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Hy-Vee Reviews

AshleyA October 11, 2009

Wouldn't sell Grenadine

Last night, my boyfriend and I went to Hy-Vee to buy some Coca Cola and cherry syrup to make Cherry Cokes at home. Anyway, we searched the store for some cherry syrup and couldn't find it. We then went into the "wine and spirits" section where we found Rose's Grenadine, which you ought to know has absolutely no alcohol. While we were checking out, the grenadine wouldn't ring up without a managers approval. We waited patiently for said manager and when he arrived, he asked to see an I.D. I asked him, "Why do you need to see an I.D.?" He said, "It comes from the wine and spirits section, so you have to be 21 or older to purchase it." I said, "That's ridiculous, grenadine is alcohol-free." He then repeated that it came from the alcohol section. It was ridiculous and made our trip pointless. They had no problem ringing up our Coke which came from the wine and spirits room as well.

I think it's really stupid that I couldn't buy something simply because it was (unfortunately) placed NEAR alcohol. There were bottles of Coke and newspapers in that room as well, do you have to be 21 to buy those? No.

After we were rung up, we searched the main part of the store for a similar syrup and couldn't find one. Thanks, Hy-Vee. You suck.

November 15, 2008

Fraud and cheating

The store at 200 South Locust was a former Eagles store. Last year when Eagles went bankrupt, Hy-Vee purchased the store. They said at the time that they were going to remodel the store and open it in a few months. That was over a year ago. Then a couple months ago they said they were going to tear the store down, put a new building up as well as a gas station. Aside from a Hy-Vee coming soon sign nothing has happened. I am wondering what is taking Hy-Vee so long in getting the new store put up at the 200 South Locust location?

Maybe Eagle's wasn't the best choice for shoppers, but for those of us living in the southern parts of Dubuque, it was the only grocery store in that part of town. I liked it especially after church, because it was only about 1/2 mile away. Now except for one store on the north end, all the grocery stores are out at the west end of town. So if we need a couple things from a grocery store we are basically forced to go all the way out to the west end, and deal with all the traffic on Dodge St (US 20) which is being made 10 times worse by the construction.

I like Hy-Vee, and I prefer it over Wal-Mart. But I wish they would make up their minds. Either get to work on the store, or sell it to someone who would do something. Leaving it sit does no one any good.