Subj : Re: Eggs! To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Tue Oct 29 2019 15:02:30 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 16-Oct-2019 17:28 <=- BM> Nope, never did see see a jar of eggs at Hy-Vee. Those are a rarity at our store, too.... but did you ever find a bag of Eggland's Best hard-cooked and peeled eggs....? Bag of six eggs, and in our store it can be in regular or organic, the latter being even more pricey.... ;) NB>>> You'd have a bit of variety that way, while still a low-hassle meal... BM>> Yes, and to me especially the 'variety' part. For some reason never BM>> liked the idea I knew what I was having for lunch (because I made it BM>> the night before). With the 'rice-and' made up ahead of time and froze BM>> in individual servings. Still knew the general makeup but randomized BM>> things so maybe two had chicken, a couple just vegetables, two or BM>> three more with something else. Mix 'em up before putting in the BM>> freezer. Still do that 'surprise!' thing with my (individual serving BM>> sized) yogurts: the labels are facing away from me so I don't know what BM>> flavour I'm getting. NB>> You like the randomization, I see... :) BM> That might be the technical consideration; it was really I didn't want BM> to know what I was having. OTOH the yogurt containers do get lined up BM> because they look better, so orderly. Plus take up less room. Taking up less room can be very important, especially in a full fridge... ;) NB>>> I call things in before we go into the store (except for the new ones NB>>> from the doctor)... as long as they have it in stock, we can pick it NB>>> up later the same day, and it'll be ready by the time we get there... NB>>> but sometimes they have to order it in, or having the main facility NB>>> do it, and then we'd need to get it another day.... But usually I'm NB>>> calling early enough that it's a couple days before we do the NB>>> shopping, so it's ready anyway when we get there.... BM>> That way makes sense also, just for us easier to have automatic BM>> refills. Also can poke at the cell phone and see if the refill is BM>> ready/will be ready. NB>> I don't have an app for that... I suppose that we might be NB>> able to set up auto refills, but haven't really explored it... NB>> generally it's no real problem to just call in the refills... :) BM> As long as it works out to your comfort! It can also be to our advantage to be speaking directly to the pharmacy in case there are any snags that need working out... :) BM>> So far have been able to find what I am looking for. What was sort of BM>> funny is I was chatting with the cashier last week -- the semi- BM>> automatic "did you find everything you needed?" to which I commented BM>> back the 'yes' and joked something about the construction not yet BM>> moving what I shop for. She (the cashier) lamented there were items BM>> she had shopped for but couldn't find now. NB>> Meanwhile, our Wegmans store is busy moving everything all around the NB>> store... not particularly because of any obvious remodeling, just a NB>> general shakeup... Richard was prepared to answer the "did you find NB>> everything" question with something like "yes, but no thanks to the NB>> store", as we had to really search for a few things we needed... BM> Not as bad as the cashier I had last week chatting she couldn't find BM> what she was looking for and she works there! No, but close.... ;) We've spent a couple of trips carefully going through ALL the aisles of the store, just to see where things we get have ended up.... The first time we did it, some things were still in flux, and one of our regular cashiers was finishing her shopping over near pharmacy and noticed that we seemed to be looking more carefully than the usual... She asked if we needed help finding anything (we'd just located something that used to be in a totally different part of the store!), and then told us that Wegmans has been having her and some others take an entire shift once a week to just walk around the store to help customers find the moved items... they had a special app on their phones to help them find things.... :) And she admitted that without that app, she'd not be able to find everything either.... She's usually pretty knowledgeable about the store, too... ;) BM>> ...The hardware store down the hill did a major remodel a BM>> few years ago and now the layout is opposite the original: if a BM>> department was to the left before is to the right now. Don't think BM>> Hy-Vee is going to do that! NB>> That is a major overhaul... :) And I guess you'll find out finally NB>> about what Hy-Vee has in mind.... :) BM> Yes, eventually. Also found out last week the store will be enlarging BM> by 3,000+ square feet. Apparently the liquor store portion will be BM> moving over but don't know what will go where the liquor was -- stay BM> tuned! You'll find out as it gets reset... ;) BM>>> I haven't done a pay-back cost analysis like that so no idea. Suppose BM>>> the 'guys in the green visors' have run it through numerous times. NB>>> Probably... and/or there are some "new technology is always best" NB>>> managers on the case... BM>> Yes, and sometimes they don't listen and just go with what they think BM>> is the right answer. Or do listen, just the experts haven't BM>> experienced the full issue. Sort of trying to get in there where LEDs BM>> will last 50,000 hours; the electronics supporting the LEDs might not BM>> (the power supply, etc.). NB>> Exactly... BM> So avoid cheap brands, though that doesn't guarantee anything either. One can hope that those that make the decisions have some idea what is what... but it's not always the case... I did see some of those LED lights on the edges of the doors in the frozen department at a Publix in the Raleigh NC area earlier this year... reminded me of Christmas lights... ;) BM>> Or the LED bulbs in the traffic lights. The BM>> heat from the incandescent bulbs melted the snow accumulating on the BM>> traffic light and so kept it clear. Hardly any heat from the LED BM>> replacement, so the snow accumulates and blocks -- oops! NB>> Yup.... That did end up being a rather inconvenient development... :) BM> Just a minor oversight! Probably just not realizing the benefits of the old tech... ;) ttyl neb .... Stand aside: I'm fluent in lunatic. --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .