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America's least-favorite supermarkets

For many, shopping at a chain grocery has become a major chore, involving long lines, rude employees, unsanitary conditions and poor selection.

By Blaire Briody, The Fiscal Times

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unfairtous
May 25, 2012 10:29PM
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Notice most of the stores are on the East coast?
gute alla couche
May 25, 2012 10:28PM
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How's kroger only on this list once they claim all divisions have the same standards so either they should have taken over this list or completely dodged it?
Joseph1967
May 25, 2012 10:21PM
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Well I go to GRANTS supermarket or KROGER, they both always have what I need and it is great quality even though kroger is more expensive it is high quality. Grants always has a good deal going on and they have very good prices. I do shop at walmart for groceries on occasion but they are often out of the items i really need but they have the lowest prices on most items but some items are expensive.
17851
May 25, 2012 10:15PM
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Publix is the Best supermarket by far. It was Founded in 1930, Publix Super Markets is the largest and fastest-growing employee-owned supermarket chain in the United States. I wish we had one near me.
Joseph1967
May 25, 2012 10:14PM
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Well I go to GRANTS supermarket or KROGER, they both always have what I need and it is great quality even though kroger is more expensive it is high quality. Grants always has a good deal going on and they have very good prices. I do shop at walmart for groceries on occasion but they are often out of the items i really need but they have the lowest prices on most items but some items are expensive.
buycker
May 25, 2012 10:01PM
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oh, and I pity the poor fools in Pennsylvania.
buycker
May 25, 2012 9:59PM
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Over the years of grocery shopping in So Cal, Ralph's always seemed to have the highest prices.
Service and cleanliness, no problem. Haven't shopped there in years, only go in a pinch or
if it's the only market in the vicinity.
MT44 P44
May 25, 2012 9:55PM
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Once again an article all about NY and surrounding area, oh and I guess they heard about food lion from somewhere and decided to add it to the list. Honsetly, i have had decent experiences at Food lion, so i am not sure where the problem is. Here in Texas United and Albertsons are so overpriced, we have no choice but to shop wal-mart.

tovibear
May 25, 2012 9:47PM
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I live in Wisconsin and my favorite store is the Piggly Wiggly. They are not in the bigger cities.  The employees are always friendly and they strive on fast checkouts. They also carry out my groceries.  Walmart gets you in with the mind set they are cheaper but if you compare they have higher prices than the Pig.  But  I'm sure that's with every store. I feel like I'm just another cart of groceries at other stores. Where at the Pig I feel appreciated. I enjoy my shopping and the meat counter and produce are always fresh.  The Pig is the place to be.
MikeNRgv
May 25, 2012 9:44PM
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This article is quite a stretch.  Rating individual store is one thing.  But just because one retail store in a chain, does not meet a consumers expectation does not mean they are like that.  Typical American Consumer, “I had a bad experience at XXXX, so I will never go in any of their Store’s again.”  So they lump them all together.  I have shopped many of the Grocery stores some good, some not so good.  But I’m not one to say they are all bad, just because of the experience at one.

 

In my opinion it is the American consumer, worker that has brought about a lot of the negative changes that have taken place today.  The American consumer wants the cheapest price and the American worker wants the highest wages.  And guess what they are both one in the same.

vance O'Donnell
May 25, 2012 9:37PM
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my ego is named Ralph...Acme....soun​ds like where you could get some zits....Tops....why not just call it bottoms...Pick and what?  Why is it so hard to run a good store?  WalMart should just stick to deals on toilet paper.
EDWIN FRIEDBERG
May 25, 2012 9:28PM
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Sadly, seems like most of the worst stores are on the East Coast.
MtnMan14
May 25, 2012 9:28PM
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Maybe because we are in Montana and don't have many of  these stores, but Wal-Mart is just as clean, just as friendly, and has everything except maybe quite as much selection as the other major stores here, Safeway and Albertsons.  And Wal-Mart hammers them into the ground on price typically between 25-33% less than the price at either of those other stores, and in some cases over 60%.  So, its no contest for me - Wal-Mart rules. 
Someone (Rod-Pa)
May 25, 2012 9:19PM
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Giant and Wegmans are the best.
john doe (buymyfishnow1)
May 25, 2012 9:18PM
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I am a walmart fan for one reason. WALMART DONATES MORE FOOD AND GOODS TO HELP THE POOR THAN ANYONE ELSE IN THE WORLD.
wade (LuvFreckles)
May 25, 2012 8:24PM
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Harris Teeter.  These stores are laid out backqwards.  Nearly every store the produce is on the right when you come in.  They put it on the far left.  Everything else is backwards.I used to have one in the neighborhood (they bought out Krogers).  It was the only supermarket in the neighborhood (matter of fact there were two within three blocks of each other making them the only food markets in the neighborhood).  I couled be happy until I walked through the door and then my day was shot. I've never shopped at a sotre that had such a negative affect on me.
anncole68
May 25, 2012 8:16PM
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why are most of these stores on the east coast?  Was it a fair survey to include those of us on the west coast?  I agree with Walmart being #2 - i refuse to shop there unless it's to pick up hubby's prescriptions (i.e. it was done before we were married so i haven't been able to convince him to switch)...i won't name my reasons but it smells, often in the news for black friday shootings, and the family reunions and lack of helpful workers...i once had to call customer service b/c there was only one open line with more than a dozen ppl in line - i was in the back of this line...the customer service was no help - we continued to stand in line....no it was not black friday but a normal weekend....when i shop at FM, ppl are willing to help even allow me to go to the max 12 items line even though i have more b/c they are willing to help the lines flow....
Skelly761
May 25, 2012 4:31PM
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What I find interesting if these stores are so disliked, why are they still in business? Gee is because we are so stupid to keep paying them for bad service.

When and if ever as a society are we going to get off our backsides and keep are war bucks in our pockets an quit rewarding these rip offs. Comcast---what a scam, who pays under a 100 buck for all the useless crape they feed us.

 

LucyBeagle
May 25, 2012 3:40PM
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Let's face it....there isn't one store that is so wonderful  everyone can agree on it.  If one person has a good review, the next person will hate it, so what's the point of even arguing about it. 
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