if I'm looking for a specific cheese or some odd ball item, otherwise its just way too pricy. Never been to a Wegmans but Ill have to seek one out based on what you said.

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YoYoMoMa t1_iwrgqgt wrote

>I always thought Harris Teeter basically sucked

Man. I moved to Canton from two places that were a walk to whole foods and I soon found that these supermarkets suck. Safeway and Teets are WF prices without the quality. And Sprouts is about the same except they are really proud of their stale coffee.

So I drive (sigh) to WFs or Aldi.

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sxswnxnw t1_iwtlhsn wrote

There are some good deals at Whole Foods. If you have Amazon Prime (which I no longer have), even more deals. However, I've found my grocery bill has been markedly lower going to Sprouts?

The one store that makes me feel very ripped off 85% of the time is Harris Teeter.

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