BJ’s Wholesale Club

First, this place is as ghetto as it gets. It’s always crowded and filled with ghetto people who won’t move out of the way, loud, try to cut into lines, and always causing a scene.
If you can get past that, I recommend you come for anything except MEAT.
Fruits and veggies are in abundance so it’s always easy to get food produce. You may want to skip the potatoes as you end up usually getting ¹⁄₅ of the bag rotted unless you want to save some money buying in bulk and tossing the rotted ones away.
Everything else is pretty good in terms of pricing but again — avoid the meat.
You can see the meat is obviously old based on the color. Once in a while, you see them emptying out the meat area and bringing it back to the butchers to reward them with a different sell by date! If you end up buying steaks that they butcher, you’ll also learn that they use MEAT GLUE. Sometimes when you take the steaks out of packaging, cook it, or even cut into it — you’ll see it falling apart. If you don’t know what meat glue is, I suggest you google it.

BJ’s was crowded but overall the staff was nice and the bathrooms are clean so I give it 5 stars

Okay so if you have frequented any of the wholesale warehouses… they’re all the same. Unfortunately this was one I guess like most are inconsistent in maintaining regular stock but what you gonna do it’s all a numbers games.
But they are decent as wholesale places go.

I have been a member since this Bronx location opened. And I love BJ’s But. The last two times I’ve shopped there I have seen rats. And not just one. Once in the dog food isle once in the rice and dried beans isle and yesterday while standing in the check out line I saw a big fat rat eating cookies under the checkout conveyer belt table. On this occasion I spoke to two employees which both looked at me like I was crazy the later one said matter of factly «yeah the whole mall is full of rats» I then found a manager who started to look at me like I was crazy. I told her don’t act as if you don’t know you have a bad rat problem. She paused and then said where did you see the rats I have to document it. I told her she wrote it down and turned and walked away quickly. That will be my last time shopping there. The store was packed with people and these brazen rats are still running all over the place. I’ll be going to the BJ’s in New Jersey from now on. Such a shame the Bronx location was so handy. Please address your rat problem.

Can you give a negative star? After moving to NYC from the United States, I realized that it’s a big city so things would be different. The wonderful service, sterile environment and ease of wholesalers in NC were long to be forgotten. This Costco reminded me of a refugee camp. Screaming children, food all over place, packages ripped up and left on the floor and people eating right from bags. Blatant shoplifting. My only suggestion other than shutting down would be put armed police in your stores.

Prices are good but the lines are ridiculous no matter what time of day you go in. Plus there are people always asking if you can let them use ur card I do not understand y security cant do what costco does and have u display ur card as u go in.

They don’t have everything you are looking for all the time. They run out of items and offer a lot of junk. Not to mention I’ve seen mice. I only shop at this one bc the one by me hasn’t been finished and is over a year past its opening date. Off to a good start BJs!

Ok deals but lines to register are ridiculous! !! Design of check out lines are horrible even with all registers open. Consumer should not have to wait in line for over 20 minutes to have minimum 8 items scanned and paid for. And out of 29 registers only 1 express line; not good business for consumers. Needs work.

First I must say that I am NOT a fan of BJ’s-sorry. I prefer Costco any day over this store.
I stopped here on a monday night with a friend who is a member to get some items for an event at work and was quickly reminded why I just dont like BJ’s.
First off parking will cost you $ 3.00 unless you can find spot outside the mall and dont mind the trip back to the car with your purchases. Once I enter I go to the areas that have the items Im looking for and Im again reminded that many items that I usually get at Costco cost a bit more at Bj’s. For a monday night it was jam packed and walking through the aisles with or without a cart was difficult. I expect crowds like this on weekends but on a Monday night –never! They definitely should have been giving away something to justify the congestion in that store!
The bakery cakes were nothing compared to what costco offers at all. The cake that we purchased looked OK but when I got to taste it the cake didnt taste as good as it looked. We definitlly could have made a moister and better tasting cake ourselves.
They have lots of cashiers but the wait in line can seem endless mostly because EBT users and people paying with credit cards but no available credit. Almost everyone in line in front of me paid with EBT or a credit card. Sevevral times the line was delayed because of a descrepancy over the cash amount due after the foodstamp amount was deducted or a declined credit card. No disrespct to those who use EBT but if you use it you should no the rules so be prepared because foodstamps only pays for food! Also if you have a credit card check your bablance before you get in line. Dont get to the cashier and act like you dont no any better IJS.
I also noticed while in line that the customer service area seemed overwhelmed. I was in line long enough to notice that almost everyone was redeeming a free 60 day membership pass. Which immediately explained the crowd and various differences between the two stores. My costco membership is definitely NOT free but you get what you pay for in life. I have tried both stores in different boroughs and can definitely compare the two. Costco has crowds but even their weekend crowds could never match what I dealt with in BJs on a monday night! This trip to BJs made me love Costco’s that much more.

This spot has alot of deals for its members I like bakery section, the produce is always good, the workers are friendly (If you happen to see them), and the parking is only $ 3. The 2 knocks on this place are the wait in the deli department. I waited a half an hour to buy a pound of honey turkey and white american cheese, and the wait for the register. It takes so long sometimes you feel like leaving all your food in the kart and going home. I recommend this place if you have the patience.

The staff was excellent, and I found everything I was looking for. I did not wait too long in line. The cashiers seem conscious about customers waiting, and they were understanding.

Haha, I don’t know what type of shopping experience people expect when they go to a BJ’s… Come on, keep it real, don’t go after work hours or weekend, of course the place is going to be packed and awfully full of angry families hating on their tired kids haha. That being said, it’s wholesale, it’s cheap, they’ve got a huge fresh section and lots of organic choices, the coupons you get in the mail or at the entrance of the store are awesome, it’s great. Don’t go hating.
But yeah, parking should be validated by the store given the money each customer drops.

The lines. especially around the beginning of the month can get long and very scary. The cashiers tend to cross talk while ringing up your groceries. But when I bought a cake from there the bakery lady was really friendly and nice when I asked to get a birthday message written on the cake.

I came here today to redeem a 60 day free membership. I waited in line for about 45 minutes just to redeem it. They definitely need more people working the service booth.
The store itself is pretty large and not too crowded (and it was New Year’s Eve). They have a huge selection of beer and wine at discount prices. The store is in the Bronx terminal near a target, Marshall’s, staples, etc. There are also taxis outside to help you get your stuff back home.

Just going to reiterate the tip I left for this place: THE. WORST. shopping experience of my 26-​year-​old life.
Not even kidding. I thought a random Thursday night would be a good time to go after a long, late day at work.
Wrong. At 8 p.m., this place was PACKED. There were families with overfilled carts with kids inside and hanging off the sides of them; kids running around and screaming everywhere. All of this I encountered during the walk from my car to the front door and inside the entrance for about 17 seconds.
I spent an hour in line just at the customer service counter to get a membership. If I wasn’t getting the free 3-​month trial, I would have bailed. Part of me wishes I did, anyway. Actually, I really should have. About another 45 minutes was spent in line to check out.
The worst part? The selection here is abominable. I really don’t want to make any assumptions, so here’s an observation. In the past, I had a membership to the Costco in East Harlem, which had a great selection of various products that would cater to a wide range of tastes/​crowds. However, BJ’s in the South Bronx has far from what I would call a diverse range of choices. I understand that chains have teams of people to understand what types of products would sell in certain markets; but the things I saw that are available to the people of the South Bronx are just unacceptable. Besides the produce section, which is smaller than others I’ve seen, the majority of the big-​box products available were unhealthy, processed choices, which is what everyone in there was filling their carts up with. I understand BJ’s obviously wants to make money, but at what cost? Bad enough that bodegas on every corner are packed with junk food; but now BJ’s is plying those in the South Bronx with unhealthy items in bulk?
I’m curious to try other BJ’s in different areas to see how they stack up compared to this one, because the South Bronx location was horrifying.

There are varieties of things to get food, toiletries, jewelry, etc. in bulk! If you’ve never been a member you can get a 60day trial membership.

This store isn’t very good. I like Costco better. They don’t have a big selection of foods. Many of the prices are not cheaper than local grocery stores, you just get to buy in large quantities. I will not renew my membership.

Loud alarm kept going off and there was obviously no emergency. Customers received no messages, yet this alarm kept sounding off the whole time I was there. Extremely annoying.

They have the Biggest Blueberries that look about to Burst! Yummy.
I don’t know but I think they have first choice when it comes to buying up veggies and fruits. The Coconuts are excellent. The Bagels Fresh. They also have a great selection of organic foods and drinks.
The only drawback is that the Cafeteria only offers greasy pizza and hot dogs. It would be better if they offered some fresh salads and organic foods and healthier choices to eat at the counter.
Its just a little difficult to get to and well it would be awesome if they validated parking.

We got a BJ’s membership last summer when we first moved out here. Very convenient that BJ’s and Target are in the same shopping complex. Parking kinda sucks, but this is not a place you want to come frequently so it’s not that big of an issue. Since we sold our car, we’ve been riding the bus to BJ’s and riding a taxi back home. There are always taxis lurking around in this complex.
This BJ’s location is your typical warehouse style store. Everything is sold in bulk. Unless you have extra storage space in your apartment, you should probably steer clear of this place. BJ’s usually sells brand name products at a discounted price. We quickly discovered that we can easily go to our local grocery store and buy the generic store brand for much cheaper. You *think* you’re getting a good deal on everything at BJ’s, but you should do the math on your own to be sure. (We’re actually thinking about ending our membership after this first year for that reason.)
Another review mentioned that this location is really ghetto. Umm, what do you expect? You’re shopping in a warehouse! You come here to stock up on this and that, then you get out ASAP before the crowds drive you insane.
Sunday is the worst. A lot of people seem to come here after church, wearing their Sunday best. The wait for checkout is at least 30 minutes, and there are always the people who try to cut in line. Seriously? You’re trying to squeeze your 2 carts filled with junk food through the crowd to get to your friend who cut in front of someone who wasn’t paying attention? Uhh, no.
Also, every time we’ve visited BJ’s, the person directly in front or behind us in line will ask to use our BJ’s card. The story is always «Oh, my card just expired yesterday. Can I use yours?»