Fred Meyer

Employees are too busy talking to each other in the deli and self checkout. Thx for wasting my lunch time.

Beware if your not over the age of 40 at this store. 5 days ago my girlfriend purchased a SD card and adapter for me from this store in the electronic section. It cost $ 65.99 so on the display where they had them they were locked so you had to have an employee unlock it so you could pull it off the bracket or whatever you call it. She ended up paying with $ 100 Bill and come to find out she bought the wrong one. The one I had told her to get was on sale for $ 54.99 from the regular price $ 99.99, and obvious awesome sale considering its almost half off. The next day when I got off work I went to two different Fred Meyers looking for the one that was on sale and they were sold out. The second one that I went to was in the evening and in Redmond. My girlfriend put the wrong one she had bought in the Fred Meyer bag with what she thought was the receipt. When I went to the customer service desk to return it the employee who was a gentleman about the age of 40 to 50 took it out the bag and then proceeded to show and tell me it was a receipt from Target. I was obviously surprised and texted my girlfriend who I must say is not blonde, and she of course apologized which I said it was okay it was obviously an accident and she said you’re going to kill me I must have thrown away the wrong receipt. I explained it to the gentleman and also that we shop at Fred Meyer all the time, which we do, and he said I can try looking it up under your rewards card and I told him you can give it a shot but my girlfriend never uses it except for when she gets gas. Of course it didn’t come up under my number and he then said all I can do is issue A store credit on a gift card which I said was absolutely fine and understandable. When I gave him my ID I saw that it was from Arizona because I recently moved back after growing up here and he told me he had to be one of the surrounding states from Washington which I thought was very odd. after being a little bit annoyed I said okay I guess I will come back with my father or mother or girlfriend. On the way home I decided to pull up their return policy online and it said word for word As I am copying and pasting it on here right now «We will try to find your original transaction in our database based on your form of payment. If we can’t find your original transaction:
You will be required to show identification. A state-​issued driver’s license or identification card is preferred Your returned item will be refunded at its lowest price within the last 90 days
All returns over $ 5 without a receipt will be credited to a Fred Meyer Merchandise Return Card.
A Customer’s first return without a receipt will be accepted (yes that says accepted) to a maximum dollar amount of $ 75 (the card game to $ 72.62 after tax)
.If the Customer presents another return request without a sales receipt, it will be declined.
With that being said I thought it was very disturbing that later that evening I went our local Fred Meyer in Issaquah and checked to see if they had the one on sale which they didn’t, so I took it to customer service to see if rule about having a ID from a surrounding state was really true explain the situation again to the nice girl who was around 20 – 25 years old and she said she’s never heard of that and she said I could return it and get a Gift Card she took my id and to make a long story short started to process the refund and when she realized the amount she said had to have someone approve or override it and when she called the guy in electronics he said no I can’t return it and when I had her call the manager he also said no which she apologized I told her it wasn’t her fault and I was very upset considering what the return policy clearly states on their website. Not to mention had her ask her manager if he’s ever heard of someone needing an ID from a surrounding state and he said no I’ve never heard of that which is very odd, I wonder does different Fred Meyers have different rules? is that how this company works now, here’s the frosting on the cake, the next day I went back to the one in Redmond with my dad and after they questioned me and my dad again they allowed him to get a refund and a gift card and the stupid older lady with horrible eyebrows yes I said it who was rude made sure to tell my dad and I at I was using his one return available and he can’t return anything without a receipt for 3 months. I used to love this store and you can see why I have a change of heart and I hope this also influences others this is exactly how it went down and I even have all of it on recording, I am 32 years old and who is dressed in a suit when I went in and it is absurd that the store in Issaquah went against the policy and that Redmond allowed my father but not me, I guess I should be happy I’m not 45 working at Fred Meyer as customer service

I hate this place… I saw that you could save money on groceries there so I decided to try it out needed a few things should be easy right umm NO! there was people stocking in every isle blocking you in or out cant this be done at night? This place is like a freaking MALL I just need groceries for a decent price! the crowds !! people EVERYWHERE on a monday afternoon this place is packed to the gills! I couldn’t find $hit there. parking is a nightmare, check out lines seemed like they would be fast since there seemed to be enough checkers picked one to buy my whopping 3 items the checker tells me lines 3 or 4 would be faster so i mosey on down and what do you know lines at both humm glad i got out of that line with one person to be able to choose from LONGER lines of 8+ went to self check out… im never NEVER going back in that HOLE again for anything I would rather pay double the price just to never have to go back in that place again this place reminds me of walmart

This review is for the jewelry department. The unprofessionalism the customer service exudes is inexcusable.
I hit my ring hand hard on my washing machine. The ring was brought in for a cleaning, then immediately afterwards the stone fell out and was lost. I called them and the man I spoke with said he was certain the jeweler would never give it back to me without a stone. But the thing is, does it hurt to LOOK at the cleaning solution? I was just checking all my grounds. When I asked what would happen next, he said in an exasperated tone, if we found the stone, «obviously we would repair it.» obviously. My mistake for asking such a simple question.
When I brought the ring in again, there was a girl there with long brown hair with red dye. She was so soft spoken, most of what she said was unintelligible. She asked when I had it inspected and it was two years ago, sure, but this was only one missed cleaning. She had the nerve to respond with, well that’s why it fell out. If you brought it in, this never would have happened.
Just unacceptable. The next time my ring loses a stone, I’m just replacing it at another jewelers (it wasn’t that expensive). When you buy jewelry, part of it is paying for the experience and the customer service.

Let me say, I love fred meyer. I’ve been missing it the last few years I was in California. Now, having said that, let’s talk about the Issaquah location.
They have attached these little yellow security devices (see picture) to everything. Now whenever someone bumps into them, or a kid plays with it, or the wind blows. They go off! Loud annoying chirping, nerve racking noise. Great, lovely to shop to. Instead of driving away thieves it drives away guests.
Now I can excuse that. I get it, you don’t want things stolen but you also want to spend as little money as possible preventing theft. Fine. Cheapen yourself. I don’t mind.
Now I wanted to buy a vacuum, and the models were display only, you’re supposed to grab a ticket. Wonderful. There are no tickets. Zero. Awesome. Why make it hard to give you business? Finally tracked an employee down and got out of there.

My brother calls this place heaven.
I’m in here mainly for the video games department.
Johnny, very chill, got in and out of the store in less than 5 minutes.
Versus me waiting an hour at another place just to get someone to locate a game for me and took them 45 minutes and 5 different employees to have one to come up and tell me they didn’t have it in stock.

Great prices for the products in the Natural Food aisle. It’s even cheaper than QFC, which is a Kroger brand, too. I always stock up on all my organic, natural products here because it’s the best price.
This Fred Meyer is also much cleaner than some locations I’ve been to. In the morning before 8AM, people are stocking the shelves and there are items in the middle of the aisle, which can be a little annoying. But the checkers are fast.

This store is bright and mostly clean. Due them letting older experienced cashiers who actually know how to pack groceries. They have younger inexperienced, lazy and apathetic cashiers. Some in particular to avoid. Katie, overcharged and doesn’t scan coupons. Farzam, packs milk cartons upside down, won’t respond to requests to clean the conveyor belt after someone spilled powder laundry detergent. It got on the food. Horrible Service.
I choose carefully who rings up my purchases or I will get smashed bread and some extra chemicals with my food.
Even after complaining to management they still work there. They should be fired.

Large location that is really well organized. Now if they could just get an optical center here so I don’t have to drive to the one on Benson…

This is a Fred Meyer alright! A very large location with apparel, grocery, home goods, and a firearms section. Every time I’ve needed help from a clerk I’ve been pretty satisfied with the help I’ve received. Self-​check out is handy, and paper bags are available if you’ve left yours at home.
Despite other reviews claiming that the firearms sold here are in no way protected, you’d have to jump over a glass display counter to reach any rifles (I think they’re tethered as well?), and then break into the display counter to find ammunition. Unfortunately for people that aren’t a T-​800 cybernetic organism this task would be difficult. Maybe I’m an optimist, but I think the second you tried anything, you’d be stopped by security.
Sometimes you can tell when a staff member is worn out and ready for their shift to end, so from that I gather this is a pretty busy location. Be sure to treat the employees with kindness, as retail is often a thankless job!

I came here to look for some amiibo figurines. I didn’t end up finding an electronics section, which is a strange omission.
I thought Fred Meyer was a family-​friendly store. Unfortunately, this location stocks a variety of deadly firearms. When I went there was no one stocking the counter, leaving dozens of rifles open and unsecured. I don’t feel comfortable providing my business to a store that’s so cavalier about the safety of its customers, and of society as a whole.

Great parking, LOTS of stuff, easy returns with staff who are ready and willing to help locate anything I’ve wanted. Really great shopping experience! Will return and buy more!

The food is over priced and the cashier’s are not friendly. Hard to find help because they are always up front taking to eachother. They do have good sales sometimes, but that’s about it.

I am giving 3 stars because if you can’t find something and you ask either to an employee in the area or one of the employee standing in the front, they will tell you if is not there means we don’t have it. What??? In other stores they even go at the back to see if something is left and so on or the employee walk with you to show you in case you missed it. Bleh!
But I am happy as I found Goya Maltas! I prefer Malta India but this works.

For the convenience factor (close to home, stays open until 11), I would give this Fred Meyer 4 stars. It is usually pretty clean, and I usually get pretty good service when I need help or when it’s time to check out. Overall, they have similar groceries to QFC, but it seems a little cheaper. It’s also nice to be able to shop for food and everything else for your house in the same place.

Your pretty standard Fred Meyer. We came to this location because on this day the one by our house was out of power and not open when we got there. We were on our way up the pass to camp and needed some camping supplies and were able to find it with the help of friendly staff. :) One stop shop.

I’m a big fan of most Fred Meyer stores… their «one-​stop shopping» concept gets me every time I need just a few things that cross several genres of stores. Where else can I pick up organic milk and produce, sketchers sneakers for my kid, a birthday present for the kid’s friend, a great selection of housewares, and some gardening stuff for myself? Don’t tell me Target, because their produce section sucks, and I’m not crazy about the prices of their housewares either. I’ve been a regular patron of the downtown Renton Fred Meyer for probably 15 years, and it’s always a good, reliable choice.
Last weekend, when my spouse wanted to go to Home Depot in Issaquah (our favorite Home Depot, hands down), I figured I would just run into the Fred Meyer near there to pick up a few last-​minute things for Easter. It was my first time visiting this particular Fred Meyer, and I have to say, I just wasn’t impressed. At all. First of all, it was a mess. Things were strewn all over the place in the seasonal section. Yes, I would somewhat expect this on the Friday before Easter Sunday, but it was out of control. Some things weren’t labeled and were missing prices. Things were in the wrong bins. And so on.
Then, oddly, they were completely out of two non-​Easter-​related items that I really needed! I know, I know, it was probably just a coincidence that they only had mini-​marshmallows (no full-​sized) and no 12-​packs of canned seltzer, but it was disturbing. The items weren’t even on sale.
As others have mentioned, the check-​out line moved unbearably slowly, and cashiers weren’t particularly friendly. I will definitely skip this FM in the future, and just stick with the two in Renton. I know that some people feel that the downtown Renton location is a little «shady» but I have never had a problem there, and if that is how you feel, make the trek up to the Benson location, it’s a little bit more upscale in feel.

Affordable organic food selection and pretty much of everything else. I miss working here and shopping here!

I only been to 3 Freddy’s and this one is my favorite so far. I am mostly going to compare it to the the Renton Freddy’s. In the beginning, I thought the Renton Freddy’s was the standard with how the atmosphere would be, but I was wrong. When I first stepped in Issaquah Freddy’s, it was a nice change of pace.
I will take a few steps back and talk about Renton Freddy’s. When I got out of my car and started walking to the front door, the parking lot was already shady. You have lots of inconsiderate folks parking wrong and taking up too much space. Walking up to the door, more shady people. Catch my drift? It does not feel like a safe place day and especially at night. So if you have to go there, be careful. Okay enough about Renton.
With Issaquah Freddy’s, parking not as bad, but the people, for some reason needs to rush in and out of there. So be careful not to get run over. When you get to the door, no shady folks there. It is also easy to check out.
I also like that lots of other stores are a walk away

From what I can tell it’s at typical Freddie’s. It has a jewelry store and pharmacy inside. They have a great selection of items from toilet paper to tennis shoes. This place turns into a packed circus at times. Personally I find the other customers rude because they frequently cut me off in the store while I’m shopping. Sometimes it takes all the patience I have to make it through here without losing my temper.
I made the horrible mistake of not MAKING my 7 year old daughter urinate upon leaving our home. Of course she was making noises because they are using every body muscle they have to avoid peeing or pooping on themselves. The family bathroom is gross and long overdue for being completely redone. There are stains on the walls and fixtures. Luckily it wasn’t my youngest, diaper wearing child that needed help as I would have gotten physically ill putting her on that nasty changing table.
My motto when going to public places no matter what the type of business it may be is if you as a customer can see it then it always makes me wonder how nasty the stuff we don’t see is.