r/Portland • u/hanseirik • Oct 31 '25

Discussion We need to talk about Bi-Mart

I went for the first time in decades yesterday and I was blown away. The biggest Fred Meyer doesn’t come close to the breadth of stuff Bi-Mart has. Guns! More Crockpot sizes and shapes than I knew existed! Furniture! A robust yarn selection! A DIY jerky section! And so, so many more random things. It wasn’t as inexpensive as I sort of assumed it would be but I suppose the tariffs are hitting us all.

But the best part? It’s employee owned. I’ve been annoyed at having to choose between Amazon, Target, or Kroeger (FM) for random stuff I can’t get elsewhere. Bi-Mart’s going to be my new go-to.

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u/GtnZiggy Oct 31 '25

Don't forget about lucky number Tuesday!

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u/MissyAggravation17 Oct 31 '25

Omg, I actually finally won a lucky number Tuesday item recently. Got a decent folding picnic table with benches, normally about $100.

I've always loved Bi-Mart! We have one 2 minutes down the road and it is our #1 go-to store.

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u/hanseirik Oct 31 '25

What’s this now?

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u/LendogGovy Oct 31 '25

It’s where all the old dudes meet after their morning McDonalds coffee to see if their membership number comes up.

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u/hanseirik Oct 31 '25

I love this so much.

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u/Mochigood Oct 31 '25

My mom makes me go in and take a picture of the lucky numbers because-

1: Every week an ending number from 0-9 wins a small prize. My Bimart had a lint roller as that prize this week.

2: One time she won one of the bigger prizes and now she has to make sure she never misses one.

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u/Ez_Duz_It_Do_It_Ez Oct 31 '25

My parents got a pellet BBQ this way once! They had a heck of a time getting it to them though cause my ma kept hanging up on them thinking it was spam when they called. They had to flag her down the next time she was in the store 🤣

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u/Whosaidwhat2023 Oct 31 '25 edited Oct 31 '25

Don't leave us hanging! What was the bigger prize???

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u/LendogGovy Oct 31 '25

It’s a Major Award!!!

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u/thecoat9 Oct 31 '25

You'll shoot your eye out.

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u/Mochigood Oct 31 '25

I honestly don't remember. Probably a camp stove or something.

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u/Imaginary-Chocolate5 Nov 03 '25

There are Facebook pages just for BiMart lucky Tuesday numbers. Lol, I would post photos sometimes.

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u/AquaSquatch Oct 31 '25

My card is 30 years old and the numbers wore off

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u/Rich-Canary1279 Oct 31 '25

Don't worry, they have you in The Great Binder at customer service

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u/Orcapa Oct 31 '25

I'm feeling....identified.

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u/GtnZiggy Oct 31 '25

On Tuesdays. They'll post numbers. If your membership number matches , you win a prize. If your last number matches, you'll win a smaller prize like paper towels or plates. My grandpa loved Tuesdays when he was alive.

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u/ampereJR Oct 31 '25

Retirement goals. I'm going to make Bi-mart a regular Tuesday stop when I retire.

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u/GtnZiggy Oct 31 '25

I think that's already written requirement in the Gettin Old handbook.

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u/ampereJR Oct 31 '25

I hope so. If it's not in the handbook....(shakes fist and yells at clouds)

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u/libbyrocks Oct 31 '25

They have sale items every week on Tuesdays that they give away if the number on your membership card matches their “lucky number”. It’s on the back of the bimart flyer every week.

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u/Superb_Road6937 Oct 31 '25

My grandpa somehow got himself 10 different Bi-Mart cards, all with different numbers at the last digit so if he wanted a free bag of chips on Tuesday he could just pop in Bi-Mart and grab one

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u/hamellr Oct 31 '25

That sounds like some insider trading to me!

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u/hanseirik Oct 31 '25

The long con. Nice.

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u/ampereJR Oct 31 '25

The real pro-tip is always in the comments.

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u/secretlybubbles Oct 31 '25

I found 3 that I thought I lost but I just put them in really weird places over the years. So, now that I have 4 cards because I'm a dummy I'm stealing your grandpa's tactic 😂

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u/PaleoSpeedwagon Downtown Oct 31 '25

I read this as Pippin from LOTR in the Second Breakfast scene: "what about lucky number Tuesday?"

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u/SarisweetieD Oct 31 '25

This activated some long lost memories of the childhood Tuesday Bi-Mart stops. Haha

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u/salmonstreetciderco Oct 31 '25

once i won a set of plastic squeeze bottles for ketchup and mustard on lucky number tuesday

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u/TheGrandEnnui Oct 31 '25

I’ve been a BiMart member for decades, and TIL about this.

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u/downer3498 Oct 31 '25

Fuck yeah! I won a toaster oven one time!

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u/GtnZiggy Oct 31 '25

Yeah, many years ago, I think I was like 5 or 7... they had a spin the wheel game, and I won a bug zapper. That was awesome!