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IPA_lot_ t1_iy8wbn6 wrote

Reply to comment by peetahvw in 2022 Top Grocery Stores by Sales in Philly - Giant > Shoprite > Wawa by peetahvw

Ever go to acme for lunch? Wawa gets all the lunch/drunks.

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dc122186 t1_iy8xlub wrote

The $6 Acme hoagie is better than any sandwich Wawa has made in the last decade.

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Fushinaz t1_iy9dtzy wrote

Have you ever had their fried chicken? In my opinion, it’s better than a lot of places & they have cheap chicken monday where you can get 8 pieces for 6.99

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Basic_Visual6221 t1_iyc0kmh wrote

Try the mango haberno chicken. It's grilled but sooo good. Also cheap chicken Monday is only $1.00 less than any other day.

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MajorNoodles t1_iyater9 wrote

I haven't, but you're not the first person I've heard recommend it.

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trostol t1_iybgjwc wrote

it is good if fresh..if not..meh

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OnlySpoilers t1_iyd16bt wrote

Love cheap chicken Monday. This also applied to chicken from the butcher case. I used to get young chickens which were originally $6-$8 for a couple bucks. This was pre pandemic obviously but I’ve seen young chickens for like $10-$12 and on cheap chicken mondays they’re half off I think. Insane deal, super easy to cook (spatchcock ftw) and can feed a single person for 3-4 days

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Fushinaz t1_iydeqyj wrote

I didn’t know that they also have the chicken on sale in the butcher section on mondays. Thanks for the info!

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IPA_lot_ t1_iy91y5w wrote

Really??? I need to try this.

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dc122186 t1_iy92lw3 wrote

Absolutely. If you're not in a rush, grab some sweet peppers and D&W hoagie dressing on it and they could sell it for double.

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IPA_lot_ t1_iy92tor wrote

Cool I’ll remember that. Thanks.

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OnlySpoilers t1_iyd1b01 wrote

Are you the pricing consultant for acme? Because if I see these hoagies for $12 now I’m coming for you.

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Street-Promotion-605 t1_iy9iery wrote

>Acme hoagies are sometimes old and rotten.. I had one yesterday from Bryn Mawr that was as hard as a rock. It's too much of a gamble, so I'd rather go to Wawa.

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dissolutewastrel t1_iybk0mg wrote

The Acme at 40th & Walnut was written up for live rodentia and mouse feces

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Basic_Visual6221 t1_iyc0wj5 wrote

Yea take that shit back. You get either a double refund or refund plus item replaced for fresh departments. They won't tell you that though. Even though they should have the signs that say it hanging in customer service.

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trostol t1_iybghyd wrote

you must be going to a good Acme..mine, which i work at, is quite skimpy on the fillings

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morry32 t1_iy9s177 wrote

have you ever had the any sandwich, top notch

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peetahvw OP t1_iy8xap5 wrote

I would've assumed the beer/wine at Acme, and the fresh meats/produce would at the very least put them ahead of Wawa.

PS: some of the prepared foods at the supermarkets are decent...I'd happily take a Giant/Acme pre-made hoagie over the travesty that Wawa hoagies have become

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smug_masshole t1_iy92i1c wrote

It probably did. You're comparing the revenues for 303 stores to revenues for 67 stores and they're a rounding error apart.

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RJ5R t1_iya34jo wrote

Giant has a great combo price for hoagie, chips, and soda. It was $7, then became $8, now it's $9. Still a solid deal. The hoagies themselves are meh, but they at least have taste. What Wawa did with their hoagies is downright shameful. It's straight up cafeteria food

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IPA_lot_ t1_iy8xjuo wrote

Totally forgot about the beer and wine. Hmm that is interesting.

Agreed about the hoagies. Wawa has gone downhill. But their spicy Italian panini and the chicken salad club is still great.

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ParallelPeterParker t1_iy9b6zf wrote

>I'd happily take a Giant/Acme pre-made hoagie over the travesty that Wawa hoagies have become

I've seen plenty of hot takes on wawa hoagies and sure, but this is a bridge too far for me!

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