Subj : Eggs! To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Tue Sep 24 2019 11:48:00 Hi Nancy! BM>>> True. Can see where it would be easier to have three or four meals BM>>> available at the store instead of bringing them in daily, especially BM>>> if storage at home is minimal. Or the kids microwave the employee's BM>>> meal for a snack! NB>>> Yup... that could be an issue, too... ;) And having a stock at the NB>>> store means one doesn't have to think about it every day before NB>>> coming in... Richard used to buy a box of individually wrapped NB>>> burritos (I think it was) and stored them in the freezer at work... NB>>> then he'd always have something available if he needed it... BM>> Yes: if they're what I think they are they're Chimichangas (burritos) BM>> and we buy the 10-pack here and have for lunch or dinner. NB>> That sounds right... :) Haven't bought them for a while, he left NB>> that job over eight years ago.... BM> And may not want to see a frozen Chimichanga again! NB> Possibly... ;) I had switched to my 'rice-and' microwave lunches because I got sick of sandwiches. (The department manager had give them that name, run together as "riceand" because what I had brought smelled pretty good and fairly consistently had a base of rice, some Velveeta cheese [for flavour and calcium] and topped with frozen vegetables and/or leftover meat/chicken.) BM>> Individually wrapped makes more sense for The Wizard's situation: use BM>> the wrapper to microwave in and use as a wrapper to keep the hands BM>> clean. NB>> Yup. :) BM> Gee, wonder how I knew that?! NB> Experience, no doubt... ;) Wow! You _are_ good!! NB>>> I'm not sure how our pharmacy kept things secure, I think maybe NB>>> behind the construction barriers, actually... they had a working NB>>> set-up in the middle of the front of the store, with cash registers NB>>> and pharmacist counseling stations and boxes of the filled NB>>> prescriptions all right there... not sure where they were doing the NB>>> actual work of filling scripts, but maybe that was being done NB>>> off-site... BM>> I'm guessing possibly a conference room or even a public meeting room BM>> was temporarily converted to temporary secure area where medications BM>> were stored and on-demand prescriptions were filled. Just guessing. NB>> Dunno.... nothing that I know of of the sort anywhere near where NB>> either the Pharmacy resides (both before and then after the NB>> construction) or the temp setup was... I didn't ask... BM> BTDT. :) Know my medications are prepared in the main facility in Des BM> Moines (which also happens to be where HyVee is headquartered - don't BM> know if same site) and shipped in. The local pharmacy does have some BM> non-assigned medications available for early pick-ups or new BM> prescriptions. NB> I suppose HyVee might have some sort of a complex at the NB> headquarters... Wegmans also has some sort of a main facility NB> that fills a lot of the prescriptions, especially the ones that NB> don't need to be picked up right away.... And it's still better NB> to try to get things refilled ahead of time, as some things still NB> have to be ordered by the local store... Yes: if prepared ahead of time I just need to say 'hi' and pick up my prescription. Otherwise 'hi' and get told it will be ready in 15-20 minutes. Not a problem as grocery shopping anyway, but it's the waiting for my turn -- seems invariably the second wait was after a 'complicated' customer. BM> ...And the pharmacy will be returning to its original BM> location after the remodel: sign stating where the temporary location BM> is was updated. There was a lot of construction noise going on last BM> week when I was shopping behind the temporary walls. NB> Now you know... :) And eventually you'll get to see what they've NB> made of the space.... :) Yes. Wasn't too concerned as to the new location as not like the store is that big. ...As for the overall construction will be interesting this week to see what has happened: last week a lot of 'holes' ==> stock had been removed from shelves in preparation to do something with those sections. Seemed semi-random as far as the placement but quite sure there's a plan. I didn't have any problem finding what I needed. BM>> I haven't peeked in to mine (the temporary Hy-Vee pharmacy) but BM>> guessing they have everything in the temporary site from the original BM>> site, just crowded together; the original site was roomy. Plus instead BM>> of two check out registers just the one window, so that's a bit of a BM>> space-savings. NB>> Sounds like maybe your pharmacy isn't quite as extensive as ours... NB>> even the temp setup had four registers and two pharmacist counseling NB>> spots... used to have five registers, and now has six or seven.... NB>> but I think a couple of them double as dropping off scripts now... NB>> there are fewer paper scripts brought in now with electronic NB>> prescribing and renewing being the norm now... BM> Appears HyVee is smaller: one Pharmacist on duty and three or four BM> technicians. And occasionally they have waited on each other for a BM> register. Se what the remodel unveils! NB> We usually have at least three pharmacists on duty... there's a NB> wall with their pictures displayed, there's 8 or 10 pictures of NB> the current pharmacists... :) Similar, though thinking four possibly five pharmacists and a dozen techs. BM>> "Stay tuned!" Last week there was construction going on in the old BM>> pharmacy area -- presume ripping apart for whatever will be in its BM>> place. I'm thinking the new pharmacy will be at the front of the BM>> store, possibly where the customer service counter is currently, but BM>> that position would not make sense for 'adjacencies': where one BM>> department/ section is next to another for a reason (purses next to BM>> dresses next to hosiery). ...Will see! NB>> Yup, you'll find out eventually... :) One would want at least the NB>> OTC meds, vitamins and first aid, etc, near the pharmacy... as you NB>> call it, adjacencies... :) BM> It would make sense. A customer could ask someone stocking where BM> is and get an answer but probably not get a full answer to "I BM> need an item for ". Walking 'next door' to inquire at Pharmacy BM> isn't bad, halfway across the store though..... NB> Yup, Health and Beauty does tend to be kept near the Pharmacy... NB> and they are more likely to know what one would need for what... NB> ;) So right now the guess is the Health and Beauty sections will stay pretty much where they are currently, though possibly moved closer to the entrance (which triggers the thoughts of higher potential for shoplifting in this retail guy). LIS, we'll see! ...The 'corner shop' where I'm thinking H&B might go is currently their health market, which does need to be enlarged. NB>>> Even if a 24-hour store, I'd think that the work might go easier if NB>>> done on the night shift... unless the night stocking would be in the NB>>> way of the remodel and vice versa... BM>> Overall it would seem so. Hy-Vee does do stocking during the day, or BM>> at least when I'm there mid-morning. To me would make sense to do some BM>> overnight work: pretty sure Bakery and the various Deli Shops are not BM>> open all night. NB>> Even when the store is open 24 hours (they recently cut back hours for NB>> our store, closing at midnight and reopening at 6), the departments NB>> (Bakery, Deli, Meats, Prepared Foods, Pharmacy, etc) close in the NB>> evening to reopen in the morning.... The bulk of the restocking happens NB>> during the night shift, but there is always some stocking happening NB>> on the other two shifts... BM> With the remodel I doubt if the store would cut back hours; if they BM> were to consider that would almost make more sense to close (say) BM> midnight to six because of the construction (as an excuse) and then BM> just keep the reduced hours. Appears there are sufficient small hours BM> of the morning shoppers to make staying open cost-effective. NB> There always seemed to be enough at our store to justify it, but NB> one never knows just what corporate is thinking... ;) I see a tiny fraction of their business so wouldn't guess. From my viewpoint it's "who needs to go shopping for groceries at 3:30 in the morning?" but if I was working night shift like I was 45 years ago it might make sense to shop after work/before going home. BM>>> I'm sort of doubting the several year remodel (didn't tell him that!); BM>>> maybe a year but that's also including the liquor store and banquet BM>>> hall areas next door. NB>>> The banquet hall areas might account for some of the extra time... NB>>> also if they really are doing a complete overhaul, move everything NB>>> around to a different spot in the store, sort of remodel.... moving NB>>> departments and setting things up in a different spot could account NB>>> for a lot of extra time, too... BM>> Right. AFAIK it's a 100% overhaul with everything being moved. Even BM>> the rest rooms (!): was told those are being moved to the front of the BM>> store. My guess is some of the fixtures will be moved and reused: the BM>> refrigerated cases were upgraded a couple years ago to have LED BM>> lighting on motion sensors: lights one on when a customer approaches. BM>> Well, supposed to. Most seem to stay on and a few don't. (Those that BM>> stay off may explain the ones that stay on ==> got bypassed because not BM>> working correctly.) NB>> Sounds like a case of technology being magic-equivalent... ;) BM> I could see converting to LED lighting: a lot less expensive to run BM> compared to the original florescent (plus can do a full-case lighting BM> as LED bulbs are small enough to run down the inside of the case BM> sides). Just seems like the additional cost of the circuit for motion BM> detection extends the pay-back time way out there. Maybe cheaper than BM> I'd guess and the pay-back time isn't that long. NB> Could be... ;) I haven't done a pay-back cost analysis like that so no idea. 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