Gluten Free Shopping - Wegmans, Buffalo, New York (NY)

Being new residents of Toronto, my wife and I decided to take our first trip down south of the border to Buffalo and check out the shopping digs down there.





After reading some reviews about Wegmans, I decided that it would be worth checking out as they carry a decent gluten free section.To my surprise, Wegmans has an impressive line of organic produce as well.  Not only is the selection significantly better than any other grocery store in Canada (yes. Even you Whole Foods.), but the prices are are a fraction of those we see up north.

If you're from Toronto, once you cross the Niagara Falls border, you will have 3 different Wegmans to chose from.  Since we were shopping at the Niagara Fashion Outlets, we decided to go to the one on Amherst St.

I must say it was an amazing experience.  They have prepared food which looked and smelled great, an array of samples, and even a live band playing.

An organic whole chicken that would normally cost you $20+ in Canada was $12-$14.  Organic eggs that would normally cost $5.99-$6.99 at Loblaws were $3.99.  Oh Canada! Our home and native land? I'm having second thoughts....

Okay so what did I end up picking up on this trip?

I got me some gluten free Chex for $3.99 (normally cost $5.99 at Metro), Yogi Tea for $2.99 (best I've seen is $3.99 on sale in Canada but regularly between $4.99-$5.99 average), Tinkyada gluten free pasta ($1.00 cheaper), Jason toothpaste for $3.99 (usually $4.99+ in Canada), and a bunch of other stuff.

The gluten free section is about 3 times larger than any Loblaws sections I've seen.  For those who are gluten intolerant, you may be surprised at the variety of products they have vs. in Canada.

If you live in Toronto or anywhere in proximity to the Niagara Falls border, I highly suggest visiting Wegmans to stock up on product.  It will be worth your trip.

Even if you're not shopping for GF products, things like Haagen Dazs ice cream are almost half the price down there.  Normally grocery stores in Toronto sell a small tub of HD ice cream for $6.99 (which is the average).  The cheapest I've seen is $4.44 on sale at Metro, but this doesn't happen often.

The regular price of this ice cream at Wegmans is $3.99.  Yes, almost 50% difference in price.

Not only are prices so inflated in Canada, but we are taxed 3 times more than our neighbours down south on food products.  We were charged about 4.85% on our groceries.  We spent less than $4 on taxes on a total of $80 in groceries.