I (stupidly) volunteered to come here... on a SUNDAY... to grab "getting ready snacks" prior to a wedding I was in. All joking aside, I came here to help out BUT, this place was an f-ing MAD HOUSE on a Sunday around 11:00am. Wouldn't recommend coming to this place on a Sunday.
My list included 5 subs, veggie tray, fruit tray, pita chips and hummus. When I tell you, I was in here for OVER AN HOUR, I am not joking. The produce section was GRID LOCKED. I literally left my mini shopping cart to grab what I needed because people were packed in there like sardines. But then of course, you have the people that are more important than everyone else, shoving there way around there. Like- hello, I'm waiting to get to that are too. IT. WAS. AWFUL.
Then there's the sub shop. Moving to TX, I have to say, we MISS Wegman's subs so much. I was excited to get one!! There were a couple people in line ahead of me so we waited patiently. I was surprised that there were 6 or 7 workers behind the counter and only ONE was making subs. My patience was weaning. Once it was our turn and the girl started on our 5 subs, another individual started working on other people's subs because a line started to form. The girl helping me was friendly but my God, pick up the pace! I worked in a pizza shop where we made subs and I would have done them in a fraction of the time. Patience is a virtue. Breathe.
After gathering all our snacks, it was time to check out. Went to the self checkout as the lines were packed. New York/Wegman's is all "environmental" now... no plastic shopping bags. So we bought a reusable one and a paper bag for like 5-7 cents. I started ringing up my stuff and one sub (all mediums or smalls) came up $11.50. WHAT?!? Ugh. It was put in a "combo" bag. The girl working the self checkout took it off but told me to bring it to customer service and they'll ring it out. More work. Yay. Breathe.
Lastly, the prices here are INSANE. Like, I'm not sure if it's all New York areas in general OR if Wegman's knows they have a following and can charge whatever they want and the sheep will pay it??? Everything is WAY higher than in Houston. I mean, I spent $85!!! Small veggie tray, $12. Fruit tray $12. Pita chips $5-something. Sub prices seems to rise every time we come up to NY. (The consensus from my friends who live in the Rochester area agree that Wegman's prices have sky rocketed. Spending $150-200 on a shopping trip and not really knowing WHAT they got for that $$. Yikes.)
All in all, yes, I like Wegman's in general. This visit was pretty stressful. If you do not like crowds and chaos, do NOT come here on a Sunday. If you have to, load up on anxiety meds or do a shot or two in the parking lot before venturing in. Trust me, you'll need it and thank me later. read more