Safeway

This Safeway isn’t all that bad. It’s just like any other ordinary Safeway. They have a florist section, a bakery, a meat department etc etc. The only downside to this place is that it’s somehow ALWAYS busy and they love to piss people off by opening just two lanes. So the line gets far all the way to the back of the aisle. That’s about the only downside to this place, other than that I come here all the time to buy cake & flowers.
The good thing about buying cake & flowers is that you can pay at the register they have there. So you don’t have to wait in the long line at the main registers.
Overall, the main problem here is the register lines. The place is general is decent, clean & have the basics of what you’ll need.

This is my home base grocery store. Like I’m there almost every day. If anyone has the right to size-​up this market, it’s me.
I wish I could give it a better rating. I WANT to give it a better rating, but here’s what’s going on.
Chief complaints would be:
* The deli counter is CONSTANTLY understaffed. If I added up all the minutes I have waited in front of that counter, without a soul noticing my presence, it would be a large number. Once somebody comes to help, they are friendly as all get-​out, but it’s just getting somebody there to help me!
* Long lines. Slow in getting extra checkers during peak times.
* They often run out of certain items that you need during the holidays, spices, produce etc. In fact this past week, during the Christmas rush, they ran out of bags. Not one single bag (paper or plastic) was in the store. Lucky for me, I was only buying one item.
* Many times I go in and there will be no carry-​basket. They’re all being used? I can understand during peak hours, but sometimes it’s not so crowded and those baskets are no where to be found.
I like the bakery and floral departments. Have had good experiences with them.
I like the fact that they have a RED BOX and an automated spare key machine. And a coin-​counting machine that will count all those piled-​up random coins.
This is my home supermarket, so I’m not going to go anywhere else, but I wish they would address their weak spots. I don’t think management is strong in this store. They have heart, but not good leadership from my experience.

This particular branch of Safeway is a great savior for my grocery shopping most times. It’s located in the heart of Milpitas area, at Calaveras Blvd. And so, becomes easy for the daily commuters passing through Calaveras road to freeways SR 237 or Interstate 680, stop by to do some quick shopping.
Big store, has everything you need to stock up your kitchen. Helpful staff, once I was doing last minute holiday shopping, was looking for Thanksgiving themed cutleries, staff ‘Fernando’ at the seasonal item section (near the store front) was sincere and attentive. Appreciate it! This is a Standard Safeway store with Safeway Standard prices. Produces are fresh including everyday flowers (as far as my purchases are concerned). Items are stacked well and in order, convenient enough to instantly spot and grab.
This store is opened 24 hours. Maintained spic and span. Has a huge private parking lot. Unlike the one located at Rivermark plaza (Santa Clara), it has a separate Starbucks Café Lounge with decent seating area to have your brews. I also like those freshly made everyday soups (Self-​Service) placed near the café lounge.

They always keep water bottles outside exposed to sun, it’s bad for customers health.

My favorite Safeway. I drive all the way over here from San Jose because of how spacious, clean, and organized this Safeway is. Also, there is plenty of parking. This is a one stop shop. I come here for parties: pick up cake from bakery, balloons, flowers, ice, and the amazing selection of gift cards. Staff is very friendly and very helpful. They also have a nice selection of wines, beer, and hard cider.

Still packing your items in bags… For free! Need I say more!!! The laws might change next year but I am riding that train till it kicks me off at a station!
This Safeway location offers ample parking as well as large aisles so you don’t have to booty bump the cart rolling in the opposite direction while you are grabbing salad dressing off the shelf.
The shelves are all stocked and they usually have enough checkout stands open so the wait is short.
What don’t I like?
— the produce section. It seems disorganized with the organic (which I avoid… I won’t bother you with details here) intertwined with the rest of the fruits and vegetables. I also have a hard time finding vegetables that are not that rare. They definitely need to work out the selection!
–butcher area… It’s more focused on fresh seafood than the meat that I want custom cut. Is that specific? Yes! Do I need it? Yes!
Overall, I love this location and appreciate their bag holdout for the area!

I’ve bought flowers here twice this month and I’m very pleased with them. And their customer service rocks. I live in Warm Springs and will travel all the way to this store. Very happy customer here. Thank you!

A funny and odd thing happened on the way to the self check out counter.
I was 2^nd in line and watched as the first person in line got a check out machine over in the 2^nd row by the ice cream refrigerator side.
I then saw a check out machine open up in the 1^st aisle right in front of me and started to put in my Safeway number.
The guy who had a check out machine came over, rolled over my foot with his shopping cart, and shoved my cart and my hand.
He said he was in front of me once in line and demanded my machine. He said his IQ was 153 and that I was wrong to go to an empty machine.
The Safeway Employee Narissa who had not seen what had happened said I was in the wrong, did not care about my bruised foot, or anything I said.
Oh, well, I guess that is what Safeway under Lucky is.
So if you ever see a guy with an IQ with 153 with an attitude get out of his way if he wants to check out his food even if he has another checkout machine.
Narissa will come to his aid. There was another Safeway employee there who has been there a long time and was very helpful and caring and made sure I was fine.
Politely said, I hope you never run into the guy with the IQ of 153 (Note: He self identified himself that way and thought because he had that he could lord it over the rest of the people in the store. Uh — what happened to manners sir?)
and I hope that Narissa gets some retraining on how to take care of her area.
99 per cent of the time they are good at the Safeway so there are plenty of people who can retrain Narissa to be a good employee.
In the meantime, just realize, if you see an open machine and the person in front of you has gone to another check out place and decides s/​he does not like it, your foot could get rolled over and your hand shoved and you could get yelled out.
Its all in a day of shopping at Safeway.

I’m here literally all the time. I’m glad it’s opened ²⁴⁄₇!
It’s a clean store and well organized. The workers restock usually at night when it’s less crowded.
Whenever I order sandwiches or soup, I always inevitably have a good conversation with the worker making the sandwich. They’re all so friendly! Ask them how their day was, most of them work so much and can be pretty tired, but they still smile and are so friendly!
Prices are relatively inexpensive here in my opinion. It’s not a trader joes but it’s still a great place to go grocery shopping. It’s huge and has all the basic necessities.
Self-​check out closes around 10 – 11, but the lines at night aren’t insanely long. Just be a little patient.

This location is one of my favorite Safeway. The people here are friendly and the ladies behind the deli are really sweet. It might not be the fastest, but I adore their effort and smiles.
It is pretty clean during the day. You will find workers restocking at night, really common in all Safeway. Their pharmacy is really organized and the shelves look cool with their led lights.
The only downside to this location is parking. It is pretty busy but you should be able to find some if you park further. Its not terrible though but competitive during certain hours

This grocery store is one of the best around the area. Nicely laid out, produce is fresh, has nice selection of organic foods and shelves are almost always stocked.
I also like their pharmacy. While it is smaller than most, I appreciate the no wait at most times when I pick up medications. Their staff is friendly as well.

Safeway is going to lose my beer sales as long as they require buying 6 of the same item to get the best price.
buys: «talking rain» (.88)
–sparkiing water with flavorings,
no frutose/​succarine used.
notes:
–aisles here very narrow.
older store trying to put more merchandise on the floor.

The store generally is nice, clean and I have no problem finding what I need when I’m there.
We always get our cakes from here now for parties. The bakery is great! They did misspell my dads name one time on a cake but when we pointed it out, they fixed it for us.

This review is specific to the Pharmacy, inside the Safeway store. I am impressed with the staff working in this department, especially with Leah.
On Friday, 5÷15÷15, the regular pharmacy that I usually take prescriptions to be filled for my boss, did not have an important medication her doctor wanted her to start taking immediately, in stock. It was already late in the afternoon, and the weekend was about to start. I happened to call a couple of other pharmacies, looking for one that took my boss’s particular Insurance and also had the necessary medicine in stock.
Leah answered the phone, not only did they accept my elderly boss’s insurance, Leah was able to open an account for my boss by take the information over the phone, helping me to save time. Leah also was able to contact the pharmacy that had all of my boss’s records moved over to the Safeway Pharmacy making it a smooth transition.
I was able to go into the store with my hard copy prescription to finish the process, While the Safeway Pharmacy also had to order the medicine I needed, they had enough to tie my boss over for the weekend until Monday, which was all I needed. Then on Monday, I was able to return and get the remaining prescription filled.
I really appreciated Leah’s efforts, to go above and beyond to help me, get the medicine I needed, that was critical for my employer’s health. She had just been discharged from the hospital and it was important that she continue taking the medication started while she was hospitalized while at home.
It just seemed like the other pharmacies were less informative when I had called them. Leah on the other hand seemed to take the initiative to meet the needs I was seeking for my employer. A big thank you, to Leah and the other staff at the Safeway Pharmacy, for being willing to find a way to help.

It’s definitely a nice bright and large Safeway location in a large shopping center off of Calaveras. I like the fact they have a self check out lane cause I’m impatient and can do this myself. Today I bought some $ 0.99 cake cause I’m a big fan of grocery store cake and Safeway’s having a sale!
What’s also really great is that the receipt has a coupon for the Car Spa at the 76 down the road so don’t throw away those receipts!!!

15 people in line on a Friday afternoon. Bathrooms smelled horrible with trash all over the floor (you could smell them from the entrance, yes, THAT bad). Broken TP dispensers, filthy sinks. Holes in the wall unrepaired in the café area.
Staff are incredibly friendly and helpful, but it doesn’t make up for the fact the place is filthy, falling apart and understaffed, always.
This place used to be great, don’t know what happened but it’s gone downhill the last few months.

Five stars specifically for their floral department. They make the most amazing bouquets and at all levels of pricing.
There is something for EVERYONE and you will not b disappointed.
Very spacious store and always clean. I used to come here all the time when I used to work across the street. The starbucks located inside and the deli/​bakery makes for quick and convenient snacks or meals.
I’ve also ordered two cakes here and they always look great and taste even better.
What’s not to love??? This place rocks! I’m just bummed that I don’t have something that compares closer to where I work now.

I have to say this is my most favorite late night grocery store ever. When I’m not near Berryessa’s Safeway, you can catch me here buying a last minute bottle of alcohol. This Safeway is huge and it’s well organized. I barely see any gigantic boxes of items waiting to be stocked by their employees.
Sometimes there’s a lot of hoodrats parking lot pimpin’ though, so be careful going alone if you’re a girl. They’re trying to turn up too.

Safeway had a grand re-​opening yesterday — I wasn’t sure why, but today I noticed some new signs in the store. They’re apparently now carrying the following (see attached photo):
dry dog
fresh pet
canned dog
canned cat
dry cat
This appeals to the Asian man in me.

Like: They have lots of self check outs! Sometimes self check out can be a pain, but a couple of the staff so far have been super nice and understanding when using coupons that need authorization. Even one of the guy cashiers knows his stuff, and when I forgot to use my coupons he simply did a transaction and gave me cash for the coupon! They allow rain checks… a lot of times good deals are out of stock. Staff stocking the aisles have been nice whenever I’ve asked them questions. Store is pretty new and kept clean overall. Plus Girl Scouts sell their cookies out front.
Dislike: I’ve had one staff give me a raincheck for only 6 items when the deal was 10/​$ 10. He claimed that their policy is a max of 6, but I had a friend go to a different Safeway and they wrote her a raincheck for 10 items. So far nothing has happened to where I feel the need to knock off a star.