I'd put Sunmart as a 3rd class store behind Hy Vee and Econofoods. But we had fun.
Hy-Vee-What's up?
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I'd put Sunmart as a 3rd class store behind Hy Vee and Econofoods. But we had fun.
I went to Aldi a few months back; I just now got through the checkout line
Seriously though, it's better than it used to be, but I'm not sure why they waste the store real estate on more than 1 or 2 registers.
My hometown of Charles City had an Econo Foods, which had been an Easter's previously. No idea what Easter's was, may have just been a locally owned joint. At any rate, Econo didn't last a super long time. It was nice enough, but I never found it to be favorable compared to Hy-Vee or Fareway, which were both in town also. I think it's an Ace Hardware now.
The worst part I encounter is Hy-Vee employees running around the store filling up carts for the aisles program (and getting in my way doing so).
And they are rude in my experience. They do not greet customers, and, in the most recent store I worked at, they were even discouraged from wearing name badges and the usual Hy-Vee apparel, simply so they wouldn't have to be disturbed. They might as well hire a third party to come in and do the online shopping if they are going to discourage their own employees from being "helpful smiles"
This is correct. Aldi also owns Trader Joe's. Their product quality is surprisingly very good. As well, Lidl, is taking over the USA too. Both are german chains.
Every time I've gone to Aldi they are incredibly efficient at moving the lines fast. Considering the quantity people usually buy it's fairly impressive. If I'm not waiting for someone ahead of me the checker is sometimes faster at scanning than I am unloading the cart. When the checker doesnt have to bag and the bar code on the products is large and on every side of the packaging it makes it easy to speed along.I went to Aldi a few months back; I just now got through the checkout line
Seriously though, it's better than it used to be, but I'm not sure why they waste the store real estate on more than 1 or 2 registers.
I'm invested in costco because of a couple of things.
- It's always busy
- Every time I check out I'm amazed how much I've spent
I own an electric car and I've parked in those very spaces and charged. So, the answer to your question is yes.
The Albrecht family is insanely wealthy. In the mid 2000s the living founding brother brother was I think the third wealthiest person in the world.
Aldi doesnt own Trader Joe's though. I thought they did too until I got that question wrong in a trivia contest.
Back in the early days of aldi the albrecht brothers had a disagreement on whether to carry cigarettes. So they opened Aldi North and Aldi South, separate companies. Aldi North bought the established trader Joe's in the U.S. in 1979 and Aldi South owns the Aldi brand in the u.s. They are owned by the same family but are separate companies.
You can hook up a Tesla to them with the J-1772 adapter, but you're correct that they are not actual Superchargers.
Couple of dumb questions
- Is that adapter something you can carry around or is this something that's built into the "pump"
- How much does a place like this charge you to "fill up"?
I keep my adapter in the glovebox. It's small, so no big deal. The J-1772 hookup is the "standard" that most electric cars use so most public chargers are set up with it as well. Tesla made their plug ins different for some reason.
I've never had to pay to charge at a Hy-Vee charging station but I don't usually end up getting all that much charge from them. They charge at about 22 miles of range per hour, my car has a 314 mile range....usually only get enough charge to make up for what I use to drive there and back home during a "normal" shopping trip.
Most recent place I charged at where I had to pay (using the same brand charger Hy-Vee has, ChargePoint), was at the Palms theater in Waukee. I got 73 miles of charge for $1.73.
Hyvee started their road to hell right after they got rid of Moose Brothers pizza.
