by Ice Cream Jonsey » Tue Nov 03, 2026 1:26 pm
Well, before we get there: They just opened a Wegmans grocery store here in Charlotte. I know that seems unrelated, but it’s not. Do you guys know about Wegmans? It’s basically heaven. Margo and I had shopped there a few times in the past, and when they announced that Wegmans was coming to town — and they were building it less than 10 minutes from where we live — well, let’s just say that Margo pretty much lost her mind. She counted down the days; seriously, she would X out each day on her calendar leading up to the Grand Opening, like she was an inmate counting down the final days of her jail sentence.
What makes Wegmans heaven? I can’t even fully explain it. They have a food court with prepared foods like you would not believe. They have all sorts of special items you can’t find elsewhere. They have great specials and big coupons. But more than anything, everyone in a Wegmans is SO FRIENDLY and SO HAPPY. Just to give you one example, we were in there a few days ago, and I asked one of the people in the meat department where I could find a good bratwurst to grill. He came out from behind the counter and walked me over to the bratwurst section, where he began to tell me, blow by blow, what makes a good brat and the best way to prepare it.
And then a woman in a Buffalo Bills sweatshirt overheard (yes, we’re getting to it), and she started offering her own thoughts, and she suggested we buy Sahlen’s hot dogs, because they’re apparently the best hot dogs, and then ANOTHER woman wearing a DIFFERENT Buffalo Bills sweatshirt walked over, and they didn’t know each other, but she had heard “Sahlen’s,” and she wanted to weigh in on how great Sahlen’s hot dogs are, and the whole thing was wonderful and exactly the sort of delightful moment that brightens a day, particularly in these times.
Yes, Wegmans proudly started in Buffalo.
Yes, Wegmans unabashedly sells Buffalo Bills merch in Charlotte, N.C., and in every other store they have in the country.
Yes, we bought a reusable Wegmans shopping bag with Josh Allen on it.
I am, for the 2026 season, a Buffalo Bills fan.
This probably would have happened even without Wegmans — the Bills really are everything I want in a team. Cold weather. Zero Super Bowl wins. Awesome fans. History of heartbreak (and not just ANY history, but heartbreak that, like Cleveland doom, comes with actual names: Wide Right. Music City Miracle. Thirteen Seconds).
Joe Posnanski, sportswriter, said he's quitting the Browns and following the Bills. He lives in Charlotte.
[quote]Well, before we get there: They just opened a Wegmans grocery store here in Charlotte. I know that seems unrelated, but it’s not. Do you guys know about Wegmans? It’s basically heaven. Margo and I had shopped there a few times in the past, and when they announced that Wegmans was coming to town — and they were building it less than 10 minutes from where we live — well, let’s just say that Margo pretty much lost her mind. She counted down the days; seriously, she would X out each day on her calendar leading up to the Grand Opening, like she was an inmate counting down the final days of her jail sentence.
What makes Wegmans heaven? I can’t even fully explain it. They have a food court with prepared foods like you would not believe. They have all sorts of special items you can’t find elsewhere. They have great specials and big coupons. But more than anything, everyone in a Wegmans is SO FRIENDLY and SO HAPPY. Just to give you one example, we were in there a few days ago, and I asked one of the people in the meat department where I could find a good bratwurst to grill. He came out from behind the counter and walked me over to the bratwurst section, where he began to tell me, blow by blow, what makes a good brat and the best way to prepare it.
And then a woman in a Buffalo Bills sweatshirt overheard (yes, we’re getting to it), and she started offering her own thoughts, and she suggested we buy Sahlen’s hot dogs, because they’re apparently the best hot dogs, and then ANOTHER woman wearing a DIFFERENT Buffalo Bills sweatshirt walked over, and they didn’t know each other, but she had heard “Sahlen’s,” and she wanted to weigh in on how great Sahlen’s hot dogs are, and the whole thing was wonderful and exactly the sort of delightful moment that brightens a day, particularly in these times.
Yes, Wegmans proudly started in Buffalo.
Yes, Wegmans unabashedly sells Buffalo Bills merch in Charlotte, N.C., and in every other store they have in the country.
Yes, we bought a reusable Wegmans shopping bag with Josh Allen on it.
I am, for the 2026 season, a Buffalo Bills fan.
This probably would have happened even without Wegmans — the Bills really are everything I want in a team. Cold weather. Zero Super Bowl wins. Awesome fans. History of heartbreak (and not just ANY history, but heartbreak that, like Cleveland doom, comes with actual names: Wide Right. Music City Miracle. Thirteen Seconds). [/quote]
Joe Posnanski, sportswriter, said he's quitting the Browns and following the Bills. He lives in Charlotte.
