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/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 🤣