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Washington
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Awful store
August 2, 2022

This Safeway in University Place Washington State is the worst store.
Most of the checkers are rude. Their prices are way overpriced. I can go a mile further to Fred Meyers in James Center and they have everything I want and lots of small carts always, yet Safeway always says their carts get stolen. It does not take a rocket scientist to figure out what to do. Do like Fred Meyers does and they have a lock on them if taken off the property.
Safeway has very little yet a mile up the road I can find everything I need that Safeway does not even carry at Fred Meyers. I have lived here for 47 years and I do know what's what.

Date of experience: August 2, 2022
California
180 reviews
906 helpful votes
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We buy all of our office supply / food from safeway.com and it is much easier than other online delivery services. Our office buys everything from paper towels to cases of diet coke and they deliver it right to our office. They also will give you free products via email if you order online. The delivery is free and there is no minimum fee. Everyone in the office can easily make their requests and add to the shopping list. Great service!

Date of experience: July 18, 2009
Washington
2 reviews
5 helpful votes
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Got groceries delivered from the Safeway website. There's a Safeway right by me. Used it, because I had Covid.

Terrible. I didn't get 2/3 of what I ordered -- the stuff that I actually wanted -- and some items were wrong. It's also worth noting that some of the items were past expiration, and another item was soon-to-be expired. I know for a fact that they had a large stock of the items on the shelves.

I will never use their delivery again. Do not recommend.

Date of experience: March 27, 2021
Florida
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Your cashier today was CRYSTAL
June 17, 2023

Stopped in at Safeway to get some wings however their fryer was acting up, so the wing station was not open nor going to be for the rest of the day, bummer. So, I got some Potatoe salad and chicken tenders and breasts. The person behind the chicken counter spoke so low I did not hear what she was saying, so my order was not as large as it could have been. Took my items up to the check-out stand and got Crystal who maybe was having a bad day. I didn't get to use my discount by inputting my phone number because Crystal could not seem to get it to work, nor did she care to try to fix it just "oh well" "to bad" "so sad". So, I will probably go back but not anytime soon and will be sure to watch out that I don't get CRYSTAL as a cashier.

Date of experience: June 17, 2023
Michigan
1 review
1 helpful vote
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This Prescott Valley location in AZ has been going down Hill and is only been getting worse. There is no customer service! I stop by the fish and meat department. The man could not have been more miserable. The associate in the bakery and deli seem to hate being there. The young girl in the deli had to be told to change her gloves after going on the floor and handling packages of meat to bring back and cut. Nor did she wash her hands after changing her gloves which the health Dept require people to do in the food industry! All about bacteria and preventing food poisoning.
Prescott Valley Safeway your store staff needs some serious training on customer svs and food handling!
The only pleasant person I dealt with was the young man in the produce dept.

Date of experience: December 31, 2019
Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Employees with heart
February 27, 2018

I had to run to Safeway before my husband left for work to get medicine for my sick son. My total came to $16. I realized at check out that I forgot my ID and debit card. I had no way to pay and walked away sad. A nearby clerk saw my medicine and paid for the order for me so I could take it home! May God bless her!

Date of experience: February 27, 2018
Arizona
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Consistently Terrible!
September 22, 2019

I have used Safeway.com numerous times over the past year and finally have had enough! Constantly out of stock on items I order... then remove those items from your stupid website Safeway! Over 45 minutes late today. IMPOSSIBLE to reach a human via their "customer service" (to use that term LOOSELY) phone number, and if you call the local store they play dumb and push blame off on delivery people without lifting a finger to help! I'm SO thankful a Frys is opening soon in my neighborhood so I can say "adios" to Safeway for good!

Date of experience: September 22, 2019
Maryland
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Horrible
August 30, 2022

They add these 10.00 off coupons to my account but they never work and they can't explain why at the store. Prices are high and coupons that don't work. Deli is open when they want with limited product. I decide to stop shopping here at Smith Ave store in Pikesville. I hope they close and something better opens up.

Date of experience: August 30, 2022
Oregon
4 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Beware do not buy Bright paper towels they look strong like a good deal. But when you go to get paper towel it tears off crooked does not cut off straight I thought it was me I tried being super careful to tear off and it still tore up sooo Disappointing my husband told me the same when he tried to get one off I said these paper towels are horrible he said I know. Looks can be deceiving super Disappointment in this product.

Date of experience: July 16, 2023
Oregon
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Bought rib eye steak -twice at Safeway/ Albertsons. I don't know what part of the cut they did, but even throwing it in a pot roast didn't tenderize it enough to be tolerable. I won't shop their meat department ever again. Mid labeled garbage.

Date of experience: March 28, 2023
California
6 reviews
7 helpful votes
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I used their delivery service for several years in the past (spotty, at best) as well as shopping at their stores. For the past year I've been using Drive Up and Go. Since I'm keto, I only buy meat and eggs with a smattering of veg. Safeway regularly has sales on meats that are terrific so I've been using Drive Up at least once a week. One major criticism is how they will sometimes substitute an item even though you asked them not to. In this case, you have to deal with their online very rude, not very smart "customer service." Good luck with that - they should all be fired and maybe replaced with American workers. Anyway, my real rating is 3.5 because of their horrid customer service. The young people who bring out your groceries are prompt (usually) and are very pleasant, however. Safeway - come visit your Sacramento store (Crocker) to see what customers want in customer service; then do something about the numbskulls you hire for online.

Date of experience: January 24, 2022
Arizona
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Butcher department
November 15, 2022

I love the baby back ribs but removing that membrane is very difficult. I went to the butcher to ask him to remove it for me. The gentlemen was rude and not happy and told me I could leave it on. My dad was a butcher and would never talk or treat a customer like that.

Date of experience: November 15, 2022
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Pirates!
August 12, 2023

Pirates is my nickname for these guys. I don't have much of a choice where I live so forced to shop here even though they do crap like make you navigate through their PIA app to get an ad price for strawberries and then don't give you that sale price. Happens way more than it should and I shouldn't have to check my receipt to make sure I get the correct price. You might suggest I watch for the price on the screen as they scan but therein is another issue, most of the time I have to bag my own groceries or stand and waste more time as the checker nonchalantly throws items in my bag. While I'm venting, I was going to buy a bag of potato chips but I had to buy 2 to get 2 free to receive the $2 savings. I don't need 4 bags of chips and I wasn't about to pay the inflated price of $4.49 for one bag. Pirates!

Date of experience: August 12, 2023
Washington
3 reviews
4 helpful votes
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So yeah. Safeway. Being going there for years. Went to QFC and figured out a big difference. Safeway won't call up extra cashiers when it gets busy! Has anyone noticed this? Albertsons still does even though they were bought out by Safeway. My son even stated this ( he worked for another chain) and said that Safeway was notorious for this: not calling up extra checkout help. Done with ya. Oh and watch out for Chevron who says the Safeway points will save you money at the pump. The one near me on Sunset in Renton ups their prices to cover that difference! Done with you too!

Date of experience: January 3, 2021
Washington
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Bakery
July 17, 2017

I have been an avid Safeway shopper for many a year now. I loved to buy your fudge brownies then in a very short time the price went from $5 to $6 to $8. Now they sell for over $8 and well less than 1/2 the original weight in bite-sized pieces. What a RIP OFF to the customer. Like myself and many other purchasers of this product-I have had my fill. I no longer shop at Safeway as the store is and hasn't been for some time now for the customer but for the Almighty PROFIT. I inform others of this also and i know many feel and many have left Safeway due to your lack of customer care.

Date of experience: July 17, 2017
Colorado
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I have been getting my groceries delivered since the pandemic. They always get something wrong. When I call customer service or the store that delivers I have gotten attitude like why dont you come to the store and shop.
I think they dont like to deliver and mess up orders on purpose to discourage ppl from getting deliver service.

Date of experience: November 3, 2022
Oregon
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I order on line to pick up groceries. The people who work there are very nice. Last time I received an order of organic carrots that were very old. The Toby's dressing I ordered I discovered when home was out of date and spoiled. Their organic butter has added natural flavors. Their organic yogurt has additives. In terms of the dressing there is no way to report it unless I go into the store. I go to drive up because I have a bad back and prefer to pick up items. As an aside it is a very good service. But Safeway itself is to me an inferior grocery chain.

Date of experience: August 6, 2023
Maryland
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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It happened again
January 8, 2023

Safeway refused to honor a coupon that was clipped and cell phone not available to prove. Most of their sales have crazy stipulations. Their app never works. Their CSRS are unhelpful. Here is photo of refused clipped coupon.

Date of experience: January 8, 2023
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Pollock Pines Safeway is a store with horrible management. Store is the worst stocked store I have ever been in. Having worked in grocery business for 32 years all in management I know a poorly run store when I see it. Unfortunately residents in Pollock Pines have few choices. Shame Safeway doesn't realize the value this store can offer locals. Safeway has failed the residents here.

Date of experience: September 20, 2022
Canada
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I was at Fort McMurray Safeway on June 29th at around 6pm and I saw one old lady cashier with unbuttoned uniform, as in all the way unbuttoned! She is roaming around with a clipboard. So dirty looking. She shouldn't have wear those uniform and just worked with her own shirt instead. This was just an observation and it is really so unprofessional looking for your store!
The self check out attendant (Rosa)on the other hand was so friendly and very neat looking, that should be the old lady's role model.

Date of experience: June 30, 2021

Overview

Safeway has a rating of 1.6 stars from 171 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Safeway most frequently mention customer service, digital coupon and store manager. Safeway ranks 192nd among Grocery sites.

service
88
value
83
shipping
38
returns
40
quality
75