Market Basket ~ Other: Roll Call for Market Basket shoppers

[sammy_827]

I shop at the Rochester or Somersworth NH Market Basket every so often - not a huge fan of their produce but their dairy & frozen things seem to be less expensive than Hannaford. Oh, I've also asked to be on their maillist and they've never sent me anything :( Glad to see this store forum!

[cheapone]

I shop at MB in Ashland and Bellingham. The produce is much cheaper than Shaws and S&S, milk is cheaper, and deli is cheaper. Anything I don't have a q for, I get a MB, and some prices are so much cheaper at MB that it's better to use the q there than to double at Shaws or S&S. But, the store is almost always crowded, and the wait at the deli is ridiculous. I pick up my number and then do all my shopping. The aisles are jammed, and the lines at the cashier are unbelievable, but it's a real money saver.

[strwbry]

FYI - I'm not sure if people are aware of this, but if you call your local Market Basket store, they will arrange, free of charge, to mail their flyer to you each week. Since they don't have a website, I find it very convenient to received my flyer in the mail. Even with the other stores doubling coupons, I find you can't beat the prices at Market Basket. I save a lot of money by shopping there. And I travel 1/2 hr. to get there, but it's really worth it to me. I also find when I shop with a lot of coupons at Stop&Shop or Shaws, I'm buying extra things that I really don't need and would have not have bought had I not had a coupon for it. What I find is that many of the items that I buy weekly or by-weekly are sometimes nearly half the price at Market Basket compared to Stop&Shop and Shaws. The other store I shop at besides Market Basket is the Hilltop Steakhouse Butchershop. Can't beat the meat prices and quality there! A new one is now opened in Weymouth, MA.

[Bibit002]

I'm new to the site and I just wanted to say that I shop at Market Basket weekly. The prices just can't be beat. The deli may be crowded 99% of the time, but the price difference between MB and Shaw's or S&S is amazing. Where else are you going to find Roast Beef or Turkey for $3.99 on sale, sometimes even cheaper.

The crowds at MB can be tolerated by the prices. If I spend say $80 at MB, I knw for the same items at Shaw's or S&S are going to cost close to $110 or so, so that alone makes MB worthwhile. The lines at MB may be long too, but at least they have all of their checkouts opened 98% of the time, do you ever see that at Shaw's or S&S? I highly doubt it.

I get the weekly ad for MB in the mail once a week and shop at the Bellingham store usually on Monday mornings. I Love shopping at MB.

Paula

[lilac_blossom]

I have a Hannafords right down the street from me but I've started to drive right by it and go to the closest Market Basket about 15 minutes away in Londonderry, NH. Their prices are so much better for the stuff that I buy! I go during the day on a weekday so it's not usually that crowded. The biggest complaint I have is they stock their shelves during the day so it's hard to get around the store. I can put up with it though for the good deals ;).

MacNChz ~ I'm in NH :)

[board ride'n momma]

Well MB is the closest store for us, and with a 6 month old every minute counts.

[Mom2Nico]

Market Basket is the closest store for me. I love it. I went to Shaws today to get a few things. I didnt buy most of the things on my list becasue it was so much more expensive! For example- The Perdue perfect size chicken was 9.99 at Shaws and only 6.99 at Demoulas. Neither was on sale- Just wanted to use a 2 dollar off coupon I had.

I usually shop during the week - it usually isnt crowded then.

I actually find the employees to be very nice. When I was there yesterday my 2 year old fell asleep. I had to hold him - and more than one employee offered to puch my cart. The cashiers are always nice to me too.

[dmjennette]

I just wish that the store near me was a little cleaner it always seems so dingy and they are not open 24x7 so not sure what the deal is with cleanliness

[cbscanner]

I love my Market Basket.....I shopped for years at the Stop and shop that was closer to me out of sheer laziness.....now I realized I could have saved so much money traveling 10 more minutes to get to the MB!!!

[whizkid27]

Definitely not my favorite place to shop, but better prices that Shaws or Stop and Shop typically. I've never seen the sale flyer, but hopefully HCW will help me know when its too good to pass up.