Subj : Eggs! To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Wed Oct 30 2019 09:50:00 Hi Nancy! BM> Nope, never did see see a jar of eggs at Hy-Vee. NB> Those are a rarity at our store, too.... but did you ever find a NB> bag of Eggland's Best hard-cooked and peeled eggs....? Bag of NB> six eggs, and in our store it can be in regular or organic, the NB> latter being even more pricey.... ;) Remember seeing Eggland's Best (and thinking how expensive they were) but not anything hard-cooked much less peeled. And now with the construction and remodelling they seem to have cut back on some of the deliveries, either that or mass-grab of certain groceries as empty spots on the shelves. The Great Peeled and Ready-To-Eat Egg Hunt may have to continue after the store is done updating - though I am keeping my eye out for them and any other interesting-looking and within the splurge budget items. 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. NB> Taking up less room can be very important, especially in a full NB> fridge... ;) Yes, not that the refrigerator is packed and need every spare square inch but when organized don't have to look around - for the item not space to put the item. Naturally if there's an empty space something tends to go there, but to put away a platter or bowl doesn't take too much to create room. 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! NB> It can also be to our advantage to be speaking directly to the NB> pharmacy in case there are any snags that need working out... :) Which reminds me (thanks!): for some reason last week my electronic notification was showing I had a prescription refill in progress but wan't ready to pick up -- which made sense as I had enough pills to last through the end of this week. Just checked and nothing showing. Way too early to call so will later this morning. 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! NB> No, but close.... ;) We've spent a couple of trips carefully NB> going through ALL the aisles of the store, just to see where NB> things we get have ended up.... The first time we did it, some NB> things were still in flux, and one of our regular cashiers was NB> finishing her shopping over near pharmacy and noticed that we NB> seemed to be looking more carefully than the usual... She asked NB> if we needed help finding anything (we'd just located something NB> that used to be in a totally different part of the store!), and NB> then told us that Wegmans has been having her and some others NB> take an entire shift once a week to just walk around the store to NB> help customers find the moved items... they had a special app on NB> their phones to help them find things.... :) And she admitted NB> that without that app, she'd not be able to find everything NB> either.... She's usually pretty knowledgeable about the store, NB> too... ;) Reminds me of last week: Hy-Vee has a on-line shopping app and one or more will shop with a hand scanner which both scans the item as found and its location. One was commenting during our chit-chat the computer hadn't updated yet as to where some of the items were though she knew where they were moved to a few days ago. As for re-rememorizing the store, I'll probably do something like that, though sort of update my mental map constantly and maybe more generically than what you did. Last week I was looking for a small can of evaporated milk; know it's going to be in with baking stuff so either looked for that overhead sign or remembered where it was one my initial wanderings. 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! NB> You'll find out as it gets reset... ;) Yes. :) ...Maybe I'll start a rumour the whole section of what was their liquor store will become a walk-in cooler. No refrigerated cases: the whole room will be a giant refrigerator! Yogurt, cottage cheese, cheese will be on tables, ice cream and frozen pizza on shelves (the walls contain the refrigerant lines.) ...I've got a roll of graph paper downstairs: could draw up a "blueprint".... Do I have to wait until April Fools?! 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. NB> One can hope that those that make the decisions have some idea NB> what is what... but it's not always the case... I did see some NB> of those LED lights on the edges of the doors in the frozen NB> department at a Publix in the Raleigh NC area earlier this NB> year... reminded me of Christmas lights... ;) "What idiot ordered the multi-coloured lights?! And stop that twinkling!!" As far as looking like Christmas lights - yes, the small bulbs. ..The parody song about the 12 Days of Christmas is playing in my head, the part about when one bulb burns out they all go out. 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! NB> Probably just not realizing the benefits of the old tech... ;) There are some advanatages! Bet everyone was focused on the power savings (less cost) they overlooked that little detail. I remember there were a couple of mentions in various articles on how the traffic lights could working during a power failure because there would be a UPS inside the traffic control box. 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