Methow Valley Thriftway

Alf Randell

Very small but high quality selection. Prices are nearly double what you find in a typical grocery store. Staff are friendly if you are respectful to them. I have seen many cases of disrespectful treatment of the staff. They behave much as I would. Currently the store cannot be used safely because the mask policy is not enforced for customers and vendors. I left the store very quickly the other day after encountering and unmasked vendor stocking shelves. He appeared to be sick and had a very guilty look on his face, as if he knew that he should not come to work that day. I also noticed a customer with no mask. The staff and manager were very friendly about the issue, but they are unable to enforce the health mandates. At first they refused to provide me with curbside service, but after a little discussion, they agreed to allow me to purchase food outside the store. However, it is so difficult to do this that I ended up spending all of my money with amazon.com for food. In summary, This is a Food Boutique rather than a low priced grocery store. It is currently only safe for people that are trying to contract the covid virus.

Shawn Lehman

Store manager was rude! Tried to over charge us on some alcohol. When I told her what I thought the price was, she said “I doubt it”. It was $0.50 cheaper than my price. Checker was apologetic, she was very nice!

Melissa Salsbury

I’m going to preface this review with this: in the last 9 months I have traveled over 9000 miles, through 19 states and shopped at a number of smaller, remote markets. I have never once batted an eye at the higher prices these markets charge until now. The difference is this- common professional courtesy, which was greatly lacking at Thriftway. If I say hello and smile when I approach the cashier with my cart, I expect at minimum a smile back... not a blank stare. When the cashier hands me my receipt for overpriced groceries, I expect at minimum a thank you. Just because Thriftway is the only grocery store in town does not justify rudeness on top of price gauging.

Mary Schmidt

This is a nice store. The food was fresh . The deli food was excellent. It is a small store but they have a good selection. You are required to wear a mask and follow social distancing guidelines . The quality of the food was exceptional. The prices were reasonable and the staff was friendly and helpful.