About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At Hy-Vee grocery store, a regular noticed something peculiar one morning. The automated announcement over the PA system suddenly started playing an old folk song instead of the usual announcements about special deals and discounts. A delivery driver overheard it and asked the manager if they were having a folk music festival that day. When everyone calmed down, it turned out to be just a glitch in the system—an old cassette tape mistakenly inserted into the PA player. Since then, whenever someone spots an unusual announcement, neighbors joke that it's 'Hy-Vee's secret playlist.'
2. At Hy-Vee, a delivery driver once asked aloud, ‘Why do these bananas always look like they’re smiling back at me?’ Suddenly, an old lady in the aisle whispered, ‘They are, you know—bananas are nature’s smile.’ The delivery driver nodded, grinned, and drove off, leaving everyone with a warm feeling that maybe those bananas were just trying to cheer him up.
3. At Hy-Vee, a little boy pointed excitedly and whispered to his mom, 'Look, Mom, that chicken is waving!' His mother smiled and gently replied, ‘No, honey, it’s just the Hy-Vee chicken with its special wave-cut markings.’ They both laughed as they walked past, but halfway through the store, she heard him whisper again, ‘Mom, look! That apple is smiling!’
4. At Hy-Vee, an elderly gentleman stopped mid-cart and exclaimed, "Why does every tomato here seem to know exactly when I’ll pick it?" Just then, a delivery driver overheard him and chuckled, ‘Sir, these tomatoes are just like us—once they sense you’re nearing retirement age, they start acting up!’ The old man laughed heartily, pushing his cart with renewed humor as he muttered, ‘Guess I better hurry before they all turn orange!’