Methow Valley Thriftway

Jeffrey Gilpin Jr.

2018-05

Only grocery store in Winthrop. Good meat department. Self check is newer and conventional when in a hurry.

Mary Flake

2023-08

Everyone in town misses the IGA that was here before Theftway moved in. The prices are geared towards tourists. You can go to the gas station store next door and get a better price on stuff. I swear, you will feel as if you've been VIOLATED when they ring you up at checkout.Honestly, make the quick drive to Hank's in Twisp for groceries. It is an excellent store, with fair prices. Their meat department is fabulous and they sell their own house made sausage that is wonderful.

Lynessa Schofield

2024-02

Surprisingly expensive grocery store, definitely price gouging.

Amy

2023-05

This place has everything you need, but it's really expensive. $7 for a small box of cheez-its. $8 for oat milk. Even the apples from a local farm were $2 per apple. I was excited that they sold my favorite chocolate there. I can't find it anywhere near where I live so I bought several of them to take home. However, when I opened the first one it was melted and gray. I opened all the other ones to find they were also melted. None of them expired, but they were all destroyed. I would definitely suggest planning ahead and bringing your own groceries.

Alf Randell

2022-05

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.

Mary Schmidt

2021-05

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.

Joel Hazel

2019-05

Memorial Day weekend so this place was pretty packed but other than that one downside (and that’s being pretty picky) we were actually quite surprised at what all they had. We figured small town market would be pretty skimpy but it had everything we were looking for in the veggies and meat departments. Beer selection was fabulous as well.

Alexa Thorndike

2022-05

Has a decent selection, limited on produce though. Although, me and my family won’t be returning due to the mistreatment we experienced while being checked out. The checker had a foul attitude towards us and didn’t answer our questions. We would rather drive a little extra so we don’t have to come back. Overpriced as well

Mike “CrowMike”

2023-05

If you’re coming for a grocery store in this town this is the only place to come because I have everything and a good selection of it as well so you can’t miss. I’ve got a great meat selection great produce selection of a deli with hot food and cold food ice ice cream you name it they got it here this is the place to stop in town

#ThreeHatsRanch

2021-05

Nice clean store. Employees were pleasant and helpful. A great selection of food, nice deli items and a full selection option of fresh produce. Also next door is the Ace Hardware and Chevron gas on the other side. Make this your one stop shopping area.

Steve S

2019-05

Remodeled and a much nicer store than it used to be. Amazing they tout the new butcher, Thompsons, but the meat selection is even less than it used to be. But they have plentyof jerky! Prices have always been high, but now they seem to want customers to pay off the remodeling cost very quickly. Better store, better prices, eight miles down the road.

GWoo

2019-05

A really good selection, the prices were fair and the people working here helpful.

Luke Gookstetter

2022-05

We went here early in the morning on our vacation because we had no groceries. We happened to grab a case of beer and they would sell to us because our licenses were vertical. Not a big deal (store policy) so we went on our way. Later in the day we went back for hot dogs. The same short haired lady that wouldn’t sell us the beer was very nasty and made us feel unwelcome. When we were leaving she watched us load up our truck and sat in the window watching us taunting us. Something should be done about this. It is no way to treat guest.

Shawn Lehman

2022-05

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!

R Churches

2020-05

Very well stocked and reasonably prices grocery so far out of the big cities. The meat counter hold some quality meats and the alcohol selection rivals any big city grocery store. Loved the electronic price boards for the products.

Melissa Salsbury

2022-05

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.

Brendo D. C.

2018-05

I always end up getting groceries here, because I'm too lazy to drive to Hank's-- but every time I shop here, I regret it. A week worth of food here is $150! Absolutely the most expensive IGA I've ever been to. But it's ok if you can find items on sale, and they have a good selection of beer.

Jenny Shaw

2018-05

It's nice to have a grocery store close to where you're camping for last minute supplies but it's frustrating that they close at 8pm every night. The prices are fair - better than you might expect in a tourist destination town and they have a good selection of staples, beer & snacks.

Roger Martin

2018-05

Fresh produce. Good selection of meat, has a butcher counter. Great choices of beer, wine and liquor. Weekly specials. Large freezer section. Friendly staff. Self check out and checker staff with grocery carry out. Convenient location. Open every day.

Jared W

2019-05

This place recently changed ownership and is still under some reorganization, so some patience is still necessary if stock is a little inconsistent, but even in current state this is so much better than the previous iteration as the Red Apple. Good store, friendly staff, with an excellent meats department by Thompsons' Meats!!

Jill DeMarco

2018-05

Great place to stock up on anything and everything you might need while visiting the Winthrop area. The prices were no different from those on the west side of the mountains. The stock was ample. What a convenience!

Mark Yanchuck (MarkiMark)

2018-05

Great local grocery store. Has everything you need and choices were great. Great helpful service. Been going to town a lot and this store is perfect for any food or supply needs i forgot to bring

Graciela Pacheco

2018-05

For a far out of the way, in the boonies, grocery store it had an excellent selection of meat. R&R ranch steaks are the best xz in my humble opinion, and they had them! Also GF bread that was tasty. A brand I had not seen before.

P S

2019-05

Forgot so much stuff for our camping trip and they had everything we needed including extra chairs and shorts and hats (it was hot). So happy they were there. Its bigger than it looks.

Kesh Karan

2019-05

One stop shopping for all your grocery need. Also has deli hot foods, good size wine and beer selection. This is fairly new storw with self-check stations.

Jeff Kogut

2023-05

4 stars, but a solid 4 stars. We have been here a few times in the evening for a quick meal and have always pulled something together.

Mike (Rumbo)

2022-05

Decent selection of grocery items, but prices are high and checker was quite unfriendly as noted by another reviewer. But likely the best place for groceries in this small, quaint town.

Sarah Levine

2018-05

Self check- out available. Limited product selection and no public restroom. The sales are good but otherwise fairly higher costs than in other locations.

Michael Houlihan

2023-06

Excellent selection.Try the in house cured meats - awesome

Kate Retherford

2023-09

Small little store, don’t expect the widest selection, but it’ll be enough to get the job done.