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Why You Should Be Shopping at Wegmans

This article is written by a student writer from the Spoon University at BC chapter.

If you have ever met someone from Rochester, you will know about Wegmans. And as Wegmans expands throughout the Northeast, it becomes more NECESSARY that everyone knows what Wegmans is really about. Let this help inspire you to become obsessed.

1. The Store is HUGE

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But don’t worry, the Wegmans App (everyone go download it now) is a treasure map for you.

2. The Bathrooms = 5 STAR

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Free diapers of all sizes, tampons, fresh flowers, and full-sized mirrors. The lighting makes you look so good. Great overall ambiance.

3. For all the Health Freaks, Nature’s Marketplace is your heaven

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You can literally choose between 40 different types of Lactose Free Ice Cream. People with restrictive diets – BE FREE!

4. The workers ALWAYS smile – they genuinely love working there

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It has been on Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For,” 18 years in a row. Look at those happy humans.

5. The Prepared Food Section might actually stress you out with all its options

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This is ALL prepared food… insane.

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Do you want 15 types of chicken wings? Grade A, reasonably-priced sushi? Cauliflower Cakes? Chinese Food? Danny’s Favorite sub?

6. The Trail Mix Bar is a blank canvas for your next masterpiece

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And they are classy enough to make it chocolate CHUNKS and not chips.

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7. The Ultimate Chocolate Cake

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Ingredients: 2 layers of cake, loads of chocolate frosting, and lots of love.

8. Kids Club = FREE COOKIES

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Anyone under 10 (wink wink).

9. The Cheese/Meat Shops

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Who doesn’t love a good perfectly pinwheeled stuffed beef flank steak? Magical for all you carnivores out there.

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And if you want to try anything, just ask one of the really nice people in a chef’s hat for a sample.

10. They are genuinely into the whole local/organic farming thing

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Take a tour of their Organic Farm if you are ever in upstate NY.

11. Wegmans at Christmas time is sometimes mistaken for the North Pole

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The festive food options will really add to that holiday spirit.

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I always get confused which is which.

12. Alec Baldwin’s mom won’t move away from a Wegmans

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Don’t worry Mrs. Baldwin, Wegmans is adding 3-4 stores every year now across the North East.

Trust me. Wegmans is more than a grocery store; it’s a way of life. An experience, an adventure, a store that brings happiness to even the most skeptical of grocery shoppers. Go fall in love.

Born and raised in Rochester, NY. I have the greatest family who introduced me to the joys of food: cooking, baking and exploring what the world has to offer. I started ski racing at a young age, and later attended a ski academy in Vermont to focus on my athletics. I came to Boston College to both ski race D1, have an amazing education, and to be surrounded by the most amazing city.