Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

They must think there's a heavy concentration of Germans in the area. Seriously, it's most likely because of the presence of some top rated schools (Duke, UNC, NC State) as well as a good number of lesser ones
plus the Research Triangle. That's as good a guess as any as to why
we're getting all the stores.

They're not about serving ethnicities - they're about return on investment. Bv)=

But there are a good number of German products in those stores--stuff
we bought on the economy over there and rarely see in other
supermarkets in the States. Agreed, yes, they do have a good client
base in this area, above the median income level for the state.

They are also hard-nosed retailers. If the stuff doesn't turn over the
target number of times it is remaindered and replaced with different
product. I buy a number of European products at ALDI ... the Deutsche
Kuche (German Food) line has a couple of things, the spaetzle (nice
egg noodles almost like Grandma used to make) and pork schnitzel spring
to mind. And the Moser-Roth (an ALDI owned brand) chocolates.

good for you. Trader Joe's and Aldi are subsidiaries of Aldi
Nord and Aldi Sud respectively, long-term family frenemies,
with Lidl the main competitor in the discount grocery niche
in Europe. We shall see what we shall see.

We'll see what the lasting power is of the various ones. I think
Wegman's is going to put a major hurt on some of the lesser stores,
and somewhat less, but still an impact, on the others.

With any luck you'll get what we got when Hy-Vee came to my area. Now
all the other stores have stepped up their game(s). Hy-Vee offered a delivery service (free if your order was over $100). Now the other

Harris Teeter offered that for a good while, now other stores in the
area are also doing so. I've also noticed Grub Hub signs in some of the area restaurants.

Grub Hub, Door Dash, Deliveroo and Uber Eats are all independent delivery services. The grocery delivery services are owned by each store/chain
and carry rolling billboard type signage.

chains (County Market/Niemann and Schnuks) offer delivery. As does Humphrey's and Country Market which are stand alone operations. Old standby, Humphrey's, always did offer delivery as they sold to food service/school/catering places. Now they've laid on more trucks and
are delivering to individuals.

If we're ever in your area, Humphrey's sounds like a store I'd like to check out. I've mentioned Olindo's several times here--they're a restaurant supply store open to the public in the Rochester area. A lot
of kitchen supplies and Italian foods--another one of our favorite
places to shop when we're in NYS.

Humphrey's disappoints many who expect a gleaming uber-modern icon type
store. It's smallish and cramped - straight out of the 1950s. And the meat/produce departments take half of the available space. The deli/hot
deli and dining area take half of what's left. I buy meat and locally
grown produce there and sometimes a pound of chicken livers from the
hot deli.

My favourite of Hy-Vee services is their "Aisles On-Line" which will
pick your order, bag it, and trot it out to your vehicle and load it
into your trunk/bed/back seat for you. Minimum order for no-charge for
the service is $30 .... which isn't hard to do in this day and age. I

I'm seeing that more and more, even in W-M.

use it fairly often for staple items and some frozen foods. Produce
and meat - I still prefer to do in person. I suspect that Wegman's

I do 99.99% of my shopping in person--do like to look over the meats
and produce especially.

I don't like shopping. So, for "known quantities" I'll let the store
employees run their hoofies to the quick grabbing my needs, wants, and
desires from their shelves. I still will, as I noted, select my own
meat and produce items.

will have something similar - if not now, then soon.

Probably so, will look into it when we go down there. The one they
opened in Raleigh is store #100; they estimated over 30,000 came thru
the store on Sunday (grand opening day). They opened up 15 minutes
early because of the line up--estimated at about 3,000 people--and
34,000 people signed up for their Shopper's Club cards. Wegman's will
do quite well in Raleigh. (G)

Yes, they will. And, if they're smart, the competition will begin copy
catting the services that Weggies offer that are popular.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Stuffed Mushrooms Duxelles
Categories: Mushrooms, Breads, Cheese, Herbs, Vegetables
Yield: 24 Stuffies

20 oz (2 pkg) Baby Bella Mushrooms
2 tb Butter; divided
1 tb Minced, peeled shallots
1 ts Minced garlic
1 ts Olive oil
1 tb Fine chopped fresh parsley
2 tb Unseasoned bread crumbs;
- divided
5 tb Finely shredded extra sharp
- Cheddar; divided
1 ts Fine chopped fresh tarragon
Salt & pepper

Set broiler to HIGH.

Select 24 large mushrooms; wipe clean with paper
towel. (Reserve remaining mushrooms for other use.)
Remove stems and finely chop them. Set aside.

Melt 1 Tbsp butter in saucepan on MEDIUM-HIGH. Add
shallots and garlic; cook about 1 min. Add chopped
stems; cook, stirring, about 5 min or until most of
the moisture has cooked off. Remove mixture from pan;
set aside. Wipe out pan with paper towel.

Add remaining Tbsp butter and olive oil to same pan;
heat about 1 min until bubbly. Add mushroom caps in
single layer and cook, gently stirring, 3-4 min.
Transfer to baking sheet, gill side down, to drain
off extra moisture.

MAKE STUFFING: Combine parsley, 1 Tbsp bread crumbs,
2 Tbsp cheese, tarragon, salt and pepper to taste
with mushroom mixture.

Turn caps over; mound with stuffing. Sprinkle with
remaining 3 Tbsp cheese and 1 Tbsp of bread crumbs.
Broil about 3 min or until cheese is melted and golden
brown.

Makes 24 stuffed mushrooms

From: http://www.wegmans.com

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Hi Dave,

They're not about serving ethnicities - they're about return on investment. Bv)=

But there are a good number of German products in those stores--stuff
we bought on the economy over there and rarely see in other
supermarkets in the States. Agreed, yes, they do have a good client
base in this area, above the median income level for the state.

They are also hard-nosed retailers. If the stuff doesn't turn over the target number of times it is remaindered and replaced with different product. I buy a number of European products at ALDI ... the Deutsche

Aldi doesn't seem to have a lot of turn over except in their weekly
other than grocery specials. They do add a lot, especially around
Christmas, but their basic stock remains the same, limited variety.

Kuche (German Food) line has a couple of things, the spaetzle (nice
egg noodles almost like Grandma used to make) and pork schnitzel
spring to mind. And the Moser-Roth (an ALDI owned brand) chocolates.

We like the M-R chocolates. (G)

good for you. Trader Joe's and Aldi are subsidiaries of Aldi
Nord and Aldi Sud respectively, long-term family frenemies,
with Lidl the main competitor in the discount grocery niche
in Europe. We shall see what we shall see.

We'll see what the lasting power is of the various ones. I think
Wegman's is going to put a major hurt on some of the lesser stores,
and somewhat less, but still an impact, on the others.

With any luck you'll get what we got when Hy-Vee came to my area. Now
all the other stores have stepped up their game(s). Hy-Vee offered a delivery service (free if your order was over $100). Now the other

Harris Teeter offered that for a good while, now other stores in the
area are also doing so. I've also noticed Grub Hub signs in some of the area restaurants.

Grub Hub, Door Dash, Deliveroo and Uber Eats are all independent
delivery services. The grocery delivery services are owned by each store/chain
and carry rolling billboard type signage.

True, but I wouldn't be surprised if, in the not too distant future,
you'll see some mergers happening.

chains (County Market/Niemann and Schnuks) offer delivery. As does Humphrey's and Country Market which are stand alone operations. Old standby, Humphrey's, always did offer delivery as they sold to food service/school/catering places. Now they've laid on more trucks and
are delivering to individuals.

If we're ever in your area, Humphrey's sounds like a store I'd like to check out. I've mentioned Olindo's several times here--they're a restaurant supply store open to the public in the Rochester area. A lot
of kitchen supplies and Italian foods--another one of our favorite
places to shop when we're in NYS.

Humphrey's disappoints many who expect a gleaming uber-modern icon
type store. It's smallish and cramped - straight out of the 1950s. And
the
meat/produce departments take half of the available space. The
deli/hot deli and dining area take half of what's left. I buy meat and locally
grown produce there and sometimes a pound of chicken livers from the
hot deli.

Overall, still sounds like a place I'd check out.

My favourite of Hy-Vee services is their "Aisles On-Line" which will
pick your order, bag it, and trot it out to your vehicle and load it
into your trunk/bed/back seat for you. Minimum order for no-charge for

I'm seeing that more and more, even in W-M.

use it fairly often for staple items and some frozen foods. Produce
and meat - I still prefer to do in person. I suspect that Wegman's

I do 99.99% of my shopping in person--do like to look over the meats
and produce especially.

I don't like shopping. So, for "known quantities" I'll let the store employees run their hoofies to the quick grabbing my needs, wants, and desires from their shelves. I still will, as I noted, select my own
meat and produce items.

Most of the time I don't mind shopping--gives me a bit of exercise while filling the buggy with grocery and other needs. (G)

will have something similar - if not now, then soon.

Probably so, will look into it when we go down there. The one they
opened in Raleigh is store #100; they estimated over 30,000 came thru
the store on Sunday (grand opening day). They opened up 15 minutes
early because of the line up--estimated at about 3,000 people--and
34,000 people signed up for their Shopper's Club cards. Wegman's will
do quite well in Raleigh. (G)

Yes, they will. And, if they're smart, the competition will begin copy catting the services that Weggies offer that are popular.

I won't be suprised at all. We checked out the Wegman's yesterday--still
quite crowded, even on a Friday afternoon! Definatly will be back; we
only scratched the surface of this one. We've been to Wegman's quite a
bit, especially in NYS, but each one is individual to the area so it was
fun to see how this one fits (or doesn't) the Wegmans mold. Very high
marks for customer service/emplyee friendliness here; I've seen it also
in Publix also and appreciate it.

---
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Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

Hi Dave,

They're not about serving ethnicities - they're about return on investment. Bv)=

But there are a good number of German products in those stores--stuff
we bought on the economy over there and rarely see in other
supermarkets in the States. Agreed, yes, they do have a good client
base in this area, above the median income level for the state.

They are also hard-nosed retailers. If the stuff doesn't turn over the target number of times it is remaindered and replaced with different product. I buy a number of European products at ALDI ... the Deutsche

Aldi doesn't seem to have a lot of turn over except in their weekly
other than grocery specials. They do add a lot, especially around Christmas, but their basic stock remains the same, limited variety.

I think you're confusing "stocking" with "turn over". ADLI does a good
amount of seasonal stocking. Turn over is the number of times an item
sells and is replaced on the shelves. If an item is just sitting on a
display shelf and not being sold it is remained or sent off to an Odd
Lots store and replaced with an item that the retailer hopes will turn
over enough times to make it worthy of the display space.

Kuche (German Food) line has a couple of things, the spaetzle (nice
egg noodles almost like Grandma used to make) and pork schnitzel
spring to mind. And the Moser-Roth (an ALDI owned brand) chocolates.

We like the M-R chocolates. (G)

Especially the 70% dark and the Chile laced dark.

good for you. Trader Joe's and Aldi are subsidiaries of Aldi
Nord and Aldi Sud respectively, long-term family frenemies,
with Lidl the main competitor in the discount grocery niche
in Europe. We shall see what we shall see.

We'll see what the lasting power is of the various ones. I think
Wegman's is going to put a major hurt on some of the lesser stores,
and somewhat less, but still an impact, on the others.

With any luck you'll get what we got when Hy-Vee came to my area. Now
all the other stores have stepped up their game(s). Hy-Vee offered a delivery service (free if your order was over $100). Now the other

Harris Teeter offered that for a good while, now other stores in the
area are also doing so. I've also noticed Grub Hub signs in some of the area restaurants.

Grub Hub, Door Dash, Deliveroo and Uber Eats are all independent
delivery services. The grocery delivery services are owned by each store/chain and carry rolling billboard type signage.

True, but I wouldn't be surprised if, in the not too distant future, you'll see some mergers happening.

Or bankruptcies. As the labour department has determined that Uber/Door
Dash, etc business model uses what they thought were "contractors" as
employees and must pay benefits and unemployment insurance their profits
have taken a huge hit.

chains (County Market/Niemann and Schnuks) offer delivery. As does Humphrey's and Country Market which are stand alone operations. Old standby, Humphrey's, always did offer delivery as they sold to food service/school/catering places. Now they've laid on more trucks and
are delivering to individuals.

If we're ever in your area, Humphrey's sounds like a store I'd like to check out. I've mentioned Olindo's several times here--they're a restaurant supply store open to the public in the Rochester area. A lot
of kitchen supplies and Italian foods--another one of our favorite
places to shop when we're in NYS.

Humphrey's disappoints many who expect a gleaming uber-modern icon
type store. It's smallish and cramped - straight out of the 1950s. And
the meat/produce departments take half of the available space. The deli/hot deli and dining area take half of what's left. I buy meat
and locally grown produce there and sometimes a pound of chicken
livers from the hot deli.

Overall, still sounds like a place I'd check out.

My favourite of Hy-Vee services is their "Aisles On-Line" which will
pick your order, bag it, and trot it out to your vehicle and load it
into your trunk/bed/back seat for you. Minimum order for no-charge for

I'm seeing that more and more, even in W-M.

Just because I don't like Wally World's treatment of their employees and
many of their business practices doesn't mean that their bean counters
are stupid. They can sniff a profit at 100 miles or further. Bv)=

use it fairly often for staple items and some frozen foods. Produce
and meat - I still prefer to do in person. I suspect that Wegman's

I do 99.99% of my shopping in person--do like to look over the meats
and produce especially.

I don't like shopping. So, for "known quantities" I'll let the store employees run their hoofies to the quick grabbing my needs, wants, and desires from their shelves. I still will, as I noted, select my own
meat and produce items.

Most of the time I don't mind shopping--gives me a bit of exercise
while filling the buggy with grocery and other needs. (G)

I get quite enough exercise delivering auto parts 8+ hours a day, thank
you very much. When I'm done with that I'm in no mood/shape to hike
through a stupormarkup pushing a trolley, then standing on line waiting
to check out. Especially when I can have minions do it for me. Not lazy
- just practical ..... that's my story and I'm sticking with it. Bv)=

will have something similar - if not now, then soon.

Probably so, will look into it when we go down there. The one they
opened in Raleigh is store #100; they estimated over 30,000 came thru
the store on Sunday (grand opening day). They opened up 15 minutes
early because of the line up--estimated at about 3,000 people--and
34,000 people signed up for their Shopper's Club cards. Wegman's will
do quite well in Raleigh. (G)

Yes, they will. And, if they're smart, the competition will begin
copy catting the services that Weggies offer that are popular.

I won't be suprised at all. We checked out the Wegman's
yesterday--still quite crowded, even on a Friday afternoon! Definatly
will be back; we only scratched the surface of this one. We've been to Wegman's quite a bit, especially in NYS, but each one is individual to
the area so it was fun to see how this one fits (or doesn't) the
Wegmans mold. Very high marks for customer service/emplyee friendliness here; I've seen it also in Publix also and appreciate it.

Hy-Vee's motto is "A helpful smile in every aisle." So far I have found
that to be true.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Wegmans Wellington
Categories: Beef, Pastry, Mushrooms
Yield: 8 Servings

8 (6 oz ea) beef tenderloin
- filets
Salt & pepper
Wegmans Pan Searing Flour
1 tb Olive oil
16 oz Pkg Puff pastry; thawed
All-purpose flour
1 c Mushroom duxelles *
3 1/2 oz (1/2 pkg) Les Trois Petits
- Cochons Pate w/Mushrooms
- in 8 slices
1 lg Egg
1 tb Water

* Separate recipe

Season with salt and pepper and dust beef with pan-searing
flour. Heat oil in pan on MEDIUM-HIGH until oil faintly
smokes.

Add beef filet. Sear 1-2 min each side. Remove from pan;
refrigerate minimum 4 hours (to overnight). Repeat with
all filets.

Roll puff pastry on lightly floured work surface to
14" x 20". Cut into 8 equal pieces (about 7" x 5").

Spread each filet with even portion of mushroom duxelles.
Top each with pate slice.

Center filets, pate/duxelles-side down on pastry squares.
Whisk together egg and 1 Tbsp water in small bowl to make
egg wash. Brush egg wash along outside exposed edges of
pastry. Bring pastry corners toward center; mold dough to
seal tenderloin completely. Place beef pastries
(Wellingtons) seam-side down on parchment-covered baking
sheet.

Brush tops and sides thoroughly with remaining egg wash.
Score tops very lightly in crisscross pattern; refrigerate
two hours.

Set oven @ 400°F/205°C. Bake Wellingtons 25 min until
internal temp of beef reaches 130°F/55°C for Medium.
(Check by inserting thermometer halfway into thickest part
of beef.) Rest 10-15 min before serving.

Serve with Red Wine Sauce with Truffle Butter.

Chef Tip(s): If you prefer well-done, bake until internal
temp reaches 145°F/63°C.

Always work with cold puff pastry.

Serves 8

From: http://www.wegmans.com

Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

MMMMM
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Stuffed Mushrooms Duxelles
Categories: Mushrooms, Breads, Cheese, Herbs, Vegetables
Yield: 24 Stuffies

20 oz (2 pkg) Baby Bella Mushrooms
2 tb Butter; divided
1 tb Minced, peeled shallots
1 ts Minced garlic
1 ts Olive oil
1 tb Fine chopped fresh parsley
2 tb Unseasoned bread crumbs;
- divided
5 tb Finely shredded extra sharp
- Cheddar; divided
1 ts Fine chopped fresh tarragon
Salt & pepper

Set broiler to HIGH.

Select 24 large mushrooms; wipe clean with paper
towel. (Reserve remaining mushrooms for other use.)
Remove stems and finely chop them. Set aside.

Melt 1 Tbsp butter in saucepan on MEDIUM-HIGH. Add
shallots and garlic; cook about 1 min. Add chopped
stems; cook, stirring, about 5 min or until most of
the moisture has cooked off. Remove mixture from pan;
set aside. Wipe out pan with paper towel.

Add remaining Tbsp butter and olive oil to same pan;
heat about 1 min until bubbly. Add mushroom caps in
single layer and cook, gently stirring, 3-4 min.
Transfer to baking sheet, gill side down, to drain
off extra moisture.

MAKE STUFFING: Combine parsley, 1 Tbsp bread crumbs,
2 Tbsp cheese, tarragon, salt and pepper to taste
with mushroom mixture.

Turn caps over; mound with stuffing. Sprinkle with
remaining 3 Tbsp cheese and 1 Tbsp of bread crumbs.
Broil about 3 min or until cheese is melted and golden
brown.

Makes 24 stuffed mushrooms

From: http://www.wegmans.com

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Hi Dave,

They are also hard-nosed retailers. If the stuff doesn't turn over the target number of times it is remaindered and replaced with different product. I buy a number of European products at ALDI ... the Deutsche

Aldi doesn't seem to have a lot of turn over except in their weekly
other than grocery specials. They do add a lot, especially around Christmas, but their basic stock remains the same, limited variety.

I think you're confusing "stocking" with "turn over". ADLI does a good

Sorry, a super busy week end followed by a busy enough week shifted my
brain a bit out of gear.

Kuche (German Food) line has a couple of things, the spaetzle (nice
egg noodles almost like Grandma used to make) and pork schnitzel
spring to mind. And the Moser-Roth (an ALDI owned brand) chocolates.

We like the M-R chocolates. (G)

Especially the 70% dark and the Chile laced dark.

My all time favorite of theirs is the dark chocolate with mint. Close
to, but not quite, like the Ritter Sport bars we find occaisionally here
in the States but found more often in Germany. Over there, they had a
wider assortment, easier available. Here in the US, we don't always find
some that became our favorites in Germany.

Grub Hub, Door Dash, Deliveroo and Uber Eats are all independent
delivery services. The grocery delivery services are owned by each store/chain and carry rolling billboard type signage.

True, but I wouldn't be surprised if, in the not too distant future, you'll see some mergers happening.

Or bankruptcies. As the labour department has determined that
Uber/Door Dash, etc business model uses what they thought were "contractors" as
employees and must pay benefits and unemployment insurance their
profits have taken a huge hit.

No surprise there.

chains (County Market/Niemann and Schnuks) offer delivery. As does Humphrey's and Country Market which are stand alone operations. Old standby, Humphrey's, always did offer delivery as they sold to food service/school/catering places. Now they've laid on more trucks and
are delivering to individuals.

My favourite of Hy-Vee services is their "Aisles On-Line" which will
pick your order, bag it, and trot it out to your vehicle and load it
into your trunk/bed/back seat for you. Minimum order for no-charge for

I'm seeing that more and more, even in W-M.

Just because I don't like Wally World's treatment of their employees
and many of their business practices doesn't mean that their bean
counters
are stupid. They can sniff a profit at 100 miles or further. Bv)=

And have done quite well with that ability.

use it fairly often for staple items and some frozen foods. Produce
and meat - I still prefer to do in person. I suspect that Wegman's

I do 99.99% of my shopping in person--do like to look over the meats
and produce especially.

I don't like shopping. So, for "known quantities" I'll let the store employees run their hoofies to the quick grabbing my needs, wants, and desires from their shelves. I still will, as I noted, select my own
meat and produce items.

Most of the time I don't mind shopping--gives me a bit of exercise
while filling the buggy with grocery and other needs. (G)

I get quite enough exercise delivering auto parts 8+ hours a day,
thank you very much. When I'm done with that I'm in no mood/shape to
hike
through a stupormarkup pushing a trolley, then standing on line
waiting to check out. Especially when I can have minions do it for
me. Not lazy - just practical ..... that's my story and I'm sticking
with it. Bv)=

Just a matter of individual preference, as usual.


---
Catch you later,
Ruth
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On 10-07-19 20:26, Ruth Haffly <=-
spoke to Dave Drum about New Competiton <=-

Publix is good, help is usually readily available but Wegman's seemed
to have almost as many on staff as there were shoppers. Some of them,
we found out, are temporary help, here for a couple of weeks or so to
get the store up and running. Still, I wouldn't be surprised to see a
lot of workers when the temps leave--it is a big store. (G)

Our Wegman's has been open for quite some time, so no temp workers. As
you walk around you can easily see staff in the isles doing stuff. Ask
them a question about where something is and they will walk you right to
it. Our Safeway store does not have that at all. It is one of the
pluses of Wegman's -- support.


MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05

Title: Deli Chicken Wrap
Categories: Sandwich, Rolled
Yield: 4 Servings

1 lb Grilled chicken, cut into
- strips
1/2 c "Deli" brown mustard
1/4 c French-style salad dressing
4 10-inch flour tortillas,
- heated
1 c Shredded cheese
1 c Shredded lettuce

: Toss chicken with 1/4 cup mustard and the salad dressing; set
aside. Spread each tortilla with 1 tablespoon mustard. Arrange
lettuce, cheese and chicken mixture in center of each tortilla,
dividing evenly. Fold sides of tortilla toward center; roll up to
enclose filling. Microwave on high 1 minute until heated through and
cheese is melted. Cut in halve to serve. May be eaten immediately or
microwaved later.

From: Park Scully Date: 09-09-99
Cooking

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Hi Dale,

Publix is good, help is usually readily available but Wegman's seemed
to have almost as many on staff as there were shoppers. Some of them,
we found out, are temporary help, here for a couple of weeks or so to
get the store up and running. Still, I wouldn't be surprised to see a
lot of workers when the temps leave--it is a big store. (G)

Our Wegman's has been open for quite some time, so no temp workers.
As you walk around you can easily see staff in the isles doing stuff.
Ask them a question about where something is and they will walk you
right to it. Our Safeway store does not have that at all. It is one
of the pluses of Wegman's -- support.

Publix will walk you right to an item also, even dropping the shelf
restocking to do so. I had that happen yesterday. I don't think they
will be hurt by Wegman's in the area but stores like Harris Teeter and
Lowe's will probably have a loss in curtomer base. Sprouts, Whole Foods
and Fresh Market are too much of a niche to be hurt by Wegman's and Food
Lion is the low end of the scale. That one is super affordable but the
quality of a lot of things isn't very high.

---
Catch you later,
Ruth
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Quoting Dale Shipp to Ruth Haffly on 10-11-19 03:26 <=-

Publix is good, help is usually readily available but Wegman's seemed
to have almost as many on staff as there were shoppers. Some of them,
we found out, are temporary help, here for a couple of weeks or so to
get the store up and running. Still, I wouldn't be surprised to see a
lot of workers when the temps leave--it is a big store. (G)

Our Wegman's has been open for quite some time, so no temp workers.
As you walk around you can easily see staff in the isles doing stuff.
Ask them a question about where something is and they will walk you
right to it. Our Safeway store does not have that at all. It is one
of the pluses of Wegman's -- support.

And it is a purposeful decision on Wegmans part... when Richard was
working night shift stocking for them at one time, he was also expected
to be available for any stray customer needing assistance... their way
of looking at it was that anyone working on the floor was actually, first
and foremost, customer service...

Right now our usual Wegmans is doing a total overhaul of item placement
in the store... things are being moved whole areas to totally different
parts of the store, not just one seasonal sort of area, but pretty much everything (other than the specialty departments like Dairy, Deli, Meat, Seafood, Bakery, Market Cafe, etc around the perimeter of the store) is
being shifted around... We ran into one of the cashiers we recognized,
last visit, and found that she has a shift per week now, just to roam
the store to help customers find the stuff that's been moved... and a
special app on her phone to locate what she doesn't know yet... we had
caught her attention as we appeared to be searching for something... :) Actually, it being a couple of weeks since this upheaval had started,
we were just more consciously wandering the store to reacquaint
ourselves where things had become situated... But the fact that Wegmans
is having employees take shifts to just help customers find things does
say a lot... :)

ttyl neb

... I'm an analog guy confronting an increasingly digital world.

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