[Magdalen] a question you should never ask at Walmart

Jay Weigel jay.weigel at gmail.com
Wed Feb 4 14:50:54 UTC 2015


​FM prices depend on what you're buying. Some are competitive, some are
not. You have to be pretty selective.​

On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 9:37 AM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:

> We have a new Fresh Market here, and their prices are definitely right up
> there with Whole Foods. The only thing that's better is their parking!
>
> > On Feb 4, 2015, at 9:02 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Is there a Fresh Market where you are, ME? We stopped there first on our
> > way to Sanibel. Turns out we wouldn't have needed to stop anywhere in Ft.
> > Myers, as there is a perfectly fine supermarket on Sanibel now, but there
> > was not at the time of S/O's prior visit. Anyway, Fresh Market is a fine
> > purveyor of fresh stuff, albeit slightly (but only slightly!) more
> > expensive than Publix.
> >
> >> On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 8:39 AM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> We generally shop at Publix, which is within walking distance, but
> >> they didn't have it. So I drove over to the WalMart to try there.
> >> A foolish waste of time, but hey,
> >>
> >> Whole Foods is an hour away <sigh>
> >>
> >> One of the things I've noticed here is the tiny amount of real estate
> >> Publix, Food Lion & Winn Dixie devote to fresh produce. It's like
> >> a kiosk in the back corner of the store. Half the size of the bakery
> >> section. Less than a quarter the size of the frozen food section.
> >> Weird.
> >> -M
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wednesday, February 4, 2015, Ann Markle <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Oh, ME, find the nearest Publix, and everything you want will be there.
> >>
>


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