Haggen Food & Pharmacy

correction to last posting:
Not one week, one month. Scheduled to close around 11÷1÷2015.

I have kept trying and trying to give this place a decent shot but they keep giving me a reason to never, ever go back.
Tonight I went at 645 PM and the meat and deli counter were already closed? I mean, WTF? People DO go shopping at 645PM still right? I asked the cashier and she said «Well, we are just too slow to keep the meat counter open this late.» Seriously? No wonder why this place is slowly dying.
The selection here has been gradually getting worse, now no organic chicken, and outside of the closed meat counter their meat selection quite frankly sucks unless you want to buy a bunch of clearly past their prime pre packaged meat some of which is marked down a whopping $ 3. Thanks Haggens, enjoy throwing that piece of Kobe beef out instead of discounting it.
I will be looking forward to this place going out of business but I feel bad for their employees. It’s not their fault the managers are idiots

I guess i would call Haggen bad and sad. I live close to this store, and while I liked Albertons, I go to others in the area as well. When this became Haggen, the food in 95% of the cases is exactly is the same, but the prices soared. i used to stop at Albertson’s for a few items, but at Haggens many prices are so ridiculous, I just pass it by most times now. When I am there the store is dead, and i never seeing anyone buy more than a few items.
The good news, at least for me, is with so few customers, this store likely won’t be here for very long. With any luck Sprouts or Trader Joes will buy the place.
Overall, food is Albertson’s quality, which isn’t bad, but prices are way out-​of-​wack.
Looks like they now leaving AZ. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.

Very good produce; lots of organic; better prices than Safeway. Good organic throughout the store. Hate that drive down to Sprouts. Don’t need to except for the occasional item. Organic chicken. Bison and grass fed ground beef. Lamb chops and Kobe steak very good. Nice people in the store. Not busy. Easy place to shop. Hope it doesn’t get too crowded in season.

This store has outrageous prices. I don’t mind paying more for my groceries though if the quality matches the price, it doesn’t. Also, after just learning that this store has laid off my favorite cashier and bagger I certainly will not return. Haggen’s has been nothing but a nuisance since it arrived in Arizona and replaced the Albertsons which I have been going to for four years. Haggen’s, we have enough grocery stores in Arizona to choose from, pack up and head back up to the Pacific Northwest.

Just stopped in for the first time thinking it was still Albertsons. I couldn’t figure out what was wrong, why I couldn’t find all of my usual favorite things that I go to Albertsons specifically for. Produce was a disappointment. Coffee department was a disappointment. Packaged meat section was a disappointment. Fresh seafood was a disappointment. And I couldn’t get over how high the prices were on many of the items I checked. It was only as I was checking out that I found out from the clerk that I was in Heggins, not Albertsons any longer. That will be my last trip to this particular grocery chain. I can’t imagine how they will ever compete with the Frys, Bashas, Safeway, Sprouts, and AJ’s that are all nearby and provide better pricing, a better selection and/​or higher quality.

Don’t listen to the naysayers who will always find fault in something. This store always has been, and will continue to be my go-​to grocery. Yes, they’re going through a transition period right now but let’s give them a chance. One thing’s for sure, they have the best people working there. Other stores are either crabby or snooty, but not this one. And yes, Haggen has a bit more remodeling to do in this store but I’m confident they will get there. They’ve made big improvements to their produce and meat departments, and I’ve heard others are to follow. If their prices have gone up, which I haven’t noticed much, it would be because their quality went up as well. A lot more organics, fresher produce, and better meat and fish. No question for me, I will continue shopping there.