Meijer

Tried Meijer’s, Pike Plaza, Indianapolis, again. Again, have seen car’s parked in handicap, without handicap stickers or plates This time, while in freezer section, this employee, pushed her way inbetween freezer & me, almost knocking me down. No apologies.
Just lucky, did not fall.

Terrance Sean s (helpful employee notes)
.Don’t we LOVE their produce! I’m not sure if it’s the market wars but they’re organic produce has been on $ale lately?
Staff Always Helpfu!
They’ve added more of Sechler’s (Indiana’s own) as other stores have been phasing them out

I was quite impressed with the simple fact that this location isn’t in the best part of town. What made me sad is this location has better carts than the location I normally visit. I felt that this location was clean and didn’t have that «dirty» smell to it. The layout is pretty much the same as others in the area but that shouldn’t be a surprise as that tends to be the norm for big box retailers. The only thing that I noticed as a negative is the staff didn’t seem all that friendly. But all in all not a bad location.

Before we were married, the husband lived in a little bachelor pad near this part of town. When I needed to pick up a couple home essentials in that part of town, the LAST place I’d go is the Wal-​Mart down Lafayette Road. Eek!
I’ve always preferred Meijer. Higher quality products for basically the same price as competitors. When I found this location tucked away, I was filled with glee! No more long lines, crazy customers, or crap parking. If you want to keep your sanity, shop here for a better selection of… well, everything.

I used to love coming to Meijer around midnight in my pre-​parent days. Why? Because it was so fun to see all of the random stuff that they had at awesome prices, peruse the CD collection, and choose from the best bulk candy selection in town. I never required customer service because nothing was ever amiss.
Alas, so not the case anymore.
On August 27, 2011, my experience forever changed how I view Meijer. I went to take advantage of sale and clearance prices for some items for my daughter’s future big girl room. After some great help by the one of the assistant managers in getting the area rug for which I was searching all over for, he even discounted it further for me due to some dirt and small stains. Awesome, right?
Then after making my way to bedding, the worker there helped me find the sale items. We made sure that all items I got were marked correctly since everything had been strewn about due to the awesome sales. Double awesome, right.
Then we get to check out. Dun dun DUN!!!
Wow, just wow. The visceral hate was palpable. I get it, you hate your job and all these fat cats are trying to get over on the store by claiming this was on sale, but we both know it is not. Yet you have to smile through it all… Trust, we’ve all been there. But you don’t smile, don’t make eye contact, are mumbling under your breath what seems to be cursing and you have the worst attitude ever. I know where she gets it from. Her rude as heck cashier manager.
Both of them basically refused to give me the sale price on a set that rang up $ 20 more than it would have been at regular price. They then wouldn’t give me the additional markdowns that the assistant store manager had given me. They also refused to call him over, telling me he was «gone for the day.» Well look who comes walking up the aisle. I grabbed him, told him of my horrific experience at check-​out. He apologized professionally and gave me the prices that they both refused to give.
My problem was not the price confusion, it was the blatant attempt to blame me and basically accuse me of stealing or ripping off the store. The cashier and her manager were so convinced that I was some type of criminal. They do not belong it customer service. They need to be doing hard labor where they aren’t responsible for anyone or anything.
I have not set foot in this Meijer since. It has been almost two and a half years and this experience still ranks as the worst ever.

I shop at Meijer often for the convenience of purchasing groceries along with any other household items that my to-​do list dictates. I can regularly find boneless chicken thighs here which Kroger or Marsh rarely carries. I find a wider variety of produce at Meijer with cilantro and other herbs cheaper than Kroger’s. I love the prices on their seasonal clearances items. Another benefit for me is they carry a wider variety of dairy products that I cannot get from Kroger or Marsh. And for my husband, he prefers self-​check-​out isles since he rarely has a large quantity of items like me. He can usually get in and out quickly. This week yard fertilizer is our sale chose. Lastly, my bank branch is located on site here so it’s a double convenience for me.

Good prices and produce (usually) but that’s where the good ends. The deli is slow and often will skip me in line to get things for coworkers and friends/​people they know. They leave there deli meat out, so if you dare to venture to the deli make sure they cut it in front if you. There were two people in line the other day when I went and it took me 15 min. To get one thing, and I was there first. So be ready for a long wait! Also don’t recommend going much after dark they usually have an officer on duty but weird people will follow you out to your car be aware of your surroundings and you should be ok.

Police officer stationed here in the evenings.
Meijer always has a really good selection of craft supplies. I was here to buy a multi-​colored pack of Sharpies. I actually had trouble deciding because there were not only the traditional 8-​packs, but also neon colors and kinda funky retro colors too.
38^th & Moeller isn’t really in my neighborhood, but if I ever need some weird thing in the middle of the night that won’t be at the CVS or Walgreens by my house, this is likely where I’ll end up.

I grew up shopping at Meijer so I’m glad to see them in Indy. Despite the sometimes-​sketchy area this store is located in, it’s clean and bright. Living downtown, there aren’t many grocery options and I don’t always feel like driving back to the north side, since I drive that way during the week. This Meijer is a short drive. Their prices are pretty comparable to Wal-​mart but it seems like a more enjoyable shopping experience to go to Meijer.

My usual Meijer. I like the way it’s laid out, and this store has much more «Hispanic» food items than the store on Southport Road, especially in the produce section. They have tons of checkout lanes, but only a few are ever open, which can mean long lines. And although I like self-​checkout, it is frustrating to be behind someone having a problem which could have been easily corrected by an actual cashier. Oh, and the deli department at both this and the Southport store are ridiculous — I won’t even go to them anymore because the service is so slow. One last thing: all Meijers tend to be out of a lot of stuff all the time, most usually advertised specials. Makes it frustrating. Otherwise, nice selection, decent prices, extremely nice staff (even at the slow deli).

What I love about Meijer is the self-​check outs and the fact that there are plenty of them. They are the wave of the future and people are overrated. I do all of my grocery shopping there becuase the prices beat the pants off of Kroger or Walmart. I bring my own bags and make it a weekly contest against myself to make all of my groceries fit. A check out person would only foul that up.

I hate self-​checkout. But you are forced into it at Meijer. They only leave one human line open and the rest are self-​checkouts. I hate it so much I am boycotting Meijer from now on. They do have a decent selection of skin care lines, but their prices aren’t that great, and the service is only semi-​helpful. Over it!

This was my first visit to a Meijer, and I was fairly impressed. It’s like a nicer Walmart with much better lighting. We found everything we needed, and their generic products seem to be of decent quality. A bonus is that they have a ton of self checkout lanes, so even on a Sunday afternoon, there wasn’t a wait.