Piped-in ’50s music in Westgate Kroger is mildly disorienting, especially with continuing relocation of items. Selections included doo-wop classic “Why Do Fools Fall in Love?” and “My Blue Heaven.”
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All piped in music at that Kroger is dreadful. Silence would be lovely.
Can’t wait for this latest redo of Kroger to be completed. It is a real task to shop there. I have taken my business elsewhere.
Yes indeed, the best solution for Kroger problems is to NOT SHOP AT KROGER. Several years ago I switched from Kroger to Country Market and never looked back.
I will defend Kroger, I shop there every week. However, I pretty much ignore the music they play and am not aware of it. If I am with my wife, our conversation blocks it out and if I am alone my ipod blocks it out.
The music is the best thing about the store. I heard the Velvet Underground’s ‘All Tomorrow’s Parties’ last week. The comments here make this sound like the surreal music is a BAD thing. Lol.
Ann Arbor…!
I stopped shopping at Kroger two years ago after making a New Year resolution to shop local; I get 90% of my groceries at Arbor Farms now. Arbor has fair prices on lots of local items, a clean store, and a friendly staff (they actually remember my name and say “hello” when I come in!). Those were all important things that I felt were continually lacking from Kroger.
Amy-
I shop at Arbor Farms as well and hit Kroger maybe once a month for items AF doesn’t carry. But I don’t even recall if AF has background music.
Kroger has Mr. T!
Kroger was part of my rotation from Fresh Seasons to Arbor Farms to Kroger. Now I still start at Arbor Farms. Kroger is a good place to buy laundry detergent and other sundries and some staples. While I’m there I’ll pick up lunch meat (fresh cut) and whatever canned goods, etc. that are on my list.
Westgate Kroger’s Mr. “T” is actually known as “G”!
The People’s Food Co-op is also known for surprising and fun music. And mostly for the last many years the volume is rarely too loud. Arbor Farms and the People’s Food Co-op are both great local businesses to support!
Yeah, Mr. T or G as some call him. He is one of the best local workers I have ever seen.
If you need a big grocery, Busch’s is somewhat more local than Kroger (being based in Michigan) – and they support Food Gatherers, and many other local events.
And every now and then you’ll hear U2′s “Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” (which always makes me laugh – not the right music to encourage confidence in a store!)
I agree with Rici. Buschs is a small (about 15 stores), local (based in Ann Arbor) chain that stocks and promotes Michgian products and gives back to the local community. Their production facilities are also in Michigan. Kroger is the second-largest grocery chain in the country (behind Walmart) with almost 2500 stores and is based in Cincinnati. Buschs is definitely the choice if you are interested in supporting local companies. Meijers is also a Michigan-based company if you need items that smaller groceries do not carry.