Would be curious to see MOM's included...

Surprised they didn't try local(ish) places, like Gershbecks or Redners.

They always seem to have pretty good prices.

Tell me you've never worked in food service without telling me.

That has everything to do with the current labor force and not the company. It’s SO HARD for service industry professionals to find people right now.

These kids don’t know what work is. They are in an air conditioned heated space serving coffee to people and they act like they are splitting rocks in the Texas heat.

North Charles and Nottingham Square locations. Don't know where the former is but the latter is right by Lowe's in White Marsh.

starbucks has been non-union for all the years that they've been jacking their prices--and they'll continue to jack prices, because that's what corporations do simply because they can, and it maximizes profit, which is their one and only goal, but they'll just blame unionization for it so they don't get the heat for charging $8 for a drink that costs like 50 cents to make. somehow people keep falling for that line!

Harris Teeter is beyond a rip off. 4 pack of butter is $8... Lidl is the spot!

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Good for them. Today is a great day to do it too, since Starbucks is doing the free winter cups

Howard County is not cheap by any means, though.

And why can’t I buy single peppers/onions/potatoes?! The produce selection is one of my gripes with aldi but the low prices make it worth doing a double grocery store trip to pick up stuff that’s not available at aldi

It's possible to get cheap fares but you have to play around in the reservations and keep looking constantly to snag last minute low prices, sometimes even within a day or two of travel---so only works if your plans are relatively flexible. In September I got Bmore to Bridgeport, CT for $37, NYC back to Bmore for $37. Last weekend Bmore to NYC on Acela for $83 and Bridgeport, CT back to Bmore for $56. I might have booked the ticket to Bridgeport in September a week or two out, but everything else was booked within 1 or 2 days.

I'm always disappointed with Aldi's packaging of products. Yes, it's cheap, but there's soooo much plastic used for their produce or refrigerated items. Like, why do my bell peppers have to be wrapped in a sealed plastic bag!? It's so wasteful it almost makes the cheap prices not worth it.

(Full disclosure: my resolution for this past year ways to be more sustainable/environmentally conscious, so I've been a bit more observant about how much plastic grocery store products use for no reason.)

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Where is this?

Some picket lines were giving away (idk with purchase or not) a union-swag Red cup. The vibe is perfect.

Some stuff there is ludicrously cheap compared to other places. When I need heavy cream it's like 5-6x cheaper at Aldi compared to anywhere else.

AVAM gift shop is crazy! Love that place.

It's definitely possible that the author caught sales during this. It seems like Wegmans isn't cheaper, but I go so infrequently that it's hard to tell.

I always thought Harris Teeter basically sucked. It always felt like everything there is at premium prices despite not having a premium selection. They do have a fair number of items on sale, which helps a lot, but there is no guarantee that what you want will be on sale.

What's surprising to me is that Wegmans is the cheapest of the listed non-discount grocery stores. I think it has the best selection of all, by far. Harris Teeter is 17% more expensive than Wegmans for, IMO, significantly less selection and quality.

I do wish they would have included Costco in the comparison as well. You'd need to normalize for the large sizes, but that should be easy enough. I wonder how they would stack up to Aldi and Lidl.

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Unless you're one of the people who are working there. Or you're one of the basic bitches.

But their livelihood is just collateral damage for cause, right comrade?

I disagree with Wegmans being on the cheaper side. Maybe if Giant and Safeway didn’t have discounts from loyalty program it might be cheaper.

I don't think you understand the point.