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Who Rates Best (& Worst) in the Philadelphia Area? Now You'll Know.

Supermarkets

Are you doing your supermarket shopping at Redner's, Wal-Mart, or Wegmans? If not, you're probably not getting the area's best available prices. Our recent price shopping reveals which area chains have the lowest prices, and our customer surveys reveal which rate highest for quality of meat and produce, variety, speed of checkout, and other service features. We also tell you the one area chain where you can get below-average prices and top-notch quality.

From Delaware Valley Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine

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Name Areas with Store Locations Number of ratings Percent of surveyed customers who rated store "superior" on our survey for ...
Quality of fresh produce Quality of meats Variety of fresh produce Variety of other products Keeping things in stock Convenience of store layout Ease of finding prices Speed of checkout Staff helpfulness/ pleasantness Parking Help loading car Overall quality
1. Acme Markets

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2. Aldi Foods

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3. BJ's Wholesale Club

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4. Bottinos Supermarket

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5. Browns Shop Rite

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6. Costco

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7. Croppers Market

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8. Drexline Supermarket

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9. Food Basics

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10. Genuardi's Family Markets

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11. George's Shop N Bag

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12. Giant Food

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13. Henning's Market

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14. Landis Supermarket (Thriftway)

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15. McCaffrey's Supermarkets

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16. Murphy's Marketplace

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17. Pathmark

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18. Redner's Warehouse Markets

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19. Shady Maple Farm Market

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20. ShopRite

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21. Super Fresh

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22. The Fresh Grocer

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23. Thriftway/Shop n Bag

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24. Trader Joe's

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25. Wal-Mart Supercenter

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26. Wegmans

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27. Weis Markets

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28. Whole Foods Market

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29. Zallie's Shoprite

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30. Zingo's Shop n Bag

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Subscriber Comments/Reviews
CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).


Subscriber from PHILADELPHIA, PA wrote about THE FRESH GROCER, , on 11/19/09
Great precooked area and deli sandwiches.......
Subscriber from PHILADELPHIA, PA wrote about PATHMARK, , on 11/19/09
My last choice of neighborhood markets.......
Subscriber from WAYNE, PA wrote about WEGMANS, , on 11/12/09
New Collegeville location provides low everyday prices and great selection. Most staff is very helpful...........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON CROSSING, PA wrote about MCCAFFREY'S SUPERMARKETS, , on 09/20/09
Every bit as good as Wegman's........
Subscriber from BROOMALL, PA wrote about SUPER FRESH, , on 09/16/09
Run out of advertised specials early and do not restock,.......
Subscriber from MEDIA, PA wrote about TRADER JOE'S, , on 09/16/09
Trader Joes is a wonderful store for items you just can't find elsewhere, especially ethnic..........
Subscriber from PHILADELPHIA, PA wrote about TRADER JOE'S, , on 09/16/09
I am getting tired of Trader Joe's - perhaps it's because I find the store..........
Subscriber from PHILADELPHIA, PA wrote about WEGMANS, , on 09/16/09
Wish Wegman's would come into the city.......
Subscriber from PHILADELPHIA, PA wrote about SUPER FRESH, , on 09/16/09
I have been boycotting the store because of the CEO's position on health care reform...........
Subscriber from BROOMALL, PA wrote about ACME MARKETS, , on 09/16/09
Store aisles are cluttered with promotional items making it difficult to maneuver. Store prices are..........
Subscriber from MEDIA, PA wrote about ACME MARKETS, , on 09/16/09
I shop at Acme more for convenience (it is very close and I use their..........
Subscriber from PHILA., PA wrote about WHOLE FOODS MARKET, , on 09/16/09
My favorite place to shop.......
Subscriber from COLLEGEVILLE, PA wrote about GIANT FOOD, , on 09/15/09
Great prices. Difficult to keep shelves stocked on the weekend. Sometimes they are out of..........
Subscriber from NEWARK, DE wrote about ZINGO'S SHOP N BAG, , on 09/10/09
Sometimes the produce is lacking in freshness, but otherwise the best grocery store around. They..........
Subscriber from WILMINGTON, DE wrote about GIANT FOOD, , on 09/08/09
Expensive........
Subscriber from WILMINGTON, DE wrote about SHOPRITE, , on 09/08/09
They haven't yet outsized this store so it's impossible to walk it. Prices are very..........
Subscriber from GLEN MILLS, PA wrote about GENUARDI'S FAMILY MARKETS, , on 09/06/09
Never disappointed. Good specials and coupons........
Subscriber from PLYMOUTH MTNG, PA wrote about GENUARDI'S FAMILY MARKETS, , on 08/26/09
prices too high.......
Subscriber from KING OF PRUSSIA, PA wrote about GENUARDI'S FAMILY MARKETS, , on 08/25/09
Will not stock a requested item that they sell at other Genunardi's for a constant..........
Subscriber from KING OF PRUSSIA, PA wrote about ACME MARKETS, , on 08/25/09
One of the Deli clerks uses only one glove when slicing and put your cheese..........
Subscriber from WEST CHESTER, PA wrote about GIANT FOOD, , on 08/23/09
they try and overall its better than most........
Subscriber from WEST CHESTER, PA wrote about SUPER FRESH, , on 08/23/09
higher prices, but better than most for their limited inventory of natural foods.......
Subscriber from CHERRY HILL, NJ wrote about SHOPRITE, , on 08/19/09
I have been a Shoprite for many years. I continue to shop there because of..........
Subscriber from COLLEGEVILLE, PA wrote about REDNER'S WAREHOUSE MARKETS, , on 08/14/09
oftentimes, there is expired or near expired products on the shelves or showcases. Prices are..........
Subscriber from COLLEGEVILLE, PA wrote about TRADER JOE'S, , on 08/14/09
Very good selection of unusual products and at very good prices........
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