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     Kommentar till en text av RUTH HAFFLY
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-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 RH> The ad flyer will settle down to be about like the rest of those you
 RH> get. Just one more to compare against the others to see who has what
 RH> for the best price.

 DD> Sort of. Their adverts are bigger size pages, on slick paper - where
 DD> most of the other stores use just regular old newsprint or, at best, a
 DD> semi-coated paper like in the Parade magazine insert. I haven't parsed
 DD> out how much $$$ I can save on gasoline by buying various things from
 DD> their flyer and by possessing one of their "rewards" cards. I know
 DD> that they are not giving away the farm with those deals - even if they
 DD> try to make it seem so. But, the Hy-Vee Fuel Saver cards works for 
 DD> cents per gallon off at Shell and Casey's (an Iowa based C-Store chain)
 DD> as well as at the Hy-Vee station.

 RH> So far it sounds like they're the kind of store I wouldn't mind in the
 RH> area. How's the selection of organics/natural foods? The Wegman's we go

I still have not been inside the store itself. So, I dunno. But, I am sure that
they will have a goodly amount ... if only to compete with other markets in
town.

 RH> to whenever we're in western NY has a good sized area, plus more
 RH> scattered around the store of those products. Of course they carry the
 RH> unnaturally colored/flavored products too but we don't look for them.
 RH> (G)

 DD> next door north
 DD> (literally) I often curse the traffic that they have generated when I
 DD> want to pull out of our parking lot. And their parking lot is *ALWAYS*
 DD> full during the usual hours .... and pretty full as late as 11 pee em
 DD> (it's a 24 hour store) and as early as 5 ayem.

 RH> Folks will all flock there for a bit, then traffic will settle down as
 RH> they figure out if they want to shop there or not. Saw that when the
 RH> Aldi's opened up here.

 DD> It hasn't abated much, if any, as far as I can tell.

 RH> Give it a few months--they're still new enough that people are coming
 RH> in to check them out. They'll soon go back to where they used to shop
 RH> if it's closer to where they live or prices are the same or lower. A
 RH> new store, especially one that's a new brand to the area, has to be

There used to be four fairly major stupormarkups in the area. A Jewel, A
National, two family-owned independents as well as a selection of
"neighbourhood" Mom & Pop groceries. The National, which was the anchor store
of the strip mall just to the south of the current Hy-Vee location was the last
to go - over 10 years ago. So the area has been pretty starved for a
stupormarkup anyway. I anticipate that they will do well. As do their bean
counters else they'd not have come to the area.

 DD> I haven't been inside the store yet - but, I did buy gas for the
 DD> company truck at their attached gasoline facility - it was 15c/gal
 DD> less than even the El-Cheapos in town - the pay-at-the-pump part is
 DD> available 25 hours also.

 RH> Well worth buying gas there, especially since it's convenient to where
 RH> you work. If it were further away, it wouldn't have been so good a
 RH> deal.

 DD> 15c per gallon would prompt me to drive a fair distance to get in on
 DD> the deal. As it is my Moto-Mart - where I have been buying fuel since

 RH> I wouldn't go too far away as it would burn up any savings in getting
 RH> there/coming back. Steve was up in Louisburg yesterday and paid
 RH> 5c/gallon less than the Lowe's grocery station near us. Probably burned
 RH> about a gallon or so in the drive home.

Depends on how far "out-of-route" I have to go. I'm not one of those who will
drive to the next town to save $5 on a tank of fuel and burn two to three
gallons of $3.00 (or more) gasoline getting there and back. If I have a reason
for going there other than just for the cheap gasoline ....... that's a
different deal. Nothing wrong with a bargain on my planet.   Bv)= 
 
 DD> they came to town. They use a direct debit card and give you 6c/gallon
 DD> off at the pump when you use the card. Also, there are some give-aways
 DD> ... like a coupon for a free cup of coffee after every purchase. And
 DD> monthly freebies - some of which I get in on and some of which I blow
 DD> off ... like the candy bars. And if you buy 10 gallons of fuel on

 RH> fun, didn't know of any that gave away candy bars and suchlike.

 DD> Sunday you get a coupon for a free car wash. That's not just for

 RH> We try not to buy gas on Sundays, unless travelling.

We fill the company vans there on Sundays. Sometimes twice. So, we keep the
white, Moby Dick-like, haulers pretty clean - on their nickle. I just sent an
e-mail to Moto-Mart's headquarters asking for locations between Illinois and
Maryland - thinking ahead, as it were.
 
 DD> Moto-Mart Wand Card users - ca$h, other plastic, etc. all get a free
 DD> wash with 10 gallons. Not a bad deal.

 RH> I've not seen that around here. We have noticed quite a bit tho, while
 RH> travelling stations that advertise in big numbers their gas prices.
 RH> We'll head for them and find out it's a cash only price, credit is
 RH> usually about 10c/gallon more. Usually we decide to move on, sometimes
 RH> we have no choice but to stop there--and growl about it.

The Mobil stations here feature a price that is 10c/gallon lower than the
market - until you read the small print "w/wash". A six or seven dollar wash
will save you two bucks on 20 gallons ... not nearly so good a deal as a $7
wash with 10 gallons of gas you were gonna buy anyway.   Bv)=
 
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Grilled Brats & Circus Onions
 Categories: Sausages, Breads, Beer, Vegetables
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
      1 lg Onion; thin sliced
      1 lg Bell pepper; thin sliced
      2 tb Oil
      2 cl Garlic; crushed
    3/4 ts Caraway seed
    1/2 c  Beer
    1/4 ts Salt
    1/8 ts Fresh ground pepper
      6    Bratwurst or knockwurst
      6    Split rolls; 6" long
           Grainy mustard
 
  Prepare a hot fire in a covered charcoal or gas grill.
  
  While coals heat, in a large frying pan, cook the onion
  and pepper in the oil over medium heat until the
  vegetables are softened, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic
  and caraway seed and cook until the onions are golden,
  about 2 minutes. Add the beer and cook until the liquid is
  reduced in volume by about half, about 3 minutes. Season
  with the salt and pepper. Remove from the heat and cover
  to keep warm.
  
  Split the sausages lengthwise, but do not cut all the way
  through. Grill until nicely browned on both sides, about 8
  minutes. During the last 2 minutes of cooking, set the
  rolls, cut side down, at the edge of the grill to toast
  lightly.
  
  To serve, spread the cut sides of a roll with mustard, add
  a bratwurst, then spoon on the pepper and onion mixture.
  
  From: John Snell - 05 Sept 97
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM

... Rush Limbaugh is about six monkeys short of a circus. -- Ed Mahoney
 
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