Under the Sun

This one of my new favorite discoveries in Indianapolis. A great place to go for dry groceries at prices you won’t find anywhere else!

Yes! I absolutely love shopping here! The location is pretty good and there is so much to chose from with amazing prices. Some items are 50−75% off! It is totally worth it. I found organic baby cereal and my little one absolutely loved it! The store is very clean and kept together. The service is wonderful as well. I wish I could go more but I usually only go for baby items.
The biggest update is they have a nursing station. That is totally worth the time! I spend tons of time shopping and am a new mom… It’s a lot easier to nurse inside of a store vs. in the car. Great idea and much appreciated!

Ever hear about a spot and tuck it in the back of your mind… and then drive past it and yell out, «THERE IT IS!» No? Just me, huh. Well, that’s what happened with Under the Sun.
A fellow Unilocaler told me about this place and I bookmarked it as a place to go. Even looking at the map, I was confused as to where in the heck this place was. Then one day I was driving home — east on I-​70 — I look over to the right… and THERE IT WAS! I vowed to get there to check it out within the week and finally found my way back to it. ** For help with directions — Coming off of I-​70 on the East Side, take the Rural exit and go south on Rural to the first stop light by the newer gas station; take this first right on to Bloyd, and pretty quickly take a left turn on to Roosevelt. Snake your way around between the various businesses — it is tucked away in the same building as the Ambulance service back on the right hand side. Once you get there, expect an unexpected bunch of awesome randomness.
Once inside, I immediately noticed a hand-​written sign informing patrons that if you are a person that strictly follows expiration dates, you need to be aware in this place (not in those words…). Noted. Spoiler alert — some items were indeed past the use/​sell by dates noted on the package. However, most were on/​after November 2015 and I visited mid-​January 2016 — and these items were usually dry goods or the like — they don’t have moldy produce up in there or anything crazy. Also of note, I found a lot of things that were not yet expired and had dates in to 2017, so just be sure to check it out if that’s a sticking point for you.
With all of that said, I was in awe of the random selection of organic goodness and obscure products packed in to the 2 isles of wire metro racks that are this place. Worth mentioning is their HUGE tea selection — both loose leaf and bags — for $ 1.50. I was also able to find wheat/​grain free dog treats at a fraction of the cost, a cool array of boxed or single K-​Cups priced to move (coffee, tea, and even hot chocolate offerings), and even a name-​brand face cream that retails for $ 49… I got it for $ 1.50. Swear. You will also find everything from infant formula to cosmetics to Sriracha mayo to honey sticks to chips to clothing items to books to spices… mostly organic food stuffs that tend to be pricy at other places.
Take away: fun to look around, nothing fancy about the space — think of it as a reasonably priced random goods safari. It appears their stock will rotate as they get items in, so plan to check back every so often to explore. Bring your own bags in for $ 1 off your total!

Hit the tea jackpot at the store. Looseleaf and tea bags. Tons of high end varieties and unique flavors. Great prices on organic food and brand names (Kasha, Annies, etc).
Ethnic food and bulk items are also a nice way to save. This is a spot you definitely enter with a blank slate as the items rotate. Bring your own bag and save $ 1.
Easiest route is to come off of I-​70. I tried to follow GPS from downtown and drove around the area a few times before figuring it out. Is next to ambulance place.

This is a great place to shop if you are an organic junkie. Even if you aren’t an organic junkie, they have something for all. you must check them out!!!