Review #19 of Yelp's 30 Day Challenge 2012
While the rest of this Safeway seems to have stayed the same, the sandwich counter just isn't what it used to be. I'm not saying it's bad. It's actually still pretty kosher... it's just that, well, it's not what it used to be!
First off, I always enjoyed using the individual sandwich kiosks when I still worked at ATCO. But over the last couple of years, slowly, but surely, they were out of order more and more. I was in on Monday to grab a sammy and they've all but disappeared.
Bonuses to the disappearance of the ordering kiosks:
- I no longer have to wait in line behind people who can't figure out how to use them
- I can't get frustrated because it's out of order a good portion of the time
- More face-to-face time with a real person while ordering
Not-so-bonuses
- Really, all I've got here is the joy of using the self serve bits to pay for my stuff.
Crap. Here I was all upset about the kiosks being gone and was giving Safeway sandwich counter a three star... and now at the end of the review, I've sorted out my true feelings on the matter, and it seems I think we're better off without them. Back to four stars at Safeway. It helps that the staff at the sandwich counter are always smiley and friendly and that they seem to have remedied the amount of focaccia bread they stock!