Visualize a Pick n' Save. The assistant manager boredly gazes out the window at the parking lot and sees me approach. "Quick! Scott's coming! Put Phil Collins on the speakers!"
Me entering the store: *sigh*. "Fuckin' Phil Collins."
I can think of no other explanation because I've heard Phil Collins on every grocery store trip I've ever made in my life, EXCEPT when I go to Metcalfe's!!! They play classical. It is so refreshing to not have to listen to shit-ass 80's soft pop when I shop.
The place is never as crowded as other places can be. All those people who are clueless about personal space: blocking aisles while they dick around on their phone, blocking doors while they check their reciept, reaching between your legs to grab a can of green beans. Those guys all hang out at Woodman's.
The store has a nice ambiance too. It's darker, not bleach-white and lit like a surgeon's table.
This place calms me.
They specialize in fancy prepared stuff, like artisan crackers, olives. cakes. It does those things well.
As for regular food, the selection is not quite as good as a Phil Collins supermarket. The prices are a bit higher as well. A lot of produce is only available as organic.