The P.O.D Market

The Hassayampa CLAS building also is home to the P.O.D market. The P.O.D market is a convenience store.  It sells dry goods, frozen foods, meal exchange plans, “home” essentials like trash bags, air fresher, safety pins, medicines, pencil and more.  According to Sun Devil Dinning the purpose of the market “was to develop a highly-customized solution that delivers quality, convenience, variety and value and met the specific needs of the campus community” ("ASU News [University]").  The market’s goal also “meets the demand of students looking for fresh, healthy and quick dining options” ("ASU News [University]").  The P.O.D market is one of the prime locations where M&G dollars are used. M&G dollars stands for Maroon and Gold dollars, in which can be used to buy food outside of the dining hall or other essential items. However, M&G dollars is not the only use of money that can be used in the market. Also available are meal exchanges. A meal exchange happens after the dining hall closes. This is when your student can go to the market and pick out a specific certain amount food that will count a swap at the dining hall. The P.O.D market is also home of subway. The market is underneath the CLAS building; however, it faces toward the direction of Barrett, the honors college and the courtyard. This creates a community between the different residence halls because it easily accessible and many students use it so it a great place for interaction especially at night. The employees within the P.O.D are not very talkative because since they are dealing with so many college kids in a small area, they work to get people in and out of the store.  The hours of the market are from “Mondays through Thursdays from 7 a.m.-1 a.m., Fridays are from 8 a.m. to 1 a.m., and Saturdays and Sunday hours are from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m.” ("Arizona State University: Sun Devil Dining ").