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Are These America's Worst Supermarkets? (Original Post) steve2470 Aug 2014 OP
Pathmark used to have a No Frills section shenmue Aug 2014 #1
Not avery useful website. MineralMan Aug 2014 #2
Everything you need to know about that article and website... Chan790 Aug 2014 #3
Personally I love Pathmark LiberalEsto Aug 2014 #4
My guess is that GP6971 Aug 2014 #5
this list is subject to criticism, just like all lists...was compiled by Consumer Reports steve2470 Aug 2014 #6

MineralMan

(146,320 posts)
2. Not avery useful website.
Wed Aug 6, 2014, 07:45 PM
Aug 2014

Not much information, either. I'm not going to base my opinion on what I saw there.

 

Chan790

(20,176 posts)
3. Everything you need to know about that article and website...
Wed Aug 6, 2014, 07:55 PM
Aug 2014

can be summed up in this.

They're clearly a content mill of unmoderated meaningless content...if you click on the sidebar link for the best supermarkets, you're going to see several of the same companies. How can WalMart be the worst supermarket in America and the 10th best supermarket in America. Stop and Shop is the 8th best and the 8th worst?

I think not.

 

LiberalEsto

(22,845 posts)
4. Personally I love Pathmark
Wed Aug 6, 2014, 08:19 PM
Aug 2014

Every time we visit NJ I try to shop at the one on Rt. 9 south of Lakewood. It's a great store, far better than the lousy Giant (not Giant-Eagle) supermarkets in Maryland.

I would take Pathmark off the list and add A & P, if it still exists. Their stores were filthy even when I was a kid. Flies everywhere, dirty floors, disgusting checkout counters.

GP6971

(31,184 posts)
5. My guess is that
Wed Aug 6, 2014, 08:23 PM
Aug 2014

# 7 & 2 are a result of being previously owned by SuperValu (excuse me.....sewervalu).

steve2470

(37,457 posts)
6. this list is subject to criticism, just like all lists...was compiled by Consumer Reports
Thu Aug 7, 2014, 04:45 AM
Aug 2014
Every year, Consumer Reports releases a list of the best and worst supermarkets, and these are the worst. There are plenty of factors that can make a supermarket experience miserable. It can be crowded, with narrow isles, there could be a long line to check out, advertised specials can be out of stock, and they might simply not stock the particular item you’re looking for. Consumer Reports asked their more than 27,000 subscribers to weigh in on these factors for the country’s 55 largest grocery store chains, and the results might surprise you.

At the top of the list was east-coast chain Wegmans, which earned 88 out of 100 points. Trader Joe’s scored 87, and Publix and Costco scored 84. A third of respondents told the magazine that high prices, long waits, low food quality, and crummy selection forced them to switch allegiances in the past year, but even though they might not be perfect, an average of 1.2 million Americans visited the supermarket per week in 2013, according to the Food Marketing Institute.

Respondents were asked to score the supermarkets on service (factoring in checkout speed and employee friendliness), price, cleanliness, and perishables (or food quality). So read on to learn which 13 supermarkets came in on the bottom of the list. While it might not be feasible depending on where you live to seek out a new supermarket, if one of these if your local chain you might want to take the extra time to drive somewhere that’s a little better.


If you think CR is a piss poor researcher, then, yes, this list is 100% crap. YMMV. I just wanted to point this out.

Original source is here: http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2014/05/how-to-be-a-smarter-supermarket-shopper/index.htm

With that, I'm out.
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