You ever walk into a Safeway grocery store and it's BACKWARDS? The deli and bakery are on the right and the produce is on the left. WHAT IS THIS MADNESS?! This is my alternate universe Safeway.
Tip: You know all those sales that have a certain quantity number? At Safeway they don't matter - you just get the deal anyway. Buy 5 for $5! Check out the fine print it will say "$1 each". I guess the "Buy 5" is just a friendly suggestion to BUY MORE THINGS! It works too! But now that you know, maybe you can combat the psychology of it all.
I'm still waiting for the day that it's busy enough for Safeway to open all of the tills. I've never seen it! Regardless of the day or time, they only ever open enough tills to keep an irritatingly large queue. Safeway is really the only store going that I quite end up going in for a few quick items, then just decide to put them down and leave.
Same, pretty decent quality everything and a good number of "organic" options for food as you'll get at any Safeway. More expensive than Superstore or Walmart but they've got perks like free bags and people to help you out. For a mass consumer grocery chain, they're a little bit more service and quality oriented than the absolute lowest price.