Minerva resident Angela Henning's 4-year-old son, Tobias, rides Meijer's penny pony, Sandy, inside the new Alliance supercenter, which opened Tuesday, May 14, 2024. "I love Meijer," she said.

The LEGO Sandy currently lives at the Meijer Heritage Center near Grand Rapids, Michigan. Reach Benjamin Duer at 330-580-8567 or ben.duer@cantonrep.com. On X (formerly Twitter): @bduerREP.

Meijer, which has several locations in Northeast Ohio, including Avon, Lorain, Sandusky and Mentor, is celebrating its beloved penny pony named Sandy for its 62nd birthday, according to a news ...

Meijer selected 28 photos for the TV spot from more than 3,200 submitted during the Star with Sandy photo contest hosted on its Facebook page earlier this year. Four additional children were ...

Sandy debuted at the opening of Thrifty Acres in 1962. The late Fred Meijer was inspired by a supermarket in Nebraska that offered 10-cent pony rides but wanted to provide a more reasonable option.

But perhaps the biggest blow to Meijer shoppers of a certain age is the removal of Sandy, the coin-operated pony ride, from its storefronts. But, like everything in this life, this too shall pass.

Meijer officials say they received more than 2,000 entries in the first 48 hours since the contest was launched. Sandy made its her debut with the opening of Meijer Thrifty Acres in 1962.

Meijer is asking customers to submit photos featuring their children or their younger selves riding Sandy through a "Star with Sandy" contest application on the Meijer Facebook page.The contest ...

Meijer Inc. hasn't put its famous filly out to pasture. "Sandy the Penny Pony," the mechanical rides that sit near the entrances of the Grand-Rapids based retailer's 185 stores near the cart ...

The “Star with Sandy” contest is open through Feb. 6. According to a release, all photos will be considered for the commercial, and ten submissions will receive a $100 Meijer gift card.