According to a new survey from Consumer Reports that ranks 62 of the country's top grocery chains, these 16 are at the very bottom of the list.
We've flipped the list on its head, to rank the stores from the bottom up. So, in order from bad to worst, here are the stores that more than 50,000 respondents said they were least impressed with, and why - with some help from the wonderfully snarky and brutally honest reviewers on Yelp.com.
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Lucky may be feeling less than fortunate to be making its first appearance on this list.
The Northern California chain apparently earns its placement among the worst grocery stores, with particularly low marks from Consumer Reports readers for the quality of its food.
“ALWAYS meat/produce/dairy products that shouldn’t be on the shelf! Most of them are old,” one Yelp reviewer writes. “Seems to me that there is no food or health standards at Lucky Stores,” another shopper agrees.
A third wonders “why people come here – is it the high prices?? The lax service?? The confusing layout?? The general icky malaise and depression in the air? I’ve only gone here when desperate.”
So if you don’t have a Lucky near you, consider yourself – well – lucky.
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