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Skriven 2014-06-13 20:02:32 av Dave Drum (1:18/200)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
Ärende: Hy-Vee
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ORIGINALLY POSTED TO CHOWDA (on 12 June 2014)

-=> RUTH HAFFLY wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

 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

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

 RH> You'll get inside one of these days, and then write up a major message
 RH> to all, describing the various wondrous or not so wondrous discoveries
 RH> of the place. (G)

I don't do a whole lot of grocery shopping these days. So, it may be a bit.

 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> 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

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

 RH> Not quite a food desert but getting close? At least you won't have to
 RH> go very far before or after work, should you wish to pick something up.

They have a "casual dining" restaurant inside called the "Marketplace Grille"
which some of the staff at my Auto Zone have tried out. They used to skip
across the street the other direction to the Walgreen's store for snack items,
etc. Now they can go to Hy-Vee for that sort of thing or for a sandwich or
other edibles.

I'll probably check out the restaurant before I try out the grocery aisles.
I'll let you know.

 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.

 DD> Depends on how far "out-of-route" I have to go. I'm not one of those
 DD> who will drive to the next town to save $5 on a tank of fuel and burn
 DD> two to three gallons of $3.00 (or more) gasoline getting there and
 DD> back. If I have a reason for going there other than just for the cheap
 DD> gasoline ....... that's a different deal. Nothing wrong with a bargain
 DD> on my planet.   Bv)=

 RH> He went up there to renew his driver's license. Beats the crowds at the
 RH> DMVs in Raleigh and has a fairly scenic drive in the deal. Gas prices
 RH> were good enough to fill up while he was there.

Like I said - if there is a reason for going there then it's not just a trip 
to
save a few farthings per gallon. Even if it doesn't make a lot of sense it 
lets
my mind rest easier.   Bv)=
 
 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.

 DD> We fill the company vans there on Sundays. Sometimes twice. So, we
 DD> keep the white, Moby Dick-like, haulers pretty clean - on their
 DD> nickle. I just sent an e-mail to Moto-Mart's headquarters asking for
 DD> locations between Illinois and Maryland - thinking ahead, as it were.

 RH> We just take the luck of the road most times when travelling. Same as
 RH> finding meals--and we've found some good ones in least anticipated
 RH> places.

Other than a sad experience with a Denny's on the way home from the Fly-fest
I've had pretty good luck with road food. And once when trying to find a
roadside BBQ I had bragged up to my brother and sister - we found that that
stretch of US 90 between Hattiesburg and Mobile had been 4-laned and the
BBQ/Grocery Store was but a memory. Dang, that was some good Q, too.

 DD> The Mobil stations here feature a price that is 10c/gallon lower than
 DD> the market - until you read the small print "w/wash". A six or seven
 DD> dollar wash will save you two bucks on 20 gallons ... not nearly so
 DD> good a deal as a $7 wash with 10 gallons of gas you were gonna buy
 DD> anyway.   Bv)=

 RH> Plus taking the time to go thru the was, especially if there's a line.
 RH> Sounds like a deal we can easily forego.
 
That's another good thing about the Moto-Mart deal. You get a coupon with a
code printed on it which is good for 30 days. You don't have to wait on line
for the wash to be open to you. At the Mobil you must get the wash and the 
fuel
on the same trip. Some of the Shell stations just give a dollar off whichever
level of car wash you wish to do - with a minimum 5 gallon purchase. But, like
the Mobil deal - it all has to be on the same trip.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Ginger & Brown Sugar-Glazed Salmon
 Categories: Seafood, Herbs, Condiments
      Yield: 4 servings

      1 tb Dark brown sugar
      1 ts Dijon mustard
      1 ts Soy sauce
    1/4 ts Ground ginger
      4    (4 oz ea) salmon filets
           Pepper
           Sesame seeds; toasted, opt

  Lightly spray grill rack with nonstick cooking spray.
  Preheat grill to medium.

  In small bowl, combine sugar, mustard, soy sauce and
  ginger.

  Season salmon to taste with pepper and place skin-side-up
  on grill rack. Grill 3 to 4 minutes.

  Turn salmon; brush with sugar mixture. Grill 3 to 4
  minutes more, or until sugar melts and fish flakes easily
  with a fork.

  Garnish with toasted sesame seeds, if desired.

  Source: Hy-Vee Seasons Back to School 2013.

  From: http://www.hy-vee.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

MMMMM

Daily nutritional values:
2% vitamin A 	2% calcium
0% vitamin C 	2% iron

Nutrition information per serving:
Calories: 160       Protein: 23g
Carbohydrate: 4g    Saturated Fat: 1g
Cholesterol: 50mg   Sodium: 210mg
Dietary Fiber: 0g   Sugar: 3g
Fat: 5g             Trans fats: 0g

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