Fred Meyer Negative Reviews

Fred Meyer App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024

Fred Meyer app received 29 complaints, negative comments and reviews by users. Have you ever had a bad experience using Fred Meyer? Can you share your negative thoughts about fred meyer?

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✓ Love the convenience; HATE being charged for bags I don’t useI love the convenience of this app! HOWEVER I ALWAYS load my groceries into my own reusable grocery boxes and bags, leaving the store’s bags on the trolley they use to bring the groceries to my car. The app has no way for me to indicate that I DO NOT WANT the PLASTIC BAGS that the store uses. I ALWAYS remove my groceries from the stores bags into my own. On busy pick up days, the store personnel are always very accommodating, leaving my grocery trolly for me to empty the store’s plastic bags into my own bags in my car while the help the next customer. They simply collect the trolley the next time they walk by. There should be a way to do this in the app. And while paying for the bags isn’t very expensive, I do not want them, and do not want to pay for something I am not getting. Please update the app so that it offers the ability to opt out of buying bags. I’ll up grade my rating to 5 stars when you do..Reviews RarelyVersion: 56.2

✓ Tried out curbside pickup.. never againReceived a coupon to try out Fred Meyer curb service, thought why not? While placing my order discounts were not showing up on my total being billed, had to place a call with customer service to be told that the discount will be taken after I agree to pay the non-discounted amount, really ? Went to pickup the order in the time slot I had chosen. Called the number on the sign and was told that it would a bit as there customers ahead of me. After 15 minutes of waiting I called nicely to ask if I could just come in and pick up the groceries but was told they weren’t pulled yet.. now I felt trapped... after a total of 20 minutes my order arrived but with complications, my main course for dinner, pre seasoned and cooking bag roast beef had been substituted with pork. Really ? Contained in the rest of my order were the vegetables for the pot roast which afe now worthless with the pot roast .. total failure ..I will give credit to I believe the manager for pickup he was trying but the program itself is a complete failure. So an hour and a half wasted with ordering , driving and waiting in the car and now I need to go shopping again to get what I originally ordered for dinner .. “fool me once “....Very disappointed7453Version: 15.0.1

✓ Terrible App Technology1) This App is counter intuitive. Very frustrating! We have repeatedly tried to “Clip” ahead of time, and then take pictures in the store. But, when you get to check out they don’t show up when we enter our number. They can’t find the clipped item. 2) Also, if you try to check the prices are right before the final total at check out, your saving don’t show up. Then, if you wait until it is totaled the clerk says, “It’s too late for me to change it. You’ll have to go stand in the customer service line and maybe they can help you.” 3) My final frustration is prior to this App I used to enter my rewards number and I got my savings if the item was on sale. (Nicest system) When I shop I am: a) going off a shopping list for recipes, b) reading labels for food allergies in our family, c) comparison shopping for the best price per ounce or unit, d) AND now they (Fred Meyers) want me to open my phone and take pictures of their sale coupons! I dislike their system for several reasons. It feels disingenuous, as if they’re trying to prevent me from getting savings. Their own clerks can’t help you with it. At this point it almost feels like an intentionally obtuse app designed to prevent customers from getting their advertised savings. Can you tell I don’t appreciate the Fred Meyers App?.Corky 1976Version: 60.1

✓ Terrible Experience with Mastercard Gift Card PurchaseI had an extremely disappointing experience at the Fred Meyer store I visited. I purchased a Mastercard gift card with the intention of using it for a special occasion. To my dismay, I never even had the chance to use the card before it began showing unauthorized transactions from other states. This clearly indicates some form of fraud, possibly from within the store itself. What's more concerning is that despite my attempts to reach out for assistance, no one from Fred Meyer has bothered to help me address this issue. The lack of customer support in such a critical situation is truly disheartening. I strongly advise anyone considering shopping at this Fred Meyer location to be cautious, especially when it comes to gift card purchases. The lack of security and support from the store makes it a risky proposition. My trust in this establishment has been shattered, and I hope this review serves as a warning to others..BakedmuffinmanVersion: 61.3.1

✓ Kroger CHEATS big timeDo not get this app. They will rob you blind if you don’t scrutinize each receipt. They lure you w great coupons until you get home to read your receipt to see cheated again. Twice in one week they did NOT apply the coupons at the register. They expect you to wait in line in the store customer service. Last time gal bit my head off. Same day spent $100 cheated AGAIN and after nearly 10 attempts to recover my money from the call center (They could have applied a credit) they still insist I go back and wait in line another 20 minutes and get my head bit off again. THEN I see they completely deleted over 500 gas rewards off my account which was the final straw. In 2.5 months I earned over 1700 points but FM your fun stops here. I will NEVER use your app again. I want to convey to all of your unsuspecting customers Fred Meyer app will siphon money from you if you don’t watch it. BE CAREFUL Kroger is a thief to innocent customers. SHAME on you Kroger. I assure you I will not spend that much money in your store so quickly as I will return to being a sporadic shopper going in only when i absolutely HAVE to. Burning bridges w good customers doesn’t phase you I realize. Oh well at least I’ll never be forced to endure this torture again. Bye forever FM “one sided “loyalty” program. I’m loyal to you, that’s the only loyalty going on here. Kroger cheats!.2020.snowVersion: 27.2

✓ Some annoying navigation problemsApp works well for searching general items and adding to the cart/list but navigating it can be difficult and navigating weekly ads are a pain. The menu bar is only accessible from the home page and certain items are only accessible from the menu bar, such as your lists. It would make it much easier if the menu was accessible from the bottom bar. Weekly ad items cannot be directly added to your cart. So you have to continually refer back and find either the items you added to your list, or find which items are on the weekly ad, then search for them separately. There should be an option to see eligible items, or be able to directly add to your cart, just like regular coupons. For the “buy 5” items, it does not show available items that are eligible for that discount. Some items on the weekly ad, when you search for them, show that there is a coupon/discount for it, but other items don’t show anything although the picture is advertised on the weekly ad..SmidtAppleVersion: 34.0.2

✓ Slight but important discrepancies bet app & website (edited)On the app (specifically regarding ClickList) there are regular and consistent discrepancies regarding unavailable items. The app shows that items are not avail at my location, but on the website they are...and they ARE in the store because I usually think of two or three things on the way there, so I look for the “unavailable” ones. This is not a timing of restocking issue, either- it is consistent. Other than that, the app is fine, but for me, this aspect is one that practically circumvents the entire reason for making ClickList convenient. Please fix to make this 5-Star :) (Edit: the website and app differences are less [ie better], but for whatever reason, sometimes the app flakes out during checkout and cannot process payment. It’s extremely frustrating and renders the entire process of using ClickList worthless. This hasn’t happened for a few weeks, but when it does, it changes my entire day significantly.).MadNowVersion: 16.6

✓ Too frustrating to use!I just spent 20 minutes building my shopping list. On my way to Freddie’s the app logged me out and I was unable to log back in, losing my list completely. My time was completely wasted! I think this is the straw that is going to make me delete this app from my phone. The thing that makes this app unusable for me is that I have to be connected to the internet to use it. My connection while inside the store (via cellular) is terrible, as is the WiFi service inside the store. I have to take the time to open the app and access my shopping list outside the store where my cellular connection is better. And today, getting logged out and not being able to log in again was ridiculous. This app would be awesome if it wasn’t so buggy and frustrating (and this fact, in itself, is frustrating). I love being able to build my shopping list and that it sorts by isle. I love finding coupons and loading them on my Fred Meyer Card. But, honestly, whenever I used this app I get so frustrated and angry and life is too short to get angry over technology. So it’s getting deleted..CraftyMoniVersion: 13.2.1

✓ High Effort Savings“We don’t want you to have that experience.” - OH YES YOU DO or you would have stuck with the system that benefits customers. I live in poverty but would STILL rather spend a little more at a store that doesn’t sneakily make me work to earn them more profit under the pretense (false) of saving money. YOU WILL ALWAYS SPEND MORE THAN YOU SAVE WITH APPS. SOLUTION: always find a cashier and tell them the app is broken and they will apply coupon discounts for you on the store’s dime instead of wasting a bunch of your time. Make them pay. This app might make you stop shopping at Fred Meyer. Now you have to do side quests to get good prices. Energy vampirism. (This is all entirely on purpose and part of how they make profit — from our pain and frustration.) Half the time when I try to open the app to scan my rewards card barcode at the register, the app forces me to update ON THE SPOT before I can do anything. Then it takes forever or fails. They want to frustrate you into passing up on savings. Don’t fall for their lies..Mother GangesVersion: 59.0

✓ Needs improvementsI like the ideas of what it’s trying to be able to accomplish but execution isn’t working. Searching in coupons doesn’t work. I tried by brand and food type such as cookies, chips, etc. but why should I have to search for a coupon at all? It’s advertised in the weekly ad and I’m able to add that item to my list, so why do I have to go search for the coupon you are advertising in another section of the app? One click just like “add to list” would be logical. Admittedly this complaint may have nothing to do with the app itself, but I’ve found I can never use the app within Fred Meyer stores (I’ve tried in 3) because their WiFi is so bad. I have to disconnect from WiFi, go to the app and download coupons, then hopefully remember to connect to WiFi again when I’m done shopping (unfortunately I often forget this step and I use data for days)..ItsgownowVersion: 17.2

✓ Many faultsFirst, I’d like to say that because of health reasons I love having the pick up and delivery options. However, I’m not as impressed as I used to be. This app used to show the ingredients on almost all of their products, and now the majority of the ones I need actually show them. Having celiac disease and allergies to foods, it’s imperative I know what I’m getting. Also, the other app was easier to find qualifying products for coupons. Navigating through the app is not as easy now. Often times I search a product and it says there isn’t anything matching that description, but I can word it the same way another time and it brings the product up easily. Before, it was clear what promotional items to purchase to receive free delivery. It’s much harder to find now, but even after finding a coupon valid today for free delivery on purchases of $75 or more, it would not apply it to my order. Therefore, on a $211 purchase I was charged $9.95 for delivery and $11 for a tip (I live 2-3 minutes from the store). Maybe the tip for the driver should be based on delivery location. Lastly, I was able to include notes about the actual delivery in the past, and the app does not have a place for that anymore. I really need to have that option, so I find this very frustrating..Bandon1Version: 17.0.1

✓ Misguided AppI rarely write a bad review, however it needs to be clear to the Kroger group that is responsible for this app that they’ve failed. This app doesn’t actually want to make the experience faster, easier, or more enjoyable. Example: I want to use the pickup service. When I use the app, and select pickup as a filter, I am still receiving more delivery only options. I had to go through 5 screens (yeah, I scrolled down 5 screen lengths of wrong items) for it to offer what I actually wanted. Also, there is no way to just shop for pickup. Any search has to be refined to the hot mess I mentioned above. If I go to a category, again it has to be selected over and over. Why can’t I just shop and get items that are for pickup only? And while we are at it, green onions can’t be in the pickup list? Only delivery? Come on, that’s just silly folks. The delivery only items list seems arbitrary or an attempt to get me to use that service. So yeah, I struggle to find the items I actually want amidst the stuff you want to have delivered. If I wanted delivery and it would be convenient then I would select that. Why let me select how I want to receive my order but inundate me with delivery only items? Why not consider real shoppers opinions when you build the app? I’m sure you have folks who think it’s great. Just make it simple and straight forward to use and I would too. Wish I could mark it 0 stars..BoboliAKVersion: 58.2

✓ Forced to updateShopping, Busy, or in a hurry and want to check a price or find an item quickly? “We’re sorry, but this app version is no longer supported. Please upgrade your app now to get the best mobile experience.” Excluding, you know, a quick and convenient experience. Login information not passed from previous version to update, further prolonging this frustrating inconvenience… Why update your app on December 21st?!? Shoppers don’t have enough to deal with one week before Christmas?!? App shows incorrect hours of operation for Christmas. Good thing I decided to call to confirm. At least the local store has their correct hours on their answering service. (I have automatic app updates turned off. Over the last 8 years App Store developers have tanked perfectly good versions of their apps way too many times in my opinion.) - July 26 update. V. 30.6 seemed to work after update until I signed in to My Prescriptions. Crash Crash Crash.MaybeAfterLunchVersion: 60.3

✓ Could be great, but it's not.I wish this app was a little smarter and easier to use. First, I put in one type of order. Let me select that from the get go and don't show items that aren't available when I search from them if they're not available for that type of order (pickup vs shipping vs delivery). I'll just go to another store and get the item I need today vs waiting for shipping or paying extra for delivery. I don't need to scroll through 800 items that are only available via delivery or shipping whejni never use those options. Just streamline what you show and don't include things if they're not available. Also, I know half the time you have something but it's not listed on pickup? Why? If you're going to have this app, make the whole store available for pickup on the app. It also needs better inventory tracking. Target app will accurately tell you if something is actually out of stock in the store..Hollyberry601Version: 54.1

✓ Great concept, poor executionFor anyone tha uses apps or computers regularly, this app is a nightmare. It is not seamless or intuitive at all and it takes 5 steps to do something that should take 1 step. Regulars should be accessible via the main shop page rather than having to go back and forth between the 2. In my shopping cart there is a regular glitch which causes many of the exact same items to appear 3 or 4 times which takes me forever to go over my final cart. Notes for the shoppers are never saved so they have to be in put each time you shop. You cant edit once you are in the final cart, you have to go back out. Many items drop out once added. THis has happened to me many times and I don’t notice until I have picked up my order. And these are the gripes just off the top of my head. This morning the app crashes every time I go into regulars. THis would be a great service if it worked but I spend more time hassling with this app than I do shopping in the store so I am no longer using it until a major change happens..ScoobySnoresVersion: 19.1

✓ They won’t bag my groceries into my reusable bags!I’ve been extremely happy with Fred Meyer’s app and going and picking up my groceries until Now!!!! I have 2 complaints. I wish there was a button I could click just once to say I don’t want my groceries bagged because I will bring my own reusable bags. Currently I have to write, “Please don’t bag all items” in the notes line of every item. In Oregon, they just passed a law that saws they will not be providing plastic bags anymore so everyone is resorting to reusable bags. The second complaint is...The last two times I’ve been to pick up groceries, two different employees told me they will no longer be putting my groceries into my reusable bags curbside. They provide the bagging service inside with reusable bags but not at pick up? I think they want me to use their brown paper bags, because it’s faster for them to get it into the cars. However I’m charged for brown bags. This makes no sense. If this is continued protocol then I won’t be shopping at Fred Meyers anymore..Baby WranglerVersion: 20.5

✓ Hands down the Safeway app is better. AND it doesn’t rely on Instacart scams.I am so done with the Freddie’s app. Every single order minus one had substitutions: which is fine, but only if the shopper actually asks you what you’d like instead. The Safeway app allows you to select nuances for your substitutions: same brand different size/type, same type but different brand, or notes to specify. I was very clear in my Fred Meyer app orders, but still almost always ended up with disappointing substitutions, with no checking in from the shopper. On top of that, despite a response text to more than one shopper (plus clear notes in the app) that they not knock or ring the doorbell, given the fact that I have friendly but VERY LOUD dogs that go nuts when the doorbell is rung or a knock happens, they still rang the doorbell 3/5 orders. Wonderful. Thanks. 🙄 Plus the Fred Meyer app charges $10 for their delivery, while Safeway charges $5 AND gives you savings for the Safeway card. Safeway also lets you put more than 1.5 liters of alcohol in your cart. Thank you Safeway for letting me have a Covid vaxxed brunch at my house, with enough alcohol to make mimosas for my vaxxed friends!! Tried it with Fred Meyer first, and nope. I won’t use Fred Meyer/Instacart again. It’s Safeway for me..Perfectly SimpleVersion: 34.0.2

✓ Customer Service/Missing Items needs HELPI like this app when it comes to shopping aspect, it’s clear and easy to use. However if you have any issues with your groceries there is no clear way of getting it fixed. Most apps with delivery service immediately ask you if your order was good, what did you like about the experience and if you’re missing any items. With this app I had to call Kroger to get it reimbursed because half of my order was missing. I was given no case number, I was told there would be credit given to my account, there isn’t even a place to go in the app to check if that credit has been issued. I went to Fred Meyers and because the delivery is a courier not owned by Fred Meyers, they can’t even help you with the issue. I’ve messaged instacart and let them know the issue to which I’ve had no reply. Companies that don’t have streamline communication between all carriers are super frustrating, they purposefully make it difficult for us to sort out issues and it gives them all a loophole so they don’t have to take the blame..LackingsophisticationVersion: 24.3.1

✓ Convenient idea needs more workI am very grateful to be able to order online and pick up at no charge, and the staff are always available and happy to help over the phone if there is a problem. But so many system improvements are needed to make the process more efficient. Often there is info missing or the links don’t work-the coupon doesn’t show up, the price is wrong/sale prices haven’t been updated, the search doesn’t locate the item even when it is available, the ingredients or nutrition info is missing and the picture of them is missing or unreadable. And I have no idea why the nutrition info doesn’t include sugar; very time-consuming to have to search the internet for ingredients and sugar content for so many items. Also, the system doesn’t remember any special instructions or substitution preferences, so it’s time-consuming to re-enter them every time..Celes_himeVersion: 44.2

✓ Has marketing ruined the app?When we first started using this app it was very convenient. Lately we could not help noticed that a lot of our repeat items are “delivery only”, “in-store only” or “ship only”. Also the search feature won’t show all items. For example, today we wanted Dave’s Killer Everything Bagels. No matter how I entered it, it did not show up. When I scanned the label, there it was! It gets a bit frustrating as we see more and more of our items not being available for pick-up. Right now I can’t even order any kind of corn starch for pick-up!!! Our theory is that you are using your app for marketing. Forcing your customers back in the store hoping for more impulse buying. Forcing your customers to use your shipping and delivery options. It is all about making more money for the company and not being convenient for your customers..Busy Mama CVersion: 59.1

✓ Coupons and items don’t always matchSo far I have enjoyed using this app, however I have found that there are often coupons where they don’t have a corresponding item able to be ordered, or the items associated with the coupon don’t seem to even be the right brand, and as such one would think the coupon might not apply. This phenomenon is especially mind-boggling when the coupon is specifically a ClickList coupon - so, I should only be able to use it when ordering the item form the app to be picked up.... but there are sometimes no items listed as associated with the coupon. Also, a specific item I wanted to purchase was able to be added to the cart but then once I went to checkout it said “since you changed locations this item is not available” but I have never changed locations..PrincessLilyMaeVersion: 14.0

✓ Boost could be improvedUpdate: just cancelled boost for safeway fresh pass. If you don’t tip your entitled instacart shopper, they don’t bother to text you about substitutions. I wanted wheat bread and would’ve paid more for another brand, white bread is disgusting and unhealthy. I’m happy to pay more to get groceries delivered from a refrigerated truck by a real employee! They use instacart to fulfill delivery orders placed in Fred Meyer app, but they don’t let you choose replacements for low stock items before shopping starts. When using instacart app they always let you choose replacements or refund ahead of time. With Fred Meyer, the instacart shopper texts you about out of stock items. You have to text a response which can be misinterpreted instead of pressing a button in app to respond. I don’t like this at all. Also Safeways delivers with their own employees and company truck. It’s much more professional. Kroger should take note!.Candleobra9023Version: 53.0

✓ Sort and filter options are awfulI should be able to sort by price on grocery items when I am browsing specific types of items. I’ve already narrowed down the search, having an alphabetical search is nice but that doesn’t help me look for the most affordable options. Items also need to have quantity tags, not rely on oz/gal in search text to find what I’m looking for. This is a filter that many other stores incorporate into their apps already. It’s a little more effort but it dramatically improves the usability of the app and makes it less frustrating to find items. If I have to spend an hour putting together my grocery cart I’m using another store’s app that makes it quicker than an in store trip to put everything together. Grocery apps should be quicker than an in-store visit, not take just as long..Khross30Version: 49.1

✓ Could be betterIt needs to work on improving the ease of modifying an order. Walmart makes it easy to modify your shopping order. Why is the Walmart app better? For one thing, when you modify an order with Walmart it is easy to indicate your substitution preferences. Fred Meyer makes it hard to indicate substitution preferences on any modification. It’s a clumsier app to work with especially with coupons you can’t use unless you go into the store. Kroger also has this irritating habit of luring customers with attractive sales with highly limited availability. Prime Rib roast was on sale throughout the holidays and I was NEVER able to get it. These Kroger stunts are always protected by "limited quantity." I think they allot one super sale item per store location. It’s their biggest scam. If you try to buy it using the FM app, you will end up with a substitute…the lower grade meat…which I believe was their intention. The other pet peeve is receiving lower grade produce or perishables and products near expiration date whenever you use the app to pick up your groceries. FM could do so much better..InvezVersion: 55.2

✓ Lazy WorkersI normally shop for small items and pick up, but recently I decided to try the household items. I ordered a shelf, which was not a huge one, AND I assumed it wasn’t an issue for me to add to my pick up list since it was an option available to me. Well, shortly before my order was ready for pick up, this girl calls me to tell me they don’t have it in stock, but when I went to the store later that same night to see if there was something else, I found that same item. In fact, they had 5 of those shelfs in stock. If the workers have an issue with certain products and don’t want to carry them or have assistance carrying them to the vehicle maybe there shouldn’t be an option to add those items to the pick up list. Or maybe the lazy workers should just find an easier job that suits them where they can provide a great customer experience. Not too enthused about ordering to the Bakerview location. I will be picking up at the Lakeway store from now on..Irritated humanVersion: 20.2

✓ WhyPretty BAD they ask for your postal code but don’t show any provinces.Canada loves usaVersion: 16.2.1

✓ Wants to control financial informationRequires a stored credit card to make a purchase making all customers vulnerable to having FredMeyer hacked like so many others. Ridiculous they won’t allow a more secure one time online purchase where they are not storing credit card information in a way that make customers more vulnerable. Using need for food during COVID illness to take control of peoples financial information. If I could go purchase in person without risk of infecting others I would. I should not have to store a Credit Card on file. FredMeyer basically says give us access to your financial information or you and your pets can starve, you have to add a credit card instead of just being able to make a one time purchase. I just need a one time purchase not have you keep my credit card on file for hackers to access more easily. I am very unhappy and feeling manipulated because you know you customer are in dire need and this type of access is all that is available..Retired forecasterVersion: 50.2

✓ Needs some updated featuresThis is a great app for ordering for pick up later. The issue I have with this app is that Fred Meyer sends me so many paper coupons and I should be able to scan the coupon and add it to the app (like I can with bed bath and beyond) so I don’t have to carry around a bunch of paper. I almost think that they do that on purpose because most likely you’re not going to use a paper coupon or carry it around so you most likely won’t use the coupon they send you. Another thing that I don’t like about this app is that it often crashes. I was just trying to sign up for Kroger pay and got halfway through and then it just told me to try back again later. It happens with other functions on the app and it’s really annoying and a waste of my time..RoonanabuckVersion: 39.1

✓ Glitchy AppLet me first start by saying I will update once I get Kroger’s technical support to contact me. My current problem is not being able to update my debit card information on the App or online. After being given the run around and contacting my bank to make sure I don’t have any restrictions on my card, I was able to find that Kroger’s system is holding on to my old CC info. So without them taking care of this I can no longer use the app or order online. I’m going on 12 hours with no contact from Kroger, so we will see what happens next. The other problems that continue to occur, not with every order but every other order, is that I will not get a text when something is out of stock and am told this at the time of pick up. I’ve had problems with not getting a text that my pick up is ready. I don’t know if this is a store issue or an App issue..PDXMommaVersion: 60.1

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