Fareway Meat and Grocery — Local services in Perry

I just shopped at Fareway in Perry, Iowa today. The ads for this week had a lot of items I use, & the sale prices were great - ie. fresh strawberries-2 1lb. Pks. $4, also fresh blueberries-same price. There was one item that was either sold out, or didn't arrive at the store. I asked if they were offering a substitute, & one of the cashier's gladly offered an equal substitute. Another cashier offered an explanation of a grouping of items in the sale ad that I had misunderstood. The guy who took my groceries to my vehicle was friendly, & chatted with me as he always does. Oh, I almost forgot, the meat department had a great sale on boneless pork chops, 8oz. Each for .99 each. They looked great, & the guy packaged them as I requested, & he was very...

I live in another county and was reluctant to grocery shop in Perry because of the high number of COVID 19 cases in Dallas Co.. I decided to go to Fareway before I left town. SO disappointed in Fareway. Only 1/2 employees wearing masks. I quickly paid for my few items. There were 2 carry out people nearby. One was a male about 40-50 years of age. The other was a female , late teens, early 20s. Neither wearing masks. The Male asked if I wanted help carrying my items out. I politely said ,"No, thank you. You're not wearing a mask." Both carry out people started laughing. I was wearing a mask. I will not shop there again. There is another grocery store in Perry. I don't know their mask policy, but it...

I was really tired yesterday and we were short on coffee at home, so I stopped in the Fareway store in Perry to restock.. Not only did I find three brands on sale but I was so impressed with the level of energy and encouragement that my checkout clerk showed. Not a big deal, but when you're feeling run down on a gloomy day, an enthusiastic smile goes a long way. Joseph Karge, Fiamma D'Amore Glass...