Hannafords Opening

jerseyonbear · 10-29-2008, 06:33 PM

I am looking forward to next summer when we will have an opportunity to go shopping and not feel like we are being taken to the cleaners each time we need something from the market. I usually bring a lot of frozen meat from home for the couple of weeks we spend at the lake. But the produce prices are so out of reason when compared to what we spend in New Jersey. The location for us is great we will not have to fight the traffic to get to Jackson Star or to Center Harbor. We have missed the October Market.

Cristen · 10-29-2008, 07:04 PM

I would be thrilled to see a Starbucks is right!!
I hope it's not just a rumor.

Lakesrider · 10-29-2008, 07:13 PM

"The location for us is great we will not have to fight the traffic to get to Jackson Star or to Center Harbor."

That has yet to be seen. I can't wait to see how long it takes people to take a left out of the parking lot. I'd be willing to make a tongue-in-cheek bet you see a no left turn sign go up at the exit. Anyone want to make wagers on how many accidents will occur there this summer? And wait for the roundabouts....Oh Lordy!

Waterbaby · 10-29-2008, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cristen

I would be thrilled to see a Starbucks is right!!
I hope it's not just a rumor.

Hi Cristen -- I'm not a coffee drinker (and that's my disclaimer, lol) but......... what's the attraction of Starbucks? Other than high price and "glamour"? I'm seriously interested in your answer!

WinnDixie · 10-29-2008, 09:33 PM

Wondering why Starbucks ...we have four or five Starbucks right in my part of the city here (never mind all the rest)..two (in Target and in Barnes & Noble) are just yards from one another...and both doing just fine, so I know how popular they are...but, do I wish just one could be traded for a Dunkin' Donuts. I guess it is all in what we are used to...this New Englander misses that French Vanilla D.D. coffee and those donuts.

Lucky2Bhere · 10-29-2008, 09:54 PM

Don't get me wrong...I love Starbucks but anything that would hurt the "Village Perk" or "Winnipesaukee Bay Gull" would bother me. The intrusion of big name franchises will only go to dilute the character of the area. Hannafords is a necessity for us full timers. Jackson has outrageous prices and Heath's has it's own niche, but not as a market for everyday. Right now our major shopping is at Market Basket in Tilton.

Cristen · 10-30-2008, 06:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Waterbaby

Hi Cristen -- I'm not a coffee drinker (and that's my disclaimer, lol) but......... what's the attraction of Starbucks? Other than high price and "glamour"? I'm seriously interested in your answer!

The specialty coffee drinks at Starbucks are higher priced, but those drinks are higher priced at all coffee shops. A grande/medium brewed cup of coffee at Starbucks is less than $2.00, which is also comparable to their competition.

I have never really thought of Starbucks as glamorous. IMO, they create a really nice atmosphere, put out a good product which I enjoy, and their hours of operation are also very convenient.

I frequent the Village Perk in Meredith and Winnipesaukee Baygulls in Center Harbor, but their hours of operation are very limited. It would be nice to have a coffee shop that is open 7 days a week from morning until night.

Lakesrider · 10-30-2008, 07:06 AM

"The intrusion of big name franchises will only go to dilute the character of the area."

So what is Dunkin Donuts?

fatlazyless · 10-30-2008, 07:20 AM

About 18 months is how long construction of the new Hannaford's been underway. It is built on a land fill, created in a large Winnipesaukee feeder wetlands, with 1300 dump trucks of fill in 1971. So, I was told.

Building the foundation under Hannaford's required a large number of aprox 30', hollow steel piling tubes pounded into the ground, and then filled with 'concrete.' Building the foundation took maybe six months. It has no basement. It is basically built on a slab with a sump pump, just like the foundation underneath the new MVSB/Charter Trust building, nearby.

So, who paid for that, Cross Point Management or Hannaford's, and how long is their lease? Could be that their long term lease is in the public records at the Belknap County Registry? ...interesting...

Hey, for 86 cents, the Meredith McDonald's has Paul Newman's yummy 14oz coffee, all day long, but you have to ask for a senior coffee and pass for 55. Be ready to get carded

!

Hey, for 'no charge' to customers, E M Heath supermarket in Centre Harbor offers up a choice of six different Green Mountain Coffee Roaster's coffee, in those crumbly styrafoam cups. Excellent free coffee in not-so-nice cups. For a real nice, larger paper cup, it costs 50 cents.

Hey, for 1.99, every day, Heath's has serve yourself, 32oz of their famous home made chili that is the equal to jet rocket fuel. Powers you up, for the winter cold!

Plus, Heath's occaisionally has totally terrific, thick London Broil steaks, for like 2,29/lb. Watch for their second Wednesday of the month, truckload meat sales. Time to fill the freezer, every month of the year except for July and August, Dearie!

Hey, Hannaford's has like 165 stores in New England.

In that plaza building, what for many years were locally owned stores like Ben Franklin, ParaFUNalia, EM Heath Hardware, Brooks Drug (exception), Phu Jee Restaurant and October Farm Market has been replaced by big business....Hannaford's and Rite Aid.

Say, how can one trust a Rite Aid with one's drug prescription when they purposely chose to mispell Right as Rite. Plus, the Rite Aid founding president and brand-name creator, who thought up the name, now resides in a federal prison for security fraud?

On May 27, 2004, Martin Grass, age 50, the son of the founder of the original single, Rite Aid pharmacy (somewhere in Ohio), was sentenced to eight years for falsely reporting inflated values of the company so as to raise its' stock price.

Talk about a 'rite' prescription for Martin

!

Quilt Lady · 10-30-2008, 08:12 AM

Maybe the new Hannaford will have a Keurig coffee maker in the bakery section like they do in Gilford. A wide selection of coffees at a reasonable price. I love good coffee and have a Keurig. My coffee shop is open 24/7.

(Disclaimer: I do not have any connection with Green Mountain Coffee except as a satisfied customer.)

10-29-2008, 06:33 PM	#1
jerseyonbear Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 97 Thanks: 94 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	Looking Forward I am looking forward to next summer when we will have an opportunity to go shopping and not feel like we are being taken to the cleaners each time we need something from the market. I usually bring a lot of frozen meat from home for the couple of weeks we spend at the lake. But the produce prices are so out of reason when compared to what we spend in New Jersey. The location for us is great we will not have to fight the traffic to get to Jackson Star or to Center Harbor. We have missed the October Market.

10-29-2008, 07:04 PM	#2
Cristen Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 143 Thanks: 25 Thanked 11 Times in 6 Posts	Starbucks....could it be true??? I would be thrilled to see a Starbucks is right!! I hope it's not just a rumor.

10-29-2008, 09:33 PM	#5
WinnDixie Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 239 Thanks: 44 Thanked 75 Times in 17 Posts	I'm interested too Wondering why Starbucks ...we have four or five Starbucks right in my part of the city here (never mind all the rest)..two (in Target and in Barnes & Noble) are just yards from one another...and both doing just fine, so I know how popular they are...but, do I wish just one could be traded for a Dunkin' Donuts. I guess it is all in what we are used to...this New Englander misses that French Vanilla D.D. coffee and those donuts.

10-30-2008, 07:20 AM	#9
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,755 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,010 Times in 736 Posts	About 18 months is how long construction of the new Hannaford's been underway. It is built on a land fill, created in a large Winnipesaukee feeder wetlands, with 1300 dump trucks of fill in 1971. So, I was told. Building the foundation under Hannaford's required a large number of aprox 30', hollow steel piling tubes pounded into the ground, and then filled with 'concrete.' Building the foundation took maybe six months. It has no basement. It is basically built on a slab with a sump pump, just like the foundation underneath the new MVSB/Charter Trust building, nearby. So, who paid for that, Cross Point Management or Hannaford's, and how long is their lease? Could be that their long term lease is in the public records at the Belknap County Registry? ...interesting... Hey, for 86 cents, the Meredith McDonald's has Paul Newman's yummy 14oz coffee, all day long, but you have to ask for a senior coffee and pass for 55. Be ready to get carded! Hey, for 'no charge' to customers, E M Heath supermarket in Centre Harbor offers up a choice of six different Green Mountain Coffee Roaster's coffee, in those crumbly styrafoam cups. Excellent free coffee in not-so-nice cups. For a real nice, larger paper cup, it costs 50 cents. Hey, for 1.99, every day, Heath's has serve yourself, 32oz of their famous home made chili that is the equal to jet rocket fuel. Powers you up, for the winter cold! Plus, Heath's occaisionally has totally terrific, thick London Broil steaks, for like 2,29/lb. Watch for their second Wednesday of the month, truckload meat sales. Time to fill the freezer, every month of the year except for July and August, Dearie! Hey, Hannaford's has like 165 stores in New England. In that plaza building, what for many years were locally owned stores like Ben Franklin, ParaFUNalia, EM Heath Hardware, Brooks Drug (exception), Phu Jee Restaurant and October Farm Market has been replaced by big business....Hannaford's and Rite Aid. Say, how can one trust a Rite Aid with one's drug prescription when they purposely chose to mispell Right as Rite. Plus, the Rite Aid founding president and brand-name creator, who thought up the name, now resides in a federal prison for security fraud? On May 27, 2004, Martin Grass, age 50, the son of the founder of the original single, Rite Aid pharmacy (somewhere in Ohio), was sentenced to eight years for falsely reporting inflated values of the company so as to raise its' stock price. Talk about a 'rite' prescription for Martin! __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake! Last edited by fatlazyless; 11-03-2008 at 10:03 AM.

10-30-2008, 08:12 AM	#10
Quilt Lady Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: West Alton, NH Posts: 169 Thanks: 0 Thanked 25 Times in 11 Posts	Good Coffee . . . Maybe the new Hannaford will have a Keurig coffee maker in the bakery section like they do in Gilford. A wide selection of coffees at a reasonable price. I love good coffee and have a Keurig. My coffee shop is open 24/7. (Disclaimer: I do not have any connection with Green Mountain Coffee except as a satisfied customer.) __________________ QL (Doing my best to encourage Global Warming ... one quilt at a time!)

10-29-2008, 07:13 PM	#3
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	"The location for us is great we will not have to fight the traffic to get to Jackson Star or to Center Harbor." That has yet to be seen. I can't wait to see how long it takes people to take a left out of the parking lot. I'd be willing to make a tongue-in-cheek bet you see a no left turn sign go up at the exit. Anyone want to make wagers on how many accidents will occur there this summer? And wait for the roundabouts....Oh Lordy!

10-29-2008, 09:54 PM	#6
Lucky2Bhere Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Moultonboro & SE Florida Posts: 94 Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Don't get me wrong...I love Starbucks but anything that would hurt the "Village Perk" or "Winnipesaukee Bay Gull" would bother me. The intrusion of big name franchises will only go to dilute the character of the area. Hannafords is a necessity for us full timers. Jackson has outrageous prices and Heath's has it's own niche, but not as a market for everyday. Right now our major shopping is at Market Basket in Tilton.

10-30-2008, 07:06 AM	#8
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	"The intrusion of big name franchises will only go to dilute the character of the area." So what is Dunkin Donuts?

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