Hannaford – Cashback, Rebates & Rewards

We have a local Hannaford that replaced other grocery stores before them. They change the dates on old food. We’ve seen stickers that are better dates stuck over meat and bakery until people complained upon revealing the less than ideal older dates. They were caught for that, and then it’s an “oops.” They won’t hire anyone from the mental health place anymore because they hired someone we know in the community as being a difficult person. So apparently this means they won’t hire any more people who are actually deserving of a job after that from this mental health place, who want a second chance at life with employment. Apparently this store judges based on this one interaction with this one person that allegedly represents the whole place. Anyway - It was unclear on what was causing the frequent changes of hands. For years, we went there and noticed less and less minorities shopping there. Eventually, COVID hit and they started basically harassing the less fortunate who could not work due to COVID who came in there to shop. They got a new manager who definitely was on board with continuing this messy drama! I am one of those customers they have falsely profiled and I’m under the impression that I am not the only one. Management supports this outrageous behavior. First of all, the store gets their money no matter how people pay - because people pay with food stamps does not mean the food is “free.” Nor do we get a bottomless food stamp card. There is a limit how much a month people receive per the state. They also pulled a few little pranks like putting beans beside depends diapers during a remodel, and candy directly across from vegetables. As if elderly people poop their pants and need the beans, and the high needs kids will be screaming their heads off for candy when their caretakers are trying to shop for the healthy food. Everything is a shaming tactic in this store. The customers are meant for a laugh. They did a remodel meant to boggle the mind and play this not relaxing music like rock music meant for a bar and not a grocery store. The employees have been overheard talking about making America great again. Let’s put it that way. Most do not choose to be unemployed - especially with my credentials. People do not grow up and want to be “on the system.” Kids are not writing this in their yearbooks that they want to be on welfare when they grow up. I’m sure most of these employees who like to shame people are one paycheck away from being on the same fate. I’ve been harassed nonstop for taking the COVID leave by certain people in the community and this store is at the heart of it. Well - I am fighting back now with all the profiling going on in this store. I want to work again and not hear about it walking around my city! This store needs a complete overhaul! No political BS going on here! Someone needs to investigate this place and put them in their place.

I asked the guy at the meat department if he could cut my whole chicken...he stated no for sanitary reasons....I had it done at Market Basket no problem ..if it was a sanitary reason I would think it would apply everywhere.... I had stated to the manager at chelmsfords hannaford jokingly that if she ever gets a day off. She replied back that she sees me everyday at the store and asked if I shopped for other people... maybe because she's been at hannaford for 30yrs she has the right to say what she said....(found her answer to be rude)...I don't feel I was rude as I stated it in a jokingly manner...her response back was a different manner...... when you want to cash in a lottery ticket you have to go go the cashier...she in turn goes to the customer service dept were there are people standing there and can very well cash your ticket..instead they have the cashiers do it.....makes no sense......also on the website it states that hannaford will do custom meat cutting....go figure. The staff at the meat dept and have seen it myself can be rude... also there is a staff person that works in the meat dept....he is a large person and is not very neat or clean looking..always wears a stocking hat and clothes are messy.....not a good example when working in the meat dept.....was told that hannaford is not set up to cut up poultry just beef As stated before market basket will cup up your chicken...they must be set up for it. Why not hannaford??????.. at one time you could buy a whole chicken cut up or they would cut it for you.... had the set up then. ... from my understanding it's not a machine they use special knives....sounds a little fishy .......