Safeway

I’ll be honest. This place scares me.
Ok first off, it just feels dirty. You don’t want to touch anything here let alone buy and eat it.
The people who shop here are one of the main reasons I call this place scary. I’ve seen grown men nearly come to blows because one cut in front of the other in line. A woman backed into my husband and hissed at him. Yes, she hissed. Like a cat with rabies. At his face. We got out of there.
The last time I was here the cashier recognized me from my workplace. Instead of being professional, she started telling me about the bad service that my company provided her with (she couldn’t return a damaged product) and she spoke loudly enough that other people heard. The woman behind me in line began glaring at me and muttering about the «effing bit$$ in the white coat» (I was wearing a white jacket). This woman looked pretty mean and I wanted to just get out of there.
I’ll shop at other Safeways but this one just doesn’t feel safe. Maybe they should call it Sketchway or something.

Horrible Safeway. Ancient design and seems dirty all the time. Selection is very bad compared to other locations. I only go here if I need something quick. Save-​On up the hill (on North Rd) is way better. Too bad they don’t take air miles.
Normally a fan of Safeway — this location is just the worst I’ve seen.

RUDE, RUDE, RUDE.
Worst grocery store I have ever been in. The cashiers and manager seem to think they are better then everyone. Always talked down to or have terrible mystery shoppers following you around.
If Safeways a must, hit up the one in Poco, way better.

Great Scott, can someone tell me what year it is?
When I walk into this Safeway, I instantly hear «Mr Sandman» not unlike Marty McFly as he arrives in the days of yesteryear. I half expected Christopher Lloyd to pull up alongside me in the hovercraft DeLorean, tell me to quit messing around and hop in because my future children are in deep trouble. But no. No, no. This is all for real.
Has this Safeway changed at all since it was first erected? Any renovations? It doesn’t look like it. Everything appears to be pretty much untouched, as this is the most old-​school grocery store I’ve seen in a while.
No self checkout, no bulk foods. I turn on my heels and head for the exit.
Where’s a good wrecking ball when you need one?

I like shopping at Safeway, but when a friend and I went to shop at this location here (she’s always shopping at this location) she got a lovely parking ticket from Diamond Parking Ltd. The ticket was for $ 57.00. How infuriating was that? And the store manager wouldn’t and couldn’t do a thing. Safeway hired this company but they can’t get a ticket cancelled?
OK. Scenario is:
Park at Safeway,
go to bank to get money (meant crossing the street), (she doesn’t use interac/​bank machines).
come back and shop at Safeway,
find a ticket on car.
What?
Unfortunately for this location they have noticed that alot of customers are upset because they’re getting ticketed too! I understand that they’re trying to stop people from using the lot to park and then shop at other locations, but what about the legitmate customers who shop here daily?
Nothing against Safeway, but the manger of this location seems to either not care about losing his customers or he needs to communicate to the Diamond Parking LTD staff better about who gets ticketed and who doesn’t. Maybe a solution is to have customers tell the parking lot attendant that they’re going to the bank to get money before shopping at Safeway.
If it were my car that got ticketed and I was a regular customer, I’d blog it, post it everywhere and not come back to this store and let all my friends know, which is what she’s doing now.
My suggestiong to those who do get ticketed here and do shop here. Send a copy of your receipt to Diamond Parking Ltd and inform them that you are a customer of this location to prove that you shopped there. It’s a hassle, but hopefully they’ll reverse the ticket.
Other than the manger not being able to do anything at this store, the store is just fine. 4 stars for the store, but 0 stars for the parking lot frustration, hassle and inconvenience.