11 things all Wegmans employees know and most customers don't

"Yes, your Wegmans card does help you get discounts, though, at times, it seems like it's hit or miss," a person who said they were a Wegmans employee wrote in a 2014 AMA. "Just look for the items with the yellow tags. They're the ones on sale."

Want to make a good impression at Wegmans?

One Wegmans cashier had some tips for impressing employees in a 2014 Reddit AMA. They said that employees always appreciate it when customers take the time to weigh their produce.

"It's a huge help and a time saver," the cashier wrote.

The Wegmans cashier added that employees find it helpful when shoppers "put like goods together" when it comes time to check out. Doing so will simplify the bagging process.

"At least at the store I worked at, management didn't want anybody leaving the customer service desk or store upset," a former Wegmans employee of five years told Business Insider. "So nine times out of 10, we gave people whatever they wanted."

But the ex-employee added that there was one major exception to that rule. They said that people with "a track record of scamming or policy abuse" were usually out of luck.

Wegmans offers shoppers a selection of in-store baked donuts.

But, as a number of Rochester, New York-based employees discussed in a 2015 Reddit AMA, the sweet treats aren't necessarily baked in the store.

"The donuts aren't made in-house," one employee wrote.

Another employee who said they worked in a Wegmans warehouse said that the donuts were baked in a warehouse on Brooks Avenue in Rochester.

That being said, another employee added that the donuts are "finished" in the stores, meaning that they get decorated, glazed, iced, and heated up in your local Wegmans.

One New Jersey-based employee told Business Insider that they often notice shoppers paying too much for a certain vegetable.

"Please stop buying the peeled corn for $6, when loose corn is just five pieces for $2," the employee told Business Insider.

Wegmans has landed on quite a few lists denoting the best employers in the US. Just this year, they came in at 49 on Glassdoor's breakdown of the 100 "best places to work" in America.

The grocery chain had previously made that same list every year since 2014.

And Wegmans has a special way of celebrating those wins. They break out some cake for customers and employees.

"Employees always get cake in the break room to celebrate," one person who said they were an employee wrote on Reddit.

"Definitely take time to just wander," a Wegmans employee from Virginia told Business Insider. "There's always something going on. There's always new products that you didn't think they would sell."

Wegmans employees receive some quirky perks.

"The benefits include discounted movie tickets, theme park tickets, and select gym memberships," a Wegmans cashier wrote in a 2014 Reddit post.

Want to beat the crowd on your next grocery run?

One former employee from Syracuse told Business Insider that customers should shop after 9 p.m. "to avoid the crowds" at Wegmans.

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