Piggly Wiggly

A Pig that rivals Wegman’s. Not all PWs are as good as the one in Mount Pleasant, but this one is mighty, mighty awesome.

How sad that all the Piggly Wigglies in Charleston were sold; this location being one. Some will close their doors and some will become Harris Teeter stores; I just hope that the ones that become a Harris Teeter will keep serving a good selections of craft beers and wine including the filling of growlers.
As far as this location I’m not going to be too sad for it to go; it’s not a nice as other Pigs such as the one off Maybank or Folly roads. I’d say it’s because the service at this Pig can be rather rude at times; and not too bright either. Also for the area this store over-​prices their groceries.
What I will miss about this Pig is what I mentioned earlier; good craft beer selection, growler fills, and a nice selection of wines.

Mannnnnn I sure love the Piggles.
Decent selection of just about everything, including wine, and everyone is so stinking nice. Still need to find a place where meat isn’t so dang expensive, except I did get a killer sirloin on sale for $ 5.99/pound this Saturday.

Pretty good little grocery store! I love the name! lol… I’ve never really been to a Piggly Wiggly before this visit, mostly because they don’t have any where I live. But I was able to purchase a delicious salad and some sushi for a good price, and both were yummy.

Reviewing Piggly Wiggly is hard because it really depends on what you are looking for. My family does not go here when we need groceries. They are much more expensive than other grocery stores in the area, but are a local company. That said, if you are looking for souveniers or a little more uniquely south carolina things while staying in the area, they have beer on tap, great «i’m big on the pig» shirts that everyone in my family has, etc. Now that Trader Joes has set up shop in the Mount Pleasant we really only stop by here for souveniers, and maybe «pig swig» beer for my parents.
Note: make sure to ask for a visitors reward card if your just visiting so that you can take advantage of sales prices.

I wasn’t expecting much from a beach grocery store, but this Piggly Wiggly was such a pleasant surprise! They had THE BEST selection of craft beers I’ve ever seen — and I live in Atlanta, which is a pretty serious beer town. My husband and I literally stood in the beer aisle, mouths agape, for 20 minutes. It was so hard to choose! The cashiers and baggers were also very friendly, so it was a great shopping experience overall. Oh, and they were giving out Cheerwine in front of the store as we were leaving! Doesn’t get much better than that.

it may look posh and state of the art now, but the pig’s got history. not long ago, it was old school and countrified: you could get pig’s feet, chicken’s feet, and champagne — all at the same store! and there were no security cameras, so the tv in produce was actually stolen. yes, someone just walked out with it. (and yes, there was a television in the produce section — that’s what you need in a produce section, isn’t it?) and, for a brief moment in time, when i was too young to know any better, you could’ve gotten someone as awesomely inattentive and careless as me to ring up your groceries for you (when i wasn’t staring at the clock or pining away for something cool to happen — like a robbery or a riot, at the very least). now it’s all posh and gourmet, vying with the likes of whole foods and the teeter for that top spot in the grocery store hierarchy, but i believe you can still get chicken’s feet here (if you’re into that sort of thing), shad roe, rogue beer, and $ 6 pints of fresh oysters, not to mention lindt chocolate, decent sushi, and some delectable red rice. plus, greenbax stamps will buy a lot — like random crap at the mall and free movie tickets, especially when you work there and have access to as many as you want. of course, now they’re electronic, so the poor workers can’t steal them. oh, memories!
i remember one day the other cashiers (who, sadly, still work here) were all aflutter, actually cleaning their registers and shit; when asked what was up, the answer was: «buzzy’s comin!» «buzzy’s comin!» apparently i was the only one stupid enough to have not heard of «buzzy.» this awesome personage (…buzzy newton, that is,) is «president of piggly wiggly» (apparently, piggly wiggly is also a country. many people live in the sovereign state of pig. wig, you know), and he even has a house on the battery with a million mini statues of pigs lolling and somersaulting in magnificent indolence across the lawn. clearly, some people (like me) don’t know anything.
p. s. can anyone fathom why the pig is classified as «Breakfast, American (Traditional)»? are these unknown Unilocalers judging by the name and just smacking their lips and thinking, «piggly wiggly» sounds appetizing! sounds like breakfast — yum! or do they think the grocery store category just can’t do the pig justice? (i mean really, maybe it can’t.) or maybe they recognize the complex nuances that only amorphous terms like «american» and «traditional» can attempt to identify… i don’t know, but i really hope someone sees that description and goes here looking for a quaint little café that serves breakfast. that would be awesome. and then buys some chicken feet instead.