New Jersey Housewife Visited Fairfax Wegmans

Anytime that one of Bravo's Real Housewives visits my supermarket, I need to write about it. Yesterday, Jacqueline Laurita one of the stars of the Real Housewives of New Jersey (she's the one that didn't flip over a table at a restaurant or file for bankruptcy)* traveled to the Fairfax Wegmans to promote something called Blk Beverages. Here's proof:







I love the fact that she was set up at the store's main entrance. I can just imagine walking into the store expecting to grab a cart and going directly to the produce section to pick up strawberries (Wegmans has had great deals of strawberries all summer), and bam, there's a Real Housewife giving away drink samples and posing for pictures. I'd expect this from Alec Baldwin, but not a New Jersey housewife.



* The Real Housewives shows tend to be on in my household on occasion, so I've learned about these characters through osmosis. With that written, maybe Ms. Laurita did flip over a table or file for bankruptcy. I can’t keep track of everyone.

Alec Baldwin Loves Wegmans

There's probably not much that Alec Baldwin and I have in common. Yes, we probably both like 30 Rock (he has to like 30 Rock, right?), but he's an A-list actor who has won two Emmy awards, was nominated for an Oscar, dated Michelle Pfeiffer and Ally Sheedy and was married to Kim Basinger, regularly hosted Saturday Night Live and appeared in two Simpsons episodes. Meanwhile, I am not an A-list actor (yet), though I had some memorable roles in my high school musicals. However, there is one thing that we definitely have in common: a love of Wegmans grocery stores. Don't believe me? Check out these videos:





Baldwin's mother lives in upstate New York, and one of the reasons why she refuses to move to Southern California is her love of Wegmans. Really who could blame her? Wegmans is an integral part of my life as I'm there nearly every week. The proximity to Wegmans was a major factor when we looked for a new home last year. Anyway, back to Baldwin, he appeared on David Letterman earlier this year (see the video below) and shared the story about his mother and Wegmans. Apparently, not long after the Letterman appearance, Baldwin called CEO Danny Wegman and asked to appear in a Wegmans ad as a gift to his mother. Mr. Wegman quickly said yes as I'm guessing that Baldwin was the first A-list actor every to call him about promoting the store.

As you can tell from the videos, Baldwin is clearly not doing this to promote himself or his career. Wegmans is an upstate New York grocery store with some locations in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia. I've never seen a Wegmans commercial in DC, so this must only air in upstate New York. So good for Alec Baldwin, good for Mrs. Baldwin and good for Wegmans!



There's more about these Wegmans ads on The Consumerist. I love reading the comments to know that there are others out there as obsessed with Wegmans as me.