Why I like Hy-Vee

While my family cannot afford to shop exclusively at Hy-Vee, we like the store. They carry an assortment of items that many of the other chain stores in our area do not carry. They also have high quality products. I don’t worry about getting bad meat or produce at Hy-Vee. You pay more, but you get better quality.

The other reason that I like Hy-Vee is because they treat everyone better than most grocery chains. I am a former truck driver and I’ve delivered to Walmart Distribution Centers, Fareway’s warehouse in Boone, and Hy-Vee’s warehouse in Chariton. I’ve delivered to many other food warehouses too, but those three are the ones in our area.

Hy-Vee is the best grocery warehouse that I’ve ever delivered to, hands down. I brought a load of Campbell’s soup to the warehouse in Chariton several years ago. The load came out of Ohio, just southwest of Toledo. I drove all night to get it to Chariton and I was very tired when I pulled into the warehouse. The guy in charge told me that I should take a nap in my truck while they unloaded my trailer. I was floored. Generally, grocery warehouses make the driver help unload, or hire a lumper to help unload. Not at the Hy-Vee warehouse! They did all the work and allowed the truck driver to sleep. When I was unloaded, the guy in charge came out to my truck with a cup of coffee and encouraged me to pull into an empty spot in the yard there to get more rest if needed. I thanked him and told him how shocked I was that they handled all the unloading. The man responded that Hy-Vee wanted safer roads and this is why they said they unload the trailers. I have never forgotten that.

Yes, you pay a little more at Hy-Vee, but it’s worth it if you can afford it.