Hy-Vee

[Busguy2010]

Bear in mind that Hy-Vee, like Target, caters to the crowd this is willing to spend a little more to avoid the Walmart crowd.

Well, it depends where you're located. In central Omaha and midtown, I think there's no difference in the crowd.

That said, with all the grocery store closings that have happened in the last 10-15 years, the options are slim. I've had to shop at Hy-vee more since, and I'll have to say, if you focus on buying their store brand stuff, they're not more expensive than Walmart. Of course that's not a direct comparison, just a feel. Shopping at Hy-vee much more in recent years didn't break my bank.

[nebugeater]

Bear in mind that Hy-Vee, like Target, caters to the crowd this is willing to spend a little more to avoid the Walmart crowd.

Well, it depends where you're located. In central Omaha and midtown, I think there's no difference in the crowd.

That said, with all the grocery store closings that have happened in the last 10-15 years, the options are slim. I've had to shop at Hy-vee more since, and I'll have to say, if you focus on buying their store brand stuff, they're not more expensive than Walmart. Of course that's not a direct comparison, just a feel. Shopping at Hy-vee much more in recent years didn't break my bank.

I would agree that if you are aware of what you are buying, the HyVee prices are no better or worse than most of their computation. I have shaped there for years. Go other places too to price check and find this to hold true. I will also say that the quality of the HyVee store brands exceeds other store brands in many cases.

Like other stores, their prices on items that are not in weekly or other ads are not the same from Store to store.

[skinzfan23]

I agree that HyVee is reasonable for store brand items or sale items, but for everything else, they are outrageous. I remember going there and seeing milk for close to $6 (granted that was for Hiland)but I have never seen milk that high unless its at a gas station. HyVee does have a pretty good selection but for price I find I do much better between shopping at Bakers (who has all the Kroger products) and Aldi. Every once in a while I will go to Walmart, but Walmart rarely has sales and their prices aren't that good either, especially for things like meat.

I used to shop at HyVee regularly but I have only been once in the past 3 years. Several times at different locations (Shadow Lake and Ralston) their produce was visibly moldy. I mentioned it to the produce manager and they didn't seem to care. Another time I was shopping late at night and they were stocking and I know that they have to get it done. But I was bumped into at least 3-4 times and no excuse me or anything. To make matters worse, there was a customer in a wheel chair who couldn't get down an aisle, so I went to mention it to the front manager and their response "Thats the way it is sometimes" I couldn't believe it. Ever since then I try to avoid HyVee at all costs.

[bbinks]

I agree that HyVee is reasonable for store brand items or sale items, but for everything else, they are outrageous. I remember going there and seeing milk for close to $6 (granted that was for Hiland)but I have never seen milk that high unless its at a gas station.

Roberts is the supplier in this area for HyVee and Target beand for milk. Yet, people spend more for the same thing. I bought Hiland/Roberts at Menards a few weeks ago for $3.50.

[ChadJK]

I saw on a Reddit post that Hy-Vee is going to stop being a package drop-off for USPS sometime this Autumn. I believe it was USPS's decision not Hy-Vee's.

[Brad]

I saw on a Reddit post that Hy-Vee is going to stop being a package drop-off for USPS sometime this Autumn. I believe it was USPS's decision not Hy-Vee's.

Did they pick up at every store? I know some have a post office inside them, but not all. I always went to HyVee to avoid the actual post office. No I got to Postal Zone instead because they shop all 3 shipping services for me.

[muszical]

The only Hy-Vee's that don't have a post office I believe are the ones that are located right by a post office. 50th and center is an example of one that does not have one.

[nebugeater]

The only Hy-Vee's that don't have a post office I believe are the ones that are located right by a post office. 50th and center is an example of one that does not have one.

The newer one in Gretna does not have a postal substation. It's not really close to a post office. The bigger factor for me is the hours versus location. For example, the store at 180th & Q lists this for hours: U.S. Postal Substation: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. On my spot check, the stores that have then vs those that do not will show it on what is listed by the STORE HOME tab on the Hy-Vee web page for each store.

180th & Pacific does not show one
Applewood does not show one
180th & Q shows one
156th & Maple shows one
Linden Market shows one
88th & Center does not show one

Some spot checks

[djc311]

The only Hy-Vee's that don't have a post office I believe are the ones that are located right by a post office. 50th and center is an example of one that does not have one.

The newer one in Gretna does not have a postal substation. It's not really close to a post office. The bigger factor for me is the hours versus location. For example, the store at 180th & Q lists this for hours: U.S. Postal Substation: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. On my spot check, the stores that have then vs those that do not will show it on what is listed by the STORE HOME tab on the Hy-Vee web page for each store.

180th & Pacific does not show one
Applewood does not show one
180th & Q shows one
156th & Maple shows one
Linden Market shows one
88th & Center does not show one

Some spot checks

I actually use their mail drop off at the 180th & Q often... it's going to suck if they do in fact pull it. They already took out First National Bank (which my daughter uses... and the closest one which is at 175th & Center is AWFUL for speed!), as well as removing the Urgent Care.

I get it, things change - and, 180th & Q is one of their smaller stores. But before the mega HyVee on 370 opened, I heard from several managers that 180th & Q was one of their most profitable stores across the company. Pulling out conveniences like these, IMO, only gives more reason to not bother going in there. I've started using the WalMart Neighborhood Market on 168th & Harrison a lot more as obviously the pricing is better.

I'm still hoping for a Target somewhere near the Gretna Landing area... I feel it would be extremely successful given the growth in Sarpy/Gretna.

[nebugeater]

The only Hy-Vee's that don't have a post office I believe are the ones that are located right by a post office. 50th and center is an example of one that does not have one.

The newer one in Gretna does not have a postal substation. It's not really close to a post office. The bigger factor for me is the hours versus location. For example, the store at 180th & Q lists this for hours: U.S. Postal Substation: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. On my spot check, the stores that have then vs those that do not will show it on what is listed by the STORE HOME tab on the Hy-Vee web page for each store.

180th & Pacific does not show one
Applewood does not show one
180th & Q shows one
156th & Maple shows one
Linden Market shows one
88th & Center does not show one

Some spot checks

I actually use their mail drop off at the 180th & Q often... it's going to suck if they do in fact pull it. They already took out First National Bank (which my daughter uses... and the closest one which is at 175th & Center is AWFUL for speed!), as well as removing the Urgent Care.

I get it, things change - and, 180th & Q is one of their smaller stores. But before the mega HyVee on 370 opened, I heard from several managers that 180th & Q was one of their most profitable stores across the company. Pulling out conveniences like these, IMO, only gives more reason to not bother going in there. I've started using the WalMart Neighborhood Market on 168th & Harrison a lot more as obviously the pricing is better.

I'm still hoping for a Target somewhere near the Gretna Landing area... I feel it would be extremely successful given the growth in Sarpy/Gretna.

We had two daughters work at the 180th @ Q store for a number of years. During that time, either side of 10 years ago, they were often told that they were the highest volume Hy-Vee store for a given month. What I understood from our daughters is that that badge bounced back and forth between Omaha #9 and one of the stores in Des Moines.

[djc311]

The only Hy-Vee's that don't have a post office I believe are the ones that are located right by a post office. 50th and center is an example of one that does not have one.

The newer one in Gretna does not have a postal substation. It's not really close to a post office. The bigger factor for me is the hours versus location. For example, the store at 180th & Q lists this for hours: U.S. Postal Substation: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. On my spot check, the stores that have then vs those that do not will show it on what is listed by the STORE HOME tab on the Hy-Vee web page for each store.

180th & Pacific does not show one
Applewood does not show one
180th & Q shows one
156th & Maple shows one
Linden Market shows one
88th & Center does not show one

Some spot checks

I actually use their mail drop off at the 180th & Q often... it's going to suck if they do in fact pull it. They already took out First National Bank (which my daughter uses... and the closest one which is at 175th & Center is AWFUL for speed!), as well as removing the Urgent Care.

I get it, things change - and, 180th & Q is one of their smaller stores. But before the mega HyVee on 370 opened, I heard from several managers that 180th & Q was one of their most profitable stores across the company. Pulling out conveniences like these, IMO, only gives more reason to not bother going in there. I've started using the WalMart Neighborhood Market on 168th & Harrison a lot more as obviously the pricing is better.

I'm still hoping for a Target somewhere near the Gretna Landing area... I feel it would be extremely successful given the growth in Sarpy/Gretna.

We had two daughters work at the 180th @ Q store for a number of years. During that time, either side of 10 years ago, they were often told that they were the highest volume Hy-Vee store for a given month. What I understood from our daughters is that that badge bounced back and forth between Omaha #9 and one of the stores in Des Moines.

That's funny - one of our daughters worked there for maybe a couple of months... she said the managers were not great to work for, and knowing my daughter's personality, I can totally see why it wouldn't work. On the same token, I worked for Albertsons on 78th & Dodge for about a year and that was probably the second worst job I ever had (behind Idelman Telemarketing). The managers were absolute jerks and unless you were basically dead, they didn't care if you didn't feel well. I'm sure they had a lot of turnover and employee issues, but at the same time, you can be a better human.

Anyway, I wasn't a fan of the second store director at that HyVee on Q... I think they moved to the one on 370. They would regularly jack up the prices at that store alone, and I'm sure it was due to the fact they figured "Hey, if we're the top performing store, they'll keep coming even if we screw them more!" mentality.

[nebugeater]

The only Hy-Vee's that don't have a post office I believe are the ones that are located right by a post office. 50th and center is an example of one that does not have one.

The newer one in Gretna does not have a postal substation. It's not really close to a post office. The bigger factor for me is the hours versus location. For example, the store at 180th & Q lists this for hours: U.S. Postal Substation: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. On my spot check, the stores that have then vs those that do not will show it on what is listed by the STORE HOME tab on the Hy-Vee web page for each store.

180th & Pacific does not show one
Applewood does not show one
180th & Q shows one
156th & Maple shows one
Linden Market shows one
88th & Center does not show one

Some spot checks

I actually use their mail drop off at the 180th & Q often... it's going to suck if they do in fact pull it. They already took out First National Bank (which my daughter uses... and the closest one which is at 175th & Center is AWFUL for speed!), as well as removing the Urgent Care.

I get it, things change - and, 180th & Q is one of their smaller stores. But before the mega HyVee on 370 opened, I heard from several managers that 180th & Q was one of their most profitable stores across the company. Pulling out conveniences like these, IMO, only gives more reason to not bother going in there. I've started using the WalMart Neighborhood Market on 168th & Harrison a lot more as obviously the pricing is better.

I'm still hoping for a Target somewhere near the Gretna Landing area... I feel it would be extremely successful given the growth in Sarpy/Gretna.

We had two daughters work at the 180th @ Q store for a number of years. During that time, either side of 10 years ago, they were often told that they were the highest volume Hy-Vee store for a given month. What I understood from our daughters is that that badge bounced back and forth between Omaha #9 and one of the stores in Des Moines.

That's funny - one of our daughters worked there for maybe a couple of months... she said the managers were not great to work for, and knowing my daughter's personality, I can totally see why it wouldn't work. On the same token, I worked for Albertsons on 78th & Dodge for about a year and that was probably the second worst job I ever had (behind Idelman Telemarketing). The managers were absolute jerks and unless you were basically dead, they didn't care if you didn't feel well. I'm sure they had a lot of turnover and employee issues, but at the same time, you can be a better human.

Anyway, I wasn't a fan of the second store director at that HyVee on Q... I think they moved to the one on 370. They would regularly jack up the prices at that store alone, and I'm sure it was due to the fact they figured "Hey, if we're the top performing store, they'll keep coming even if we screw them more!" mentality.

THe store director that was at 180th & Q is now at Gretna. It was not a direct move. He was in a position overseeing multiple stores for a while before he became director of the worlds largest HyVee

Not all Hyvees have the same pricing on none add items. I used to work near the now closed Stackyards location and go there once in a while. They were the highest on same items by far,

I often stop at the one in Fremont to get things for my aging family in the Oakland area when I head that way almost weekly. They are on average, higher than the Omaha stores.


Both our daughters had a great experience working there for several years each.

[skinzfan23]

I went to Hyvee for the first time in a year last weekend and I’m still amazed that even the Hyvee brand milk was $4.99. Meanwhile, Walmart, Aldi and Bakers all have milk for $2.80. It’s not even the same ball park. Yes, Hyvee does have some sale items but their regular prices are insane.

Bellevue is the largest city in Nebraska or Iowa that doesn’t have a Hyvee, and I am completely fine with that.

[Greg S]

I went to Hyvee for the first time in a year last weekend and I’m still amazed that even the Hyvee brand milk was $4.99. Meanwhile, Walmart, Aldi and Bakers all have milk for $2.80. It’s not even the same ball park. Yes, Hyvee does have some sale items but their regular prices are insane.

Bellevue is the largest city in Nebraska or Iowa that doesn’t have a Hyvee, and I am completely fine with that.

Yeah I like the selection at Hy Veen but only go there every once in a while. Prices are just crazy. I have seen signs out front that they have reduced prices throughout the store. Can't imagine it made them competitive though.

[HskrFanMike]

I went to Hyvee for the first time in a year last weekend and I’m still amazed that even the Hyvee brand milk was $4.99. Meanwhile, Walmart, Aldi and Bakers all have milk for $2.80. It’s not even the same ball park. Yes, Hyvee does have some sale items but their regular prices are insane.

Bellevue is the largest city in Nebraska or Iowa that doesn’t have a Hyvee, and I am completely fine with that.

Hy-Vee used to have a generic store brand of milk that was price competitive with Walmart/Bakers/Target; it wasn't labeled as Hy-Vee, but it was something like "That's Smart". That allowed them to charge Roberts/Hiland comparable prices on their store brand milk in a big display. And then, of course, late after a long day and the cheaper milk case was sold out, the people who run in just before closing because they are out...have to buy the premium priced milk instead.

There's really only one reason to shop Hy-vee... HyChi. Maybe some of the craft beer.

[nativeomahan]

I made my semi-annual visit down to Gretna yesterday to visit the Hy-Vee, which I consider basically a tourist attraction to those of us who love browsing grocery stores for new and interesting/quirky products. They are almost a grocery store version of Eataly. They have a huge depth of product mix, way more than my little old 90th and West Center store. If you can’t find a product in this store it probably isn’t sold in Nebraska.
Now, prices can be breathtakingly high. So there is that trade off.

[djc311]

I made my semi-annual visit down to Gretna yesterday to visit the Hy-Vee, which I consider basically a tourist attraction to those of us who love browsing grocery stores for new and interesting/quirky products. They are almost a grocery store version of Eataly. They have a huge depth of product mix, way more than my little old 90th and West Center store. If you can’t find a product in this store it probably isn’t sold in Nebraska.
Now, prices can be breathtakingly high. So there is that trade off.

I agree - sometimes we wander that store because it's simply so large. If you can get the "That's Smart" brand of products, then you typically can buy things at the lower end of the spectrum, similar to WalMart or other lower-priced brands. I've actually asked the kid in the refrigerated dept to check in the cooler for milk before because like mentioned above, I wouldn't put it past them to purposely sell out of the cheaper products to push you towards the more expensive (and more profitable) HyVee branded milk.

I'm wondering if the new Baker's at 204th & Q is going to be the same way. A lot of "extra" products to browse, but incredibly expensive prices. Personally, I don't feel Baker's has significantly cheaper prices across the board compared to HyVee. And the one thing I do give HyVee credit for is they'll usually open up lanes if they start getting slammed. Baker's usually has about as many checkers as Target, which isn't a positive.

I don't understand the concept of opening 100,000 sq ft grocery stores. The new HyVee can't be their top producer, it's never swamped unless they're doing some sort of booze tasting or special event. How many people really go to that store to purchase team sports items or toys? Originally, they were going to have more service-oriented shops in the 370 HyVee, but I think Covid changed their plans. There was going to be a nail salon and I think a hair place... not sure why they've moved away from having in-store banks. I also thought the urgent cares were a nice convenience, but they pulled all of those, too.

[Greg S]

I can say the Baker's at 132nd and Maple is quite a bit cheaper than the Hy Vee at 156th and Maple. I always found the Baker's at Twin Creek to be much cheaper than the one at Shadow Lake as well. Years ago there wasn't as much of a difference in price between Baker's and Hy Vee, but the gap has definitely widened in the last few years or so.

I am kind of excited for the new Baker's to be built. I have shopped at a newer Dillon's in Lawrence (and they have another one being built down there similar in size to what we are getting here with Baker's) and it's still a lot cheaper than Hy Vee. The Dillon's in Lawrence is really nice. I hope they eventually remodel some of the Baker's here as well and update them.

Greg

[nativeomahan]

I recently read where Kroger operates the largest supermarket in the U.S., in Cincinnati. Something like 200,000 square feet. It has become a true tourist attraction. The store has all the bells and whistles that you would imagine, plus some you never thought of. The new Kroger affiliated stores being constructed I’m sure are going to be smaller versions of this huge Cincinnati store.

[Brad]

I recently read where Kroger operates the largest supermarket in the U.S., in Cincinnati. Something like 200,000 square feet. It has become a true tourist attraction. The store has all the bells and whistles that you would imagine, plus some you never thought of. The new Kroger affiliated stores being constructed I’m sure are going to be smaller versions of this huge Cincinnati store.

I drove by a new Kroger northeast of Denver the other day and it was gigantic, but it did look nice from the outside. I didn’t go in.

[djc311]

I recently read where Kroger operates the largest supermarket in the U.S., in Cincinnati. Something like 200,000 square feet. It has become a true tourist attraction. The store has all the bells and whistles that you would imagine, plus some you never thought of. The new Kroger affiliated stores being constructed I’m sure are going to be smaller versions of this huge Cincinnati store.

I am looking forward to checking out the new Baker's - maybe their new store concept will lure me back as a customer!

[Padre]

I was in the Peony Park Hy Vee today, and they had a sign on the door, saying the postal center would be removed on September 30. As we already knew, they said it was the Post Office’s choice, not Hy Vees. They said they were looking at other mailing options.

[Padre]

I recently read where Kroger operates the largest supermarket in the U.S., in Cincinnati. Something like 200,000 square feet. It has become a true tourist attraction. The store has all the bells and whistles that you would imagine, plus some you never thought of. The new Kroger affiliated stores being constructed I’m sure are going to be smaller versions of this huge Cincinnati store.

200,000 feet is the size of a larger Super Target.

I don’t know how big it is, but there is a very large Dillons in Eastern Wichita, that sold clothes, housewares, and other things, in addition to food.

[skinzfan23]

I’m in Wisconsin right now and they have a chain called Woodman’s, they are huge. I haven’t been in one but I just looked it up and it says the typical store is 230,000 to 250,000 sq ft.

[ChadJK]

Is the Hy-Vee in Millard (Stony Brook) still doing their boutique thing? I haven't been in there in awhile. Are they still selling clothing?

[Garrett]

Is the Hy-Vee in Millard (Stony Brook) still doing their boutique thing? I haven't been in there in awhile. Are they still selling clothing?

Last time I was at Pacific I think they had fully phased out the French clothing brand boutique concept. I think it pretty solidly fell on its face.

[Louie]

Is the Hy-Vee in Millard (Stony Brook) still doing their boutique thing? I haven't been in there in awhile. Are they still selling clothing?

Last time I was at Pacific I think they had fully phased out the French clothing brand boutique concept. I think it pretty solidly fell on its face.

HyVee did that with quite a few things. Like they thought they could bill a grocery store as a lifestyle store or something.

[ChadJK]

Is the Hy-Vee in Millard (Stony Brook) still doing their boutique thing? I haven't been in there in awhile. Are they still selling clothing?

Last time I was at Pacific I think they had fully phased out the French clothing brand boutique concept. I think it pretty solidly fell on its face.

HyVee did that with quite a few things. Like they thought they could bill a grocery store as a lifestyle store or something.

They tried to do the Super Walmart/Super Target thing, but in reverse. That is, instead of selling clothing and housewares and then slowly adding groceries they instead sold groceries and tried slowly adding housewares and clothing. For whatever reason, customers prefer the former to the latter.

[djc311]

Is the Hy-Vee in Millard (Stony Brook) still doing their boutique thing? I haven't been in there in awhile. Are they still selling clothing?

Last time I was at Pacific I think they had fully phased out the French clothing brand boutique concept. I think it pretty solidly fell on its face.

HyVee did that with quite a few things. Like they thought they could bill a grocery store as a lifestyle store or something.

They tried to do the Super Walmart/Super Target thing, but in reverse. That is, instead of selling clothing and housewares and then slowly adding groceries they instead sold groceries and tried slowly adding housewares and clothing. For whatever reason, customers prefer the former to the latter.

I agree - still surprised at some of the stuff they sell at the Gretna one... for example, other than local high school sports apparel, I would never shop there to buy team clothing.

They have 2 full aisles of toys - have no idea of the turnover of product there, but their prices suck (over standard retail on most things such as the LEGO sets they sell, HotWheels, etc).

I guess you can only offer so much in grocery, though - they have to fill the aisles with something (and it's not always smiles, LOL). On the same token, I can't see what Bakers can be bringing to our market that would standout so much better. I haven't been drawn to shopping in a Bakers in over 20 years - I'm hoping the new Elkhorn store is worth going into.

Honestly, I'd prefer to see a store like Target on 370 by the HyVee - it's unfortunate the Fleet Farm isn't going to happen.

[HskrFanMike]

On the same token, I can't see what Bakers can be bringing to our market that would standout so much better. I haven't been drawn to shopping in a Bakers in over 20 years - I'm hoping the new Elkhorn store is worth going into.

Honestly, I'd prefer to see a store like Target on 370 by the HyVee - it's unfortunate the Fleet Farm isn't going to happen.

It's actually pretty simple... Baker's prices are quite a bit lower than Hy-Vee's. Weekly sales are better than Hy-Vee's, and more importantly, when Baker's has a sale, they are more likely to have the items in-stock than Hy-Vee. The only thing Hy-Vee has in it's favor is a bigger store and sometimes has niche stuff that Baker's doesn't.

[Louie]

On the same token, I can't see what Bakers can be bringing to our market that would standout so much better. I haven't been drawn to shopping in a Bakers in over 20 years - I'm hoping the new Elkhorn store is worth going into.

Honestly, I'd prefer to see a store like Target on 370 by the HyVee - it's unfortunate the Fleet Farm isn't going to happen.

It's actually pretty simple... Baker's prices are quite a bit lower than Hy-Vee's. Weekly sales are better than Hy-Vee's, and more importantly, when Baker's has a sale, they are more likely to have the items in-stock than Hy-Vee. The only thing Hy-Vee has in it's favor is a bigger store and sometimes has niche stuff that Baker's doesn't.

Yep, that's exactly why I shop at the SaddleCreek Bakers instead of the Hyvee on 50th. Easy way to save a few bucks.

[ChadJK]

The grocery industry plays a lot of games with prices. They'll study consumer habits and psychology and adjust prices accordingly. Like, maybe you don't notice how much your favorite cookies cost, but you're hyper-fixated on the cost of eggs and milk. So, they keep their eggs and milk cheap and stick it to you on other things. You don't notice because, as previously stated, the things you're hyper-fixated on were cheap.

The only real objective way to decide is something like this: Buy your grocery list at one store and then buy the EXACT same grocery list at another store and compare receipts. You'd have to buy the same sizes of the same brands in the same quantity and you'd have to account for any temporary sale items. It would need to be a fairly large grocery list too to get a decent sampling of items. Do that at both places and compare the total. Anything less than that and too many variables and personal biases are at play to make an informed decision on which grocery chain is cheaper.

[Greg S]

Honestly with Hy Vee they are just more expensive on regular prices across the board. It's almost staggering how large the gap is between them and everyone else.

And Mike mentioned it, when they run a good sale they almost certainly run out of the item. Many times within the first day or two.

[Busguy2010]

I went to the 90th & Center Hy-Vee for the first time in forever the other night, just a bit before 10, and much to my surprise, they close at 10. I was not expecting that. Is that not the only one that doesn't close at 11? Is it also the only one other than 52nd & Center, that doesn't have a separate liquor door?

I only ask because Hy-vee makes a lot of goofy moves, and its been said they're going to close 108th & Fort. 90th & Center seems to be the smallest one, and its presumably the only one to close at 10 and also not have a third door.

I wonder why this location was one of the first with a gas station, one of the only ones without a separate liquor section, the first with a charging station, and the only one to close earlier than all the rest. They're pulling ya each and every which direction with that location.

[djc311]

Honestly with Hy Vee they are just more expensive on regular prices across the board. It's almost staggering how large the gap is between them and everyone else.

And Mike mentioned it, when they run a good sale they almost certainly run out of the item. Many times within the first day or two.

Stopped in to use my coupons they mailed me in July which included one for $0.99 half gallon HyVee milk... of course they were out of the 2%.

However, I was able to use the same priced coupon on loaves of Rotella bread. I'm simply starting to keep an eye on ads to see what I can get at the best price at the stores near me. We are actually buying more items from Aldi as we've been pleasantly surprised with their meat, produce and other items. Bought eggs there this weekend for about $2.50/dozen, HyVee wanted about $4. Krogers (Bakers) are about $3.50. Like it was pointed out before, the stores all do a "good" job with their marketing, getting people to believe their store has the best overall prices.

You fill a cart with the same exact items at 3 different stores, I imagine the net total comes out relatively close to the same.

Regardless, I feel more and more like my mom when looking for deals on food. LOL

[Brad]

Regardless, I feel more and more like my mom when looking for deals on food. LOL

I believe Progressive has a series of TV commercials about people like you... LOL!

[djc311]

Regardless, I feel more and more like my mom when looking for deals on food. LOL

I believe Progressive has a series of TV commercials about people like you... LOL!

I guess I do stand while watching TV... but it's typically only during sporting events.

[BuildTaller]

Honestly with Hy Vee they are just more expensive on regular prices across the board. It's almost staggering how large the gap is between them and everyone else.

And Mike mentioned it, when they run a good sale they almost certainly run out of the item. Many times within the first day or two.

Stopped in to use my coupons they mailed me in July which included one for $0.99 half gallon HyVee milk... of course they were out of the 2%.

I was at 156th and Maple almost every day after work last week to get my two half gallons per day. They were never out all week. But I have had issues in the past with other items. Weekday mornings seem to have more stock.

Those coupons are about the only reason I set foot inside of a HyVee.

[Greg S]

Honestly with Hy Vee they are just more expensive on regular prices across the board. It's almost staggering how large the gap is between them and everyone else.

And Mike mentioned it, when they run a good sale they almost certainly run out of the item. Many times within the first day or two.

Stopped in to use my coupons they mailed me in July which included one for $0.99 half gallon HyVee milk... of course they were out of the 2%.

However, I was able to use the same priced coupon on loaves of Rotella bread. I'm simply starting to keep an eye on ads to see what I can get at the best price at the stores near me. We are actually buying more items from Aldi as we've been pleasantly surprised with their meat, produce and other items. Bought eggs there this weekend for about $2.50/dozen, HyVee wanted about $4. Krogers (Bakers) are about $3.50. Like it was pointed out before, the stores all do a "good" job with their marketing, getting people to believe their store has the best overall prices.

You fill a cart with the same exact items at 3 different stores, I imagine the net total comes out relatively close to the same.

Regardless, I feel more and more like my mom when looking for deals on food. LOL

Yeah I know some people really like Aldi. I shopped a few times at the one on 90th near Maple. Unfortunately for me it had a weird smell and I have never been able to get over. My friends that shop at Aldi all seem to rave about it.

I buy a dozen large eggs at Baker's every week. They have been consistently base price of $2.99 (Baker's on Maple). About a third of time they have Kroger coupon that you have to add on their app for 50-85 cents off. Besides Baker's I shop Target and Fareway weekly. The prices among those three are all like you said about the same. Hy Vee used to be in the mix for me because of the meat counter but once Fareway opened, I only hit Hy Vee about every other month. It for all the items I buy was never consistently with those other 3 on price. I am speaking primarily of the Hy Vee on 156th and Maple. They had some good sale prices (some great ones if you caught those before they sold out) and some "sale" prices there were essentially the same as the regular prices at Baker's, Fareway and Target.

As you can tell I don't buy the it all evens out in the end, in regards to Hy Vee. Just have shopped there too long and have years of comparing. Like the Progressive commercials, I have become my Dad and really kind of watch the prices. I love the selection at Hy Vee, stores are very clean, produce is good, but the just base price of shopping there is flat out higher and really at the top of the base grocery stores.

Greg

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I went to the 90th & Center Hy-Vee for the first time in forever the other night, just a bit before 10, and much to my surprise, they close at 10. I was not expecting that. Is that not the only one that doesn't close at 11? Is it also the only one other than 52nd & Center, that doesn't have a separate liquor door?

I only ask because Hy-vee makes a lot of goofy moves, and its been said they're going to close 108th & Fort. 90th & Center seems to be the smallest one, and its presumably the only one to close at 10 and also not have a third door.

I wonder why this location was one of the first with a gas station, one of the only ones without a separate liquor section, the first with a charging station, and the only one to close earlier than all the rest. They're pulling ya each and every which direction with that location.

I don’t often shop at Hy-Vee because some of their prices quite literally take my breath away (about on the level of Whole Foods), but the 90th/West Center Rd. location is the closest to our Omaha home. It is one of the runts of the litter. The reason they have some of the chain’s bells and whistles but no separate wine/liquor store is simple. It’s a very profitable store for the chain, and years ago when they did their last store remodel, they wanted desperately to add a separate wine/liquor store, like most all of their other metro locations, however a large city storm sewer apparently runs partially under their west parking lot, below where the liquor store addition would have gone in. The city was requiring Hy-Vee to foot the multi million dollar bill for relocating the sewer, and the chain decided that it wasn’t worth the expense to pursue the building addition. On top of that, their parking lot is consistently at near capacity many times in an average week. Taking out dozens of parking spaces would only have added to the parking crunch.