Safeway

So I am backing very carefully out of my parking spot next to her. I had just walked past the Paradise Valley housewife sitting in her BMW while texting. She glared at me. I dunno why, don’t much care either. So, as I back out of the spot, PVH jumps out of her car, shoots me a death-​ray glare and runs around to the passenger side, searches for a spot on the door and rubs it vigorously, glaring at me some more.
I roll my window down. Lady, I didn’t touch your car. YES YOU DID!, she screams, I felt it! I dunno what you felt, Lady, but it wasn’t my 9000 pound truck, you wouldn’t be rubbing the door if I hit it. You hit my car! I felt it!
Geez, some days you just cannot get away from it. Yes, this Safeway is popular with the plastic, silicon and botox-​filled 60 year old entitled women trying to be 20 again. You get the men too, viagra-​huffing as they spin in with their top-​down corvettes.
Apart from the clientele, this is not a bad Safeway, some parking spots are shaded by well-​groomed acacia trees, and usually you can find a decent spot. Pharmacy is where I fill all my prescriptions, and I like that I can do it online. A decent selection of organic and vegetarian groceries without the WholeFoods «rapeme» pricing. Nice deli, good selection of cheeses, wine and spirits. As usual, the typical Starbucks. Like the new wing bar — I crave chicken wings at times and I can go crazy at this bar.
The bakery kinda sucks, but all Safeway bakeries suck.

This is my favorite Safeway location. The employees are always very nice, the store is super clean and intuitively organized, and if there are more than three people in the register line, they open another one! The Starbucks area has plenty of places to sit and they move quickly in the morning. They also have a great Safeway pharmacy and a Sonora Quest Laboratory (but you have to go off hours to Sonora Quest or you wait forever, as there is only one person manning the shop). Highly recommend!

Sorry to upset the «rave review» apple cart here, but I think it’s time somebody give an honest review of this Safeway location. For starters, the employees at this Safeway are so rude/​snobby it’s a joke. I’ve lost count of how many «run-​ins» i’ve had with rude employees here. They don’t smile, they don’t greet you, they are unwilling to help (as in REAL help where they do it with a smile, not «help» where they’re acting like they’re «helping» you but in actuality they’re only trying to get you out of their way because you’re inconveniencing them). I won’t even get into addressing the sky high prices as anyone with two eyes & a calculator can see that they overprice EVERYTHING (& rarely ever have any decent sales on the items you purchase most often). But the real fun starts once it’s time to checkout. They shut down the self-​checkout lanes early, so if you’re like most busy people where you’re trying to get in/​out QUICKLY, good luck as you’ll have no choice but to go wait in a regular checkout lane (& yeah you’ll be waiting for a while because they usually only have 1 – 2 registers open MAX [out of the TEN or so that they have in the store]). It’s like seriously, you all can’t hire more people to run all the registers so that the lines aren’t so long??? Funny thing about self-​checkout: You get there & if you have the right clerk standing at the self-​checkout «assistance» register (or whatever the heck they call it) they’ll tackle you, snatch certain items out your hand & start «helping» you to check out before you even have a chance to scan anything. They act as if they’re «helping» you as they sign into 8 million different employee screens at your self-​checkout register, when in actually they’re only slowing you down (which obviously defeats the entire purpose of why you got in the self-​checkout lane to begin with).
A few months back I went to the store to purchase a particular brand of milk… There was a sale tag DIRECTLY BELOW where the milk was located, & there was a PLENTIFUL supply of this particular milk located directly behind the one that I grabbed (letting me know that obviously this milk was located exactly where it was supposed to be located). I was on a tight schedule & long story short they told me (at self-​checkout/​after wasting 10 minutes of my time) that the sale wasn’t for that brand of milk but another that was next to it (yet they put the sale tag DIRECTLY BELOW the brand that I grabbed)… Simple mistake right? Fast forward to this evening.
On this evening I approached the clearance rack & noticed some mason jar lids on sale… The label on the actual mason jar lid boxes stated «50% off», it showed the original price as «$ 5.10» but then the tags on the clearance rack (DIRECTLY BELOW the boxes) stated that they’re on sale for «$ 1.25» each… I grabbed two boxes as $ 1.25/ea was in my budget. I get to self-​checkout, the girl at the register tackles me, snatches one of the boxes out of my hand, does her employee sign-​in thing, & once all is said & done the price never changed back to the price that was on the tag DIRECTLY BELOW the boxes… Of course I inquired about this & was at the self-​checkout for roughly 5 – 10 minutes or so (a LONG time when you only have 3 items). In the end, my time was wasted yet again as I had to go back & forth with her & another employee over the fact that the tag on the clearance rack stated that they were on sale for $ 1.25 each… Turns out that (ONCE AGAIN) the tag on the rack was for another item, yet they deliberately put it DIRECTLY BELOW the item that I grabbed. During her process of «helping» me get the price adjusted to what the sale tag on the rack stated, this employee was condescending, rude/​snippy & talked to me like I was 3 years old. This is unacceptable & I was seconds away from telling her to forget it & walking out empty-​handed. It’s one thing to GENUINELY «help» someone, but when you do it w/​this nasty passive/​aggressive type of attitude as if i’m bothering you (as I spend MY money in YOUR store, which allows YOU to make a living), i’d rather help myself & ultimately take my business elsewhere.
Here’s the thing: Aside from the price (which is huge), every tag in this store has EXTREMELY small lettering in regards to the product/​brand it represents, & anybody who is moving fast & not using a microscope to read the actual product/​brand lettering on the tag can easily overlook what product/​brand that tag actually represents: They know this, & as crazy as it sounds, i’m MORE THAN convinced that they purposely place mismatched tags below certain items in hopes that you’ll be like most people where you’re rushing, you have a cart/​basket full of items & won’t notice that the item is (in reality) NOT on sale (when the placement of the tag caused you to believe that it was). Due to the high prices & rude employees, I only purchase 1 – 3 items from this store on any given week & soon it will be 0. Just growing tired of their scams/​rudeness.

They got everything you need for a dinner party!!! And good presents for the host (flowers)… And good desserts to pick from!

This is the closest grocery store to my Phoenix home, but it stands out for other reasons.
The store has an extensive cheese and deli meat department with the friendliest customer service person, who encourages trying something before buying it. I always appreciate the opportunity and end up purchasing items that weren’t on the «list» at all.
There is a Starbucks in the store on the left side as you enter, if you are desperate for a coffee or just want to enjoy your grocery shopping with a drink in hand. As for the other type of drink, the wine area has a big selection, also on the left side of the store but toward the back past the bread.
There is a large parking lot, but sometimes it can fill up, particularly at lunch time from customers at a few favorite restaurants that are in the same strip. So, try to avoid grocery shopping during prime time for these restaurants, if possible.
The only reason for the loss of one star is the pain to click on all those Safeway Just for U coupons.

Seriously on the lines!!! It’s ridiculous. What happened to ten items or less? Even the self checkout is ten people deep! Hire people or get every staff member to a register. Darn I miss fresh and easy! Just needed two things and I spend more time in line than the store itself.

This is a great grocery store with a huge selection of items, friendly employees and an awesome wine department. My only complaint– they close all but one check-​out lane down in the evening and checkout takes forever unless you go to an express lane.

This Safeway location could benefit by having additional cash registers open early in the morning. More than a few times post-​gym, I have felt bad with my usual grocery load while business folks are lined up with two items for lunch (yes I let people go in front of me!) But, if I’m already being helped and in the middle of a transaction, I feel that people get annoyed. Almost every time I’ve been here between 6:45 — 7:30 AM on a weekday, there is ONE cash register open and multiple people checking out. It’s frustrating.
The location and service (besides the one cashier) are good, and there’s a decent sized Starbucks inside as well! That’s nice!
The store is clean and organized.
I have been approached by individuals in the parking lot requesting money /​groceries, which surprised me at this location.

Wow… this is the cleanest, organized supermarket I’ve ever been to. Great prices, too. I wish there were markets like this in nyc !!! :(

This is still my (and just about everyone in my office’s) go-​to for lunch. The sandwiches are awesome (try the paninis) as are the salads that are made to order. They’ve added freshly made sushi, and it’s pretty good too.
Special shout out to the great women working at the sandwich counter just about every day and Richard, who is usually working the express register. Super nice people and great service every time.
Quick, yummy, and not to expensive — what’s not to like?

So being within walking distance to this Safeway, makes this place awesome. Plus this store is always super clean, and smells good. I find that every one that works here seems to be super nice and tries to help out as much as they can. The store has a good selection of beer and the wine and champagne selection is not typical. It’s like a mini Total Wine store in here. I would suggest checking it out. There is a starbucks in the store, a redbox, a coinstar, and a gift card exchange. Which is pretty cool within itself, in the last 6 months the store itself has gone thru some renovations the pharmacy area is now much larger and I feel like the have expanded their selection. They also have a small selection of Kosher foods. This place s a little pricey, but you gotta expect that being that there is so much competition in the area from other markets. I still like Fresh and Easy better, but this place is a close second. There is a Blue post office box outside, plenty of parking. And they always seem to have a great floral department. Open till midnight 7 days a week.

The store layout was very customer friendly. The produce and meat both looked very fresh and well cared for. At check out the bagger, Jami M, discovered that my milk had a small leak and brought it to my attention. She saved the day!

Living within walking distance, this is my go to store for most of our family’s supplies, but I really enjoying coming here because of the clean floors, well stocked shelves and friendly staff.
I highly recommend the flower shop, where I can always find a few helium balloons for my grand daughters! This last Friday we all came together, and I let THEM pick out a color… took awhile, and our host was so gracious and accommodating that I wanted to «tip» her, but this, evidently, is against store policy… oh, well.
Yesterday, we ordered from the deli for a few fresh side dishes, and entered into a nice conversation about children. Friendly place, indeed, and never feel unwelcomed when we bring the little ones, or made to feel guilty when they spill or drop their snacks from the cart… OMG, come on kiddos!
We’ve always been a bit leary, however, with the kiddy carts parked outside, not knowing how clean they are, so we bring our two seat stroller, which works well for us as long as we’re not doing a weeks worth of shopping!

The produce department is huge compared to our Safeway where we live! Also, the deli person was awesome. He let us try a slice of a ham and a cheddar horseradish cheese that was wonderful. Of course, we then purchased the ham and cheese!

This Safeway has a couple of features that I haven’t see in any other Safeway. In a corner by the Starbucks Café there is a sofa group where you can sit and watch TV while your fiancée is getting her hair done at the Dry Bar next door. They also have a wine cellar with more exclusive wines and wines that you won’t find at other Safeway stores.

Big ol’ shout out to Cynthia at Safeway today. She saw me struggling and helped me do self-​checkout all with a smile and a great customer service attitude even though it was «self check out» lol. This safeway is clean, usually has most things in stock, has a great bread section and huge deli and fruit/​veggie market.

I try to limit my marketing to Arizona markets (Sprouts, Basha’s, AJ’s) but I needed wine and Total Wine had already closed so I had no choice but to pop in here.
It’s clean, good sized and they have a nice deli section. Their wine section is respectable enough, and I got a good bottle of Pinot Noir at a good price with my Safeway Club card. But I was jonesing for a red from South Africa or Central Otago so I was disappointed but not surprised.

Wherever you go, there is a Safeway — yet this was in particular a great one. They had a great selection of gourmet foods, drinks and quality foods. We came in search of stocking our fridge.
We discovered great craft beers, an olive bar, a wide selection of gourmet cheeses and crackers, champagne and fruit. Everything we needed to enjoy our vacation and time away from home in style.

This grocery store is clean and a fairly good size. Floral, produce, meat, seafood, wine section, cheese section, yadda, yadda. However, I agree with Kristi D: it seems as though I – in my comfy weekend pants and Skechers flip flops — didn’t get the same service as the rich ladies in designer jeans and $ 800.00 Louboutins. Hey people, my money spends the same way.
One guy in the meat department was helpful — I was looking for chicken, which he was stocking… so at least one person didn’t mind my ponytail and simple weekend attire.
The only reason I’ll come to Safeway are for those things which cannot be found at Trader Joe’s, and that I don’t want to buy in bulk at Sam’s. I spent probably 150% of what I would have spent at TJ’s…even with their special card. So basically, it works when I have no other choice. There’s no reason to spend so much money when you can get the same things for less elsewhere.

Our favorite local grocery store. Always clean and will have whatever you need. The only problem we see is every now and then the produce is a little past ripe. Great flower shop with very helpful florist.