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http://www.thedailymeal.com/are-these-americas-worst-supermarkets*heavy editing*
#13 Giant Eagle
#12 Vons
#11 Price Chopper
#10 Safeway
#9 Food Lion
#8 Stop & Shop
#7 Jewel-Osco
#6 Tops
#5 Pick n Save
#4 Acme
#3 Pathmark
#2 Shaws Supermarkets
#1 Walmart (the worst according to this list)
shenmue
(38,506 posts)The macaroni and cheese was awesome.
MineralMan
(146,320 posts)Not much information, either. I'm not going to base my opinion on what I saw there.
Chan790
(20,176 posts)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)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)# 7 & 2 are a result of being previously owned by SuperValu (excuse me.....sewervalu).
steve2470
(37,457 posts)At the top of the list was east-coast chain Wegmans, which earned 88 out of 100 points. Trader Joes 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 thats 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.