Payless Store is great I love the cleanness of the store and everyone is really nice. I would shop there no matter what the prices are.

It's very handy to have Payless Mkt in Lockeford. It's like a very large convenience store. But like a convenience store the prices are high. There are sales which get the price down to normal competitive prices on some items. When I moved to Lockeford 20+ years ago Payless recognized its regular local customers and you got a gift--a bottle of wine--at the holidays. No more gifts for some years. The other reviewer who described huge turnover doesn't sound right. I'm in there regularly and have been for years, I recognize some of the same faces for a long time. They do hire youngsters and they move on to bigger things I suppose. Because Payless does hire a lot of youngsters who you have to believe are making low wages I have reflected that Payless has a business plan that involves low wages and high prices--hard to beat, from Payless' point of view. The lines are short, a lot better than Safeway in that respect. Of course you would be foolish to do any serious shopping there, given the prices. Oh, and the butcher dept is good my wife tells me, so she does do some serious but limited shopping there.

I used to work there and the management treated their staff horribly. It probably explains the constant hiring. Yeh, the weekly deals are mediocre. I live in Lockeford so I will only shop there if I need something immediately. Otherwise, I won't shop there. It is convenient for those who travel through Lockeford on their way to Valley Springs or Jackson, but be prepared to spend at least 3 dollars for for each item. I say be shop at discount stores before you travel or get your big shopping errands done in Lodi. Avoid I.G.A. at all costs, no pun intended.