…and it’s name is Allagash. We decided to do our regular grocery shopping at Harris Teeter, partly because I found Allagash there before, but also because we’ve been unhappy with the quality of produce and cost at our usual Giant. Since it seemed the selection at HT was decent, we wanted to do a normal “grocery run” and see how it compared on price.
The good news is based on our very unscientific calculations, we save ~10%. What you buy tends to change with each visit and while this wasn’t an “OMG we have nothing!” run, we did need a decent amount of stuff. The bad news is it looks like they’re no longer going to stock Allagash. I hadn’t planned on buying any beer but happened across these bottles in the Discontinued section. Since they were half price ($3.43 for 750ml), I decided I’d be stupid to not buy them out.
After taking my six bottles of White and one bottle of Tripel to the counter, I talked with the store manager, who said corporate “sets the displays” and therefore determines what’s stocked. I told him I could buy it at Total Wine but would rather get it from them because that’s part of the reason I was shopping there. He thanked me for my business and took my name/number… saying he had a vendor that would likely special order for him when I wanted. Everyone knows I love quality customer service so we’ll see if this guy delivers. In the meantime, I’ll have to up my time on the StairMaster to offset the caloric intake.
This is not a problem, simply good taste and an economical purchase.
<— jealous.