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| - Prolouge: Maybe I'm jaded because I actually liked going to Copps across the street. It wasn't my favorite grocery store in Madison, but it was decent and easy to find things. Due to a commuting situation and needing to use the bus, I am sort of stuck with Hyvee. It's a pain that it's a longer walk from the bus stop, but oh well. It is what it is.
My actually review: I have serious mixed feelings about Hyvee. So we'll go with a classic pro/con list.
Pros
-I like their "restaurant/buffet" concept, even though I have only tried it once. Food was decent, and this type of thing is great for the lunch crowd.
-Bakery is decent. Not thrilling, but taste and selection is pretty good for grocery store breads and pastries.
-Good selection for fancy cheese, meats, antipasto picnic fare
-Cleanliness
-Coupons in the Bucky Book
-They have hatch chili peppers when in season
-They employ people with disabilities and seem to promote them and treat them well
-Nice selection of bulk grains/granolas
-Meat department decent quality
-Samples are fun!
Cons
-Non-organic lettuce selection is sad. Not many choices and little of each kind. Often not the freshest looking.
-Produce arrangement with so many "tables" makes it hard to find things, and produce sales seem almost non-existent.
-What.is.with.the.layout of the store? Hard to find things and it doesn't flow great. I'm about 15 trips in, and I still get frustrated.
-Thin crust take and bake pizza steams in their foil pan.
-Prices for things that aren't on sale seem high.
-Selection for some things really weirdly small, other things expansive
-Need more checkout lanes open. It's been at least three people deep every time I've gone, and it doesn't move fast.
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