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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There are two Ahold Delhaize-owned grocery chains named “Giant”, one based in Maryland and the other in Pennsylvania.
Fear not, Pennsylvania shoppers – it’s the Maryland one that ranks poorly on the Consumer Reports list, and on Yelp.
“This is the sorriest excuse for a grocery store!” one reviewer writes. “Giant’s employees are slow, indifferent, clueless and never helpful,” observes another.
Giant earned middling marks for its prices, food quality and checkout. “Shopping at the 7-11 nearby is a better experience… So why do I keep going there? A good question,” a reviewer wonders.
Another sums it up like this: “Ever wonder what hell might be like? Come and check out this place.”
Image source: Giant Food
