Fred Meyer

Yer better-​than-​mere– basic, one-​stop shopping experience can be had here.
This is what I wish the Hazel Dell store could be.
Although I’m not completely comfy with how FM tends to organize some of their offerings (especially their meat), I can usually find what I need in a timely manner.
They have a very nice selection of organics, nuts, grains and organic produce that rules all the world west of I-​205. In my mind, I think I can make the same claim regarding the wine section.
I would probably come here a lot more often If I lived in the area. Tenney Road can be hazardous to one’s health.
Unless it’s Monsoon Season, I usually park by the garden section. The parking lot can seem like a free-​for-​all during peak times.

Wife picked up some fried chicken from the deli. What kind of moron puts warm fried chicken in a plastic bag and seals it? My 4 year old grandson knows better than that. By the time she got home it was mush (and it was under cooked).

And… an (almost) full retraction. (See original post below). One star off for a sourpuss manager.
After a couple of weeks, I received a call from Jessy, the young woman/​asst. manager whom I met with initially.
She apologized profusely… She said there had clearly been a misunderstanding, and that she had discussed the situation with the regional manager, Shawn, and they wanted to fix the «shank» on the ring for no additional charge.
I was a little leery. But… I dropped the ring off with Jessy, and she was wonderful… Again apologizing profusely.
Someone should appoint her the new manager because she handled it a heckofalot better than the sour manager who really didn’t give me the time of day about the situation.
Sincere thanks to Jessy and Shawn (and the goldsmith) for «making it right». The ring turned out just beautiful. Now I have a lovely heirloom to hand down to one of our grandgirls some day.
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— original post —
Ever do something expensive out of good intention and emotion that you wish you could take back? Yeah, me too.
I recently received a beautiful antique white-​gold filigree diamond ring from my aunt when she died. Small diamond — nothing extravagant but lots of sentiment. I noticed that the ring itself, especially along the bottom, was very very thin.
Not being much a a jewelry person, I thought I would just put it away for one of our 3 granddaughters to have some day. Then I decided to take it to Fred Meyer Jewelers to get an estimate to «restore» the ring figuring it would have even more meaning to our granddaughter some day if she had seen me wear it from time to time.
The salesperson (Jessy) was helpful and I showed her how thin the ring was along the bottom. She pointed out there was also some worn/​broken filigree (the part that holds the diamond) and I asked her to please give me a quote for what it would cost to fully restore the ring, and resize it to fit me.
She went back in back to the jeweler and came out several minutes later. She said «You’re not going to like this quote… it’s pretty expensive… But to repair the ring will be $ 650 (plus WA tax so over $ 700). She then told me how their jeweler is THE best gold craftsman in the county and that I would be SOOOOOO happy because the ring would look brand new.»
So I bit the bullet and agreed to have the ring repaired/​rebuilt.
Today I went to pickup the ring.
The jeweler did a beautiful job repairing the filigree. And he resized it. But now the ring along the bottom was even thinner. So thin it feels like one good squish between my thumb and forefinger would break it. Too fragile still to wear.
I asked the clerk (a different one from the one who took the ring in and gave me the quote) why the ring part had not been built up/​repaired as that was the main reason I brought the ring in. She immediately started reading off the quote sheet and told me «Well you didn’t ask for a new shank…»
What the heck is a shank? I apparently don’t speak jeweler.
I explained that I had asked for a quote to fully restore the ring to wearability, including the thinned out fragile bottom ring thingy which is apparently called a shank.
She went and got her manager who came out and repeated that I hadn’t asked for a shank.
«No ma’am. You’re correct. I asked for a quote to have the ring fully restored to wearability. Your salesperson told me it was gonna be REALLY expensive at $ 700+ but it would be so worth it because the ring would look brand new.»
Why would I have asked for a quote to fix only the top half of the ring???
She continued by telling me that I should keep an eye on the price of gold and try to have the shank on the ring fixed when gold is down in price.
I was literally physically nauseous. I don’t know about you, but throwing $ 700 away is a pretty big deal to me.
There was no offer to try to work with me. No offer to try to make things right.
Just a big olé repeated «Well, you didn’t ask for a shank.»
Well, actually yes I did. I just used a different word.
I feel like this was a huge bait and switch. «OHHHHH!!! You wanted THAT part fixed. Well that would cost several more $ 100’s of dollars… will that be cash or credit?»
Well if I had wanted to spend THAT much money, I could have purchased a brand new ring. I am certain I could have had the diamond set in a brand new setting for way less than $ 700 bucks.
I’m so angry at myself for being stupid stupid enough to trust that a reputable place like Fred Meyer would do the repairs I requested for the quote they gave me, and when they didn’t do that, that they should at least have tried to make this right. If they look up my rewards number, they will see I’ve been a loyal customer for many many years. No. More.
End result is I have a pretty sentimental antique ring that is still too fragile to wear and will have to sit in a safe deposit box and I’m out $ 700 hard earned dollars.
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We have been shopping here several times per week since they opened. Obviously we like the store!
Lately we have had numerous interactions with a manager named Paul Wolfe. He really acts irritated and aloof when dealing with customers and employees. In particular the employees seem intimidated when he is around. This isn’t based on a one time observation but many. He just does not seem to appreciate his employees or customers.
In spite of our many negative experiences with Paul we will continue to shop here and really appreciate the efforts of the other employees. Improve the management and the review goes up to 5 stars.

Horrible parking
Coupons that you earn through your reward card is a JOKE! We shopped there tonight and wanted to use a reward coupon for so much off the purchase of $ 2.00 or more of bread, rolls, buns. We decided to use it towards the purchase of two loaves of Dave’s Killer Bread. The cashier said we couldn’t use the coupon because we didn’t buy bread. What??? We had two loaves so we politely pointed it out. She said yes that’s bread but this coupon won’t work towards bread from the nutritional section. It only applies to bread from the main store. What??? Main store? It’s all the same store and the coupon didn’t say that. Bread is bread or so we thought. We purchased it any way but Wrong oh wrong Fred Meyers! We are very disappointed in you.

This place is great everything under one roof except a gas station. Five stars if it had a gas station.

After being to several Super Markets in several states I can honestly and confidently say that this location truly is «woohoo! as good as it gets!» Why would I dole out such a stamp you ask?
For so many reasons… honestly this location excites me so much I’ll have to probably keep editing this review every time I remember something that makes it so great!
— Extremely large and fully stocked. I can pretty much find anything here when it comes to groceries.
— They have a regular retail store on both sides if you need to pick up any clothing items… etc.
— Their fully stocked with friendly employees deli has Boar’s Head products… Three huge cheers for great quality. Thank you FM!
— Their section to buy DVDs is ginormous… It’s not just like an afterthought of a rack or two… NO NO; they have their own large section categorized with many great deals.
— Their prices are fair
— All of their sections have a great variety of products… yes even their deli, bakery, butcher shop, etc.
— Huge vegetable/​fruit section filled with fresh veggies and fruits
— The place is kept spotless
— The employees are extremely nice and personable.
— They have an extremely large parking lot with many spots dedicated to Electric Vehicles
This Fred Meyer truly is a «One Stop Shop» as it has so much.

This is the Fred Meyer Mothership. It’s massive and has everything you could dream of.
They have a decent shoe selection (esp. walking shoes), and they carry Dave’s Killer Bread which is the only brand we have found around here that makes sprouted wheat.

Amen for grocery store chains that have a good selection! I feel that way about this store. They are always helpful and nice and have what I need most times.

Fred Meyer’s tend to all be the same. The Salmon Creek Freddies is pretty standard.
Pro’s
— Reasonable prices
— Close by and easy freeway access
— Everything is in one place
Con’s
— HORRIBLE parking lot.
— Prime parking spots dedicated to electric cars? This lot is totally crazy and busy anyway, but now quite a few spots are unusable?
— Slow Pharmacy, that despite many times asking, still prints my name wrong on my Rx’s.
— The produce is awful. The produce at Winco is much better.

Yay Fred Meyer is the best!

Well, my family and I shop here quite often. I really like the self checkout for quick trips. The staff is helpful and the produce is usually good. We bank here, use the pharmacy and the deli. Basically, yes, it’s one stop shopping that has added a liquor store so… not sure how you can beat that. If the marijuana law passes will they add a shop for that here too?

One stop shopping. Enough said.

No gas station
Wicked bad clothes, unless you need underwear or a T-​Shirt
Garden center –not all that great
Gluten Free Grub? –check
Better prices than Grand Central Freddies? –check
Helpful staff –check
Stupidest parking lot in town –check

I’m a fan of the «big box store”/all-in-one approach to consumer goods — more stuff in one place makes it faster to shop, and typically means less driving, saving money + environment etc. The downside to Fred Meyer is that their prices seem to be sky high, at least on the ‘daily’ goods that I sampled — no point going here when a Walmart is just down the road. One example — Fred Meyer claims their «normal price» on a 12-​pack of Diet Mtn Dew is ~$ 8, and it’s on ‘sale’ for $ 5 — when Wal-​Mart sells a 12-​pack for $ 2.88. I can see the difference and value-​add between a Wal-​Mart and a Costco, I have a hard time seeing the value-​add of the Fred Meyer.
This particular Fred Meyer is undergoing construction — hot foods counter is currently closed until August. One positive for this location is that the checkout lines tend to move pretty fast.