The worst! I've had three bad experiences. To make a long rant longer...
I went to the store a few weeks ago and they wouldn't give me any cash back. The cashier said they didn't have enough cash after standing in line what seemed like forever. Ok, i can deal with it, its a grocery store not a bank.
A few weeks later I went and again stood in line for a lifetime. The cashier was nice but the food cost was too much for what i got. I saw later that day the same item for $3 cheaper. Ok, my fault for not bargain shopping.
The last straw was a day ago. I went to pick up a few quick items. I wanted smoked salmon but I felt that the refrigerator the package was in was too warm. I looked at the dial on the wall and it read over 55 degrees. I honestly don't know if that's too warm but for me I didn't want to risk the food poisoning. That fish could kill me! Okay I'm extreme it would have made me sicker than a homeless dog but I'm strong enough to survive. I just don't want to have to survive my dinner.
Next I stood in line again for ever and the cashier asked for my Safeway card. I forgot it and my phone number didn't work. I asked the cashier if I could use hers. She looked at me if I asked if I could borrow her house and husband for the weekend. Our conversation went like this:
Me: "My phone number inset working. My I use your (the stores) card please?"
Cashier: "NO!"
Me: "Geeze, I said please. Can your manager enter a store number for me please?"
Cashier: "NO!"
Me: to the lady behind me..."My I use your Safeway card?"
Cashier: Started yelling at the woman behind me in Spanish not to give her card to me. She shouldn't assume I didn't know what she was saying.
Me: "Can you call your manager please?"
Cashier: "I could get fired for giving you my personal information. I just can't steal points from Safeway. I don't think you understand I could loose me job and its too bad you feel this way about it."
I'm sorry if her day was bad but all i wanted to do was get $2 off the high priced items and eat.
Me: "I'm sorry you have to go to work and feel like your going to get fired for helping customers. Shame on your manager for not giving you the tools to do your job and making you afraid to assist me."
Finally, the woman behind me shared her card as she was shaking her head at the cashier. I will never shop there again. I also have a $600 per week budget in grocery's for my office. I will no longer recommend that staff person to shop at a Safeway, regardless of its location.