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3.8 (126 reviews)
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Erin W.

This WinCo location is spacious and has a wide variety of food! The staff were friendly and knew where everything was when we inquired. We found that the bulk food area offers great deals on fresh dried goods! There's plenty of parking, so it's easy to park.

Winco is aggressive! Listing competitors prices...Good for the consumer though.
Mike N.

Negatives: No credit cards, cash or debit only, no organic frozen fruit, hard liquor in room behind registers, bakery a little small, no starbucks, no pharmacy, no memberships. More of a grocery store so no clothes, fewer toys, no furniture and other items you would find at retailers like Target. Unique perk: Winco is employee owned and for many of their items, they list competitors prices next to theirs so you know you're getting a good deal. They do this by having employees who go shopping at Safeway, Fred Meyer, and Walmart to get up-to-date pricing. Pros: cheaper prices than Safeway, Fred Meyer, Walmart. And they have a handful of food items that you can dispense from for customized portions that you buy. See the videos and pictures for a better explanation since that unique feature of Winco is hard to articulate. I recently reviewed Fred Meyer, which has some goods that Winco doesn't so I may patronize them for non-grocery items. But due to Wincos better prices, I am going to primarily shop at Winco and costco for groceries. Costco has great deals on large items which Winco doesn't offer. Go Karts, couches, large storage shelves, tent garages to park your car in. But for the smaller items and products that you don't want to buy in bulk quantity, Winco offers it at the best price. Bathrooms were clean but smelled bad. Water fountains were very clean. Customer service was great. A lady slicing meat asked me if I needed help finding anything while I was browsing. The check out clerk named Becky was very nice and told us all about Winco when I told her it was my first time shopping there. She was very friendly. Not miserable like a lot of cashiers I have encountered at Albertsons, for example. Maybe because it's employee owned? Probably... A video is attached of me talking to Becky. She provided excellent customer service. Thank you Becky!

This is a good snack!
JJ N.

Best grocery store around! Bulk foods are the way to go! Fantastic bakery and prices in everything! And the employees own stock in the store.

Earnie G.

Want a big grocery store with great prices where you can save tons of money? This is that place. WinCo is an employee owned, no thrills, warehouse (but no membership) style grocer. It's a great place to save money. Just about everything here is less expensive than at other grocery stores, and most items are at or below Costco prices. And that's every day, without sales. You won't find speciality grocery items here. It's not what they do. But you will find staples galore, and often (as in the case of the ice cream section) a huge selection you typically won't see at most grocers. Produce is decent, but until recently included zero organics. There's now a tiny and pitifully understocked (with poor quality goods) organic section in the produce, so that's progress. Bulk food section is HUGE, with things you won't see in bulk at other grocery stores. Two other things you need to be aware of before heading to WinCo to save money. First, you will be bagging your own groceries. Not hard to do. Second, they do not take credit cards, but they do take debit cards. Overall a fun place to shop for staples and a pleasant surprise to your wallet at checkout. I just wish WinCo would open up more stores and move into the core Seattle and Eastside areas--right now they are flung far to the north and south of the main cores.

Donuts from the bakery. Really good donuts for the price.

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Still, my favorite. So much cheaper than Safeway or Fred Meyer. You're a fool with your money shopping elsewhere.

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Good basic food and household supplies. Love the bulk selection and the great savings. You're not paying for fancy stuff here.

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Great customer service, but thy ain't got any samples like their sister company Costco! What happened to all dem samples.

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- Yes they DO have Bulk options, Organic items and carry some very popular Ethnic-originated products.

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