You go here for the quality and not the bargains. This should be immediately evident upon walking in to the sounds of classical music and free samples of pâté. One other benefit is that the employees are competent, friendly and knowledgable. It's everything that Harris Teeter, Food Lion and Bi-Lo aren't. The one negative I'd point out is that the layout is rather obtuse and cramped. Though I think this may be by design, kind of like a casino. I find myself wondering around trying to get out, like one of those maze puzzles and before I find the exit, "Hey look here's the saffron and it's only 17 dollars for a dime bag", throw it into the fancy thing that isn't a 'shopping cart' per se but more of a finely tuned epicurean delivery mechanism (all wheels work perfectly, always) and continue the search.