Quarterly pilgrimage to drop bottles off. Just love these guys for what they do. Always ask you to…read morestay in car while they hustle to get your money back. Easy peezy

Super nasty old lady wanting you to guess where to pull up and park. No lines in the parking lot…read moreso I parked nest to a parked car. Old nasty lady, who doesn't know how to be polite to people, came out spouting directions which could be aleaveated by some lines in parking lot. Second lady was very nice

A great bottle return with a twist on the inside very unique. Very clean fast and great help every…read moretime you go in. If you want great service and a bit of the past come to Buds bottle return on French and take a few pictures while your there!

Very rarely would I associate a bottle and can redemption with cleanliness, efficiency, and…read morewonderful customer service, but Bud's Bottle Barn has all of that and more. You can't miss this place! Located in Depew, it boasts a barn-like facade and a sizeable parking lot. Lots of spaces up front so taking your bottles and cans in is made even easier. Inside, it's eclectically decorated and full of fun knick-knacks, so you'll have plenty to look at while you wait. And the most surprising thing: it is pristinely clean! No nasty smells or gross sights. The employees here are top-notch, too. They are very kind and accommodating -- if you need any help bringing your cans in, they'll give you a hand. And they're super fast-moving as well. I could never keep the numbers straight in my head, so I give them props for being so good at mental math! If you find yourself with a bunch of bottles and cans to trade in for some nice cash, I'd highly suggest coming to Bud's Bottle Barn. You can't beat the service!

I've been here twice and both times the employee I interacted with was friendly and helpful…read more How it works: There are two machines, one takes plastic and cans, the other takes plastic, cans and glass. The machines allow you to dump recyclables in which is nice, but every time I've been, there's been a line of people with a gazillion recyclables. The machines aren't perfect either, and sometimes they reject things that are worth 5 cents so you have to bring those to get manually counted. There's also people who try to recycle things that obviously don't have a deposit (milk jugs, Gatorade bottles), so this also slows down the line. Tip: I recommend bringing someone with you to help unload your car and load the machines because there are no carts.

Totally changed model. Now walking in there are 2 self serve areas. This is sort of ok, if you…read moreenter while empty and have a mask. But I didn't. I went when there were 2 other people. And they only have 2 self serve areas. So that's annoying. And one of the people kept going to his car for more bottles. All without a mask. So super annoying. I left. I didn't turn in my bottles. But the SLOOOOOONESSSS and the lack of MASK requirement in these Covid ripe times? Yeah. Not worth it. Sad. Was an easy place to drop off bottles. Now? Not so much. Update 152 2021

Recently took a couple of large bags of returnable bottles here, Was a good experience…read more Adequate parking lot - yes: interior large enough to accommodate huge collections of 'vintage ' returnables- yes; RIPE SMELL of old beer, wine, soda (&who knows what else) -yes The folks working were polite, didn't use any offensive language, knew how to count by fives, were quick at their jobs and pleasant to deal with. I'll go back with my next collection as they pay 5 cents a piece

I added this place to Yelp long ago. Not sure why it didn't "take". But I'm here all the time…read moredropping off bottles. Love how easy it is. Park. Walk in and put bottles on a counter. Employee sorts and counts them. You get a nickel each. So easy. And if you are in a hurry, as I am on occasion, there is usually another patron there you can give your bottles to if you want. Large parking lot. This place was Dickies Donuts for many years. 4th star for the very nice employees always working there.

Super impressive place. Bring your bottles and use one of the 4 machines they have to count them…read more The machines are smart enough to know what bottles aren't actually recyclable for money. Then you take the piece of paper that you get and you bring it to the counter where they cash you out. They will even give you a huge bag for your bottles at home. Super easy parking. Update 65 2021

The attendant was rude to myself and my 12 year old daughter she accidentally put bottles in z…read moremachine and he started using the F u #$ word repeatedly then he took a return slip out of the machine never gave it to us and shorted her money at the register she took pics of her return slips and they where off by 6 dollars this happened around 2 p.m. on Friday 07/17/26 My daughter is learning how to recycle but says she will never go back there this many really terrorized my child ...

I heard about "the place that counts with machines" but never visited. My bottles & cans have…read morealways been processed by a clerk behind a counter or one at a time by the machines at Wegmans. This time I had LOTS so I thought I'd give it a try. This business is unusual in that the business operates out of the building's side entrance. Parking is adequate, especially since the turn over rate here is surprising. I was met at the door by two very friendly employees who explained how this system works. They do everything. Just hand them the bags and stand back. The system operates so quickly that I was just barely able to keep up bringing bags in. The system is totally automated. Once the workers empty the bags into the sorting area everything is automatic. It's really amazing to watch as the bottles and cans are arranged and processed to a conveyor belt that takes them away. Everything is counted by computer. When finished, you're given a ticket that you take to a window where you are paid. Start to finish, 779 bottles and cans were processed in 6 minutes including getting paid I will never go anywhere else again.

Quickest and cleanest can/bottle return in the area. The staff are friendly and the machines sort…read morethe cans quickly.