love you guys! I wish reviewers understood the relationship between your fabulous pricing and their complaints about long check out lines. Can't they do the math? I do miss certain items since the reworking of the store last year: small cauliflower pizzas, etc. read more

I like the variety of items, their price and the layout of the store. Not to mention most of the employees are friendly, helpful and know where things are stocked, when you can't find a item. My only negatives are that since their 15 item or less line only accepts cards, it needs to have no set limit of items scanned or start accepting cash again like the other chain stores do. Another reason why they need a better express lanes is because half the time I go in there most of the registers are not operational and there can be some long waits getting through the lanes or I'd like more than 3 self checkout lanes, because the lines for that get really long too. read more

Always best prices on most of my grocery list. Shelves are well stocked; produce and meats displayed nicely and easy to spot what you need. I like the bulk food selection. I like being able to just buy a small amount of something to try it rather than a whole bag of stuff and then having to throw away what you don't care for. I feel good supporting a local business too. Only negative is; often the checkout line is terribly long. Once you get up to check out, the staff is very friendly. read more

I guess Winco gift cards don't work here? The guy said " nothing we can do, can't take them" because it said card reader error ( I'm pretty sure it was just the card reader) . Used a gift card so I could afford it all, so don't expect it to work! read more

Idk why I was so harsh in my first review. This store is fantastic. Same price as winco but local and convenient. I wish they had more of these locations. read more

I feel very upset with the customer service with Mr. Leonel, he is very selfish and very racist with Hispanics. Today in the afternoon we brought 3 bottles of beers and a package of tortillas just because my wife did not bring her ID with her but the He had his cell in his wallet and he did not want to sell anything and I did bring my I'd with me and he did not want to sell me anything and not even the tortillas and he told me that he would not let me enter the store. read more

My mom went there a couple of days ago to go buy 3 things (my mom only speaks Spanish and a little English) The register girl which my mom described to be a dark red hair white girl skinny and accused my mom of stealing and called her a disrespectful Mexican slang 'Beaner'. My mom usually doesn't go to the self checkout but she was in a rush. She even face-timed me to make sure she did it right. When My mom called me again she was upset that she didn't know what to do so I argued with the girl and she just was just all around rude. I hope she gets fired soon. read more

I used to shop for almost everything here, but something is wrong with their milk coolers. the milk goes bad way before the date. Also since their remodel, they don't carry several things we buy regularly, so we go to Roths IGA for these items. read more

If you want good food at great prices, go to Waremart in Independence. Name brands at Roth's cost more, between 20 and 100 percent more. That is ridiculous. (brand orange juice $2 vs $4 at Roth's) Roth's has more choices, if you need that. But if you want to feed your family nutritious food, and save enough money to start investing or have a "rainy day' fund, go to Waremart. If you need to feel deluxe and want to pay for ambiance go to Roth's. read more

I love shopping there it's pretty cheap for me I would definitely recommend going there it's pretty close to where I live it's a lot cheaper than Ross not saying Ross is bad I love Ross to just a bit expensive but I love shopping there I would recommend going there read more

I like this store a lot and it would be a go-to grocery if I lived closer. The sign where you turn in says Waremart but this is a WinCo store. Less crowded than the two Salem branches, and the handicapped parking spaces are ergonomically superior to those at other locations. A remarkable, discriminating and wide-ranging inventory for a general grocery in one of Oregon's poorest counties. They stock things like brown basmati rice and Bragg's Aminos which Salemites have to go to LifeSource for. Widest bulk food selection of any chain. As others have noted, there is no staffed deli counter; in the "deli" cooler there is a small selection of prepackaged sandwiches. There is also no in-store bakery; the bread is stacked on shelves behind the checkout lines and some artisan bakery goods like naan are located in the NE corner of the store. Open from 7 to 11. Just three automated checkout stations and close to the noon hour, when students from Central HS are buying their lunches, those stations can be jammed. I have seen Silva sausages in the deli section which are two weeks past the "use or freeze" date. As with all retailers, stay vigilant. read more

Stopped by on our way home hoping to pick up a few things in the deli and lunch stuff. I was surprised that under the deli sign, there was no deli. Just the area that they put the sliced meat. That's not a delicatessen. I understand that this is a smaller store and that the community may not be able to sustain some of the amenities the other stores offer. Any leniency that I had was gone after I visited the restroom. It was dirty with used paper towels all over the floor. We left without purchasing anything and hit the road south. Pass on by, folks. read more

They NEVER have the wipes for the carts. When checking out, I mentioned it. The clerk called a manager. I expressed my concern. I could tell they could care less, and were annoyed at being bothered with it. Thank you for keeping your community safe, not!! read more

Great prices and I drive from Dallas Oregon to shop there but the lines to check out are ridiculous! Two lines from the checkout registers to the back of the store. Winco need a new store in Monmouth/Independence or in Dallas. I want to shop in the Winco/Waremart but I don't want to go at 10 PM so I don't have to waste my time standing in line for 20-30 minutes to check out. read more

Today I'm not even going to rate Waremart in Independence. This is 3rd time I have been there n waited in the line that ended all way back of store . Was in line 28 minutes. Only 2 self check machines working. 3 registers open for other line...never see manager or asst at registers. This store has gone down hill really bad since January. Worse now. Why are they mopping floor when customers are waiting in line or doing shopping. I know people call in sick. Don't u have a list of people on call if need. Heard u can't get help. Maybe the management is prob. I wouldnt want to be an employ there if that's the case. I'll take my business to Roths or even to Safeway in Dallas. Especially since this is 3rd time I 6 weeks. I'm dont want to even rate it. But I will give u one star. read more

I shop here because it is the most affordable place that is in my town for groceries as I would go broke shopping at Roth's. Unfortunately, everyone else feels the same way so it is always crowded and frustrating to get through the store and get out. I am glad they have now added a self checkout and have updated their store with some remodeling and new options. With how many people shop there though, it needs to be bigger especially with Independence and Monmouth growing substantially every year. They need to make the store bigger because even with the rearranging and remodeling its too crowded and I dread going every time I do. I hope they spend the money to somehow relocate in the town or expand the land to be able to make their store more spacious. There is always someone around to help when you have a question but the cashiers always seem burnt out. read more

Good prices, they have added a lot of organic products recently!

This place won't be getting any stars from me, unfortunately. A lead cashier there named Camilio or something did not like the look of me or something for the second time in a couple of months and would not cash a payroll check from a local business. He was a difficult person to deal with and if I wasn't a gentleman I would have already started to straighten this out on my own. Your company, be it Waremart or Winco will lose all of mu business frome here on out. I'd rather take on the higher prices at Roth's because of this issue. The guy has refused to cash two separate checks of mine and it seems as if it is a personal issue that he has against me, at this point....strange. Why wouldn't Winco want to turn away customers? They wouldn't. However, this guy did twice. It's okay fella....nobody wants your job.....not even you! read more

I agree with the other reviewers. A dirty unorganized store. Manager Brandon is very rude to customers, pushing his weight around. If he treats customers that bad, I feel sorry for the employees. Just a badly managed store. They keep loosing customers because of their rudeness and their lack of a pleasant shopping experience for customers. What a disaster. We'll try not to go there. There are good stores (like Roths) around the area. read more

The Independence Winco is dirty and overcrowded. Most of the cashiers are usually rude or obnoxious(not all,but a few), stockers are very rude and they leave frieght sitting out that should be put away immediately because they are time senstive. The older woman that works in the produce section is always very rude to all the customers, never have I seen her be polite or even try to be helpful to someone thats in need of asisstance. I have even over heard her talking badly about some customers to other emplyees. The store needs better cleanliness and more cashiers up front on the floor at all times for customer convenience. The emplooyees need to be polite and even if they aren't happy to see the people that come to their store to buy things. These people are what makes it possible for them to have a job and a paycheck to take home. If another store should open here and provide quick, clean, polite, happy, helpful employee's. If that stores stockers should get the time sensitive items in the coolers and the freight out of their customers way so they can get to what they need. Well then they would not have a job or paycheck cause their customers would go to the store that made them feel like they mattered. Shame on you Winco employee's and shame on your managers for allowing you to make people feel like they are not important to you. I'm an associate that works in a very large department store, around people all day. So I know how you feel but I always make sure my customers feel like they are the first thing on my mind and that I will do whatever I can to make sure they leave that store feeling good and like they were treated very well, so they will want to return. They want to not cause they have to cause its the only store close by. One day you may not be the only store close by. They will go where they feel important. read more

My family and I usually shop here because of the low prices, but I have noticed within the last couple of years how poor their quality of fresh food is. Often the fruit will be starting to rot and it will be left on the shelf. Their bagged lettuce is no better, I have found bag after bag after bag of lettuce/salad mixes that were liquefying, and informing the workers did nothing but get me glares, like I was somehow being rude for pointing out their disgusting and rotting products they were trying to sell! The last straw was my husband bought me almost 20 Chobani yogurts, only a few of each flavor they sell. They are not cheap, and their expiration dates were within reason, but over a fourth of my yogurt had gone bad, meaning they probably do not bother to refrigerate it. You frequently can find expired products on the shelves as well. And don't bother trying to return anything, or get your money back if they overcharged you on something, unless you want to stand around and argue with someone for 10+ minutes. I bought 4 pomegranates last year and the girl rang me up that I bought 40! I noticed this as I was reading my receipt on the way to my car (I didn't notice at the check stand because they pretty much try to get you on your way as fast as possible). I went back in after loading my groceries and got argued with because they wouldn't believe I didn't buy 40, despite their display section not being big enough to even hold half that many! Finally I got one of their managers to concede and refund me my money, but it was a huge pain. I have NEVER had this kind of hassle anywhere else. The store is usually dirty to some extent, there are stock boxes everywhere that get in the way, and the deli section is a joke. I will not shop there again, from now on my business goes to Roth's. At least there I know I will be treated well by the employees, and I won't get sick off any produce or dairy products I buy there. read more