Safeway

Less than one star in my book. Safeway marketing doesn’t seem to listen or even care that consumers are complaining about the high, unrealistic prices. S/​W someone named Jessica
In Clackamas… She is apparently getting a nice salary because she has an excuse for everything… many of us want the prices to go down to being more realistic than they are. Right now, many are totally unacceptable everyday prices. Having to purchase multiple items to get a savings is a joke… they do not even take into consideration that seniors may not need multiple items this having to pay more plus the fact what if there is only one item out of what is listed they can use but don’t need more ?
The «cause of the month club» is the aggressiveness of the checkers to prod them to donate to some cause each month or shoving that colored piece of paper in your face asking you to do a survey… Customer donate and Safeway takes the credit …
Not getting the ads in the weekly FoodDay was a big mistake… now they allegedly come in the mail and if you are lucky, you might get it on Wed, the day the ad starts. Yes they will suggest you checkout the web site but not everyone has access …
Safeway is not catering to the consumer but themselves… Corporate greed. Ever wonder why so few chexkers in the morning but long lines some times? It’s to keep profits up and labor down so, they rob Produce/​Dairy and Frozen to check so they can save money but those
doing that cannot get their jobs done… It all about the almighty dollar anymore with them and more so… Many of us have switched to the completion, Fred Meyers for more and more shopping. And by the way, watch what is being rung up as not everything is in their system, especially their in store coupons and you will get charged more. Lost track of the many times it has happend to me and have tom ring it to their attention .
The reduced rack in the back of the store usually in the pathway of the back room so you might get run down by someone and the reduced prices are a joke .50% off of already high prices is still too much …

I give Safeway Canton 4 stars for location: after all it’s only a block from home. Otherwise it’s a completely average experience with a slightly above average price tag (probably due to the convenience of walking to shop). That’s not to say that it’s a bad store. The produce is fresh enough, the selection is good enough, the shelves are stocked (except in the rare storm situation in which all toilet paper and bottled water is gone about 10 minutes after doom is declared on the news). But if you need something extra special you’ll probably drive a bit farther to whole foods or Harris teeter; we certainly do. As a neighborhood staple, where you can pick up groceries and prescriptions on the fly, I’m totally happy to have this place in the neighborhood. One bonus to note: they do have pretty awesome fresh pizza dough for a DIY home pizza! Try it out sometime. It’s on the end cap down by the deli. Good shopping.

I like this location because it’s close to work and I can usually find what I’m looking for. However, I will use the self check out from now on… it’s friendlier and has a larger vocabulary than the humans who work here.

Some a$$ shoved a cart right into my brand new truck and left an $ 800 dent! They have zero cameras in the lot. so for that I already dislike them.
As far as the actual grocery store:
Every single time I come in here they are out of at least 1 thing I came for.
Be it a Fruit, Cookies, Bread, Milk, Oj, Ice Cream, Cereal… etc.
They do have good deals on meat.
They are notorious for dropping popular products and keeping garbage that seems no one buys.
I have gotten sick twice from their cake slices.
Half of the staff is friendly, one lady that works evenings is AWESOME! She has you in and out, knows the codes and how to work the register.

This was the 2^nd time I had been into this store. I only stopped in here to coupon while I was in the area. I did peep they had a coinstar so I was able to cash in my change that was weighing my purse down. The store was pretty clean. I was able to locate what I needed. So, I was pretty much in and out other than stopping to play some lottery. Hopefully, I have the winning ticket.

Store is always clean and the staff are always helpful. There is this older gentleman that works the cashier, he is so nice and knows how to properly bag things! They had a great sale of basil this last week so I am happy shopper!

I stopped in for a hot sandwich. I was acknowledged and severed in a decent amount of time. I was a little disappointed that they didn’t have focaccia bread for my chicken bacon sandwich. One would think they could just go down to the bakery department, but no.
This location was just ok. I would come back if I was in the area.

high prices
staff friendly
store clean
watch registers they don’t always reflect sale
best bread pudding

I give them one star because their bakery is ok and the store does have food. I’ve stood in line for 25 minutes for dry cleaning only to just take it down the road. It doesn’t seem to matter if I’m buying just a pack of gum or an entire cart load of food I know I’ll be in line for a solid 20 minutes. It’s slow. Doesn’t matter day or time only one register will be opened. They rely heavily on self check out which typically has a line going all the way down the isle. It’s sad. Thank god for the new Harris Teeter. I wonder what amenity will take over when this Safeway loses its last customer.

When it comes to grocery shopping, I choose convenience and proximity over other things. This is city life. Sure there are other grocery stores in the area, but not that I can reasonable walk to. Safeway is right around the corner, so it is where I do most of my shopping.
That aside, it definitely isn’t the greatest grocery store I’ve been in. It is perpetually understaffed, and it seems dated and dirty. My experiences directly interacting with the staff are varied. It seems like there is a lot of turnover because I hardly ever see the same people.
Their selections meet my needs, and I like the produce. Despite some rude staff occasionally, and how they hardly ever have more than two lanes open, Safeway isn’t that bad.

I went there on a Sunday morning and the cashier Kevin went out of his way to help me when a special didn’t ring up like it should have. It was a great experience.

Well, it looks like Safeway was feeling the heat with the new Harris Teeter moving in down the road. I was forced to make a run to this store in a pinch and was pleased to find they have undergone a bit of a refresh on the interior. I have to be honest, it sort of worked. The place looked clean and they seemed to have a better selection of foods than I remember. I subscribe to a fairly pretentious diet (vegan… sorry) and was pleased to find their choice of vegan friendly frozen goods has increased substantially.
However, parking still sucks, the service is hit or miss, and the bathroom was still pretty foul. So, 3 stars, I guess.
You should still drive to Wegman’s, but in a pinch this place is adequate.

Having recently moved back into the neighborhood I stopped in the Canton Safeway figuring that with Target & Harris Tweeter moving in they’d have to step up their game. WRONG — this place actually sucks worse than it did 4 – 5 years ago. Overpriced and poor customer service. As is almost always the case I was incorrectly charged for at least 1 item and the customer service desk (which was empty the first 4 – 5 minutes I stood there) is staffed by the worst employees in the place. Is it really impossible for this city to have a normal grocery store with decent prices?

I hate this market, but given that it’s the only place to go in the area (I don’t have a car), I am forced to go. They’re produce are always wilted and sad. The prices are wrong — I got burned today when i bought something that had a «on sale» tag, but turned out not to be on sale. Whoops, Safeway Fail. If they have price tags at all… really bad about making sure that the price tags are visible. Also, like others have said, ridiculous pricey and crowded.

Consistently out of items and always changing what they stock. Cannot wait for Harris Teeter to move in and it looks like Safeway is giving up, knowing that they are coming

I LOATHE this place. Every time I go I swear I never will again. Tonight this was validated and confirmed.
Their selection is sub par. It’s like an over sized wawa, they have really no specialty items, and a serious lack of items that are in every basic grocery store. Their produce is terrible, many times they are out of basic things or it is old and you don’t want to buy it. I went in for popcorn kernels tonight, what grocery store seriously does not sell popcorn kernels?
Thankfully they do have a massive gift card center, one so large in fact it takes up half an aisle on both sides. Actually, to make room for this monstrosity, they likely got rid of popcorn kernels and other necessary items like trash bags or milk and eggs. They do also have a really nice fresh flower section, which you might need when your pregnant wife sends you to the store for chocolate and they are out of it.
I did notice that they finally put in an extra lane for self check out being that they typically have maybe 1 or 2 registers open aside from these, so that will be helpful. Now the line will only be ¾ down the cereal aisle instead of the whole way down.
And then there is the parking situation. They have a huge parking lot but people only really park in the front because that is closest to the entrance. Tow trucks sit in the back and tow if they see anyone leaving the Safeway parking lot so don’t dare park there and go somewhere else. Safeway is a neighborhood friendly store and makes sure to accommodate the lack of parking in the area by sitting a tow truck in a massive empty back lot just in case anyone even thinks for a second they might want to grab a beer at the Stackhouse after a stressful annoying trip at their store where they can’t find anything because they don’t stock it and then wait in line for 15 minutes to pay for the couple items they have.
Basically, whoever owns this store is a marketing genius. I got a coupon in the mail the other day for $ 15 off a purchase of $ 50 and I noticed some signs tonight about a «grand re-​opening». Not a chance Safeway-​Canton, and I hope that you are scared for Harris Teeter to show up, and you should be. When Harris Teeter comes in town I guarantee you lose a bunch of business and you deserve it.
Toodaloo suckahs, you had your shot.

Been coming here for a couple years now. It’s always busy and seems to be pretty understaffed.
DO NOT Get the sushi here. It’s pretty bad and equivalent of gas station sushi. Especially the brown rice ones. The rice tastes like glue.
The departments all have the basic items… pretty much no speciality items here. The parking lot is crazy in the evening and during the winter if there is even the slightest hint of a snow storm… the place is a mad house. I’ve never seen shelves at a grocery store stripped completely clean of bread and water. lol Like absolutely NOTHING left. Crazy
Also there is the usual person that has 2 989 238 items almost always in the express line or self check out.
I would say go here either late at night or early as you can in the morning.
Lastly, they tow like hell out of the parking lot here. I cant count how many times I’ve seen cars get towed out of there when the FieldHouse was next door. Also, they tow during lunch. So if you’re parking there headed over to Subway or Chiptole… make it quick.

I’ve shopped at the Safeway chain since I was a kid. Safeway has definitely improved over the decades. However, I’ve always preferred to shop elsewhere if possible. The Canton Safeway isn’t an exception. I’ll go there if the convenience outweighs the desire to go s. hop at a competitor.
The weird thing is, I can’t pinpoint why I have these feelings… It’s not that Safeway is dirty or lacks selection… because the Canton Safeway is certainly a nice place. But I guess it doesn’t really matter… because if I don’t like it, then I don’t like it, right?

— Weak produce selection
— Couldn’t find a block of pecorino anywhere
— Everything is so expensive… seems like they are taking advantage of the fact that they are the only grocery store in the area.

The only reason, I’d go to this Safeway location is because of convenience. I live pretty close to it and it does offer most, not all, of the goods you’d expect at a standard grocery store.
The downfall is that they are understaffed during the later hours. Hence, extremely long check out lines. This is also true for the self check out machines, because it always seems that one or two of those machines are malfunctioning every time I’m there.
Another issue is that Safeway doesn’t restock their goods in a timely matter. This is especially true for the salads sections. Most times, there is only a small selection left with expiration dates looming very near in the future.