The self-checkout comment is a valid one, but so are the ones about how friendly they are here compared to Fareway. The Oelwein Fareway has got to be one of the worst Fareways around. It's so refreshing to have another store to shop in Oelwein. They should have went with a full-fledged Hy-Vee, but if Oelwein supports the store, hopefully Hy-Vee will upgrade it.
The produce is fresh. The prices are competitive. Dollar Fresh price-matches Fareway's ad prices. They sell gas. They have a pharmacy, and if you don't like self-checkout, they have friendly workers who will help check you out!
Thank you Hy-Vee for investing in our...
   Read moreNew to the area and have discovered the Hy-vee app where I attempted placing a custom cake order. Not realizing that the Oelwein location doesnât have a bakery. Matt reached out to me after I tried getting help with ordering, broke the news to me of no bakery, pointed me in the closest direction to order AND is making sure the cake is picked up and ready for me to purchase locally. So far everyone (cashier today, Matt and the lady on the line from the other location have went above and beyond. Love it! Thank you for a...
   Read moreJust got home about 15 min ago was going to make some chicken thighs, but to my not so surprise it was absolutely god awfully rotten! Frozen gets put away first! Then everything else, Iâm done coming to this store. Also I bought pizzas in the gluten free section about a week ago and the one expired back in 2023, we as the Customers shouldnât have to look at dates, but yet this is...
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