Hannaford's Holiday Pricing

[Irish mist]

Hannaford's in Gilford jacked up almost all their prices for the holiday. I was in there this mornng & just.....wow. Reminds me of the bad old days when Jackson Star in Gilford used to nail the tourists on the holidays & for most of the summer.

I just got a few items today. I'll be going down to Market Basket tomorrow for the rest of my shopping. MB never pulls this crap on its customers.

[SAMIAM]

Just one item I noticed....at Hannifords, fresh raddish (bunch) $1.49
Market Basket .89

[VitaBene]

They definitely have pricing disparities chain-wide. I could deal with if the stores compared were in NH and the other in Alaska, but there are huge differences between here and Laconia.

[Meredith lady]

Market Basket is my choice as well. The extra drive saves me money and as much as i like to support the local economy...it is hard when you get such better savings at Market Basket.

[Irish mist]

The Canadian bread went from $2 to $3.69 since last week. Their Perdue chicken-cuts went from $3.99 to $4.49. Their eggs went up about 30 cents across the board. Their milk went up about 20 cents & on & on. I expect that they will come down somewhat on the prices until the next big holiday, but I'm done with them for the summer.

[Lakesrider]

And now go today and it will all be on sale because no one bought it all.
I always buy early in the week before the holidays. Then I go on Weds or Thursday after and pretty much it is all on sale again. You have to be a smart shopper these days. No such thing as customer loyalty anymore. Well, maybe at Market Basket.
Can't wait to see what happens at the new Hannaford's in Gilford when it opens.

[tricia1218]

Over the last couple of years we noticed the price differnce between the stores here and at home, and the cost is sometimes 3 times what we would pay at home. We rarely if ever food shop at the lake now.

[lakejen]

It is not just on Holidays. I live in Alton, but work in Rochester. I try to go to the Hannaford in Rochester because of this reason. Produce is always significantly higher in Alton, and the deli meats are all $1.00 more per pound. Doesn't seem fair.

I heard that the Meredith and Alton stores both share in their pricing!!! Gilford is less.

[Irish mist]

Once the Super-Walmart is open in Tilton alongside the Market Basket we should see even better pricing in the area. How the Shaw's in Tilton is staying open is beyond me with their high price-points.

[John A. Birdsall]

My wife likes to shop at hannifords in Alton, Why, because the items always cost more and she would rather waste our retirement funds than go out on the boat.

[This'nThat]

Originally Posted by John A. Birdsall

My wife likes to shop at hannifords in Alton, Why, because the items always cost more and she would rather waste our retirement funds than go out on the boat.

If I were you, I'd be careful making remarks like that. Someone is bound to believe you, and begin to take issue.

{P.S., You are just kidding, right? Right???}

[Lucky1]

I do most of my food shopping there and will have to reconsider. However the gas to go to different supermarkets would cost me quite a bit and there really are no other super markets that I feel are as good.

I do not know what I will end up doing. In FL I shop at Publix but just last week decided that between Costco and Sweetbay, I really save money and get the same or better food. So now I buy fewer things at Publix. I guess that may be what happens in NH. I will get to buy some things at other stores. Do we have a Costco nearer than Nashua?

[Tadpole]

As far as I know, Nashua has the only Costco in NH.

[Seeker]

I laugh when I see their commercials of the ladies sitting around agreeing how great Hannaford's is. Our nearest store is Ossipee 10+ miles away. As soon as you find something you like there like a brand of cat or dog food, the next time you go in they don't carry it anymore. Their excuse is "We're such a small store we can't order everything the larger stores can". They sure don't have any trouble raising their prices whenever the mood strikes, especially when the summer folk come back.

We do much of our shopping in Maine even with the tax it's cheaper.

[Greene's Basin Girl]

Originally Posted by Lucky1

I do most of my food shopping there and will have to reconsider. However the gas to go to different supermarkets would cost me quite a bit and there really are no other super markets that I feel are as good.

I do not know what I will end up doing. In FL I shop at Publix but just last week decided that between Costco and Sweetbay, I really save money and get the same or better food. So now I buy fewer things at Publix. I guess that may be what happens in NH. I will get to buy some things at other stores. Do we have a Costco nearer than Nashua?

I think groceries in Florida are very expensive. I haven't found any other grocery store that beats Marketbasket prices.

[Irish mist]

Hannaford's is not just adjusting prices for normal product inflation, but is using that old tactic that we remember so well from Jackson Star where they would nail the summer tourists on weekends & move prices up & down in the summer weeks to see how far they can push the consumers. Lol, Shaw's is offering no help in the price wars up here. They just price everything like this area is NYC

[tummyman]

After stopping at the Shaw's in Gilford while at Lowes, we were once again shocked by over pricing for items. Left the store with only a few items. We now drive right by Shaw's and Hannaford's and go to Tilton for Market Basket. Have shopped in MB for over 30 years on MA and enjoyed every saving. We lug as much food as we can from each trip to MB and only supplement a few perishables at Heath's in Center Harbor. We NEED a MB closer ! Some people are now considering a car pool to MB each week, to cut the gas price in half for the trip. Makes sense to me. People, wake up....these large chains like Hannaford's ans Shaw's are fleecing you every day. Organize a car pool with a neighbor and go to Tilton Market Basket once a week. I met people a few weeks ago that drive down every week from Littleton just to food shop at MB. It's your money that you are wasting if you do not shop at MB. And do not start about the quality thing.....MB does NOT have poor quality foods. Don't be foolish with your precious money in this tight economy, unless there is a foot of snow that forces you to make a quick trip to one of the very high priced alternatives. Try the car pool trick with a neighbor....you get two benefits..a time with a friend and a money savings. And you don;t have to have some special card from the store to save...MB saves for everyone without all the gimmicks of store exclusive cards, etc.

[fatlazyless]

Supposedly, the Plymouth Hannaford's, which is HUGE, has some low prices because there's a Super Wal-Mart one mile up the road: Rt 93-Exit 26. Do not know anymore if this is really true?

[upthesaukee]

Originally Posted by lakejen

It is not just on Holidays. I live in Alton, but work in Rochester. I try to go to the Hannaford in Rochester because of this reason. Produce is always significantly higher in Alton, and the deli meats are all $1.00 more per pound. Doesn't seem fair.

I heard that the Meredith and Alton stores both share in their pricing!!! Gilford is less.

lakejen: We too live in Alton, and buy most of our produce at Fiddleheads. We have found them to be very much cheaper than Hannafords. We also get our eggs there...still $.99 a dozen.

When a store like Hannafords go into a small community, their pricing is such that it is either cheaper to shop there than to spend the gas to go 20 miles away to a larger store; or they are roughly the same price, but the packages are smaller (12 oz vs 16 oz, etc.). It is the price for living in our small town!!!!

[Belmont Resident]

Prices on materials, service work on your car, boat and ATV are all higher in this area because it is a tourist destination. Even Pizza hut used to raises their prices in the spring and reduce them in the fall. Compare prices on rental property in the lakes region during peak and off peak season and during special events.
This is why I have no sympathy for those who are complaining about loss of business due to the economy. Drop your prices and maybe you will fill all those empty rentals.
Exact same thing happened with the old Burger King site. They demanded higher rent.
So for the last what 4-5 years they have had no rent but are paying premium taxes.
It is called being greedy and it is perfectly legal, but sometimes it bits you in the butt.

[Rattlesnake Guy]

Driving by expensive stores to go to MB is supply and demand at it's best. It is up to each business owner to set the price point they think allows them to make the most money. Likewise it is up to us to decide how much and where to buy in order to keep as much money as we want to. Capitalism at it's best. The more folks who chose MB, the less profitable the Shaws and Hanaford model becomes.

[Lakesrider]

Well for some the MB route is great. For others like myself whom are only buying for two it really makes no sense to drive an extra 20 miles to go to MB.
I figure I save more by doing route scheduling thing. I got to Lowe's, go to my condo garage near Pepi Herman Crystal, go to either Hannaford's or Shaw's, head to the Wining Butcher, get gas at Fullers, ($2.64 now BTW) Stop at Subway for a foot long sub etc. Driving all the way from Moultonborough to MB just makes no sense, time and gas wise, for me. However if I am going to Nashua, Manchester etc. I'll stop in of course. I guess you just have to figure out what is right for you.
It is just like this Tuesday, I will go do all my shopping for the next two weeks so I don't have to deal with melting ice cream in my truck being stuck in the Bike traffic. So I will most likely throw the coolers in the truck and head down to Tilton and MB.
Git 'er done!

[SAMIAM]

MB is only about 20 miles from Meredith which equals about 2 gallons of gas in the average car.....$7-$8 roughly. You could save that much on a $50 order so it seems well worth it to make the trip for weekly shopping.
I agree with Meredith Lady about shopping local when ever possible....but not if I'm going to get gouged.

[Rattlesnake Guy]

Lakesrider.
Was that a typo that gas at fullers is $2.64?
Thanks

[patman]

Originally Posted by Rattlesnake Guy

Lakesrider.
Was that a typo that gas at fullers is $2.64?
Thanks

No typo. I saw $2.64 when I drove by yesterday. $2.69 at the new Murphy's store, the rest were all $2.7x and up.

[rrr]

Are you sure it wasn't $3.64, $3.69, etc.?

[patman]

Originally Posted by rrr

Are you sure it wasn't $3.64, $3.69, etc.?

@#$&@(*&(!!! You are correct. $3.64, $3.69. Wishful thinking Freudian slip I guess.

[RLW]

Originally Posted by Rattlesnake Guy

Driving by expensive stores to go to MB is supply and demand at it's best. It is up to each business owner to set the price point they think allows them to make the most money. Likewise it is up to us to decide how much and where to buy in order to keep as much money as we want to. Capitalism at it's best. The more folks who chose MB, the less profitable the Shaws and Hanaford model becomes.

I didn't know that MB Kubota tractor place sold groceries....

[GTO]

Is there anyway to print out this thread and send it to someome at Hannafords, either the corporate office or the store itself? It would be good to let them know how the locals feel