11717 IA-9, Thompson IA 50478
“Otherwise known as Hometown Market (HTM). This place is a blessing to have considering the small population of our town. The East side of the building would be the gas/convenience store. Their are 6 pumps, 2 of 6 are dedicated diesel pumps. With a debit or credit card you can get fuel 24/7. The convenience store has flavorful fresh brewed coffee or instant cappuccino. Lots of beverages to choose from. They also have beer and wine . Their is also a kitchen that servers up different sandwiches and sides, premade or fresh to order. They offer handmade pizza, and broaster chicken.The West side of the building has the small grocery store. They offer fresh fruit and veggies, dairy products, canned and baked goods, cereal, juices, frozen foods of all kinds, ice cream products, chips soda, bread, paper products, laundry products, cleaning products. It's a small grocery store. They are open 7 days a week as well.”
1116 US-69 South, Forest City IA 50436
“now, i wanna start this off by saying i absolutely LOVE sids. the prices are good, people are nice, very friendly place. i would've rated it five stars but i have an issue. this may sound stupid, but bare with me. today, at like, 10, i called sids wanting to get a pizza. a woman named nancy answered, and before i could even finish my sentence she HUNG UP THE PHONE. that is incredibly disrespectful, and i was flabbergasted. so was my friend who was with me. too be fair, we didn't know that their kitchen didnt open until 11, (it was around 10, keep in mind). however, i did want to give her the benefit of the doubt, i work in customer service and sometimes days just suck. a few minutes after 11, i had my friend call because i was not about to get hung up on again. my friend placed the order for, verbatim "a large, stuffed crust, PINNEAPPLE PIZZA." NANCY went "pineapple?" and my friend said "yes, pineapple." wonderful, yippee. guess what. we get to sids to pick up our pizza and end up paying 25 fucking dollars? we have purchased this exact pizza before for 17. we didn't check the pizza, which was stupid, but it was made completely wrong. she had charged us for hawaiian add bacon. girl. we had my friends mother call, nancy was incredibly disrespectful to her mother, to me before, and when we went to pick up our new pizza (free of charge) she was still being bitchy. i still will go to sids because it's a good place, this doesn't change how i feel about the store itself or other employees but nancy, that was wildly unprofessional. even if you are having a bad day.”
306 US-69, Forest City IA 50436
“Friendly they're organizing the store nicely got too much stuff in there though sometimes it's hard to get around. Mainly through the clothes I guess. They could be more aware of people trying to get down a lot of stuff is way too high.”
806 US-69, Forest City IA 50436
“Great Kwik Star here in Forest City, IA. When I came, there wasn’t too many cars in the lot. Walking into the store though, the store was quite busy. When I got to the fountain area, the area between the 2 fountain soda machines wasn’t very clean. I saw 2 straws, a lid, and a huge splatter in that area with the lid. Otherwise though, the store was mostly clean and organized. The staff were pretty nice and friendly. If you want to get milk (2%), it is 3.59 (4.15 back at the dollar store or 5.80 at Casey’s) ,which is a good price. The roller grill was nicely stocked with hot dogs and other roller items. I grabbed a cheddarwurst (I recommend this item as it’s really good), a Best Buddy (40fl oz Fountain Drink), a gallon of milk (2%), and a single donut (50¢ when writing, 99¢ normally). The total after rounding was 8.10. This is a great place to stop and get some snacks or whatever you could need. Keep up the good work, Kwik Star #940.-Shy_Gun670”
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