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[tainsley]

Originally Posted by jblum315

Sounds exciting, but I must admit I don't know what WAWA is. Please enlighten me.

WAWA is a store up north PA/NJ and a few years ago VA. It is a gas station with a store. Delicious breakfast items, hoagies, sandwiches, soups, coffee, soft pretzels, etc. We were excited to hear they are coming to Florida...being from Philadelphia/Delaware County/So Jersey/VA...a little bit of home!

[tainsley]

Originally Posted by cquick

never heard of NFCU.....sounds like a university!

Navy Federal Credit Union...largest credit union in the world! Been a member over 35 years.

[jeanoh]

TJ's is totally organic, and probably priced closer to Aldi's than Fresh Market.
In fact, Aldi's is the "mother company" of TJ's. Corporate office indicates the first TJ's to open in Florida will be in Miami area. Was to be in Sarasota, but that was cancelled for some reason. Once the Miami one gets up and running, we certainly need to do letter writing to get them up this way. Will take a lot of coordinate...good luck!

[sunflower3630]

I haven't heard/read anything about a Miami store, but I do know that TJ is currently working on their new store (a former Borders Books) in Naples.
They're due to open early in 2012.

http://www.traderjoes.com/pdf/locations/southeast.pdf

http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2011/...ext-year-2012/

[Pturner]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Gosh. I have only heard raves until what you said Big Lew. I don't feel as envious now. I have never been in one.

I am having serious Kroger withdrawal.

I would love a Kroger in TV, too-- and not just because they have excellent price and selection. When Publix first entered the Atlanta market (admittedly at least 20 years ago), it started a price war. If Kroger came into FL, Publix home turf... Well, let's just say, 'shopping would be a pleasure'.

[sunflower3630]

And wouldn't we all love to see Kroger's "double coupons"??!! Since moving to FL we haven't be able to enjoy any double couponing here. Back in Michigan we LOVED our double coupons AND our Kroger; but, I have to say, Meijers was really the best.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by sunflower3630

And wouldn't we all love to see Kroger's "double coupons"??!! Since moving to FL we haven't be able to enjoy any double couponing here. Back in Michigan we LOVED our double coupons AND our Kroger; but, I have to say, Meijers was really the best.

You are so right on both stores!!

[swimdawg]

All I can say..........you haven't seen a grocery store until you have seen WEGMAN'S! My WNY friends will verify that one......

It is the best of the best.....

It is one of the FEW things TV is missing (along with an indoor pool. There she goes again...I can hear you sayin').

Go Bills! Go Sabres!

[kfierle]

Wegmans, YES!!!!! There is no other store like this one in the entire state of Florida. It is an exceptional experience to shop at Wegmans.

To top it off, they double coupons!

Perhaps I should write to Danny Wegman and tell him to open a store in The Villages!!

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by kfierle

Wegmans, YES!!!!! There is no other store like this one in the entire state of Florida. It is an exceptional experience to shop at Wegmans.

To top it off, they double coupons!

Perhaps I should write to Danny Wegman and tell him to open a store in The Villages!!

Good idea. I would write to Barney Kroger but he is at the great cash register in the sky.

[English Ivy]

Originally Posted by kfierle

Wegmans, YES!!!!! There is no other store like this one in the entire state of Florida. It is an exceptional experience to shop at Wegmans.

To top it off, they double coupons!

Perhaps I should write to Danny Wegman and tell him to open a store in The Villages!!

Back in the early 60's, Danny's father Robert gave a little girl who was shopping with her mother a free pumpkin for Halloween. It was at the store on Fairport Road in the East Rochester area. I can still picture it in my mind when it happened.

Later on as a 17 year old I worked after school at the Wegmans at Pittsford Plaza. Of course this was all before they started their "super store" concept.

I don't have shopping memories of Wegmans, I have childhood memories.

[collie1228]

Plus, Wegmans has been on Fortune Magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For" every year that Fortune has published the list - since 1998. This year they were ranked 3rd.

[BigLew]

Originally Posted by jblum315

Are you SURE you were in a Trader Joe's or was it some other store with a similar name?
In all the years I shopped at Trader Joe's, I never saw a premade sandwich, and never saw sushi of any kind.
I have shopped at Trader Joe's in California and in New York for nearly 20 years and everything I bought there was of the finest quality.

yep it was definitely trader joe's, and CBS news has often rung their chimes as well. They definitely have sushi, you can often smell the overused rice vinegar before you see it.

[jblum315]

Originally Posted by BigLew

yep it was definitely trader joe's, and CBS news has often rung their chimes as well.

Trader Joe's is very, very popular in New York. I guess everyone is wrong about it except you.