Why is Safeway so expensive compared to others and it's the worst, please go bankrupt

[Anonymous]

The one in Adams Morgan is fine — it’s clean, staff are always friendly, and they keep it organized and well stocked.. I like it better than Harris Teeter, but still do most of my shopping at Yes and Streets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Safeway in my town is the most expensive store around. Forget the high prices charged for their "fresh fruit and veggies" (watermelon and cantaloupe charged by the pound?). Almost every item I am interested in is higher than any store around, i.e., soups are +$. Pastries are $$$., i.e., small doughnuts at 90 cents each! Oh, and they just did away with the $5 a dozen doughnuts on Fridays.

Lidl or Food Lion is for you

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hate Safeway. The stores near me are dirty and way over priced.

We have Giant, HT, Trader Joe's and Whole Foods. All way better and cleaner than Safeway. Well, Giant has it's own issues LOL.

Isn’t it wonderful that you have so many other stores available.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Safeway is popular in the Bay Area where they’re in bad areas that have a lot of homeless people. And now that property crimes are decriminalized in California, people (especially homeless but also organized crime rings) are just walking out of stores with up to a thousand dollars of goods in their carts and nobody attempts to stop them. There was a case a couple of weeks ago where the criminal casually waited outside the store to catch a bus with their stolen items, so confident that there would be no consequences.

Someone has to pay for all that theft, and unfortunately it’s the rest of us. Many stores like Walgreens and cvs are closing stores in response to the crime and I know Safeway reduced hours at a previously 24 hour store due to out of control shoplifting but I think Safeway is mostly just increasing prices.

I live in Alexandria and was surprised that a security guard offered to walk me to my car about 8 pm. He said that with higher prices, people wait in the parking lot and grab a few bags while loading your car. I said no, but as i left tye lot I saw someone grab some groceries from a cart and walk away. Not even bothering to run.

[Anonymous]

In my experience and with my typical haul, Safeway costs more than Whole Foods, while being less fresh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There were 3 Safeways in McLean. One closed and became Lidl. Now there’s just two left. Prices tend to be high. I don’t think they invest in the stores. It looks dumpy.

The Chesterbrook Shopping Center where one Safeway is located was owned by an old McLean family that never wanted to renovate. The last family member died a few years ago and the center is being redone along with the Safeway. Having Balduccis nearby takes away the wealthy Franklin Park shoppers. The other Safeway on Anderson is on the edge of McLean near Pimmit Hills and all the apartments. It has a different demographic

If yiu want to se a Safeway with very low end to very high end products, the one in Great Falls is perfect.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There were 3 Safeways in McLean. One closed and became Lidl. Now there’s just two left. Prices tend to be high. I don’t think they invest in the stores. It looks dumpy.

The Chesterbrook Shopping Center where one Safeway is located was owned by an old McLean family that never wanted to renovate. The last family member died a few years ago and the center is being redone along with the Safeway. Having Balduccis nearby takes away the wealthy Franklin Park shoppers. The other Safeway on Anderson is on the edge of McLean near Pimmit Hills and all the apartments. It has a different demographic

If yiu want to se a Safeway with very low end to very high end products, the one in Great Falls is perfect. [/quote
As boomers die things get better

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There were 3 Safeways in McLean. One closed and became Lidl. Now there’s just two left. Prices tend to be high. I don’t think they invest in the stores. It looks dumpy.

The Chesterbrook Shopping Center where one Safeway is located was owned by an old McLean family that never wanted to renovate. The last family member died a few years ago and the center is being redone along with the Safeway. Having Balduccis nearby takes away the wealthy Franklin Park shoppers. The other Safeway on Anderson is on the edge of McLean near Pimmit Hills and all the apartments. It has a different demographic

If yiu want to se a Safeway with very low end to very high end products, the one in Great Falls is perfect.

As boomers die things get better

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There were 3 Safeways in McLean. One closed and became Lidl. Now there’s just two left. Prices tend to be high. I don’t think they invest in the stores. It looks dumpy.

The Chesterbrook Shopping Center where one Safeway is located was owned by an old McLean family that never wanted to renovate. The last family member died a few years ago and the center is being redone along with the Safeway. Having Balduccis nearby takes away the wealthy Franklin Park shoppers. The other Safeway on Anderson is on the edge of McLean near Pimmit Hills and all the apartments. It has a different demographic

If yiu want to se a Safeway with very low end to very high end products, the one in Great Falls is perfect.

As boomers die things get better

The OCD boomer hater strikes again. You are weird, PP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There were 3 Safeways in McLean. One closed and became Lidl. Now there’s just two left. Prices tend to be high. I don’t think they invest in the stores. It looks dumpy.

The Chesterbrook Shopping Center where one Safeway is located was owned by an old McLean family that never wanted to renovate. The last family member died a few years ago and the center is being redone along with the Safeway. Having Balduccis nearby takes away the wealthy Franklin Park shoppers. The other Safeway on Anderson is on the edge of McLean near Pimmit Hills and all the apartments. It has a different demographic

If yiu want to se a Safeway with very low end to very high end products, the one in Great Falls is perfect.

As boomers die things get better

Facts

[Anonymous]

Seems to me that each Safeway, WF, and Giant varies greatly by location

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There were 3 Safeways in McLean. One closed and became Lidl. Now there’s just two left. Prices tend to be high. I don’t think they invest in the stores. It looks dumpy.

The Chesterbrook Shopping Center where one Safeway is located was owned by an old McLean family that never wanted to renovate. The last family member died a few years ago and the center is being redone along with the Safeway. Having Balduccis nearby takes away the wealthy Franklin Park shoppers. The other Safeway on Anderson is on the edge of McLean near Pimmit Hills and all the apartments. It has a different demographic

If yiu want to se a Safeway with very low end to very high end products, the one in Great Falls is perfect.

As boomers die things get better

The OCD boomer hater strikes again. You are weird, PP.

You know they will get COVID from a boomer and die first.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Safeway in my town is the most expensive store around. Forget the high prices charged for their "fresh fruit and veggies" (watermelon and cantaloupe charged by the pound?). Almost every item I am interested in is higher than any store around, i.e., soups are +$. Pastries are $$$., i.e., small doughnuts at 90 cents each! Oh, and they just did away with the $5 a dozen doughnuts on Fridays.

Lidl or Food Lion is for you

NP. Food Lion may be a shithole, but Lidl is awesome and PP should definitely check it out.

[Anonymous]

Safeway is merging with Harris Teeter, Kroger + Albertsons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Safeway is the absolute worst grocery store in the area , the worst service, inventory, staffing etc recently I've noticed they have raised their prices at least 10% over everyone else including better places like Harris teeter and Wegmans.

We've stopped shopping there, however why is this business still around? It is the worst.

You are free to do as your wish but, my Safeway is within walking distance and I think it serves a purpose.