Grocery Store Week, pt. 2

Hannaford | Supermarket, Grocery, Coupons, Pharmacy & Recipes | Hannaford:

Hannaford is my "go to." There are lots of reasons for this. Probably the biggest reason is that when I was a kid, the grocery stores all around me were "Shop and Save" stores. Hannaford bought out the chain and so it is the store I have known my whole life and trust. 


Hannaford is not the cheapest grocery store. I will say this, though. For the quality of the produce and meat, it is the best deal in town. One of the things I keep my eye on (price-wise) is Chobani Greek Yogurt. Now, come on, this product makes a huge profit. Everyone should know that. And there is absolutely no reason why a 6oz cup of this product should cost more than $1. You can imagine my disappointment when Hannaford recently raised the price of it to $1.19. Come on, Hannaford. That's an unreasonable price. Half-gallons of organic milk are reasonably priced in the store, but the greek yogurt no longer is. And I KNOW that part of the reason for this price point is to increase sales of its store brand. But really.Come on. What else can I say about this.


Also, recently, Hannaford has been promoting their new "100% sustainable fish/seafood" policy. Again, my inner cynic...I don't like this. I feel it's misleading. I don't think there is any way a grocery store can actually enforce this policy, what with so many suppliers in the chain. Secondly, for example, in the fish counter today, all the shrimp was from Thailand. I will admit that I am not the most educated about sustained fishing but I did hear an article recently about the affect of shrimp farming on Thailand's ecological system...so, who is this "sustainable" for?


To say that my opinion of Hannaford has been sullied recently would be accurate. I used to claim this store as my favorite. I have to remember that times change, and maybe being absorbed by a large conglomerate (Delhaize) changed the general philosophy of the brand. Again, a big company more concerned with making profits and saying the right thing rather than looking at the best interests of its customers.