Value Fresh Market

I just moved to the area from Traverse City, MI and only been here about a week. I was searching for the closest grocery store by my house and this was it. It was my first time visiting Value Fresh and I won’t be returning because they actually kicked me out of the store.
As I was shopping (I already had several items in my cart), I realized that the bag of rye bread I was purchasing was untied/​open. I didn’t feel like walking all the way over to the bread section, so I placed the bread in the aisle I was in at the time. lol, I know, I’m such a bad person for not putting the item back in its original place. Within seconds, the store security comes into the aisle and asks me what the deal was with the bread. He wasn’t dressed in uniform and was in normal clothes, so I thought he was another customer. I was confused, asking him what he means… He was trying to get an answer out of me, but I didn’t understand what he wanted. He was standing over by the bread I put on the shelf, and tried to get an answer but I couldn’t figure out what he was asking. Then he tells me, «You’re eating the food. I caught you eating the bread and you put it on the shelf». I was caught off-​guard, so of course I thought he was joking. Until he tells me that he’s security and I’m on camera’s eating the food. He tells me he’s gonna call the cops on me if I don’t pay for the bread. Yeah, like I’m gonna eat plain rye bread in the middle of the store…
He takes me up to the front and I realized he was serious, when he took me over to customer service. They wanted my ID and address, and said they’ll call the cops if I don’t give them it. Seeing the video, apparently, I started biting my nails after putting the bread back on the shelf. Then I bit my lip, which I sometimes do because of social anxiety… lol. Anyway, maybe they thought I was eating their food, and I tried telling him that I wasn’t but apologized for putting the bread on the shelf like that, instead of walking all the way back to where I found it. It was open, anyway… I’d think they’d wanna put it in back or throw it out. I did give the security guard my ID, which has my old Traverse City address on it. then he starts b**ching about how I need to change my address. I’ve only been here for a week, plus I literally got back in town last night. So then Mr. Rent-​a-​cop makes me pay for the bread or else he’s calling the cops. I didn’t want to to deal with the cops because I was tired and in a hurry, and even though I was in the right, they weren’t able to tell if I was biting my nails or eating. But they still wanted to mess with me. They weren’t going to call the cops but they withheld all my items and told me I can’t shop there. So, not knowing the area, I had to search for a nearby grocery store to finish my shopping.

My head is hung low as I walk into Value Fresh… again. This is the grocery store around the corner from me, and I can’t stand it. I only buy cheap wine and canned goods here, everything else I feel like I’m taking a risk on. They usually have an entire cooler full of «just about to expire» lunch meat that has become a fixture in the store. Other locals in the area always joke about the nearly expired lunch meat deals they are always running when the word ‘Fresh’ is in the name.
The cashier’s are hit and miss. There are a few that are very pleasant and helpful, but most of the kids working here are just waiting for the opportunity to drop a gallon of milk on your loaf of bread. Also, on numerous occasions I have seen management berate their employees in the middle of the aisles in front of customers, very unprofessional. I usually end up shopping here because either I’m too tired to go anywhere else or I’m afraid I’ll end up at Meijer and drift out of the food side and into the merchandise and come home with new board games, pillow cases, a kleenex box holder, a kitten calendar, and no food.

Value Center is Awesome! I love how much this small business helps its community by donating to local schools! Thank You Value Center! :)

This is the closest supermarket to my home so I’ve become quite familiar with it. Most of the time they have what I need, but if I want a wider selection of produce I’ll drive up to Meijer or Kroger. Over all the selection is pretty good, and the store personnel are very helpful. Not sure why they stopped carrying Bad Ass beer — maybe they didn’t like the name? Also, there is an entire AISLE of the SAME kind of squishy white bread. It would be nice to have some crusty italian bread. But for it’s size it is a pretty good store.

Decent independent Spartan store with a nice selection of produce, meats and groceries. Their weekly circular hits my porch once a week and my wife can’t resist the specials. Store cleanliness gets about an 8, and cashier service about the same. The baggers even exercise common sense. Nothing irks me more than to have raw meat bagged with my fresh tomatoes, or bleach with my chicken breasts.