Omaha's Best Grocery Stores

Post by **Coyote** » Sat Sep 27, 2014 5:48 am

Which is your favorite Grocery Store in Omaha and Why?
(In this poll you can vote for three choices)

Post by **nebugeater** » Sat Sep 27, 2014 8:06 am

Voted HyVee

May not be the lowest cost but I consider them the best value. Good selection and their store brands are right up there with the best. ( except for ketchup ;) )

Post by **Coyote** » Sat Sep 27, 2014 8:27 am

I used to like Hy-Vee a lot, but recently it seems their MO is gas prices, they do not give great reduction on food costs, but make you get the savings in gas pricing. That may be good if you have a 35 gallon tank, and buy enough specially gas discount items to get .30, .60 off gas, but I shop for one and only have a 10 gal tank. Plus it seems they don't have the check out yourself lanes like other grocers do.

Post by **nebugeater** » Sat Sep 27, 2014 8:34 am

Coyote wrote:I used to like Hy-Vee a lot, but recently it seems their MO is gas prices, they do not give great reduction on food costs, but make you get the savings in gas pricing. That may be good if you have a 35 gallon tank, and buy enough specially gas discount items to get .30, .60 off gas, but I shop for one and only have a 10 gal tank. Plus it seems they don't have the check out yourself lanes like other grocers do.

35 gal tank will do you no good. Discount is capped at 20 Gal.

Post by **Coyote** » Sat Sep 27, 2014 2:49 pm

Speaking of gas cards, what I like about Bakers is that I have a card registered online and can download the coupons I want to use, plus usually a free item Friday coupon, what I don't like about them... Krogers takeover, they used to be much better.

Post by **nebugeater** » Sat Sep 27, 2014 3:34 pm

Coyote wrote:Speaking of gas cards, what I like about Bakers is that I have a card registered online and can download the coupons I want to use, plus usually a free item Friday coupon, what I don't like about them... Krogers takeover, they used to be much better.

Don't hold me too it but I think HyVee is headed that way

Post by **Coyote** » Sat Sep 27, 2014 5:19 pm

I have the 156th St Hy-Vee friended on my Facebook. They always post daily in house deals. Today I got their Jumbo Tenderloin Sandwich for $1.99 ( savings of $4.00). The Stony Brook Hy-Vee Wine & Spirits always posts on Facebook what is new or on Sale.

HskrFanMike · Post by **HskrFanMike** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 12:13 pm

Hy-Vee at 156th & Maple is the WORST grocery store in town. If they have something on sale for a decent price, it's almost always out of stock. Sale items frequently ring up at the wrong price. And their "fuel savers" program is a joke, offering you a 2 cents a gallon savings on gas for something that Hy-Vee prices about $1 more than the competition.

I probably shop there once a month at most, and usually end up regretting it. Two things Hy-Vee has going for it are pretty good Chinese food...and a more extensive variety of niche products because it's a bigger store. But the prices there are quite a bit higher than the competition.

I really wish Fareway would open a store along the West Dodge corridor.

HskrFanMike · Post by **HskrFanMike** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 12:16 pm

BTW, who voted for Safeway? They pulled out of Omaha almost 35 years ago...

Post by **Brad** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 12:18 pm

HskrFanMike wrote:BTW, who voted for Safeway? They pulled out of Omaha almost 35 years ago...

Lol, Coyote must still thinks he lives in Colorado!

Post by **Coyote** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 12:24 pm

Hey, I almost put down Albertson's, and HEB instead of Hy-Vee.
I thought about including Hinky Dinky

Post by **nebugeater** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 1:59 pm

Brad wrote:
HskrFanMike wrote:BTW, who voted for Safeway? They pulled out of Omaha almost 35 years ago...
Lol, Coyote must still thinks he lives in Colorado!

Either that or you better check the age of the items in someone's cupboard and fridge!

Post by **nebugeater** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 1:59 pm

A little surprised there are no votes for Walmart

Post by **Brad** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 2:40 pm

nebugeater wrote:A little surprised there are no votes for Walmart

That place is pure He!!. I would never vote for it!

MadMartin8 · Post by **MadMartin8** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 3:03 pm

Brad wrote:
nebugeater wrote:A little surprised there are no votes for Walmart
That place is pure He!!. I would never vote for it!

I like the Neighborhood Market off of 96th and Giles...but otherwise, yes, you're right.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 3:22 pm

Yeah I was going to say, we shop at the Neighborhood market in Bellevue all the time. There aren't a lot of grocery stores close to where we live (sw of Offutt) On a side note, Bellevue is the largest city in either Iowa or Nebraska without a HyVee.

Post by **Brad** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 3:32 pm

skinzfan23 wrote:Yeah I was going to say, we shop at the Neighborhood market in Bellevue all the time. There aren't a lot of grocery stores close to where we live (sw of Offutt) On a side note, Bellevue is the largest city in either Iowa or Nebraska without a HyVee.

Soon as the highway construction is done, the Plattsmouth should be a nice easy drive.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 3:39 pm

Brad wrote:
skinzfan23 wrote:Yeah I was going to say, we shop at the Neighborhood market in Bellevue all the time. There aren't a lot of grocery stores close to where we live (sw of Offutt) On a side note, Bellevue is the largest city in either Iowa or Nebraska without a HyVee.
Soon as the highway construction is done, the Plattsmouth should be a nice easy drive.

Yeah thats true and it looks nice but I still think it will be further than the neighborhood market.

Post by **BRoss** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 7:10 pm

Brad wrote:
nebugeater wrote:A little surprised there are no votes for Walmart
That place is pure He!!. I would never vote for it!

I refuse to go there for anything. But that is mainly because I feel they are one of the most evil and corrupt companies in this country.

debradomayer · Post by **debradomayer** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 8:23 pm

Heard just today that HyVee is seriously looking at Bellevue, no specific part tho'. It's possible they are going to replace the one at 36 & L with a new one in Bellevue. As for my favorite store, since I rep for a broker I am somewhat biased. Baker's because I get a discount and BagnSave for their meat. My favorite store to call on however is HyVee. Best people work there!

Post by **Brad** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 8:38 am

HR Paperstacks wrote:
Brad wrote:
nebugeater wrote:A little surprised there are no votes for Walmart
That place is pure He!!. I would never vote for it!
I refuse to go there for anything. But that is mainly because I feel they are one of the most evil and corrupt companies in this country.

I don't even take any of that in to account, I hate the place because the vast majority of their employees are slow, have zero personality, and just seem like they truly don't give a F___.

debradomayer wrote:My favorite store to call on however is HyVee. Best people work there!

Exactly. They are always friendly, helpful and can actually carry on a conversation while they are running the cash register.

cp jay 07 · Post by **cp jay 07** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 2:23 pm

Brad wrote:
Brad wrote:
nebugeater wrote:A little surprised there are no votes for Walmart
That place is pure He!!. I would never vote for it!
I don't even take any of that in to account, I hate the place because the vast majority of their employees are slow, have zero personality, and just seem like they truly don't give a F___.

I felt the same way about Wal-Mart but I will give them some credit because the new grocery only stores, especially the one on Saddle Creek, are really easy and quick. I hated the super center ones but I will shop at the grocery only ones for pop and box stuff if I don't need meat or produce cause it really is convenient. Also they have Mister C's sauce about a dollar cheaper than HyVee.

jessep28 · Post by **jessep28** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 3:01 pm

I hate shopping for groceries at Walmart super centers, but I really like their Neighborhood Markets. The workers are friendlier and stores are way less crowded.

Post by **Coyote** » Tue Oct 14, 2014 1:41 pm

I didn't realize Super Saver was a Lincoln store:

The first Super Saver was opened in 1984 at 48th & O Streets in Lincoln. At the time of the opening, it was the largest retail grocery store in the state in terms of square footage (60,000 square feet). In 1988 a second Super Saver was opened with 70,000 square feet at 27th & Cornhusker Highway, and a third store was opened in July 1991 at 56th & Highway 2. In 1993, the Company opened a store in Council Bluffs, Iowa, marking Super Saver's entrance into a market outside of Lincoln. Growth continued for the Super Saver concept, and in 1999 B&R Stores purchased the Food-4-Less store in Columbus and the Festival of Foods store in Grand Island. A new Super Saver store at 27th & Pine Lake Road in Lincoln was completed in October 1999. An Omaha area location was added in June of 2000 with the opening of B&R's largest store, an 83,000-square-foot Super Saver at 144th & Stony Brook Boulevard in Millard. Super Saver's newest location opened in February, 2013 in Lincoln's Fallbrook neighborhood.

bbinks · Post by **bbinks** » Wed Oct 15, 2014 8:06 pm

Wasn't there a super saver on Ames where the new walmart is? Baker's before that.

debradomayer · Post by **debradomayer** » Wed Oct 15, 2014 8:39 pm

There was a Super Saver in the old Baker's location, now Walmart. They lasted only a year before they got tired of losing more to theft than making in sales. Walmart may be suffering the same fate. Prior to opening, they fired over 1/2 of the employees due to theft. Over $100k. It's a problem

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 3:03 pm

debradomayer wrote:There was a Super Saver in the old Baker's location, now Walmart. They lasted only a year before they got tired of losing more to theft than making in sales. Walmart may be suffering the same fate. Prior to opening, they fired over 1/2 of the employees due to theft. Over $100k. It's a problem

I'm not a Wal Mart guy but I do like that they are going where no one else will. They are very experienced at managing inner city stores. I think they will make a go of it there.

Greg

debradomayer · Post by **debradomayer** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 5:56 pm

If anyone can make it work it's Walmart. I only go because I have that store is in my territory.

lisanstan · Post by **lisanstan** » Sun Oct 19, 2014 2:18 pm

Baker's at Leavenworth and Saddle Creek is actually the closest grocery to me and I refuse to shop there. It's impossible to get out once you're in the parking lot. I also HATE WITH A PASSION the damn Baker's/Kroger card you have to carry or pay double the loyalty price.

jessep28 · Post by **jessep28** » Mon Oct 20, 2014 10:55 pm

lisanstan wrote:\ I also HATE WITH A PASSION the darn Baker's/Kroger card you have to carry or pay double the loyalty price.

Irrelevant, pointless story: I hardly shop at Baker's anymore, so one day I went there for something and found out that I took the card out of my wallet when cleaning it out. Mine was a super old one from when I worked there over a decade ago, so I didn't have the alternate pin setup, but had the actual card number memorized (in fact, I still have my original Baker's Value Card number memorized too). After trying to fool the self checkout computer to let me enter the full number, I asked the attendant if I could just enter the card number itself, but her eyes glazed over and she just gave me a replacement card.

Post by **Brad** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:26 am

jessep28 wrote:I asked the attendant if I could just enter the card number itself, but her eyes glazed over and she just gave me a replacement card.

All these places with a card (Which is about everything anymore) need to let you put in your phone number... I don't need 30 f-in cards in my wallet!

Post by **Coyote** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:57 am

Brad wrote:
jessep28 wrote:I asked the attendant if I could just enter the card number itself, but her eyes glazed over and she just gave me a replacement card.
All these places with a card (Which is about everything anymore) need to let you put in your phone number... I don't need 30 f-in cards in my wallet!

most use phone numbers as your code, I still have my Krogers card from Louisiana, when it was Brookshires, Colorado, when it was King Soopets... But I had to change my phone number all the time... I think my best buy still has my Louisiana Number

Post by **nebugeater** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 8:53 am

Brad wrote:
jessep28 wrote:I asked the attendant if I could just enter the card number itself, but her eyes glazed over and she just gave me a replacement card.
All these places with a card (Which is about everything anymore) need to let you put in your phone number... I don't need 30 f-in cards in my wallet!

HyVee does. Use my phone # at checkout almost all the time

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 12:43 pm

Sounds like Walmart is in the hunt for more locations for Neighborhood Markets:

Walmart on hunt for even more Nebraska locations for Neighborhood Market stores

Walmart’s introduction of its Neighborhood Market stores has been so successful that the company is looking for more locations in Nebraska, possibly including Lincoln and Omaha, a Walmart official told real estate brokers Thursday in Omaha.

Omaha_Gabe · Post by **Omaha_Gabe** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 12:36 am

It's been 3 years and have not stepped foot into a Walmart, Wm market or Sam's. I would rather pay more for a local place or something other. Guess I have a grudge against them.

Post by **BRoss** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 1:05 pm

Omaha_Gabe wrote:It's been 3 years and have not stepped foot into a Walmart, Wm market or Sam's. I would rather pay more for a local place or something other. Guess I have a grudge against them.

I haven't been in a Walmart for years either due to the way they treat their employees.

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 1:12 pm

I just can't handle Wal-Martians.

bigredmed · Post by **bigredmed** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 4:35 pm

Is it just me, or do the big box stores seem like the "savings" are not real. I usually shop at HyVee and when we go to Costco, we save money on chicken, but anything else is either some bulk purchase item that forces me to buy too much, or is some house brand that often is a bulk buy as well. If I need a pound of butter, and I have to buy 3 in order to "save" money, I feel like I am better off at the normal grocery stores.

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 7:53 am

Some things are better at Costco. Others are better on sale at Baker's and Hy Vee. Hy Vee to me is the priciest option in the metro unless it's on sale.

Greg

Post by **Coyote** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 3:24 pm

A grocery chain no one talks about is becoming Whole Foods' biggest threat

Kroger is also expected to surpass Whole Foods Market within two years and become the nation's top seller of organic and natural food, according to a recent report by JPMorgan Chase.

The chain is renowned for excellent its customer service, loyalty program, and extensive selection, Stephen Ward, commercial director of the research and consulting firm Conlumino, said in a note to clients.

Much like Costco and Aldi, Kroger mainly offers private-label products, keeping prices low.

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