Hannaford

This Hannaford was renovated within the last couple of years and they did a great job. It’s easy to find whatever you might be looking for (and I’m not the main shopper in the family… so I don’t know the store layout at all).
The produce department has an excellent selection of organic fruits and vegetables — and they are reasonably priced. Finding gluten free stuff was super easy (I was on a mission for some gluten free pasta) and the folks at the deli counter were quick and efficient.
The aisles are nice and wide, the store is clean and they had plenty of people working at the registers. It didn’t hurt that the store wasn’t terribly busy when I was there today.
I grabbed one of the sushi options on my way out — the brown rice with avocado roll ($ 5.99). Very good.
I’m not a fan of food shopping. But, I’ll be back if I can easily find stuff and I can get in and out quickly.

Hannaford is the place to be– plenty of variety, cheaper than PriceChopper and still open 24 hours. Their produce section is extensive, and they have free range chicken and eggs. The staff is also very nice at 3am :)
It helps that it reminds me of the grocery store I used to go to growing up in the South. late 80s HEB anyone?

This is a decent Hannaford, no better or worse than any of the others in the area. I think this one has a slightly better produce department than some of the others. But I want to know whose bright idea it was to put the frozen food aisles in the center of the store. I like to buy my frozen foods last, and this requires me to double back. Though the science of grocery store design is to try to get you to visit as much of a store as possible, and forcing one to double back increases the chance you might see something else to buy.
In the northeast, Hannafords are generally going to be one of your best options, unless you’re in an area which has a Wegman’s.
The nearby Price Chopper lures people because of its gas discount program. That may or may not be a good option for folks, but you have to do some math to figure it out. Typically each $ 50 purchase gives you 10 cents off per gallon of gas, maximum of 20 gallons. 20 x $ 0.10 = $ 2.00 gas savings per $ 50 of groceries. But if your purchase of the same amount of groceries someplace else is less than $ 48, you’re better off going to that someplace else (i.e., you save more than $ 2 per $ 50). Based on the type of groceries I buy, I save more money up front going to Hannaford.

Five stars to Hannaford for staying open during the aftermath of Hurricane/​Tropical Storm Irene. The mall was closed, the traffic lights were not working, but Hannaford was open and fully staffed operating with what I assume was a backup generator.
In regular times I’m slightly biased to Price Chopper because they have Certified Angus beef, but Hannaford has Genny Crème and Rock Hill Bakery bread. After the travails of the last 12 hours, I need to get my priorities straight.

It can be confusing to get to coming off of 50, because there’s this wonky road that takes you down between the McDonald’s and the Denny’s, and you have to snake your way in. There’s plenty of parking, even for such a small lot, which was rather surprising.
Okay. So, the produce first. It looked pretty fresh, better than some stores (that’s for sure!!) but definitely not as fresh as from a farmer’s market. It irks me how the Hannaford’s chain in particular prides themselves on «local» ingredients — meaning «from anywhere in the state» as opposed to, say, in a 50-​mile radius. Anyways…
The fish/​seafood selection is nothing special. Get there early so you can get the freshest previously-​frozen stuff (ew).
Bakery items are so-​so. Not nearly the variety I prefer, but most people just go for their packaged cookies and cupcakes, anyways, so who cares if the French bread has a spongy crust?
The saving grace? The reason for 4 stars in what seems to be an «OMG this place blows!» review? Well, simple. They have a huge natural/​organics/​bulk section smack-​dab dead center. You can’t miss it. You wouldn’t want to. LOVE it! Sure, there are other stores with these products, but they scatter them down different aisles. I love being able to just walk in, go to ONE section of the store, and not have to comb the shelves for the organic labels. Beautiful! I love you, Hannaford’s! (Now just get my sweet tea!)

Hannaford is a bit better than Price chopper, but PC is the worst supermarket chain I’ve ever been to. Wish we had a Wegman’s, Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s or even a Stop N Shop!
I’m looking for organic foods and gluten free. One section of the store. Thanks Hannaford!

For the first time since I lived in the Animal House with several band mates in my early twenties, I recycled bottles and cans for money. I can remember 8 years ago, filling a truck with beer bottles and getting about $ 110 back to buy more beer to party with. At that time, we were all broke and the prospect of all that untapped wealth was exciting. We made a day out of it, and had a great time drinking the beer after.
This time, I had only $ 14 to spend this entire weekend. I refuse to spend any more on credit, and I have to live within my means. I can spend only a few dollars a day. No extras, barely enough for food (and some tea at Uncommon Grounds).
I had a garbage bag full of bottles and cans from our Halloween party. Now don’t get me wrong, I like to recycle at the curb but it just hasn’t been worth my time to bring these old bottles and cans back for a stupid nickel. Until now
So I packed all this stuff into my car and went to Hannaford. They have some very efficient machines these days. They suck that bottle in, spin it around and read the bar code, and eventually print out a money slip. I bet each of those machines cost tens of thousands of dollars.
The bottom of the bag was filthy, and I got 4.60 all together. 92 bottles and cans.
Why beloved reader is there not a bigger reward for doing the right thing? doing the green thing. If we really want to make some progress in recycling, lets make the deposit a quarter, and believe me much of these reusable items will be recycled. Even if your too rich and lazy like I have been during the 2000’s, I guarantee somebody will pick up your slacking ass, and do the right thing for you. Why? Because the money is there. It would be worth it.
I realize my recycled high horse is riding away. I’m just saying I would have had $ 23 if the deposit was a quarter. You better believe that would not have gone of the curb.
Hannaford is nice, clean and they have a good bulk bin section. Perfect for a pauper like me to buy in bulk and save. I was able to by two pounds of organic rolled oats and a bag of lettuce. That ought to keep me full and regular.