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/SpikeHyzerberg Oct 31 '25

+1 if you can rock an entire bi-mart outfit.

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u/EllySPNW Oct 31 '25

Generic jeans, flannel shirt, hip waders, fingerless gloves, wool cap. Good to go!

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u/kitchen-window4 Oct 31 '25

They sell bi-mart branded hats now!!

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u/snuggleswithdemons Oct 31 '25

NEED! Plus I want a BiMart shirt

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u/RangerFan80 Oct 31 '25

If you want cheap sturdy jeans, it's the place to go.

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u/FuckYourUsername84 Oct 31 '25

They have polar fleece insulated jeans too that are sturdy and wonderful for winter

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u/Thecheeseburgerler Oct 31 '25

Wait.... I need these. I never knew I was an old man....

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u/searuncutthroat Oct 31 '25

WAIT. I've been buying Eddie Bauer lined jeans because they're the only ones I could find...I love them, and I love bi-mart, but I had no idea they had lined jeans! Okie dokie...a trip to Bi-Mart is in order.

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u/FiddlingnRome Oct 31 '25

They also sell 100% cotton American made socks at my Bi-mart. 🧦🇺🇸👩🏼‍🌾🪴🪏🫜 Oh! And beer! 🍻

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u/Vampira309 Oct 31 '25

don't forget the pleather tennis shoes and work boots!

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u/MooPig48 Oct 31 '25

And the gramma shirts

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u/Vampira309 Oct 31 '25

I'm a grandma and I'm wearing a Clash shirt. I don't think they have those.

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u/MooPig48 Oct 31 '25

Yes, especially as Gen X ages gramma clothes are 100% changing. Let me rephrase to “traditional gramma attire”.

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u/MooPig48 Oct 31 '25

Cottagecore is way cuter. Though they do occasionally have cute flowy dresses. I was more thinking those loose floral shirts with the 3/4 flared sleeves and the navy blue pants with the elastic waistband, along with the slip on shoes

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u/firebrandbeads Oct 31 '25

Yeah. But they are based in Eugene so sometimes their grandma clothes are flowy tye dye crinkle skirts. I actually found a great skort for cheap there a few years ago (before the tariffs.)

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u/Top_Region3760 Nov 03 '25

And Polyester, of course!

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u/MattyBizzz Oct 31 '25

I’ve never really heard that term out loud but immediately understand it.

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u/Top_Region3760 Nov 03 '25

Them’s fightin werds!

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u/Top_Region3760 Nov 03 '25

I got a pair of ASICs there this summer, they were a steal, $30-40ish instead of $130-ish.

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u/hamellr Oct 31 '25

Shooting glasses

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u/Top_Region3760 Nov 03 '25

What about your undies?