tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415960914266446784.post4045851092643572239..comments2023-03-06T09:39:48.113-05:00Comments on WAT'S ON our minds?: Comparison ShoppingDerrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10850156233590307009noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415960914266446784.post-5113352088860189992009-07-06T21:19:16.529-04:002009-07-06T21:19:16.529-04:00Watsons, join the bliss and rapture that is the We...Watsons, join the bliss and rapture that is the Wegmans. Your fruit will never be fresher, your bagels will never be tastier, and the reusable bags now come in three different colors/styles. Join us; there is always room at the Wegmans. Give into your granola, or yuppie selves. After this you can eat organic vegetables, grain fed beef and finally.......tofu. We had barbeque tofu for the 4th.......it was gggrrrrreeeeeeeaaaaaatttttt....<br /><br />Give in to the Wegmans.....Join us! <br /><br />Resistance is futile!Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12914195990434813466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3415960914266446784.post-54942627199162270412009-07-02T16:57:14.540-04:002009-07-02T16:57:14.540-04:00FWIW, my father (your grandfather) was a Professor...FWIW, my father (your grandfather) was a Professor of Marketing and Management, and he would have agreed WHOLEHEARTEDLY with your conclusions and analysis.<br /><br />Dad owned 3 grocery stores the whole time I was growing up, and we *always* had our "special draws" on weekends - - - like nickle ice cream cones, or tacos for 15 cents (naturally, I only remember the promos I enjoyed the most!) - - - and we had to make up for the cost of those "giveaways" somewhere else in the store.<br /><br />CostCo does essentially the same thing with their "taste counters." I mean, be honest with me - - - how many times have you said to yourself "Golly! I've just GOT to run down and pick up some teeny h'ourdeurve quiches!" But, there you are in the store, and they offer you one, and they are SOOOOO GOOOD, you just HAVE to buy a box of 24!!!<br /><br />My Sainted Mother makes an absolute PROFESSION out of comparing store prices, and once a week making a run from one place to the next, picking up only the bargains at each.<br /><br />As with all things in life, it's a matter of trade-offs. If you don't mind spending the extra money, you can enjoy the convenience of one-stop-shopping in the elegance of Wegman's (and it *IS* elegant!! As a marketer's daughter, I've NEVER in ALL MY LIFE seen anything quite like it!!); if you don't mind shopping seeral stores, you can save yourself some serious cash - - - as long as you don't have to spend it on gas getting you there and back again!Grandma Julehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02903010555361756744noreply@blogger.com