A friend of mine warned me before I came to Calgary that groceries were much more expensive that they are in Toronto.
Unfortunately, she was right. I walked into this Safeway, and had to think twice before picking anything up. Whereas I would normally buy soy milk for $2 in Toronto, here it was $4! HOLY MOTHER OF MERCY!
I'm not sure if this is a Western Canada thing too, but all the beverages were shelved in a bazillion different locations. Pop was in a different aisle than juice, and soy milk and energy beverages were also in different aisles. It took me awhile to find what I was looking for.
The store is also strangely dim. But.... cool that they have Wi-Fi!
On another note, the staff here are incredibly friendly and very helpful, unlike many of the grocery chains that we have over in Ontario. Excellent customer service. The cashier actually greeted you by name, and they offered to carry your groceries out to your car. They bagged them nicely, made sure to wipe down the scale and conveyor belt so as to not contaminate your other groceries. Great attention to detail!