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Anonymous wrote:I live quite close to this store and had no idea that there was a grand reopening!

I go in there on occasion and they usually have what I need, but i'd never be able to do an entire week's worth of shopping there.

Why not? Have never been or if I have don't remember so certainly didn't do a whole week's shopping.

DP - I’ve been twice only for the purposes of buying two specific items (root beer being one of them) it had (don’t know if it’s changed since I went) the vibe of a glorified convenience store rather than a grocery store.

Anonymous wrote:I went there once. Never went back. Too insipid, and clinical and calculating of a feeling. I like warmth when I shop. Not the feeling of being watched with every move and transaction and that I’m lining the pockets of a billionaire. Plus I didn’t like the employees there last time I went, either.

Do you shop at Whole Foods? I skip both WF and AF

Anonymous wrote:The never had milk before!!! Do they now?

I bought milk there in the past.

Anonymous wrote:I live quite close to this store and had no idea that there was a grand reopening!

I go in there on occasion and they usually have what I need, but i'd never be able to do an entire week's worth of shopping there.

Why not? Have never been or if I have don't remember so certainly didn't do a whole week's shopping.

I live quite close to this store and had no idea that there was a grand reopening!

I go in there on occasion and they usually have what I need, but i'd never be able to do an entire week's worth of shopping there.

Anonymous wrote:We’re allegedly getting an Amazon Fresh at the new White Oak center in Silver Spring.
Originally it was gonna be a Trader Joe’s, then Amazon fresh, then neither of those now back to Amazon fresh…….

An AFresh at that location? Why? There's already a TJ on Colesville.

Are we talking about the store in Friendship Heights or the one at Chevy Chase Lake?

I don’t get the hate. The staff there are nice and helpful. The store has had episodes of vandalism and a car drove into it some months ago causing a decent amount of damage. I happened to be there to pick up milk the day of the grand opening and sure, it wasn’t anything special but I appreciate that they want a fresh start.
They use dash carts which necessitate extra cameras. I use prime and will happily take the convenience of just scanning items into my cart and walking out in return for extra cameras. Happy to take the extra discounts too!

Anonymous wrote:Look up next time you go in there. You’ll be shocked at how many cameras and sensors there are. Place creeps me out.

That was part of the just walk out shopping Amazon was trying to get to work. They couldn't make it work.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/amazon-ends-ai-powered-store-checkout-which-needed-1000-video-reviewers/

The staff there have always been nice but it is hit or miss. It had a weird vibe when it was a Giant too.

We’re allegedly getting an Amazon Fresh at the new White Oak center in Silver Spring.
Originally it was gonna be a Trader Joe’s, then Amazon fresh, then neither of those now back to Amazon fresh…….

I don't have Prime so I don't shop at While Foods or Fresh since I can't get the sales Plenty of grocery stores to choose from.