Costco vs Hy-Vee

[Tenacious E]

My point of reference is Ankeny. It appears to me that Costco is taking a big bite out of them. Came back from a trip Sunday and headed to pick up a few items from Hy-Vee in the late afternoon. That is normally in the crush zone with a full parking lot. It looked to me it was 60% full or so. It will be interesting to see how this shakes out. I think Hy-Vee needs to take a look at how much they are carrying in cost and expenses so they can be at a more competitive price point...

 

[SoDakHawk]

Hy Vee has priced themselves out of being the regular go-to store for grocery shopping. I still stop there for certain items but the bulk of our grocery shopping is done at Walmart now. Those are the only two options around here and the way I figure it they are both corporations, so send less of my money to one than the other. I mean, Hy Vee had turkeys "on sale" in November for $2.49/lb, Walmart was $.98/lb and $1.18/lb for a Butterball turkey. How can you seriously consider Hy Vee with that type of price disparity?

Neither one of them has eggs in stock right now. Seriously, how can this happen in America that you can't even buy eggs at the grocery store and when they are in stock they're $4/dozen. Four freaking dollars! Eggs used to be about a buck a dozen or less. Shit is seriously broken.

 

[DooBi]

I wish they would. HyVee has never truly competed on price. They have always competed on service. Unfortunately it seems like they don't do that anymore either. It's frustrating to me because I believe in what we used to be. And now we're not. Starting to turn in to just a paycheck for me rather than something I wanted to help make the best we could be.

 

[Hendy hawk]

Hy Vee has priced themselves out of being the regular go-to store for grocery shopping. I still stop there for certain items but the bulk of our grocery shopping is done at Walmart now. Those are the only two options around here and the way I figure it they are both corporations, so send less of my money to one than the other. I mean, Hy Vee had turkeys "on sale" in November for $2.49/lb, Walmart was $.98/lb and $1.18/lb for a Butterball turkey. How can you seriously consider Hy Vee with that type of price disparity?

Neither one of them has eggs in stock right now. Seriously, how can this happen in America that you can't even buy eggs at the grocery store and when they are in stock they're $4/dozen. Four freaking dollars! Eggs used to be about a buck a dozen or less. Shit is seriously broken.

Bird flu is the egg problem

 

[OutbackBowl2017]

Costco eggs much cheaper, milk too.

 

[CarolinaHawkeye]

Eggs at Hy-Vee were 3.96/dozen. At Aldi, they were 2.04/dozen.
My wife, because she thought turkey prices would be high because of the bird flu, went out and bought a ham for which she received a free turkey at Hy-Vee. When I showed her what the ham cost and said "Merry Christmas", she was a little upset.

 

[onlyTheObvious]

Kwik Star and ALDIs are also hurting HyVee in a big way.

 

[NoleATL]

Neither one of them has eggs in stock right now. Seriously, how can this happen in America that you can't even buy eggs at the grocery store and when they are in stock they're $4/dozen. Four freaking dollars! Eggs used to be about a buck a dozen or less. Shit is seriously broken.

No egg shortage in Atlanta. At least in the stores I shop. Very surprising Costco doesn't have eggs.

 

[bunsen82]

No egg shortage in Atlanta. At least in the stores I shop. Very surprising Costco doesn't have eggs.

Iowa has had 13.4 million chickens culled in 2022 due to the bird flu. It primarily hit the midwest, which is why Atlanta isn't experiencing much issue.

Avian Flu Outbreak 2022: Spreading Faster and Farther | Charles River

First human case of avian influenza A (H5N1) reported in the US

www.criver.com

 

[bunsen82]

Just as a follow up.

Iowa is the nation's leading egg producer and has suffered the largest bird losses of any state this year, partly due to its massive commercial flocks. The number of Iowa birds affected now totals about 14.5 million, according to USDA data. Nebraska has the second-highest death toll at 5 million.

 

[GOHOX69]

I joined HyVee's super dooper membership and honestly I love it. Lots of free schiz and less insanity than Costco.

 

[Hawki97]

I wish they would. HyVee has never truly competed on price. They have always competed on service. Unfortunately it seems like they don't do that anymore either. It's frustrating to me because I believe in what we used to be. And now we're not. Starting to turn in to just a paycheck for me rather than something I wanted to help make the best we could be.

Sounds like your friendly smile in every aisle is turning upside down.

 

[DooBi]

I joined HyVee's super dooper membership and honestly I love it. Lots of free schiz and less insanity than Costco.

That's a great deal at full price. It's a steal at the $49 price point. The free monthly items and great deal weekly items will pay for it in a few months or less. (Although around the holiday the weekly deals aren't quite as hot. They'll get hot again)

 

[Chishawk1425]

Eggs at Hy-Vee were 3.96/dozen. At Aldi, they were 2.04/dozen.
My wife, because she thought turkey prices would be high because of the bird flu, went out and bought a ham for which she received a free turkey at Hy-Vee. When I showed her what the ham cost and said "Merry Christmas", she was a little upset.

Aldi rules

 

[Tenacious E]

That's a great deal at full price. It's a steal at the $49 price point. The free monthly items and great deal weekly items will pay for it in a few months or less. (Although around the holiday the weekly deals aren't quite as hot. They'll get hot again)

Counterpoint is that Hy-Vee's sale prices sometimes are not as low as Sam's or Costco's regular prices.

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

Costco is better across the board than Hy-Vee. No comparison.

 

[beanerhawk]

This comes up on here about once a month it seems. All I know is the HyVee in Marion near me is always so busy it's hard to get in and out of the parking lot. It's crazy how packed it is. Fareway, Aldi's, and WalMart are all with in one mile of it. I like Farway for most things because I don't have to fight the crowds but do a lot of shopping at HyVee also.

 

[Cougar63]

We love Costco to the point that having to drive an hour and a half to shop there might eliminate housing locations from our list.

 

[We have Nole friends]

Aldi girls are hotter than Hy Vee girls.. Walmart girls are not hot.

 

[fredjr82]

I wish they would. HyVee has never truly competed on price. They have always competed on service. Unfortunately it seems like they don't do that anymore either. It's frustrating to me because I believe in what we used to be. And now we're not. Starting to turn in to just a paycheck for me rather than something I wanted to help make the best we could be.

Quiet down and get the rest of the carts from the corral

 

[fredjr82]

Costco is better across the board than Hy-Vee. No comparison.

But what if you don't want a 6 month supply of mayo? Did Costco start selling normal sized bulk items or are they still more like a Sam's Club?

 

[lucas80]

Quiet down and get the rest of the carts from the corral

Do you really think they let Doobi do something as important as wrangle the carts?

 

[lucas80]

I shop at both. Hy-Vee several times a week, and Costco every 6-8 weeks to buy in bulk.
And, as I have ranted about in the past, Costco packages way too much stuff in plastic. It's easier on them to ship and handle, but I choose not to buy so much of it along with my food.

 

[fredjr82]

Do you really think they let Doobi do something as important as wrangle the carts?

I think manually they're still good. Never with one of those machines that gathers a whole bunch.

 

[Tenacious E]

I think manually they're still good. Never with one of those machines that gathers a whole bunch.

The Hy-Vees I have seen appear to have decided that it is more economical to hire teenagers to return the carts en masse than hire an adult to use the machines you see elsewhere.

 

[GOHOX69]

Aldi girls are hotter than Hy Vee girls.. Walmart girls are not hot.

Aldi Girls? Say what?

 

[Bonerfarts]

My point of reference is Ankeny. It appears to me that Costco is taking a big bite out of them. Came back from a trip Sunday and headed to pick up a few items from Hy-Vee in the late afternoon. That is normally in the crush zone with a full parking lot. It looked to me it was 60% full or so. It will be interesting to see how this shakes out. I think Hy-Vee needs to take a look at how much they are carrying in cost and expenses so they can be at a more competitive price point...

As someone who worked at Hy-vee for years long ago, the weekend after Thanksgiving is generally quite slow. It was always a welcome change of pace to the "balls to the wall" rush the weekend before and up to Thanksgiving Thursday.

 

[We have Nole friends]

Aldi Girls? Say what?

 

[notlongago]

Hy Vee has priced themselves out of being the regular go-to store for grocery shopping. I still stop there for certain items but the bulk of our grocery shopping is done at Walmart now. Those are the only two options around here and the way I figure it they are both corporations, so send less of my money to one than the other. I mean, Hy Vee had turkeys "on sale" in November for $2.49/lb, Walmart was $.98/lb and $1.18/lb for a Butterball turkey. How can you seriously consider Hy Vee with that type of price disparity?

Neither one of them has eggs in stock right now. Seriously, how can this happen in America that you can't even buy eggs at the grocery store and when they are in stock they're $4/dozen. Four freaking dollars! Eggs used to be about a buck a dozen or less. Shit is seriously broken.

Where are you? Cage free/soy free/grain free eggs $1.99 in the DM Metro. Crappier eggs are cheaper.

 

[Tenacious E]

Imma gonna need an age verification before selecting the appropriate emoji response.

 

[hawkeyez]

Aldi rules

Yep. We get ~90% of our groceries at Aldi. I'm shocked at the amount of poors that shop at Hy-Vee. I guess if you're paying with SNAP, you don't care how much it costs?

 

[GOHOX69]

This is a mirage in Coralville, Iowa. We have dudes and it's dark and sad.

 

[Chishawk1425]

Yep. We get ~90% of our groceries at Aldi. I'm shocked at the amount of poors that shop at Hy-Vee. I guess if you're paying with SNAP, you don't care how much it costs?

Condiments, bread, milk, cheese and some produce always for us and paper products are priced awesome as well. Love their frozen chicken tenders.

 

[StormHawk42]

Aldi is great but this is in no way representative of the clerks at mine

 

[StormHawk42]

I’ve said it several times before but there’s just no way HyVee makes any money on those huge sections of shoes, beauty products, Wahlburgers, etc.

But they keep building them so maybe they are but someone is definitely losing money. There’s never anyone in those spots.

 

[Tenacious E]

I’ve said it several times before but there’s just no way HyVee makes any money on those huge sections of shoes, beauty products, Wahlburgers, etc.

But they keep building them so maybe they are but someone is definitely losing money. There’s never anyone in those spots.

agreed. The only thing it does is make me feel mildly uncomfortable cutting through it from the dairy section to the booze/beer.

 

[pink shizzle]

Neither one of them has eggs in stock right now. Seriously, how can this happen in America that you can't even buy eggs at the grocery store and when they are in stock they're $4/dozen.

Woah. That's more than I pay for eggs and I live just south of LA. Strange. Maybe they figure they can hike it up high since there aren't a lot of options as far as grocery stores go.

 

[cfbfan23]

That's dream Aldi.




This is reality Aldi:

 

[seminoleed]

Never been in an Aldi's in my life, but now.......

 

[GOHOX69]

Never been in an Aldi's in my life, but now.......

You might be setting yourself up for disappointment.....