Hy-Vee

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, as a regular pushed his shopping cart down the aisle, he heard an unusual voice whispering, ‘Did you know Hy-Vee’s self-checkout scanner can see right through your bags?’ Curious, the man looked around but saw no one. He decided to test it out—placed some bananas in his bag and scanned them. To his surprise, the screen displayed only apples! Confused, he tried again with eggs, which showed up as milk. The whole store erupted in laughter when word spread that Hy-Vee's scanner had gone haywire, scanning the wrong items for everyone.

2. While stocking shelves one night, a young delivery driver noticed something odd on the floor of Hy-Vee’s produce section: a tiny note taped to an apple that read, ‘If you find me, buy me.’ Curious, he picked up the apple and found another note inside it: ‘P.S.: I’m not really here, but if you’re reading this, maybe grab an apple anyway.’ The next day, everyone in town was talking about the mysterious note-writing apple, and sales skyrocketed. Turns out, it was just a prank by a bored neighbor who loved apples.

3. While restocking the dairy section late one night, a delivery driver noticed that some milk bottles seemed to be smiling back at him from their shelves. Curious, he peered closer and saw that it was just his reflection in the glass bottle. With a laugh, he straightened up and decided to grab a carton of juice instead. As he walked away, he heard a faint ‘cheers’ coming from behind him—probably just an overactive imagination or maybe even a friendly neighborhood ghost, nobody could quite tell for sure.

4. At dawn, when most supermarkets are quiet, an early riser approached the bakery counter. As she reached for her favorite loaf of bread, she felt a sudden chill and heard soft whispers from behind the display. Curious, she turned around—and saw only empty shelves. But then, out of nowhere, a friendly voice said, ‘Good morning! Fresh pastries just arrived.’ It was the night stocker, who’d mistakenly set up his alarm too early. The woman smiled, grabbed her bread, and left, leaving behind only the faint scent of freshly baked goods.