Fred Meyer

We do almost all of our grocery shopping here. Some of the employees even know us by name. It isn’t uncommon for us to go several times in one day!
I love the way the store is set up. You can do a loop and get everything you need. The produce selection is great, and it is fresh so it keeps a long time. I also really enjoy their take-​and-​bake pizzas. When you score a coupon for those they are cheaper than frozen options.
They also have several infant car seats so it is easy to shop with a baby carrier, many places do not offer this option.
We also appreciate their rewards program. Because we do all of our shopping here we typically get $ 10-​$ 15 on a giftcard every quarter, and the gas savings are excellent.

This is my main grocery store I like using the self checkout counter but sometimes the people come up to me and try to see if the bananas I’m buying r organic or I’m just saying that there a regular Bannana just to cheat the system so that’s scary but anyway I like walking on Niles and I often run into people I know Shyly I duckaway and relief when they leave deep relief four stars

Nice place for one-​stop shopping. My primary choice for food shopping, basic supplies, and deli. They have an awesome superfood salad in the deli and a marinated flank steak at the meat counter that is amazing. Sometimes their produce is suspect, but isn’t everyone’s? Go to the farmers market or trader joes for that if you think you need to take an extra trip. The Fred Meyer rewards are perfect to use on gas and/​or enjoy the cash back each month.

They have free wifi. It’s slow, but they have it. The store is nice. Not as weird as the other FM stores where they have weirdos popping in near closing. Because this location is heavily saturated with Canadians, stock can be an issue. Staff are generally friendly. Unfortunately, their self service tills need updating. FM has some crazy specials now and then. That is another reason to stop by here before you get some gas. However, their regular prices on food tends to more expensive than Walmart and Winco.
As always, check a charter bank’s website (not bank of canada — that’s the rate the banks pay not you or me) for the latest currency exchange rate.
Right now you’re paying about 45% upcharge for cash, add an additional 2.5% if paying by credit card when shopping in the USA.
Most Xborder shoppers miscalculate currency exchange rates and many merchants confuse matters by using marketing and putting a spin on their exchange rate into confusing the ignorant consumer into thinking they’re saving more. Always use the chartered bank’s sell rate eg. TD. RBC in determining how much the US dollar costs you in CDN.

This if my Friddie. Love shopping here. Well first off its the closest Fred Meyer that I know of to the boarder. This means its a Canadian Shopper paradise here. Or maybe Canadian Grocery Shopper paradise. So every time, I am here I go pick up milk, cheese, yogurt. Lots of dairy product etc. They are very informative too. So if they know that something is not a allow or change in what you can bring back to Canada, they will let you know. I guess they expect a lot of Canadian Shoppers here.
Lots of pretty good deals got to say.
They have a full Fred Meyer, including clothing and furniture section etc. Its pretty big.
As well, I finally got a chance to pick up their famous flame crafted ham here. Oh it tasted like smoked bacon, except without the crisp and oil. Very yummy.

I can’t get over the deals!!! For example Annie’s Homegrown Pasta. Here at home I would pay in excess of $ 3 a box. At Fred Meyers they were on sale for 10 for $ 10. Even after the exchange rate it’s a great deal!!!
In the yarn dept, the same yarn I get at home for $ 5 each is $ 2 each here.
The best part is getting things one just cannot get here in Vancouver. Certain candies, chocolates, make up etc.
Know your prices though. I notice the prices for fresh veggies and fruit are not competitive. Vancouver has better prices for these things.

Why can’t I get down any isle in Freddy’s? Seriously it is like a deliver truck exploded and was rearranged by kindergartens. I absolutely avoid this store, this the store that was my primary shopping venue. Sorry to leave. But watch me leave for good

Bad food from Deli. I was at Fred Meyer (1225 W Bakerview Rd) on October 23 at about 9:30 PM and purchased from the Deli, potato salad (Red, white, and blue potato salad) and 4 pieces of fried chicken. Within 2 – 3 hours I got sick and had violent diarrhea. The symptom were alleviated by early morning (3 – 4 AM) so I suspect a toxin likely from the food being left too long or too warm. Be careful of the deli food! Of this can be said of many supermarket deli’s.
Otherwise a good store so I don’t knock it to the lowest rating.
Update, I called the store manager to let them be aware of the bad food from the Deli but he seemed to care little. With this lack of customer concern, I, unfortunately, am compelled to reduce my rating.

When we lived closer, this was our go-​to grocery store. The store is brightly lit and laid out mostly logically. The staff is always polite and we miss being able to just run to the store and visit our favorite checkers.
Plus, it’s like everything you need in one spot, even gasoline! Love it.

Gas prices in Canada are more expensive than in the US. So if you are driving up from Seattle to Vancouver, I would recommend filling up before you cross the border. I would suggest doing this in Bellingham as it is the last «big» city on your way up.
A convenient place to make a pit stop is at this Bellingham Fred Meyer. It is right off exit 253 on I-​5 headed north. The gas prices here are one of the lowest in Bellingham. They have the usual three varieties of gas along with diesel. Plus you can stock up on snacks and drinks inside the store.
If you need to make quick pit stop to fill up on gas and snacks, this Fred Meyer is a good place to do so. Primarily because the location is just off I-​5.

This is a store on steroids! I’ve seen the Wal-​Mart super stores but Meyers is in a class all its own. Never seen a store that had full produce section and anything else Target or Wal-​Mart carries. Found rain boots on sale for $ 20. Regularly priced at $ 34. Cereal in sale for $ 1.99!
Never seen prices like this back in Hawaii.

Big, clean and great selection. The staff are super friendly too!
It’s s great one-​stop shop for groceries, housewares and other items that I don’t even realize that they stock!

Is it just me, or are all Fred Meyer’s outside of Kent like fifty times nicer?
I was only in here to grab cash and stop at the bathroom. I noticed that a) this place is massive, b) it looks more like a damn Whole Foods than anything else. I wouldn’t complain if this was the Kent Fred Meyer at all…
Even the employees are nicer — I had to ask somebody to break a $ 20 for me, and they did it happily.
Thanks for making my expectations so high, Bellingham FM.

The new Safeway has tempted me but the customer care at Fred Meyers as well as the lower prices won out. Fred Meyers and Safeway offer the same gas deal basically. Every time I have a problem Fred Meyers has bent over backwards to rectify the situation. The prices are better than Haggens or Safeway but it does not have the boutique look of the other stores. Sometimes when I do not feel well I feel like I have a personal shopper helping me to retrieve items for me. I really appreciate that personal touch when I am physically challenged.

Love this place. I can get almost everything I need in one place. They have a great selection of organic foods, gluten free options and a wonderful cheese selection. There’s a Starbucks inside too. They have great deals and you can earn points towards gas discounts. Really friendly service and helpful staff. There’s this one lady in the organic section that asks me every time I’m in there «how are you and can I help you». Wonderful place.

Freddie’s is my grocery store or choice near WWU solely because the prices. Beyond that, this location had become steadily more irritating a place to shop.
The reorganization of the store works to keep you looking around longer for what you came in for so you’ll buy more. Great for them, not great for students and other community members whose time and finances are strictly budgeted.
The pharmacy has also become a disappointment; when a tech didn’t know how to access Apple Care’s database (available to all pharmacies with Internet) dropping off a prescription became a big back-​and-​forth about DSHS in front of a line of people.
It’d be cool if this store remembered the characteristics of the *whole* community it serves.

Even if not unfairly comparing to Walmart, this is still a much more preferable place to go: FM is more high end, better organized, and better service. At least twice tonite, someone offered to help! try getting that at W lol.
Located just a few miles from DT Bellingham, in their very own plaza, huge store.
Men’s stuff on the right side, while carrying UnderArmour and Columbia, it’s not the top end stuff and hard to find sizes. Nevertheless, 50% in addition off the lowest sale price is cool.
And just when you think that’s all there is, and this is where the 4^th star comes into play, I was pleasantly surprised to see their home and kitchen section on the far right side! Big enough section too that would make Sears proud lol.
Generally, I’m here for the junk food, always good deals like Lays Chip, 2 for $ 5.
Be back again.

The guy I am dating and I have been going to this location for years now to get our grocery since it is 35% — 45% cheaper for us to get grocery here vs. at home. Even when the dollar isn’t the best it’s still cheaper to get groceries from the US vs. Home. I find the inflation here very unnecessary. Ironically they do sell some made in Canada products here, especially in the gluten free and organics section that is cheaper than buying at home. I’ve been eating a lot of gluten free and vegan off and on for years. The gluten free stuff here is cheaper by at least 20%. They also carry more variety of stuff. My major complaint is that they change the layout of the store far too often that it confuses me. The guy I am dating and I like to be in and out in a timely manner and it messes us up when things are changed around.
They do sell some clothes and some non food items. I’ve been addicted to duct tape sheets for duct tape wallets.
The junk food isle will scare you. It baffles me some with the American’s obsession with junk food. I found fried chicken and waffles Oreos!

Fred Meyer is the closest grocery store to our house so I end up going there a lot. It’s hard to beat a place that has everything from groceries to paint to sporting goods (and everything in between)! That being said, their prices have gone up tremendously in the past year — so much so that I do most of my shopping at Winco now, just stopping in at Fred’s when I need something quick, or if something I need is on sale. The new salsa and hummus bar is awesome, though, as is the gourmet cheese section. And the staff are always friendly and welcoming. I kinda miss shopping there as regularly as I used to, but it’s hard to beat Winco’s prices (especially when you have a family).

I had no clue what this place was — but for some reason the name turned me off.
I thought it may of been some kinda agriculture store ?
While doing an overnight shopping trip, I realized I forgot my contact case & solution. Our hotel was located beside a Fred Meyer, and it was open late (1030 pm on a Sunday) so we decided to check it out.
It was massive inside ! Isles upon isles of groceries — some things I had never even heard of! They had a massive health food section (including bulk foods, and both cold and dry goods) as we picked up a few items, we noticed that they had boots — and nice ones !
A friendly sales associate, a young guy was extremely helpful. He not only answered our questions, but he also informed us that it was the last night of the Grand Re-​opening sale! We were grateful because included in the sale was ladies clothing! Who knew that they even carried clothes? Never mind the fact that they were stylish, sexy and on sale !
They even had nice change rooms. When I got there and found them locked, I just picked up the phone located in front of the area and was immediately connected to someone who came right over and unlocked it for me.
I ended up getting a skirt, a dress and 2 shrug sweaters. My friend got a super sexy dress perfect for the holiday season ! I didn’t get a chance to explore the housewares section or cosmetics — hell the store was closing and I still had not got my contact solution !
Lucky I quickly found it. Used the self check outs (which of course are handy except for trying to use coupons and removal of security tags !)
We were assisted and then on our way.
Happy that I forgot my contact solution — I would of never came here and wow was I ever happy I did!