Market of Choice - Corvallis, OR

Steven PB

We made a purchase of products yesterday that turned out to have an issue. I called the store, not for a refund, but to give them a heads up on poor merchandise. The wonderful manager on duty at about 4:00 p.m. today, was very nice and relieved me of my issue. Kudos! This is the way I remember retail used to be. 🎉

Rick Edwards

OK, jury is still out on this place. My wife and I just bought a home in the area and I was getting a few things to hold us over in a furnished rental while we wait for the house to close. I know what to expect at Safeway, Walmart and the array of convenience stores around town but essentially moved to Corvallis because of the perception that farm fresh was part of the culture in the Willamette Valley, what with the fruit trail and winery trade etc. What I didn't expect was to have to hunt for celery that was not already limp and have to reach over the heads of employees restocking the produce displays evidently oblivious to my presence or the fact that they were stocking those bins expressly so customers could access those items. On to the search for coffee. Unfortunately the residence we rented only has a K-Cup type coffee maker which may not exactly match the image this store projects but I will not be buying a new coffee machine this week so searched in the tea aisle for the coffee assortment available and finally asked an employee where I might find Pods. He pointed at our feet and said these are our ground coffees and whole beans are over there, pointing over my shoulder. I got down on my knees to find the only compostable pods offered and would definitely have preferred they not been decaf but bought them anyway to save stopping at the competition for one item. I'm not looking for another Whole foods or Trader Joe's to squander my money at. Just a better than field run store with reasonable, not cheap, pricing. I'm not convinced the $35 water bottles are an encouraging sign. Hope the Chuck Roast I bought for dinner exceeds the expectation I have given some of the other reviews people here have left. Again, this was my first time in and I'll reserve judgement.

Meagan Byrd

Feels like the Wonderland of grocery stores. Delightful staff in the bakery. Delicious chicken salad sandwich--it had hazelnuts & was out of this world. My new favorite store ❤️ Pic is a vanilla macaroon and a creme bruleé CHEESECAKE!!! Will absolutely return & will recommend!!

Homer DePoté

Great Produce Manager = Great Produce Department. Came here specifically in search of some ‘decent’ citrus fruit in the area. Luckily I was directed to the produce manager; at work within the produce section. She completely understood what decent/good/quality citrus was about; she’s from California. Went home with three of her selections (one she actually cared enough to MAKE me take); for the first time in decades I felt the drip of juice in my hands during peeling of an orange and a tangerine. Ever since the drought in California, about a decade ago, the produce shipped by corporate farms to corporate groceries has been feather light - no juice - sold by the each instead of by weight - duh - they untimely discovered it was cheaper to ship and discovered even more than they already knew; we are not very discerning consumers. So now we continually receive and are offered citrus the flavor and consistency of tennis balls. Texas melon producers ship culls to the Northwest, based on the same retail psychology. Green strawberries are gassed to produce a red skin pigment. What a treasure to have the Market of Choice Produce Department and their jewel; the California Gal. This native Oregonian Guy very much appreciates your ‘refreshing’ approach to consumerism.