So I just finished

"AlmostJalop" (almostjalop) 09/21/2014 at 18:25 • Filed to: Work

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A 7 hour shift at Wegmans. Wegmans is probably busier than most churches on Sunday. It was incredibly crowded. Today was my first day going live, which means it was my first day cashiering/bagging by myself. Not too bad, I was pretty out of it by the end of the day but then I saw an absolutely MINT E30 M3 in the parking lot and I'm reminded why I got a job in the first place.

Seems like I still can't upload images, just keeps failing everytime.

Nibby > AlmostJalop 09/21/2014 at 18:30

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I LOVE WEGMANS AND THEIR CHOCOLATE CAKES AND COOKIES AND BREAD AND EVERYTHING

BRB MOVING IN WITH YOU

AlmostJalop > Nibby 09/21/2014 at 18:32

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That's why I originally even got a job there, I love going to wegmans. I usually pack my own lunch (more monies for a car) but I like to buy myself something nice before I leave. I've befriended the people in the bakery so I always have something nice and hot wating for me.

Phyrxes once again has a wagon! > AlmostJalop 09/21/2014 at 18:42

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Where is my Peanutbutter Pie?

crowmolly > AlmostJalop 09/21/2014 at 18:49

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If Jesus ran a supermarket, it would be Wegman's.

AlmostJalop > Phyrxes once again has a wagon! 09/21/2014 at 18:49

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those must sell out incredibly fast, I came in at 11 today and I didn't see ANY left.

AlmostJalop > crowmolly 09/21/2014 at 18:51

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As someone who works there, I completely agree. Such a kickass company. I work at the busiest store in the country and they still always make sure I'm getting my breaks on time and frequently.

ranwhenparked > AlmostJalop 09/21/2014 at 18:54

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Wegmans is awesome, it was one of the reasons I was kind of excited about moving to upstate New York - I figured they're from New York, so of course, they must be everywhere, but nope, imagine my disappointment that there isn't a single one in the entire eastern part of the state, just a bunch of Price Choppers and Hannafords. There were two Wegmans near my old house in Pennsylvania, what a rip off.

AlmostJalop > ranwhenparked 09/21/2014 at 19:03

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Really? I know they're literally all over the place in Rochester/Syracuse. They expanded to the DC area like 10 years ago and there's now 3 of them (and another being built) within an hour of me, with the closest being 10 minutes away.

vorspringing > AlmostJalop 09/21/2014 at 19:16

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Went to Wegmans after autocross to pick up dinner and ended up parked next to a brand new 911 Turbo. There's always good car spotting, whenever you go.

ranwhenparked > AlmostJalop 09/21/2014 at 19:17

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They're headquartered in Rochester, but there's none to the east (Albany area). There's an urban legend that the Wegman family has a gentleman's agreement with the Golub family (the owners of Price Chopper, based in Schenectady) to stay out of each other's ends of the state. Don't know if its true or not, but the geographic footprint of the chains matches the story. Price Chopper, by the way, is a pretty standard discount t0 mid price grocery store and is in no way a real Wegmans competitor, more like a ShopRite equivalent.

AlmostJalop > vorspringing 09/21/2014 at 19:23

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YES! You'd think you were at a Porsche meet sometimes, I didn't even know that many people drove modded 911's in Northern VA.

Some serious money rolls through, this lady today bough $1800 worth of wine. It was pretty intense when I bagged it!

AlmostJalop > ranwhenparked 09/21/2014 at 19:37

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Yeah Wegmans only real competition is whole foods, and they're two very different companies.

That agreement wouldn't surpsie me, the Wegman's family STILL run the company now. I imagine that they'll eventually expand to your area though, Wegmans has continuously been growing and I doubt they'll just leave such a large area untapped.

ranwhenparked > AlmostJalop 09/21/2014 at 19:41

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It is kind of crazy, one would clean up out here. A Whole Foods just opened in town recently, and it's been mobbed constantly, just like the Trader Joe's up the street (which I don't usually go to anymore, since parking is such a pain). But, those are the only two more "upscale" supermarkets in the entire capital region.

vorspringing > AlmostJalop 09/21/2014 at 19:42

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Yeah, I'd imagine so! $1800 in wine sounds heavy.

AlmostJalop > vorspringing 09/21/2014 at 19:49

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It wasn't too bad, most of them were just really expensive. It was only around a dozen or so bottles, and we have special bags that fit 4 bottles.

AlmostJalop > ranwhenparked 09/21/2014 at 19:51

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Yeah on weekends it gets so busy that they don't even let employees park on site, they park in a lot by the county government center and a shuttle runs back and forth every 5 minutes. People will circle the parking lot for half an hour just to shop!