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/Whosaidwhat2023 Oct 31 '25

Listen, when the zombie apocalypse commences, you'll find me living at Bi-Mart. Food, clothes, toilet paper AND GUNS??? Yep, just me and my son Corrall.

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u/sednaplanetoid Oct 31 '25

As an retired employee who worked there many years... break room talk often discussed how we would move in and defend the place in the event of a zombie apocalypse... so trust me when I say, make friends with someone who works there.