Shaw’s

Shaw’s has really stepped up it’s game in recent months. The fish area is nicer and cheaper than Market Basket or Hannaford. The sales are exceptional — with Mymixx and Savingstar combined, you can do very well. In particular, I actually made money on multigrain cheerios because they were on sale for $ 1.99 and I had a $.75 off coupon that doubled plus there was a $.75 off 1 mymixx discount and a $.75 Savingstar rebate. I would be doing well if it was $ 2.50 at Market Basket in which case I would only be able to use the $.75 off coupon to get it for $ 1.75 not a money maker of $ 1.01.

I love shopping at Shaws. I think it is the most organized of the area Supermarkets, the staff I find to be very friendly. The isles are spacious and easy to get around, but alas I do avoid it because of their prices. I don’t understand why they charge so much more than Market Basket and how they stay in business with their prices. Forget Hannofords, they are just as bad on prices and I don’t find the staff friendly or helpful. We tend to go to Market Basket because of the prices even though they are further away. Maybe it’s union contracts or something, but if Shaws doesn’t compete at the price level, they won’t be around long, which is sad.

Giving it one star bc I can’t give it zero! Had I not procrastinated today I would have travelled the extra few minutes to go to Market Basket in Londonderry. If you catch Shaw’s at a good time they may have some of their prepackaged products in the center aisles at a great sale price, but you can never trust their fresh products (deli cut meats, dairy, meats, etc) to stay fresh for the duration of their expected shelf life. If you shop like I do where most of your groceries come from the outer edges of the supermarket, this is not the place to go.
Their produce section looks more like a graveyard for fruits and veggies. I posted pics of the veggie display I was faced with immediately inside the door. Rather than a beautiful display showcasing the brilliant selection throughout the department, this set up was only missing the cockeyed «Danger» and «Enter At Your Own Risk» signs with skull and cross bones forecasting the miserable, shriveled, dry and bruised items throughout. I left this supermarket with only $ 11.00 worth of groceries.

Hannafords isn’t exactly two seconds, it’s 10 minutes away from Shaws. At that point Market Basket would be a good choice also.
I do agree, the Shaws in Hood plaza in Derry is weak.
They have pretty crappy produce and meat selections. They have an okay gluten free section, which is better than Market Basket’s (they just put stuff scattered through the store)
Hannafords definitely has the best gluten free section.
Shaws as a whole sucks, they are WAY too expensive. Much more than competitors, and if you have a shaws card you can get gas… after spending 250 dollars… and then it won’t work when you try and use it!

This place sucks. They always seem to be stocking crap whenever I go in there and it’s a pain in the ass to get my cart around boxes and stockers who are paying no mind to me. Also, if you like being blatantly being treated like shit by cashiers who have serious mental problems, this is the place for you. Their prices are ridiculous and the place is usually dirty and dusty! I’ve gone in several times and they have been out of stock of simple items… Avoid this place and take the two second drive to Hannafords. Their staff is much more friendly and they have a cleaner store!