M & M Redemption

Never going back! I have been a patron of this business and even wrote an email to our state rep to support them when asked. Then today, when I brought bottles that they don’t have in their system, I rolled my eyes In frustration when I was told they wouldn’t accept them. The woman owner Yelled at me and called me rude. I certainly hope that they do go out of business, unprofessional and nasty.

This is the place where you can get most of from recycling your cans and bottles and it’s very convenient. My only positive side to this place about this place is they keep the area clean and you always get help every time when the machine fails or gets full. However, you’re not gonna like the employees there. First of all their hours are limited. Almost every time when I try to bring my cans and bottles, there’s always a closed sign despite coming in two hours before the closing time. Another problem with this place is that the staff are extremely rude to customers. They will treat you like animals Will disrespect you because of a little mistake. The rule is that you have to wait for the worker to use a machine because you can’t choose any machine to use. For example, I saw this old blonde woman worker yelled at a customer only because he chose his machine and she even called him «idiot» very unprofessional worker and SHE SHOULD BE FIRED!
If you want to recycle your bottles and cans in a very friendly environment, go to the one in Windsor, it may be quite of a drive but it’s worth it. They will serve you faster pay you more faster and they will treat you better.
I recommend potential visitors to avoid M&M redemption in Wallingford if you don’t want to get yelled at in front of people.
Again, CT Redemption Center in Windsor is the friendliest place ever!

It seems that each time I go here, they’ve either closed early, or didnt open at all, then Ihave to put the cans back in the garage. I guess I should learn to call first as it’s literally been seven visits. Hit or miss

Apparently the hours are just a guide. Tried to go at 3:45 on a Friday and they. were closed for the day when it is supposed to be open until 5! I have one afternoon where I can do errands, this place wasted my time!

Definitely superior machines and friendly employees. But the fact that they only stay open from 9am – 1pm is crazy. I work full time and I always have a action packed Saturday due to having children. So I can only do a select few at a time. I’m the kind of person that stores my cans until I have around 100 $ worth. So I have to make multiple lunch break trips instead of getting them all done in one trip. Definitely leaves me sticky and sweaty. If you have a ton of cans they make it difficult. It is always packed to the max full of people and with out A/​C you may need to bring a face mask, gloves and wipes.

Great location for bottle returns. Workers are all super friendly. Yeah, the carts are grimy, but wear gloves. You can buy gloves and wet wipes for your hands, but I bring my own.

I find that the employees are very Friendly and helpful they assisted me and explained to me of I had questions. It was very clean inside not over big but I was very pleased by the I was treated, I will visit there again:)

Aside from being busy which i think is a testament to being good I go no place else. the key being hardly anything get’s rejected which is not the case at super markets if it wasn’t purchased there. i’ve also never been treated anything but nicely by the guy’s on the floor or the woman behind the counter. reading other comments i guess people like me don’t care if the cart is dirty but since mentioned a power washing probably wouldn’t hurt but as another stated latex gloves and hand sanitizer is a good idea and wet wipes can be purchased for a quarter there. i say two thumbs up for making a lousy job of returning your returnables an easier experiance

disgusting, no excuse for filthy carriages.

On the rare occasion that I get all my cans and bottles together to recycle, this is where I go. M & M Redemption is a pretty big place with plenty of parking and shopping carts so I can quickly wheel in all my recyclables all in at once. There’s a lot of machines, so I can usually get one right away, and even with a full cart, I’m usually in and out in a short amount of time. The place does get busy, so there is sometimes a wait, but because there are so many machines, it’s not too bad. The machines accept most brands, which makes it easier than recycling at a grocery store. If the machine doesn’t take something, you can bring it up to the counter where you cash in your receipts, and the cashier will often be able to take some of the extra cans and bottles.
I do have a few suggestions if you’re going to recycle here. First, it’s a redemption center, so it’s inevitably grimy. Bring some kind of hand wipes for yourself afterward, or wear gloves. Unlike the grocery store where you can run to the bathroom to wash your hands after recycling, there’s no sink or public restroom here. Also, the machines are separated out by cans, glass bottles, and plastic bottles, and you’re only allowed to use one at a time, so separate your recyclables ahead of time. This not only saves you time, but I think it guarantees you that the workers will leave you alone. I’ve heard that they can get rude, which I imagine would be if you’re taking a lot of time, if you didn’t sort first, or if you’re taking up too much space. I’ve never had a problem with the employees — they just seem to be doing their job. The place gets pretty full at times, so I think the employees are just really busy.

I like coming here to return bottles. When I am visiting Mom I usually return them for her since she dosnt get around that great since she broke her foot a while back (and I usually get to keep the proceeds, but we’ll never mind that)! Always clean and someone is directing traffic in the store, pointing folks to open machines. It can get very busy and you might have to wait outside a few minutes till some people leave, but it’s a lot easier to come here instead of having to go to Stop and Shop, then Target, then Walmart, then somewhere else, all in the name of getting a nickel back, not to be confused with the crappy band of the same name! They will even let you go into the back of the store to use the machines there. They do let groups in there to do bottle return fundraisers, and I personally think they should send those folks in the back where they have a large garage door to get in and out of and aleviate some of the crowd up front, but I’m not the boss. My only serious complaint is they don’t take back every bottle with a redemption stamp on it. They claim they don’t get money back from the distributor, but I don’t know exactly how this bottle return thing works, so I gotta go with it. Overall I like coming here and will continue to do so as long as Mom has bottles for me!
Oh, and no public bathrooms or running water to wash up with. I suggest you wear disposable rubber disposable gloves and bring baby wipes to clean up with after. You can buy them from the register person if you like.

Great place to come and do you recycling. I’ve never had a problem with any of the employees. They just got new machines and they are constantly cleaning the place throughout the day. I always see someone mopping when I am there! They take all major brands and most obscure ones. Sometimes they will even recycle bottles that don’t have a deposit for you, like Gatorade.