Meijer

While meijer does have some good sales and promos it is very frustrating to have to check yourself out. I am NOT an employee. I stopped going to Jewel for many years until they brought back 1 employee to have a lane open. It may be midnight but I watched the lone employee have to help several people in the self-​checkout lane (including myself). At that point it would be faster to just have the employee ring them out and be done. Needless to say I told the employee to cancel my order… My voice may not matter but my money will be spent elsewhere.

This whole check yourself out is pathetic! I have never seen a store with as many self checkout registars and only two open with cashiers. Pay some people to do the job and stop the continued rape of your customers time!!! There is a point where your corporate all for profit program’s are exposed, and frankly we have had enough. Please don’t embarrass yourselves by replying with «we are doing out best to save our customers money». As a group (your customers and employees) we deserve better!

Weekly frozen vegetable haul. Best price for frozen Meijer brand vegetables!
Normally 4/​$ 5 1 lb bags. This week? 79 cents!
Deli is fantastic.

For pricing, cleanliness and selection, this grocery and other item selection is HUGE. Consistently, they have cashiers to handle crowds and pricing better than their competition! They also do 15% coupons off general merchandise and they have a site for additional coupons added to your card. This store (both locations in the area) beats Jewel and Wal-​mart hands down.

Meijer has had this location in Rolling Meadows for several years now but we had not gone there until recently. It is a little out of the way for us, but not too bad. We decided to try it after looking at their newspaper insert and saw their selection and prices.
The place is huge. Think Target cross-​bred with Super Walmart and a large grocery store. It seems like they carry just about everything. Car parts and hardware, clothing and electronics, furniture and office supplies. And, their grocery selection is much larger and more diverse than anything in the area. Their prices are much lower than the big grocery chains (Jewel, Mariano’s, Whole Foods), and their choices are greater. I don’t think their produce is as good as some others though.
If you don’t do dairy, they have the largest selection of nondairy products I’ve seen around Chicago. Soy, coconut, hemp, almond and cashew milks and ice creams. I was thrilled when I saw that.
So now, we have been passing all of these other stores to shop at Meijer. I still prefer Valli and Mariano’s for produce and cold cuts, but this is our new go to store for about everything else.

My primary reason for this review is to recognize the very helpful, friendly and patient pharmacy staff. During the past couple weeks I went to get a couple different vaccinations and there were problems getting my insurance to approve the claim. Different staff spent a long time trying to resolve the issues — none of which were their fault. Note also that their price for such things as flu shots is significantly less than the others, like Walgreens. I had checked around previously and that’s when I started going there.
Otherwise, the store itself is huge which is reflected in the selection and large array of stock in all departments. Electronics, though, seem a little slim. They also have a real meat department staffed by real butchers. Prices at worst may be only slightly higher than the Walmart across the street and are often better, sometimes substantially. For groceries they are way better than places like Jewel. The place is always exceptionally clean and stock properly displayed and organized, not jumbled and ratty like other places nearby.
They always have plenty of open check-​out lines including a six-​station self-​checkout that I ordinarily use. I have never had to wait more than a couple minutes to check out, unlike other places (across the street) where the wait is always excruciating.
And a big bonus for night creatures like me is that they are open 24 hours. I can go there at all kinds of weird hours — and have.

Waiting line for handicapped to get a motorized cart! Went to Jewel instead. Did not want to leave my handicapped husband alone in the car.

Meijer in four words: Massive. Humongous. Has everything.
The prices aren’t always the lowest, but if you want to get technical on gas driving to/​from other stores, the value might be found here. They really have almost everything at this store, and I was pleasantly surprised by some of the pre-​made dishes near the deli; they have a grilled chicken breast with wild rice that is really good (it’s in the refrigerated section). Produce is usually pretty good here, and they have a wide variety of everything else from pet toys to clothes.
Sign up for mPerks! They offer some great deals through there.

If you haven’t been to to Mejer in your life. You SHOULD go!!! It is far much better than Walmart and their price might be even lower than Walmart! Always have spical things that I would not expect seeing in an American store!

Meijer is great VALUE for a wonderful myriad of reasons.
This location has a tremendously large parking lot, that’s never been full, and was in the process of being plowed by an industrial caterpillar plow today, as yes, I was shopping amidst the blizzard. (A girl’s gotta do, what a girl’s gotta do!)
The store is impressively large and, even on busy days, there is plenty of room in the aisles and well controlled checkout lines.
But those aren’t the reasons I love shopping here…
I love their produce section. It’s massive footprint is bursting with every type of veggie, fruit, (and everything between) nicely organized and, really well priced. In addition to being plentiful and affordable, Meijer outperforms Jewel, and Caputos in freshness of produce. It’s quality, quantity and cost. This puts it far ahead the premium stores like Whole Foods, in affordability and overall options.
Reason number two: Clearance.
I’ve never not found a remarkable buy on clearance in their store. Did you catch that double negative? This place is teeming with hidden finds, amid reasonably priced regular merchandise. If you’re not in a rush, walk the aisles and look for the orange clearance tags. They reduce the fresh cut fruits and veggies if they don’t sell same day. Perfect for easy, healthy, snacking and conveniently reduced up to 60%!
You can also find items that don’t sell well reduced to clear. For me, this is how healthy eating and fancy options, all become within budget. Stock up, cause they don’t last long!
I’ve found their pricing on most boxed goods to be lower generally, than other stores too. As in, you’re getting a deal without waiting for a sale. Easy.
Meijer brand tea. This is a new find for me. I’m a huge tea drinker! They have a variety of Meijer brand tea that is affordable and delicious! Ginger lemon green tea is one of my faves!
They get only 4 stars because I’ve had multiple terrible experiences with their seafood. It’s not fresh. I can personally vouch for a stinky salmon situation. The terrible part, it was stinky same day, as soon as I got home.
If you stay away from the fish, I’m pretty sure you’ll find, it’s a pretty good grocery store on all other counts. Plus, they have tremendously long hours. So if the crowds aren’t your thing– shop late or early!

Ive been shopping here for about 5 years. It’s my main, go-​to grocery store. Mainly because it is close to where I live, but if I weren’t happy with them, I would drive further to go somewhere else.
I usually use self– checkout. I really don’t have any complaints about the employees that work the self checkout. They’re helpful. I have no particular complaints about deli employees either, really.
Pharmacy isn’t great. They’re slow to fill scripts, often don’t have what I need on hand and have to order it so you have to wait a few days and sometimes make mistakes. Once, I filled a muscle relaxer and they either screwed up or ripped me off. Unfortunately, I didn’t notice it until months later bc I really didn’t use it often, but I was supposed to be given 30 pills and I was only given about half of that, maybe. The pills are pretty large and they stuffed a low count of them into a very small bottle– I guess so I wouldn’t notice I was short. Well, it worked-​at least at first. REALLY not cool… it hasn’t happened since, though.

I’m a big fan of Meijer. I think it has a much better supply than Walmart, things are usually easier to find in stock, and the bakery blows Walmart away. This was my first visit to this location and I left annoyed. What should have been a simple task, was ruined by an employee’s bad attitude. The checkout lines were ridiculiously long, so I decided to hit up the self checkout. Once I started scanning things, I knew I was going to need assistance because of the alcohol I had… no problem, I scanned it and the machine called for assistance. Then, Captain Grumpypants came over grumbling about how I needed help and I was a bit blown away by the attitude. Maybe it was a bad day, maybe it was a bad time of month, who knows, but if I continue to get attitude like that, I’ll go somewhere else.

This location is one of the newer Meijer stores. I love Meijer because of their good prices and product availability. They have m perks, which is a pretty good rewards program. This store is very well laid out in my opinion.
I also love the location of this store. It’s very near fast food restaurants as well as other pit stops you may need to make while running errands.
The only down side of this location is that I have gone on everyday of the week and they never have all of the registers open. I usually find it quicker to run through the self checkout. Good thing I haven’t heard any news about Meijer getting rid of their self checkouts!

This is probably my favorite Meijer location. Open 24 hours — I can’t tell you how many times we’ve walked in to Meijer in the evening and spent literally HOURS in there — so much to explore! Truth be told, some of their stuff is over prices — by the same token, they tend to have some great sales and clearance items in all the departments. They have so much stuff — groceries, electronics, clothes, accessories, household items, pharmacy, toys, seasonal items, shoes — I can go on and on. They also have a pretty good booze section. This place is DEFINITELY a place to take your time and browse — you will have a better chance at finding some bargains.

I usually love coming to this store, but since we moved further away, I haven’t shopped there for awhile. I decided to stop in around 12 am on a Friday night to pick up a couple things. I didn’t have a bad experience till I got to the checkout.
They only had 2 of the long fast lane checkouts open, and 2 of the small ones. I couldn’t use the long lanes because 1 was taken and the other had a huge floor cleaner machine blocking the till. I went to the 1^st small checkout, and it was broken. Not a big deal, I used the last one available.
I had grabbed some NyQuil because I am quite sick. I scanned it last, and the lady came up to me and just stood there. Didn’t tell me what was going on, just stared me down until I had to ask what was the issue. She asked to see my ID for the NyQuil. So I got out my Alberta Canada drivers license, the only license I have. She blankly asked me where my ID was from … I guess it’s hard to see the big ALBERTA CANADA on top. She then asked rudely if I had any other form of ID. So I got out my permanent resident card, my US government issued ID which also has my photo, date of birth, etc. She then went on to ask why I didn’t have any state ID or anything from IL. All she needed was my birth date to input into the computer … I gave her both my ID’s that had my birthday on them (on which shows I am 25 years old)!! At this time I was getting snappy because I was sick and tired, I wanted to go home and this was just ridiculous! She continued to stare at both of my cards before finally deciding that I was OK to buy NyQuil for my cold, and let me go. I was disgusted by this … I was treated as if no one from outside IL is allowed to buy cold medicine from Meijer. That was enough to make me never want to ever shop at this location again. I am a customer, not a crazy person feeding my NyQuil habit.

Taste of Ohio.
Meijer reminds me of Ohio. It is nice to be able to shop here and get all the essentials. To me a grocery store is a grocery store and price differences are hard to notice. Jewel, Dominick’s, Meijer and Kroger, they are all the same. Just stay in the fresh produce section and you should be safe. This Meijer is pretty big and has lots of parking and carts. The wife loves to do the self checkout but I hate it. You are bound to need the tenant to come over and help you with something.

Meijer has quickly become my go-​to place for when I need a variety of things and/​or I need something when other stores have closed.
I went to Meijer in Normal, IL when I was a young college buck for my groceries and really got it down to a science; it became almost recreation (kinda lame, I know), but basically that experience ingrained a positive idea about Meijer into my mind. I have been to other locations for that reason and they really do vary from place to place (some are not as nice as RM).
I like Meijer because it’s clean and I can usually find what I need there at a good price. I’ve always enjoyed the seasonal departments and end caps with clearance items because there are usually good deals to be had. I guess I speak so highly of Meijer because I usually try to avoid Wal-​Mart as much as possible, even if it means spending an extra dollar or two; I view it as paying an extra buck for cleanliness, convenience, and less… cluster…I usually cant stand to be in WM longer than I need to and even then it’s too long.
What I do wish Meijer would have is the $ 5 movie bin (like WM), but you can’t have your cake and eat it too.
If needed, Meijer could be a one stop shop, but then you might limit yourself to generic, run-​of-​the-​mill items targeted for the masses which usually just serve the purpose rather than provide optimal quality (i.e. tools, sports equipment, camping gear), but if that’s all you need then you’ve come to the right place. I gave this Meijer 4 stars for their cleanliness, variety, round the clock hours, and value; I docked the last star for quality of items (overall) and the movies mentioned earlier.
Additionally, I think the best time to go would have to be late-​night because there are no crowds, new items, mark downs and no crowds… I know what I said.

Love, love, love.
Meijer is my favorite grocery store. Not only is their produce usually fresh, but I love the variety. (Yes, I can get gai lan/​Chinese broccoli at any time). I regularly buy my sandwich lettuce here ($ 1.50 or-​so/​lb) and my greek yogurt (Meijer brand is .99).
Their store brand deli meat is something I usually avoid (it’s bland/​flavorless), and their store brand bread always seems to go bad before the expiration date, so I try to avoid those two things. They do have some bread brands (Annie’s?) I don’t usually see at other grocers.
They always have pretty good deals, though, and I prefer them over their big-​name super store competitor. And the fact that they’re 24 hours means I can avoid huge after-​work crowds.
The staff is friendly and efficient.
I WILL be back.

Of all the Meijer’s I’ve been to in Illinois, this is the second best one I’ve been to. It’s fairly clean and there’s lots of space to shop in. The produce is pretty good and there’s a surprisingly large selection.
The prices beat your local Jewel-​Osco and Dominick’s and the quality is about the same. It’s definitely a place I’d return to.

Great prices and fantastic variety. I really enjoy shopping here as I can get items at this store that I can’t find at others.
And, for the size of the place I have found the check out process to be pretty quick. Just wish this wasn’t the closest Meijer store to my residence — hopefully they’ll open one closer to N Arlington Heights /​Buffalo Grove.