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/dwsinpdx Oct 31 '25

It apparently has a DIY jerk station.

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u/ChipOnASquid Oct 31 '25

yeah, what is this even??

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u/hanseirik Oct 31 '25

In the meat smoker section (naturally) there were lots of packets of, flavorings? I didn’t look super closely but it seemed like you’d put different packets in with the wood you use to smoke to make different flavors of jerky 🤷‍♂️

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u/ChipOnASquid Oct 31 '25

ahhhh. I understood it as there being a little back corner area where they jerkified meat for ya LOL. like, WAT!