Harris Teeter

Enjoy coming to Harris Teeter. My biggest complaint is the meat department variety as I would like. The bakery on the other hand has a good selection. They also have nice floral Department.

I don’t know if it’s just because of the holidays, but the produce at this Harris Teeter has looked awfully wilted and tired lately. The deli is quite good (Boar’s Head turkey that is actually turkey) for this area. Not thrilled with the meat. It seems to be about 90% or more case meat/​prepackaged meat, and I’m always skeptical of that because it tends to come from big processors who always have recalls. I have yet to find a good place to get meat since moving to Durham recently. Will probably go to Fresh Market and/​or Costco for meat.
My other beef is with the self-​scanners. It is next to impossible to check out if you are using your own bags. The sensor wants you to use their bags and is very unforgiving. I have found it too aggravating to even bother.
Staff is very nice and friendly and helpful.

Not bad. It’s a grocery store that’s nicer than Food Lion. Not much else can be said. The chocolate chip cookies are dangerous, and the sushi is pretty good, though overpriced since it costs the same as restaurant sushi. Your choices are also limited here in that regard. To get the best sushi head down 54 a little farther. It’s worth it. This place is slightly worse than that other HT store in every way, actually. Most HT“s have the refrigerated pastas section. That’s one of the very few legit things that separates HT from other grocery stores. The section with that awesome tortellini you can make at home. They have it here, but it’s missing some of the best things present in most of them.
With relation to the glassdoor comment. No, they pay their employees like crap, just like they paid me like crap when I worked at Harris Teeter. It’s a regular grocery store. I can never understand why people are surprised entry jobs pay like entry jobs. They got exactly the amount of effort out of me as they put into me via compensation.
This one has a weird tendency to smell like dead fish when you walk in.
Umm. like the other person said. «Harris teeter!»

It’s just your regular Harris Teeter with most everything you can find in it. The people working here are friendly. This HT may even be bigger than your average HT, I dunno. Seems like it’s rather new as well. Man, that’s all I got for ya.

We’ve moved further away from this Harris Teeter but still do our weekly shopping here. The seafood counter is the best. The staff is great and recognizes us each week. The selection of seafood is the best around, as far as grocery stores are concerned. I’ve found it to be even better than the fancy high brow grocery markets that many people prefer.
Recently, the deli staff has been more attentive and speedy. Good, quick deli counters are rarer than 10 carat diamonds, so I hope this continues.
You’ll pay more for dry goods here than you will at other grocery stores, no doubt about it. But, for us, knowing that we can get everything we need in one stop makes it worth the premium.

If you’re looking for any of the following: local, fresh, organic, fair trade, or healthy
then Harris Teeter is not for you. I come here only if it’s emergency, and I do like their self check-​out lanes– but that can’t make up for the lack of quality items.
Glassdoor seems to show that Harris Teeter has pretty low wages for employees– and I think it shows– who feels invested in their job for such a low wage?

I prefer this Harris Teeter over the other ones in the area and I even prefer this store over the other grocery stores in the area. Their produce and meat is always fresh and I’ve never had any issues with the quality of their products. One major point for me going here is their customer service. Other stores in the area get long lines and don’t offer assistance to your vehicle unless you personally ask or wait at the customer service desk. I appreciate this store’s attention to detail and I’ve always felt valued when I shop here. On my most recent experience, I was shopping with my 4 month old daughter in tow and trying to get a weeks worth of food quickly in between getting off work and needing to get her fed. I got in line in the express checkout as I only had about 15 things total in my basket. The woman at the self checkout kiosk saw me in line with my daughter and offered to help me check out in the self kiosk instead if waiting in line. She scanned all my groceries for me and then got me help with my groceries out to my car. I really appreciated her help and attention. No other store in the area would have even bothered to help me out to my car or cared if I waited an extra 10 minutes in line. Their staff consistently go the extra step to help their customers and anticipate your needs instead of reacting to an issue after the fact. This is my go to store and even if I spend a little extra money on food for my family, its worth it for the extra care this store provides.

This Harris Teeter is pretty much laid out similarly to the one in Meadowmont in Chapel Hill, except their wine selection is significantly larger.
There’s also a Starbucks in here that is not 24 hours.
Otherwise, Harris Teeter!

This is my usual grocery store. It is definitely nicer than the Homestead market down the street, and I think prices are fairly reasonable, although I often buy whatever is on special. I like the Starbucks at the entrance.
There is one checkout clerk though who put me on the spot about not smiling (heaven forbid) and just made me feel awkward and worse in the end. When I am buying groceries, I just want to buy my groceries and get out of there, not talk about my facial expressions.

This is the main HT in my life, which I deviate from for the other one on 54 closer to Fayetteville Rd from time to time (they have some things that this HT doesn’t and can be a little less crowded). I don’t go to the other one that’s close by (on MLK and University) because my wallet was stolen there, and the situation was severely mishandled by the people who worked there. Plus, parking can be much nicer at this HT.
They have a pretty good produce selection, even though I’d like more organic produce options. The store is a good size, with relatively good selection of all products.
The people who work there are nice, though a few times they’ve been the young, «oh, I’m in customer service?» people. The latest oddity to be employed there is this new girl at the Starbucks, who I’m convinced is mute and has some sort of good reason to smirk and never smile because there’s no way Harris Teeter (or anyone) would employ someone like that without a good medical reason for her behavior.
The UScan lines are usually pretty quick, usually with an attendant attendant (see what I did there?).

Living and working as close as I do to this HT, there are days when I’m here more than once… Lunch time stop for a hoagie, then once on the way home to pick up dinner supplies. You can’t beat the convenience. Or, rather, I can’t. But let’s be honest, Harris Teeter needs to be rated on some pretty crucial scales.
1. Samples — You KNOW you love em. And this Harris Teeter regularly has some great ones. There’s the usuals: cantaloupe bits and the occasional orange slice, as well as the classic sugar cookies in the rear. But I’ve also come on days where I can walk out feeling like I just stopped at a tapas joint, having sampled chips + dip, carrots + dip, fruits, wine, a mini sammy (bread sample + spread + cheese + meat) AND strolled out grabbing a Starbucks sample at the front (either drink or dessert, these are always a sweet way to end my HT journey). And there’s only moderate annoyance by the one bread guy when I inevitably stop by to grab a piece but NEVER actually want his help (or his bread… as a single girl living alone, a loaf of bread for one is just not happening).
2. Organization — This not only encompasses the floor plan of the store, but the ease in which one can walk through it. And this Teeter is spacious, clean, and a breeze to stroll through. I’ve been to a few stellar Teeters that have lost me when it comes to a tricky turn, and no one likes a clean-​up on Aisle Whatever following a cart ramming incident. I never feel crowded or confused in this one, and my trips run smoothly.
3. Deals — Not the deals that are on every circular. I’m talking the Disco (unt) Wine, the crazy markdowns on things like batteries and energy shots, and random hair coloring supplies. I can almost always find at least ONE thing from those bins of cheap that is worthwhile. I consider that an essential (and surprising) part of any trip to the Teet.
4. Checkout — The U-​Scan lines are short, and run quickly. I’ve only ever waited «in line» a few times, and even then, it’s breezed by… People don’t bring entire CARTS full of groceries, so I like that. ALSO, once I got «cash back» from the U-​Scan line but, while waiting, received a phone call. In leaving to answer the call, I FORGOT my 30 dollars! Well, imagine my surprise when, 2 days later, after calling and freaking out over the money, I went back to the Teet to find that no one had picked it up and, in fact, another customer returned it to the front manager to hold it for me. That is just above and beyond.
This Teeter’s a winner, no matter the hour.

This Harris Teeter is the newest one in Durham (AFAIK), and offers wide aisles, bright lighting and amenities such as a nice big salad bar, a gigantic cheese section, a bread section and a sushi section. There is also a Starbucks inside which is convenient if you want to grab a latte or coffee while you are doing your grocery shopping.
This location is more crowded than some of the others because a lot of people think like I do (they like to shop in nice grocery stores), so you may spend a bit longer in the checkout line. Parking can be crazy too if it is really busy. It is s nice shopping experience over-​all though.

As far as grocery stores goes this was is about avarage

The people who work at the Homestead store have my heart, but the layout and cleanliness of this store are top notch. Plus, some of the Homestead regular employees seem to moonlight here.

Why do I prefer this particular HT store when, like many of my fellow Durhamites, I live in close proximity to multiple Harrises Teeter? For starters, it’s newer, bigger, and has more parking. It has a better selection of organic and locally grown produce, an island inhabited by a multitude of exotic cheeses, and children’s shopping carts that look like rocket ships (that last one is *very* important). It also has an in-​store Starbucks, which, I have to admit, is sometimes too convenient to pass up. Of course, if I am being 100% honest with myself, the real reason I do most of my grocery shopping at this HT is probably because it is much easier to turn right out of my neighborhood than it is to turn left.

Best carrot cake in town!

I feel weird rating a Harris-​Teeter, much the same way if it were a Wal-​Mart, McDonald’s or a Chili’s. But I’m gonna say, if you’ve got to pick between this HT and the one at Homestead market (or the Kroger or Food Lion) on the basis of fancy cheeses or ice creams, this is where you want to be!
It’s, the Ice Cream Store… much like the Kroger is the Beer Store (that sells my hippie toothpaste).