Bell’s Iga

I’m giving this place ½ a star more than it deserves.
First this is the only market in the area (that I know of) without making a long haul to Bangor.
Parking, plenty.
Staff, they got them, but the light is not to bright in the attic if you catch my drift.
Ended up here as I need stuff for dinner as I offered to cook at my friends… Most supermarkets, tomato products are all together next to the spaghetti, right… here, WRONG! Spaghetti sauce and paste are with the pasta. Crushed, pureed, whole or otherwise are an isle over in canned veggies. Whoever heard of such a thing!
While this place has fair prices (compared to where I come from), the lay out SUCKS! I must have made several laps looking for whatever and then «sorry it’s a holiday week. Nothing will be in until Monday.» Who the hell runs out of cottage cheese with pineapple mid week! What do Mainer’s do with cottage cheese with pineapple to run out midweek… I honestly don’t want to know… And why does the dairy distributor only come on Mondays?! What type of place is this…
NOT IMPRESSED… if this place didn’t have it. Family Dollar did next door. This place is every lacking in the spice department (hence my trip next door)… and very lacking in selection as well (found more goodies next door).
Unfortunately the area is kinda stuck with this place unless you want to make the drive into Bangor…
Oh and the isles are very tight… carriage and half wide.

I have seen numerous supermarkets in many states, but this is one of the best. I am pleased with the variety and selections available. The prices are quite reasonable and the staff has always been most helpful.
I can happily recommend it to any and everyone.

The place isn’t the cleanest in town, but who cares if the floors are a little dusty when the prices are so cheap? Overall, the IGA is the cheapest grocery store in the Orono/​Bangor area. They also tend to have unadvertised sales. Once they had this huge batch of half gallons of fruit juices going for 3/​$ 1. Surplus and close to expiring? Fell off the back of a truck? Who knows and who cares! On a tight college budget, you can get all your basic staples and then some for mega cheap prices.
They’ve also got these giant sandwiches in the deli area going for $ 7 a pop. I could eat lunch for a week off one of these sandwiches.

Prices are pretty average but if you look around for unadvertised specials they are always great bargains. Be sure to check the expiration date on some foods because these great deals should be consumed soon after purchase.

Okay supermarket. Not the greatest, but the prices are cheaper on some things.
Watch out for the tuna fish sandwiches in the deli. One day I had one that tasted like it sat out too long without being refrigerated. Thinking this was a fluke I tried another several weeks later and it tasted awful too. Needless to say I won’t be getting any more of these from this store.
An interesting side-​note: One morning just before 9:00 am on a weekday I was waiting in the check out line at this store. In front of me was a man buying just a sandwich and a case of beer. I guess he needed something to wash the sandwich down with. :)

Small compared to Hannaford down the street, but sometimes has better prices and different selection.