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So I compared it to the grocery stores we already know. Nov 11, 2026, 7:05:38 PM • Written by: Emily Share article [mailto:?subject=Wegmans%20is%20here.%20So%20I%20compared%20it%20to%20the%20grocery%20stores%20we%20already%20know.&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecharlottesprout.com%2Fthe-charlotte-sprout-blog%2Fwegmans-is-here.-so-i-compared-it-to-the-grocery-stores-we-already-know](mailto:?subject=Wegmans%20is%20here.%20So%20I%20compared%20it%20to%20the%20grocery%20stores%20we%20already%20know.&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecharlottesprout.com%2Fthe-charlotte-sprout-blog%2Fwegmans-is-here.-so-i-compared-it-to-the-grocery-stores-we-already-know) So, Wegmans is finally here (!!!) It isn't actually new to me. I grew up in Massachusetts, so I've been to plenty of Wegmans over the years, but back then I was usually tagging along with my mom and I certainly wasn't paying attention to what the groceries cost. Moving to Charlotte and becoming the person responsible for buying groceries for a family made me curious about something I never really thought about before: how does Wegmans actually compare to the stores I shop at now? ![9091E2D3-AF35-4F76-A7D6-7CCF5E339275](https://www.thecharlottesprout.com/hs-fs/hubfs/9091E2D3-AF35-4F76-A7D6-7CCF5E339275.jpeg?width=500&height=889&name=9091E2D3-AF35-4F76-A7D6-7CCF5E339275.jpeg) So when the Charlotte location opened, I went in with that question in mind. I took way too many pictures, checked prices on things I actually buy, spent a lot of time in the toddler aisle, and photographed a bunch of holiday and prepared-food options because I already had a feeling those were going to be part of the appeal. Then I compared what I found with Harris Teeter, Publix, Whole Foods and The Fresh Market. The short version is that Wegmans was a lot more competitive than I expected. It isn't the cheapest on everything, and there are definitely things I'll still buy somewhere else, but I found a surprising number of everyday groceries, especially organic produce and toddler food, where Wegmans was at or near the lowest price of the five. ![IMG\_4630](https://www.thecharlottesprout.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_4630.jpeg?width=500&height=667&name=IMG_4630.jpeg) That was probably the thing I was most interested to find out. I already knew I liked Wegmans. I just didn't know whether I would like it as an adult who is actually paying for the groceries. ### The prices I wanted the comparison to be useful, so I focused on things that actually end up in my cart, rather than building some random grocery-store basket full of flour and canned tomatoes. There are a lot of berries, toddler snacks, organic produce, milk, eggs, meat and a few things that felt especially relevant with the holidays coming up. I compared organic with organic whenever possible and used unit pricing when the package sizes were different. These are all snapshots of what I found while doing the comparison, so obviously sale prices and regular grocery prices can change. | Item | Wegmans | Fresh Market | Whole Foods | Harris Teeter | Publix | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Organic bananas, /lb | **$0.69** | $0.95 | $0.79 | $0.99 | $0.99 | | Organic strawberries, 1 lb | **$6.99** | **$6.99** | **$6.99** | **$6.99** | $7.99 | | Organic blueberries | **$0.39/oz** | $1.36/oz | $0.44/oz | $0.50/oz | $0.73/oz | | Organic green grapes, /lb | $5.99 | $5.99 | **$4.99** | $5.99 | **$4.99** | | Organic Honeycrisp apples, /lb | **$3.33** | $4.09 | $3.66 | $4.00 | $4.00 | | Organic clementines, /lb | **$1.40** | $2.66 | $2.00 | $2.00 | $2.33 | | Organic avocados, each | **$1.25** | $2.00 | $1.75 | $2.50 | — | | Organic baby carrots, /lb | **$1.99** | $2.49 | $3.72\* | $2.49 | $2.69 | | GoGo squeeZ, 12 ct | **$8.29** | $12.99 | $11.79 | $10.99 | $10.33 | | Once Upon a Farm, 4 ct | **$9.49** | $11.49 | $9.99 | $10.79 | $12.19 | | Uncrustables, 10 ct | **$9.99** | — | — | $11.59 | $10.79 | | Organic string cheese, 8 ct | **$4.49** | $8.49 | $7.29 | $7.59 | $6.39 | | Organic Greek yogurt | **$0.19/oz** | $0.33/oz | $0.23/oz | $0.30/oz | $0.30/oz | | Organic whole milk, /gal | **$5.99** | $11.49 | $7.99 | $8.19 | $8.76 | | Organic pasture-raised eggs, /dozen | **$6.79** | $6.99 | $7.49 | $8.49 | $7.29 | | Organic ground beef 85/15, /lb | **$7.99** | $10.99 | $11.99 | $10.99 | $12.49 | | Organic chicken breast, /lb | $8.69 | $8.99 | **$7.99** | $11.99 | $9.99 | | Rotisserie chicken | $9.99 | $8.99 | $7.99 | $7.99 | $7.99 | \*Whole Foods' baby carrots were sold in a 12 oz package, so I converted the price to a one-pound equivalent.    A few things really jumped out at me. Wegmans had the lowest price I found on organic bananas, blueberries, Honeycrisp apples, clementines, avocados and baby carrots, and strawberries were basically a four-store tie at $6.99. Whole Foods beat Wegmans on organic green grapes and chicken breast, so it's not like Wegmans was sweeping the board. ![IMG\_4628](https://www.thecharlottesprout.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_4628.jpeg?width=500&height=667&name=IMG_4628.jpeg) The toddler food was where I really started to pay attention, though. GoGo squeeZ was $8.29 for 12 at Wegmans, compared with $10.33 at Publix and $10.99 at Harris Teeter. Once Upon a Farm was $9.49 for four, and the Wegmans organic string cheese was $4.49 for eight. The Wegmans Greek yogurt was $5.99 for 32 ounces, compared with $6.99 for the 365 version at Whole Foods and higher prices for the comparable organic yogurts at the other stores.![IMG\_4649](https://www.thecharlottesprout.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_4649.jpeg?width=500&height=667&name=IMG_4649.jpeg) Those are the things that matter more to me than whether I can save a dollar on something I buy twice a year. I buy pouches, yogurt, string cheese and fruit constantly, so those are the prices I'm actually going to remember. The really boring stuff was good too. Organic whole milk was $5.99 a gallon, organic pasture-raised eggs were $6.79 a dozen and organic ground beef was $7.99 a pound. De Cecco pasta was $3.50 a pound. That was probably the biggest surprise for me. I expected Wegmans to be the place I'd go when I wanted something special, not necessarily somewhere I'd feel good about putting normal groceries into my cart. ### It isn't cheaper across the board There are definitely categories where I'd still shop somewhere else. Whole Foods had cheaper organic chicken breast and organic green grapes. Harris Teeter had cheaper Brie and pumpkin pie. Publix had the cheaper baguette, and its Goldfish were $2.35. The rotisserie chicken was also $9.99 (regular price) at Wegmans, compared with $7.99 at Whole Foods, Harris Teeter and Publix. ![IMG\_4677](https://www.thecharlottesprout.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_4677.jpeg?width=500&height=667&name=IMG_4677.jpeg) And strawberries were almost comically consistent. Wegmans, Fresh Market, Whole Foods and Harris Teeter were all $6.99 for a pound of organic strawberries. Publix was $7.99. So I'm not about to announce that Wegmans is the cheapest grocery store in Charlotte. That's not what I found. What I did find was a store that can be surprisingly competitive on the everyday things I actually buy, without giving up all the specialty and prepared food that people seem to love about Wegmans. ### I think the holidays are going to be a very good time to shop here This was probably the other thing that became obvious while I was walking around. ![IMG\_4640](https://www.thecharlottesprout.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_4640.jpeg?width=500&height=667&name=IMG_4640.jpeg) There is a lot of food here for the "people are coming over and I just realized I need to feed everyone" situation. There is cheese and charcuterie, bread, bakery stuff, desserts, prepared food, sushi, poke, specialty ingredients and a lot of things you can just take home and put on the table. ![IMG\_4612](https://www.thecharlottesprout.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_4612.jpeg?width=500&height=667&name=IMG_4612.jpeg) I could also see this being very useful for those nights when you technically *could* cook but absolutely do not want to. There are enough prepared meals and easy options that you can make dinner without turning your kitchen upside down first. ![IMG\_4684](https://www.thecharlottesprout.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_4684.jpeg?width=500&height=667&name=IMG_4684.jpeg) And if you're hosting around Thanksgiving or Christmas, there is plenty here to build a pretty good spread without starting from scratch. ### There are a lot of little parent-friendly things This is where I stopped thinking about prices for a minute and started noticing the store itself. The bathroom has a changing table, but it also has a little strapped-in seat for a toddler. There's a stool at the sink, which is especially relevant in my house right now because Jamie has decided that he should do everything himself. ![IMG\_4678](https://www.thecharlottesprout.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_4678.jpeg?width=350&height=467&name=IMG_4678.jpeg)   ![IMG\_4682](https://www.thecharlottesprout.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_4682.jpeg?width=350&height=467&name=IMG_4682.jpeg) There are tractor shopping carts for kids, too, and there's a playground outside. ![IMG\_4610](https://www.thecharlottesprout.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_4610.jpeg?width=500&height=667&name=IMG_4610.jpeg) I initially thought the entire brick patio area was going to be the playground when I first saw it, but it's actually just a smaller section tucked into one corner and the rest is seating. Which, honestly, probably makes more sense. A giant playground attached to the grocery store would be a little much. ![IMG\_2085](https://www.thecharlottesprout.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_2085.jpeg?width=350&height=467&name=IMG_2085.jpeg)     ![IMG\_2084](https://www.thecharlottesprout.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_2084.jpeg?width=350&height=467&name=IMG_2084.jpeg) The employees were also really nice. I kept seeing someone helping a customer or answering a question, and nobody seemed annoyed to be doing it. It sounds like a small thing, but good customer service is noticeable. ### The milk cooler made me laugh There is a little refrigerated section near the front of the store with milk and some other basics, which I noticed immediately because I apparently have a nearly 20-year-old grudge against grocery-store milk placement. When I worked at Target in high school, a woman once came through my register just to buy milk and was furious that she had to walk all the way to the back of the store to get it. She was talking to me as though I had personally designed Target's floor plan, and I still remember it all these years later. So yes, I noticed the milk cooler. I also liked that refrigerated salad dressings are actually in the salad dressing aisle. I don't know how often you have stood in a grocery store, remembered that you need dressing, and then realized the refrigerated kind is all the way back by the lettuce, but it happens to me enough that I appreciated this. ### And I bought the stracciatella This was one of those completely unnecessary grocery-store purchases that turned out to be very worth it. ![IMG\_4638](https://www.thecharlottesprout.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_4638.jpeg?width=500&height=667&name=IMG_4638.jpeg) I overheard two women talking about the stracciatella, which is basically the creamy inside of a burrata. One of them said she always buys it at Wegmans, and the other said she'd just had it at Little Mama's and loved it. Then they started comparing prices. The Wegmans container was $8.99 for 16 ounces. They were talking about paying $11.99 for a much smaller amount at Little Mama's. I bought it. They were right. ### A couple of things I didn't love The reusable bags are not cute. I can see why someone would end up buying one if they forgot to bring a bag, especially since single-use bags cost extra, but I wish Wegmans had put a little more effort into the tote bags. The Charlotte location also has beer and wine but no liquor. The Wegmans I grew up with in Massachusetts does have liquor, so I was expecting the same here. Neither of those things is going to keep me from going back. ### So will I go back? Absolutely. If only for the hot dog buns. Harris Teeter is still my store. I have been loyal for a long time, and I'm not planning to pretend otherwise. But I am definitely going back to Wegmans, especially around the holidays. ![IMG\_4634](https://www.thecharlottesprout.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_4634.jpeg?width=500&height=667&name=IMG_4634.jpeg) I like that I can get the normal groceries for reasonable prices, and then I can also get stracciatella, New England-style hot dog buns, a decent prepared meal or a whole pile of cheese in the same trip. I can see this becoming a particularly good option when I have people coming over or when I have no interest in cooking but still want something better than whatever I can throw together from the freezer. ![IMG\_4620](https://www.thecharlottesprout.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_4620.jpeg?width=500&height=667&name=IMG_4620.jpeg) So I'm not breaking up with Teeter. But I might be seeing Wegmans on the side. ### Subscribe to the Sprout! 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