Even toward the end when it was going downhill it was still better than Dahl's. Everything is overpriced, stores are dirty, and their off-brand stuff is borderline inedible.
Dahl's in trouble?
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Even toward the end when it was going downhill it was still better than Dahl's. Everything is overpriced, stores are dirty, and their off-brand stuff is borderline inedible.
The Dahl's store brand stuff is just down right awful, and I think I've gotten store brands just basically everywhere, Aldi included. We got some CT Crunch like 2 weeks ago and I just threw the box away after I tasted it, it was some type of substance that doesn't absorb milk, definitely created in a lab somewhere.
I saw that too. And I thought to myself, I will gladly pay 10% more on my grocery bill to not actually step foot inside a WalMart.
Yea, I got some of their off-brand yellow cake mix (Always Save). Cake didn't rise, had clumps in it and didn't taste like yellow cake. Not even sure I can describe what it tasted like. I don't even want to talk about the can of ravioli I bought there.
I don't like making two stops so until Fareway gets a craft beer selection that rivals the HyVee I frequent, I'm a HyVee guy no matter how much cheaper Fareway is.
I know packaging isn't necessarily an indicator of quality, but their off-brand stuff looks the same as the fake food packages from my kid's kitchen playset.
The Sunday thing is annoying when you forget about it, but I respect them for doing that. Surely they are leaving a lot of money on the table, especially in areas where they aren't the only game in town.
Why is it interesting? Why would you expect them to tell a random stranger on Facebook that they were closing?
Yes and no. The majority of their customers who are loyal plan around the store being closed on Sundays so they do their shopping on another day.
I know I was one for a long time. (and based on some google-mapping inspired by this thread, might become one again)
I think they will see more of it as this urban expansion continues. Sunday seems to be the busiest day for other stores, by far, so it's just another obstacle to converting people with pre-existing habits.
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I've been going to the Dahls in Ames the last 3 years. I have zero complaints. Certainly isn't crowded, but as a shopper, how is that a negative?
If there was a chain that you could accurately claim had "loyal customers" I think Fareway would be it.
Food sits on the shelf forever because nobody is there to buy it. The bread aisle is the worst.
I hate going to a unfamiliar store spending 15 minutes trying to find something that I know exactly where it is in the store I shop in regularly.
It is interesting that they didn't come out and deny it.
Yeah...there would be nothing positive about them closing IMO so if it happens, I only hope that it is due to a buyout. People have mentioned stores that are dead, but several arent'. namely the one on Ingersoll and the one in NW Des Moines on Merle Hay. These are both strategically located so they don't have any close competitors.
Also, the one in Beaverdale has a monopoly, but it is so small, I can't tell you the number of times I've left that store not being able to get everything on my list.
Anyway, hoping for the best.
