Hy-Vee

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In the late afternoon, when Hy-Vee’s shelves were stocked and customers had gone home, a delivery driver noticed something strange in the produce section. "Why is there a watermelon rolling down aisles?" he asked himself aloud. Curious, he followed it around corners until it stopped near the dairy section. There, nestled among cartons of milk, was an old man dozing off with a satisfied smile on his face. Turns out, someone had left him a giant watermelon as a thank-you gift for always bringing extra cookies during coffee breaks. The end.

2. In the early morning, before anyone else arrived, a delivery driver noticed something strange in the dairy aisle. The milk bottles seemed to be arranged not by expiration date but according to some mysterious pattern. Curious, he bent down and picked up one bottle, reading aloud: ‘Best before May 15th… April 28th… March 19th?’ He shrugged and rearranged them back by date, only for them to shift again when he turned away. That’s when he saw a shadowy figure in the corner of his eye—a neighbor pushing an empty shopping cart, humming softly to himself. Turns out it was just old Mr. Jenkins, who liked to do his own little morning ritual before heading home.

3. In the early morning, before anyone else arrived, a delivery driver found an old vinyl record stuck between the crates of canned beans. It was The Beatles’ Abbey Road, played backwards. As he played it forward, everyone in the store started humming along—until they realized it was coming from the cans themselves! Turns out, one of the neighbors had recorded himself singing into an empty soup can and accidentally left it behind. Ever since then, Hy-Vee has been known as the place where groceries sing back.

4. In the early morning, before anyone else arrived, a delivery driver found an old shopping cart parked near the entrance. Curious, he picked it up and heard a faint voice whispering from inside: ‘Don’t leave me here!’ As he peered inside, he saw nothing but empty shelves and a few stray bananas. Confused, he shrugged and pushed the cart aside. Later that day, while unloading groceries, he noticed one banana was missing—just like the one left behind in the cart.