Now that Wegmans is in town I do my major shopping there.I may drop in for odds & ends in between trips. BEST store in the county..

no Giant?

I have to admit, I'm starting to feel a little guilty as I drive past Giant on my way to Wegmans. I did like Giant a lot and their employees were always friendly, but the variety of stuff they have at Wegmans and their very reasonable prices blows Giant right out of the water. Not to mention, Wegmans great customer service is refreshing. A Wegmans employee made a mistake on my pizza order the other day and came out from the kitchen to apologize to me personally for the mix-up. On top of that, the manager also came out to apologize and gave us free wings as well. I did not expect that.

For product and the freshest fish around - Wegman's, hands down.
for decent meat i go to Safeway. For things i need every day, or forgot, i'll stop at Shoprite.

Wegman's is too far away. I've been into one and found that the prices are far too expensive. I shop at Shoprite. Double coupons, online coupons and other ways to save using your Shoprite card. With the economy the way it is, you need to get the best deals.

No Giant or Redners?????

I love wegmans prices and friendly employees. It has made me not need to shop anywhere else. Also I have never really liked shopping at ShopRite. The staff at ShopRite always seem like it is a hassle to have to help customers find things.

I shop at Aldi's then go to Aberdeen Walmart..occasionally I'll stop at the Stop & Save in Edgewood...I shop around for soda deals...but stay away from Shop Rite..I don't like their policy you have to spend so much before you can get the soda sale price...that along drove me away from there...

Redners Hickory...

I love Wegman's but I still shop based on what is on sale at the individual stores- mostly Kleins and Weiss. It's worth the extra trips to go to multiple stores if the savings are worth it.

I am counting the days until Mars opens. No more ugly produce from ShopRite.

Redner's all the way !

I love Weis Markets. It is a 24 hr store which makes shopping easy on me. The prices are decent and I think they have all around great customer service. I make all types of bill payments too.

I love shopping at Redner's. I think they have the best prices around.

I hate shoprite with a passion,there rude,and dont care about the ones who keep them having a job,chuck(assistant manger in aberdeen) constantly harassed me for saying hi to the cashiers,so I filled out a "comment card" I recieved a letter from the kliens saying I was BANNED,if they think they will recieve positive feedback,there highly mistaken. Dont have a comment card/comment box unless you will actually change problems,as well as keep there business. Instead of baning

Redners has the nastiest meat and produce sections I have EVER witnessed. Not to mention the employees there are RUDE and unhappy. Wegmans is a nice addition to town, Mars is always friendly and is a home grown name, much like Kleins is. Long story short, everything except Redners, gross.

I do all my shopping at safeway the employees are helpful and friendly and and I love all the great sales they have !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Although the selection is limited compared to most grocery stores I like BJs. Meat and produce are pretty fresh, as is the seafood, deli and bakery departments.

No Safeway on the list? Where is Saubel's? I've lived here for over 40 years and I've never heard of it. I used to shop at Kleins but the produce is so bad, it's not worth it. Once it switched to Shoprite and removed some of my favorite brands, that was it.

We get our food directly from the Harford county farmer who grows it: Flying Plow Farm. Trying our best to buy local!

Safeway in Jacksonville, Baltimore County. Otherwise the Giant in Forest Hill.

Walmart... and I absolutely hate to admit it. With Weis mostly doubling it's prices, their milk alone sitting at $4.19 a gallon, I have no choice. Weis has pinned us to the wall by being the only player in town. Havre de Grace has failed to bring in another supermarket with decent prices (facing the facts, Acme wasn't cheaper than Weis when it was around) and Food Lion is right in line with Weis's prices. Walmart just does it cheaper (most the time). How about a Wegman's up on the hill at 155 and 95 and a farmers/Amish market down where Sav-a-Lot was (yeah, I am STILL pushing that Amish market idea but no one is listening)? Sounds good to me.

The produce department in Weiss is seriously bad; they ask $3.99 for a cauliflower that is starting to turn, and the stalk is so dried out it has a hole in it. Don't even bother about complaing, it is "Corporates" fault.

Weiss pricing is artifically high, but I have noticed, since Wegmans opened, that the checkout lines at Weiss are smaller.

I shop at Safeway for their 'quick sale' meats and the 10 for $10 specials they have. I buy frozen vegetables from Schwan's (fresher than any store's). Plan to visit Wegman's when the novelty wears off.

We finally went to Wegman's on Monday. The store is beautiful and the cafe and ready to go and "gourmet" sections are great. But the main area wasn't impressive, it's a grocery store. I'll stay with Kleins/ShopRite at Festival. Especially since the renovation, it's great. What happened to supporting the home grown businesses?

Wegmans fresh and no washed re-marked meats good-bye kleins any place but Kleins and there bad ways

We visited Wegmans a couple days after it opened, It was ok. I found most of the prices much higer then WalMart, Weis, or ShopRite. I like Weis meats because most of them are Black Angus and I find them very good. ShopRite has good sales. But if I'm going to Abingdon area we go to BJ's where really on Hoildays we spend the most buyinmg in bulk. I really don't think Wegans is going to hurt any of the stores in our area. Each has their own specities Mars hjas the BEST Yellow COCONUT CAKES, and the freshes Holiday Candies it seems. ShpRite the Best Deli Meats, Weis the Best other meats. BJ"s The best price mostly on STRIP STEAK. So shop around. There is enough people to keep them all open. By the way I heard that for those that like to shop Save - A- Lots, its coming to the old Acme store on Rt 40.

Redner's has meat from out of the country. Can't trust it, but has good prices on produce. Safeway has the best meat around. Shop Rite has the best canned and boxed prices. Can't wait for Mars!! Great bakery and good prices for lunch meat. like Wegman's for their take home food to microwave, otherwise way too expensive.

Tom Rumor has it. there is a sav a lot store returning to Haver De Grace. where the Acme was on rte 40# Did'nt mean to Hi jack the thread.

Giant for the basics, Kleins for seafood and meat, Wegmans for SUSHI!

Aldi's sometimes but for the most part, Redners! I dont care to much for their staff. It's a bunch of snotty rude teenagers and grumpy middle aged people. But I have never had a problem with their food and they usually have pretty good deals. And its 3 minutes from home.

Wegman's deals right now are incredible...$.39 canned vegetables, $.99 frozen vegetables, $4.99 pack of 30 aa batteries, $3.99 1/b deli ham, $3.99 l/b American Cheese, $1.29 peanut butter, $2.59 l/b 90% lean ground beef.

ShopRite (notice that I did not say Klein's) for sale items; Safeway for meats; Wegman's for good stuff.... Klien family really doesn't give a ....; ShopRite Corporate does. If anyone has a gripe about the ShopRite stores operated by the Kleins, go to ShopRite for resolution.

Have not been to Wegmans.....MIGHT TRY IT that way i can post an opinion Wal-mart is fine for me simply because I ALWAYS end needing more then groceries and I just like it.Weis also I like the store and friendly employees....however...sometimes I fnd them a little pricy on stuff...but thats o.k. Shop-rite I have ZERO interest!!!!!Mars is o.k.....Now the only grocery store i found "DUKES" mayonnaise in was Food Lion,Perryville just had to try it and could not find it so I called the number i found on my search and they got back to me immeditely and told me Food Lion had went there,purchased it and now my "Potatoe salad is not disrespected".....lol....just had to add that:)

BJ's. Brad's for corn and vegetables in the summer.
I haven't liked ShopRite since they expanded into snooty.
I miss the basic Kleins store. It had what I needed at the price it should be with a floor plan that made sense. Wegman's has 6 different areas for their carrots and two different areas for the eggplants. Give me an old fashioned store that carries the basics.

ShopRite sells icecream cakes at the entrance door. It would melt before the grocery shopping was finished. And now that they sell fancy expensive fish, the basics are over priced and sit on the shelves so long that I've had to return fish the same day I bought it because of it's smell. .... I was in a line at Wegman's for cod, ironically, both people in front of me asked for cod as well and were pointed in the direction of the frozen foods.

I've seen several "no Wegman's for me" comments. I'm not sure if these folks are put off by the sheer size of the store, or the notion that they're a NY company or something else. It's not as simple as saying "buy local" or support an in-state grocery chain. I believe the only Maryland Grocery Chain in Harford is Giant. Shoprite is a NJ chain - Klein's is now part of that. Walmart often has the lowest prices, but the choices and quality are often a trade-off.

Certainly Wegman's offers an amazing number of choices, and some crazy expensive items. But the "regular" groceries virtually the same price as the other stores. More importantly, Wegmans has hired more than 500 Harford County residents. And Wegman's sets the standard for work culture in the food industry, with high pay and benefits. I challenge you all to google "Wegman's culture" and check out all the ways that Wegman's stand out from the rest. Perhaps the other groceries have some lessons to learn from the new kid on the block.

I really like Harvest Fare, the prices are low and the employees are very friendly. I also like the produce department, it is well stocked and fresh.

I love Shoprite but since they will not double coupons, I'm starting to shop by the sales. I do love Wegmans and think their prices on regular groceries are great.

Aldi's , Save-a-lot, & wegmans

Shoping at Giant is Awesome now that everyone else goes to Wegmans.

Wish downtown HdG had a store that sold milk and dairy, beverages, fresh produce, a small grocery line. Would be able to shop at least every other trip without starting up the darn car. If they can bring an Amish market to downtown HdG there will be lots of support.

Commissary!!!

Grew up in Ny with wegmans. Moved here in 2001, and disliked every grocery store here. I will give Giant the most improved award, but I will still do most of my shopping at wegmans. A few a items might be pricey, but people you know every store has a better deal on something. It depends on what type of things you buy. I promise Wegmans will deliver on quality and service. I grew up on them. Get to know the people there and you will love it. Gianelli sausage anyone?

I used to shop at the Klein's in the Festival...until Shop Rite took over. The whole atmosphere in the store changed and it was not a pleasant experience anymore. I also had a horrible experience with a cashier...she did not even acknowledge my presence and continued a disgusting conversation with the young girl bagging my groceries. I spoke to a manager that day and then went home to e-mail the company. They did reply with a letter and gift card; however I gave the card to my church for their food bank. I will not shop at Shop Rite for food again. I do, however, LOVE the pharmacy and the people that work in that dept. I will continue getting my meds from them.

I live in edgewood so for my basic stuff I go to mars or redners. I love wegmans but I liked the one in hunt valley better. i've had some issues with their produce. their ginger (thai) especially has not been fresh. I had to throw both types out. I finally went and told a lady that works in that department there was visible mold on the thai ginger. Also, they did not have some items I thought they would have so I was annoyed since it takes effort to go there!

Best produce for quality and price, "Harvest Fare". Always great bargains with friendly smiling faces. I live in Fallston and can be there and home again without risking my life taking the hike to " South Bel Air". Bif

I have to go to Giant or for my Boars Head Brand deli items. I will not buy any other ever!!

HARVEST FARE all the way! The prices are low, but the quality is great.. their produce and seafood department are fresh and their bakery is impressive! Plus, double coupons to a dollar... a hidden treasure in Fallston

Harvest Fair is great, but I miss Acme and Russ, the Produce Manager. He had the produce department looking great! Always friendly and willing to go the extra mile for his customers! You can't "re-produce" that anywhere!

My family prefers Harvest Fare to our other options around town. We find the best deals there, plus the meats and produce is the best around. Mike in the Meat department is awesome with custom cuts, and the prices can't be beat. Quality service and friendly staff. Gotta love a "locally owned" neighborhood store.

I'd have to say this is a biased poll. To not include Giant, Redners, and Safeway makes no sense. These are the 3 stores where I shop, and now that Wegmans is here, I will go there occasionally. As long as ShopRite has Kleins in front of their name, you won't see me in there.

Well i took the trip to Wegmans so I could have a HONEST opinion...My son and his friend were fascinated with the $299.99 per pound TRUFFLE mushrooms?Who knows but they were there and no bigger then a "deer dropping"To me it is a trip that you need to plan to be there awhile...VERY BIG and lots of selections.However di purchase some REALLY good importe swiss cheese pricy but well worth it..scallops for football...yummy:) and a few other odds and ends ..nice place but I will stick to closer to home.

There's another option for groceries coming to Havre de Grace: http://patch.com/A-q9v8

-Sean