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We have several strictly local butcher shops near here and they don't use preseritives

sometimes we go to a local store, sometimes (if i have time), i go to Wegmans.

Von's and Hyvee have really good meat counters

Wegmans best. Publix is worse than Aldi and more expensive than Wegmans.

Safeway sucks

Do you still feel the same? I've always gotten my meat at Safeway too but recently I've been noticing something's off. My steaks are not tasting right at all! I was very disappointed at least the last 2x I've gotten steak at Safeway, maybe 3. The 2nd (or 3rd, I don't eat meat every day & I might splurge on a filet mignon once a week or 2) time was today. Sure didn't seem like top loin newYork! Steak, bone-in (they were out of FM)!

@@sweetmissypetuniawilson9206 I’m not impressed with Safeway meat,try Costco,may be better

now Publix prices are quite expensive... here in Miami, I like Restaurent supply depot, Martinez distributing, Fresco y mas etc Publix in Doral downtown just few blocks from me & I shop there mostly for wines...meat, seafood prices were high, I talked with the manager & he said yes... check them out if you live in neighborhood & have those stores.....

I love the quality of Publix meat etc

@@rubensanchez1797 Yes, Publix is a retiree rip-off service. Notice the location of most of the Publix stores. Do yourself a favor and do some comparison shopping. You will be surprised. Costco is better quality and lower prices.

Agree …. Costco is our go to !

Sprouts! Hands down.

I'm in Oregon and generally get my meat at Safeway but lately it's been off! I don't feel like I'm getting what I'm supposed to be paying for. I usually get filet mignon, they were out last 2x so I got rib eye and a top loin New York It just doesn't taste right at all and I'm wondering if it's just me or if anyone else has noticed this as well.

They are all along lab meat now better off finding a farm & butcher ​@@sweetmissypetuniawilson9206

We lived in San Antonio for 12 years while I was in the service and later practicing law there. H-E-B was our go to store, Its competition was Albertsons which had good groceries but was higher priced than H-E-B. The workers there were also very helpful if you could not find something you needed or wondered if they carried a certain item.

H-E-B is privately owned by the H E Butts family and it carries NO debt. Every store is bought and paid for from the chain's earnings. I lived in Corpus Christi for 8 years and it was a great place to shop.

Depends on the individual store. I gotten bad meat way too many times at the HEB in Woodway (Waco) Also dairy and other cold items are left out on floor for hours untill somebody can get it stocked. Store managers rarely come out of offices to supervise. The other locations are pretty good.

@@ArnCital Wegmans is a family owned business out of Rochester, NY in Western NY that started in 1916 - Danny and Colleen Wegman are the third generation running the show

HEB is planning to expand. I have learned they are planning 2 stores in my state, in south AL.

Really, I've heard that so many times before! tell me what is the proper procedure to prep a prime rib for sale? And no it's not take it out of the box and put some strings on it. What do you do to make it a quality cut of meat? Give me some details. Because you get your stock from the same place every one else does. What makes yours stand out?? Reply and I will give you an answer.

@@ant-1382, My mother-in-law also buys her meat in Jewel- Osco and is very pleased with the quality.

@ant-1 I don't know what to tell you. I've made steaks from all kinds of stores. Costco, mariano's, Walmart, Amazon, and others. I can't explain the science, but jewel has always had the better quality from what I've bought. The prep of a prime rib is exactly as you said it. But the bones off and tie them back on. Maybe trim them a bit if they're not on sale

Jewel is under Albertsons. Dominick's used to be under Safeway.

Safeway does have the best meat

All Costcos' will cater the the clientele for the area. I have shopped in many, many Costcos all over the US and in every one they have had organic ground beef, organic ground turkey and organic chicken. Look closer at the organic meat in Costco.

We used to love Sam’s Club. In the past few years they have discontinued so many of the products we bought from them that we go there less and buy less. Just downgraded from plus membership to regular. They seem to have become the world’s largest sell of junk food. I bought steaks; when the package was opened a piece of far LARGER THAN THE STEAK was hidden beneath. No more meat from Sam’s. Taking out the photo department was a killer. Pharmacy is still superb.

Just depend on what Costo you're shopping at

Ever take a good look at BJ's, sams, etc. Everything has high sugar, salt, fat, etc.. They must cut a deal with great kick backs from big pharma to make everybody sick to bring in more business

They are part of commercials that you already see on tv, so, it’s not hard to get the clips of them, otherwise they wouldn’t have been on this video!

I miss Publix, since moving to New England. These people up here have no concept of customer service.

Having lived and shopped in fla for 30 + I live 8n ms nooo publix.booohooo

Publix is garbage. Worst grocery store in America. No contest

I live in the midwest and used to visit Fla nearly every winter and Publix always impressed me. (except for the meat prices)

I did not like Publix meats. Ground beef no matter the ratio, was always extremely greasy. We found their steaks to be on the tougher side.

Highest meat prices in my area and the meat has the lowest quality.

I've never bought meat from Walmart! I don't even shop there period!

There premium brand meats are excellent not so much for there value packs.

I like Wegman’s Brisket/Angus meat Patties. I’m glad we have them in my area of Pennsylvania.

I work at Wegmans and I know their meat and produce is fresh.

Wegmans is far better than Whole Paycheck - and it's not even close. 👌

It is without question the best grocery store on earth.

Not really..

It’s 2023!

Costco frozen chicken breast only good for trash!

Aldi has great meat here in Kentucky

The population is too low but at least your meat and produce is much fresher

Grass fed or grain fed. One is not better than the other, it's mostly a matter of taste.

When I spent time with family in Iowa I always found the meat especially pork chops were spectacular compared to the stuff we get in CT. Pork is tasty and has some fat for flavor. Pork is the king.

I love sprouts. The quality and price make it great.

I also love Sprouts...

Too much of a regional store to make the list.

Omg! I love my HEB! And I actually buy a lot of their store brand items. They are cheaper and taste as good if not better than name brands. And their customer service is outstanding. In my store anyway. But I do have to agree about the meat at Sam’s Club.

​@@jamesboswell760Yet other regional grocery stores are mentioned

@@jasperedwards but HEB is super regional or maybe they just thought HEB wasn’t as good.

@@jamesboswell760 H-E-B is specifically found in Texas and Mexico.

I was a manager at both warehouse and store for walmart one of the biggest problem if being under staffed but thats no excuse the second problem is managers that dont care the third is lazy employees that is why i quit working for them

Walmart can’t even have cashiers a lot of the time.

@@stanlysteemer4872 , Walmart current leadership need to be replaced. With well-train new staff members.💯

Yup that's about it when you go to blackmart

@@brandonbell5357 Sheeeeeeyit, I can'ts visit ya'lls foods places in the USA tah order a foods witout gettin' gawk at likes I's from da inner-city! It happen too!! And da Islam peoples is nuts too. I walk into YOUR shops to purchase bacon too but first I's gots ta know how to speak Islam too! - Da hell's wrong witchu people there? Imma slap you face wit wet spahetti. Mama Mia!!!

Wegmans goes by what customers want whether they downsize a dept or not, that's what I was told when I asked why they discontinued having deli organic ham where I shop- there wasn't enough demand and the product only lasts 5 days before the opened ham has to be thrown away, if more than half the ham is discarded every week, it's not profitable. It's the same for prepared food, what is selling, what isn't -at every store the demands are different (rural or city) and a store has to bend to that demand and offer what's known to sell.

I have same problem with Sam's club. 50% of what I regularly bought is now only mail order and I don't have premium membership so I have to pay shipping which really cuts into savings.

I live in Maryland and the Costco here have very good meats . I even saw grass fed beef. I love Costco.

They actually not as cheap as everyone thinks they are!

You said what I thought

I don't shop at Walmart. I find their business model unethical.

@@avagosiewski2018 Walmart provides value for people who may not have the means to shop at more upscale stores. I have the means, but I don't like paying $8.49 for the product Walmart sells for $6.99.

Sorry but I disagree. Walmart meat is not cheap. I have a Publix, Food Lion, Aldi, Lidl, and Walmart near me. And the cheapest meat is at Food Lion. And even cheaper if it's marked down for a sale or whatever. And the quality is excellent. Milk is cheapest at Aldi. Their eggs are cheaper too. Some things in the grocery aisles at Walmart are cheaper. Like store brand items. I like fresh spinach and it is the cheapest at Aldi. I can buy two packages and it costs me less than buying one at the other stores.

Sprouts is way over priced, over rated.

Costco and Safeway still cut their meats in store. More and more stores are bringing their meat in precut, and prepackaged to safe money. I don’t care if it is choice, select or prime. Something cut fresh at the store is always better Than cryopacked/ precut and wrapped meat, then shipped out.

You can't beat Ingles if you live in their service area. The meats are excellent and they will cut to order.

I have had bad experience with Aldi will not go back sticking with Publix never had a bad experience.

Back in 50's, 60's, 70's and early 80's Giant 'used' to have great meats...I know, my father was head meat buyer for Giant Food during the late 60's to early to mid 80's...until he retired! It was in the Cohen family...then when Ahault got hold of Giant, their meats went downhill...fast...and so did the stores!

@@marfa1861 You’re absolutely right! Before some of these boutique stores came in, you could get good meat from the Giant. I don’t ever remember their store brand meat not being good back then plus they had a store brand margarine I bought in the 80’s/early 90’s that was made from 100% corn oil like a lot of top brands were that hadn’t already moved to soybean and other oils. To be fair, when that margerine disappeared was the same time the government started requiring oil companies to make and sell gasohol (partly made from corn) so it probably drove the price of corn up. A lot of their store brand stuff is terrible too like their canned potatoes having a foul odor to them in the water. I brought a can of dry roasted peanuts back for a refund/exchange because they were very much sub-par. Plus, you’re right about the stores themselves going downhill-the Giant’s especially where I am are turning out to be no better than a big convenience store for me. I bought a pound of good lower fat preformed hamburger and what was a good size meat pattie became almost hockey puck size when it cooked down. I still go there though just for national brands and milk, H&H, etc. The best one I’ve seen is in Northampton, Pennsylvania where one night this summer I got their 8 piece broasted chicken pak that’s similar to KFC. Whereas the one I go to NEVER does it as good in the cooking. I think they also must have much better employees at the Northampton store who know what they’re doing. I never realized Ahold owns so many companies that they obviously care little or nothing about.

As head meat buyer back then, my dad told us and showed us that a LOT of the 'Choice' meat was actually 'Prime' meat. My dad was in the meat industry all his life...started out driving a truck in DC for Armour & Co. Then he worked his way up the ladder..and Owner/Founder of giant Neimiah(sp?)Cohen was the one who asked my father to join Giant. @@scotthutchens1203

The Costco where I go in Citrus Heights near Sacramento does have scan and go

Unless you buy their name brand products

@@carolecoffman4276 Even their name brand shit is pretty expensive, but it's good. I was in there tonight because there is a few things I get in there I can't get at the others and just can't see where the savings are in that place for the most part. I saved a little on a pizza because it was buy one get on free, but if it wasn't on sale the price is too high compared to other places. I never get a full cart of anything when I go. I'll get a small basket. I pass up so many items because I know it's cheaper at Food Lion.

@@carolecoffman4276 I could hardly chew parts of a Greenwise NY strip steak with tonight's dinner.

Generally, you cannot pay more than Publix prices if you try. I love having moved from New Jersey to Florida. My only regret is having left Wegmans behind.

I agree it is pricey but get your meat there or seafood and go to the other stores for the cheaper products. You can't go wrong.

Never heard of this store! Grew up on the east coast now live on the west coast and never came across HEB.

I love HEB, but recently their ground beef has started to taste gamey. I don't know what's going on, but it's gross.

@@Tbird1549H‑E‑B is only in certain regions of Texas and northern Mexico.

I live in IL and have never heard of Winn-Dix and "The Beef People." So, probably only nationwide stores were on this list.

@@avagosiewski2018 Publix ain’t nationwide though…

@@kevinjohnson3521 , you're right. We don't have Publix in IL, but when I was traveling south, it was in many states. I don't know what selection criteria mashed used.

Aldi just fine

@@avagosiewski2018 Winn-Dixie, also known as "Kwik-Chek" is older and was bigger than Publix, and is regional. "The Beef People" was their advertising tagline, their ever-present slogan. I'd never heard of Wegman's or Meijer's before.

Thank you for the information

You can buy a lot of dark meat down Town but it's not cheap

I bought a steak at Walmart. It was the worst ever

I agree I've had bad experience there also. I'll pay an extra 2, dollars any day and shop at Publix .

That sucks