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Giant Supermarket

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jaimek Enthusiast
jaimek
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I was just doing my regular food shopping at the local Giant last night when I noticed one of the employees stocking Pamela's mixes on a new shelf. I stopped him and asked if they happen to be getting more gluten free items in. He turned to me and told me this was just the beginning. That is seems that gluten free food is a new, very popular request that people are continually asking for. He then showed me a long list of gluten free products that they will be stocking very soon. I was SO excited!!! I no longer have to go to Whole Foods and pay tons of money for everything. I can just make one stop and get everything I need at the local Giant. So, I figured I would let everyone know and hopefully all local supermarkets will be slowly starting to stock all of our favorite gluten free products!!!! :D

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BAFARR Newbie
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:D

Hello where is your Giant located. I'm in Maryland & our Giant stores each are different. Some I can get cookies or cereal at & others I cant find any gluten-free fods. Just wondering, thanks I will be on the lookout, Bridget

KaitiUSA Enthusiast
KaitiUSA
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I'm also in Maryland :D

Yes, each Giant is different..some do have gluten free foods and some don't know what the heck I am talking about. If you get a request form they will get something in for you and maybe if they get enough of them they will get the hint to stock up on more gluten free foods.

plantime Contributor
plantime
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I don't have a Giant store. :(

KaitiUSA Enthusiast
KaitiUSA
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Do you have a Safeway near you? The one I have about a mile from my house is filled with gluten free products and a nice health section. Of course they are all different

jaimek Enthusiast
jaimek
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I live outside of Philadelphia but I am noticing that a lot of the local supermarkets are starting to carry more and more gluten-free products.

steadyed Newbie
steadyed
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Kaiti,

There's a Giant in Owings that sells Bob's Red Mill products, along with other gluten-free foods. Weis aslo carries some too, but its selection isn't much.

Ed

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KaitiUSA Enthusiast
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Yeah I have noticed alot of regular supermarkets are starting to carry more gluten free products. There are like 4 supermarkets within a mile from my house and then for health food stores there are alot but they are alot further out so it's nice to see these places get gluten free products and a health food section around close :D

ryebaby0 Enthusiast
ryebaby0
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I'm in PA and our Giant has been carrying Pamela's mixes (CHECK THE DATE) and cookies for several months -- they also have Mrs. May's peanut snacks (with the diabetic/low carb stuff --go figure) and Genisoy bars and Amy's stuff. I asked this week for them to carry the gluten-free mac and cheese and they are working on it. Here this was a result of a new Wegman's opening -- Wegman's has TONS of gluten-free food, for those of you outside Philly, it's worth finding one :)

plantime Contributor
plantime
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Nope, no Safeway. I have a Dillon's, which is Kroger. The last time I was in there, they had nothing. I will have to convince DH to take me back, so I can see if they have changed their stock.

stef-the-kicking-cuty Enthusiast
stef-the-kicking-cuty
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Yeah, I'm from PA, too. And our giants in Carlisle has lots of gluten-free foods, too. But I still have to check out, if the giants around where we will move has glutenfree food, too.

stef-the-kicking-cuty Enthusiast
stef-the-kicking-cuty
Posted

And Wegmans of course. It's frigging paradise :D

BAFARR Newbie
BAFARR
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I used to work for Wegmans pharmacy in Erie, PA (Wish we had a Wegmans where I am in Maryland) before my boyfriend was gluten free & I didnt think much of the whole "Natures Market". Well now I would kill for a Wegmans Natures Market! I now work for Safeway in Annapolis, MD & they have hardly anything. Ive filled out the little cards & asked my store manager & they just look at me like yeah, ok, whatever gluten is... Theres no Amy's gluten-free foods, they have the Ginger Snaps (cant remember the brand) & some Thai food. I work there I thought that might help pull a little strings but no. The other day I was in the lunch room & there on the table with a bunch of napkins & Glamor magazines was my request for Country Choice cookies. There is one Giant here that has quite a bit of gluten-free foods but its about 30 min. away & the closer Giants have nothing. I couldnt even get Bob's gluten-free flour. or a box of rice pasta noodles. Those seem to be the easiest things to find in a reg. store. We do have a Davids Natural Market & they are expensive but wonderful. If you ask for an item they will try to order it & carry it for you. There great but I cant afford it! LOL ok Im done venting... Thanks I feel better now, Bridget B)

debbie-doodles Contributor
debbie-doodles
Posted

Ah man. I live in Arizona and no one out here knows anything about gluten. :( pooh. None of our stores have anything...not even rice pasta. :(

tarnalberry Community Regular
tarnalberry
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debbie - what part of arizona are you in? there are a number of good places in the Mesa/Phoenix/Scottsdale area. (I don't live there, just have friends there and have traveled there for business.)

stef-the-kicking-cuty Enthusiast
stef-the-kicking-cuty
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@ Bridget: I thought, that Wegmans was thinking about expanding. Maybe you could ask at the Wegmans where you worked before, if they could expand to Maryland???

@ Debbie: Have you tried ordering over the internet? Sometimes you get discount, when you order more bags of one kind. Maybe you could look around where you live and find a celiac support group or other celiacs and you could make an order together?

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