Costco Wholesale Fareway Stores (located in Illinois , Iowa , Minnesota , and Nebraska) Trader Joe s ( Arizona , California , Connecticut , Massachusetts , Nevada , New Jersey , New York , Oregon , and Washington) Wegmans (Massachusetts, Maryland , New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania ) The worst Three chains came out on the bottom because they tried customerpatience the most. Pathmark ( Delaware , New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania ) Pick n Save ( Wisconsin ) Walmart In limbo Two chains were rated as highly in certain categories as theyranked poorly in others. Whole Foods (located in the U.S. and Canada ) ranked very high overall but was criticized for exceptionally high prices. Walmart was praised for its low prices but performed poorly enough inother categories to still be ranked among the worst supermarketsoverall. Storage Pallet Racking
The moral of the story Although many supermarkets avoided the best- and worst-rankedcategories, I see two lessons that any grocery shopper should takeaway from these survey results If you get what you pay for, you must choose between quantity (i.e., price) and quality (i.e., service). Thisseems obvious, but I find myself reminding others of it too often.It reminds me of my parents. Mom, a paragon of penny-pinching, onlyshops wholesale clubs and Walmart. Dad, more interested in helpfulemployees and uncrowded aisles, pays a little more to shop at Publix Super Markets . If you re more interested in saving money, think outside the box. Storage Pallet Racking
As Money Talks News has reported, grocery stores aren t the onlyplace to buy groceries. In "The Cheapest GroceriesOnline," we reported that groceries from Walmart.com can be ascheap as those from Walmart stores sans the hassle that earnedthe store poor ratings this month. In "30 Ways to Save onFood," we reminded you that alternatives like salvaged grocerystores and farmers markets sometimes have the lowest prices. Karla Bowsher runs the Money Talks News deals page and covers consumer, retail, and health issues. China Double Deep Pallet Racking
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The moral of the story Although many supermarkets avoided the best- and worst-rankedcategories, I see two lessons that any grocery shopper should takeaway from these survey results If you get what you pay for, you must choose between quantity (i.e., price) and quality (i.e., service). Thisseems obvious, but I find myself reminding others of it too often.It reminds me of my parents. Mom, a paragon of penny-pinching, onlyshops wholesale clubs and Walmart. Dad, more interested in helpfulemployees and uncrowded aisles, pays a little more to shop at Publix Super Markets . If you re more interested in saving money, think outside the box. Storage Pallet Racking
As Money Talks News has reported, grocery stores aren t the onlyplace to buy groceries. In "The Cheapest GroceriesOnline," we reported that groceries from Walmart.com can be ascheap as those from Walmart stores sans the hassle that earnedthe store poor ratings this month. In "30 Ways to Save onFood," we reminded you that alternatives like salvaged grocerystores and farmers markets sometimes have the lowest prices. Karla Bowsher runs the Money Talks News deals page and covers consumer, retail, and health issues. China Double Deep Pallet Racking
Thiscolumn first appeared in Money Talks News.