I'm not really sure why anyone would go anywhere else to get their groceries. People complain that Fareway doesn't have the selection that Hy-Vee does, but actually they have most of the same things. The difference is that Fareway is no-frills. They don't have the overhead of a Chinese restaurant, a dry cleaners, a one hour photo, to roll into the price of the food.
The prices are so much lower though that it's silly to shop anywhere else. I always find great values at Fareway, and I'm one who loves to cook. If I can't find it at Fareway, Hy-Vee isn't too far away, and the amount of money you save is worth an occasional trip to Hy-Vee.
Fareway has a real butcher meat dept., and the boys wear those cute little paper hats and white aprons. It's like stepping into a time capsule. They even take your groceries to your car and load it up. That's something that Hy-Vee and the others don't do.
Trust me, if you switch from Hy-Vee to Fareway, you will see a significant reduction in your grocery bill. read more