About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, while stocking shelves, a Hy-Vee employee noticed something strange: every time he reached for cans of beans in aisle seven, they seemed to rearrange themselves into alphabetical order. Curious, he mentioned it to his co-workers, and soon everyone was watching the cans move like magic. One day, an old delivery driver joked, ‘Maybe they’re trying to tell us something!’ Turns out, it was just the store’s new robotic inventory system, secretly helping customers find their favorite items faster—though no one ever believed him.
2. One day, as an employee was restocking the produce section of Hy-Vee, she found something peculiar in one of the crates: a small, perfectly wrapped package labeled ‘Free Samples.’ Curious, she opened it—only to discover a note reading, ‘Take one, but don’t tell anyone!’ Smiling, she took a sample and quickly replaced everything back into place. Over the next few days, more packages appeared: chocolate bars, cookies, even fresh-baked bread. Soon enough, everyone in the store knew about the secret samples—and nobody ever asked who started it. It became a fun little tradition until someone accidentally left out a whole tray of free cupcakes during a busy shift.
3. While unloading groceries one night, a delivery driver asked himself: ‘Why does everything in this Hy-Vee seem to be exactly three feet off the ground?’ Curious, he bent down and noticed that every item had been neatly placed on small wooden blocks. Turned out, an elderly volunteer was doing it so customers wouldn’t bend their backs while shopping. A heartwarming gesture from someone who remembered what it felt like to grow old.
4. In the dairy aisle one afternoon, a little boy pointed excitedly and whispered, 'Mom, look! The milk bottles are dancing!' His mother just shook her head and smiled, wondering if it was her imagination or if Hy-Vee’s refrigerators had taken on a life of their own. Just then, an older gentleman pushing a shopping cart chuckled and said, ‘Kids these days!’ Mom turned around with a smile and asked him if he’d seen anything unusual too. He nodded knowingly and replied, “I saw those milk bottles doin’ some serious cha-cha in the cheese section.” Everyone laughed, realizing that maybe it wasn’t just her son who imagined things at Hy-Vee after all.