Safeway

Worst customer service ever. I walked in this morning around 7:30 to get several items for our New Years Day dinner celebration. The first thing I hate about this store is all of the employees who stock the produce and the shelves chit chat among each other and never say hi or ask if you need help finding anything. I wanted to get some cilantro and the guy stocking the area stood right in the way and when I said excuse me to grab some cilantro, he seemed very irritated that he had to move. No good morning or anything. You know, customers are the reason why you have a job dude, so maybe you might want to change your attitude around. I then proceeded to the liquor aisle as I wanted to make a cocktail that required several kinds of liquor to make it. I found everything except for one, which I then asked the gentleman stocking the wine section about. He said they didn’t have it and turned back around to stock the wine section. No sorry and no suggestions on where I could find it. By this time I was pretty upset by the poor level of service I had received. I placed all the other liquor items back (around $ 90.00 worth which I will buy at Bevmo) and proceeded to get some frozen food items. I noticed that the prices here were MUCH higher then at a Fry’s or Albertsons. I’m sorry, I am not going to pay almost $ 4.00 more for an exact item I can get at Fry’s or Albertsons cheaper. Today’s visit was really disappointing. I have shopped at Safeway for almost 15 years and really think it is time to switch to another supermarket. There are so many better options out there.

The manager on Saturday used a slur at me. I will never be in that store again. If that’s the kind of people Safeway hires to work in their Store. Then I’m out. I’m talking about the manager of Starbucks in that store.

I was able to get everything I needed and Ruth our cashier was super friendly and very helpful. However in giving 4 not 5 stars because of the deli. I asked for sliced cheese as thin as she can possibly make it. She didn’t offer me a sample of her first slices that she made and then packaged it up before I could see it. Before she put the price tag on it I asked to see how thin it was and it was regularly sliced. She told me that she couldn’t make it any thinner than that without it falling apart. I told her it was okay if it started to fall apart and then proceeded to cut it thinner, again not offering me a sample. But I did eventually get my cheese how I wanted it!

Great store. Clean. Close. Good prices.
They do need to post their policy on weapons in the store. The fellow that was making up for other shortcomings by carrying a pistol was beyond… lets leave it to that.
Here’s the company policy:
Our longstanding policy is that firearms are not permitted in our stores — with the exception of law enforcement personnel.
Safeway/​Albertsons does not permit weapons of any kind in our stores.
Thank you for shopping at Safeway.
Josue
Customer Support Center
Contact ID: 30 905 086
It’s not reasonable for minimum wage employees to have to enforce this policy.

Just a typical Safeway, but it’s a great store anyhow. The gas rewards are nice and the lines are usually short during the morning or later at night.

Woohoo, The Zona Zoo Safeway! Brah, we can drive up in the Mercedes Daddy bought for us (or some of us sucked dick for, let’s be honest) and prance around in our wife beaters and spandex to show everybody we’re really hardcore about working out and would pump iron at the drop of a pin, brah! Oh look, Greek yogurt and quinoa! Take a selfie with them so people can think we’re really into fitness and being healthy, brah! Now pass the coke brah! Oh look, brown people! Turn around and walk the other way quickly, brah! They might give you ghetto, brah!

It’s Safeway. Waddaya want? Safeway is a bit pricier than other options, but they often have better quality. And their sales can make them competitive. Definitely take advantage of their «just 4 U» deals.
This one has the advantage of being relatively close to campus, so for those living near (or on) the University this is a good choice.

Pluses for good selection and sizable liquor and wine section. The employees and customers can be sketch city. I don’t have a Safeway card, and I was shocked by how far I was gouged on products that were 50 cents to a dollar more than they should be. I’m not going to return. Even Whole Foods is cheaper!

This is probably my favorite Safeway in the old pueblo. I usually stop by here on my lunch and get a quick bite from the deli department. Food is always fresh and staff is always friendly. I think they have recently updated their «sushi» bar to include better quality sushi. Yes, I am guilty of grocery store sushi, but in all honesty, theirs is not bad!
This is also pretty convenient because the gas station is a larger one, for a Safeway. I love that you can use your club card to get discounts on their gas.
All in all, this is one of the better Safeways in town. The only downside is the flocks of the universtiy kids that swamp this store during peak hours. Other than that, a great store!
PS — The pharmacy is amazing and quick and the drive through pickup and drop off is a godsend! Just switched to this pharmacy and so glad that I did!

As Safeway is a Safeway is a Safeway. Right? Wrong! The closest Safeway to me is the one located on St. Mary’s road, not that this one is very far, but I tend to do my shopping late afternoons which usually means mad traffic at this location. Yet, I must come to this store because no Safeway is identical to another. While the parking lot can be a cluster and the lines long with scrubby University Students shopping in their sweats, this location stocks most of what I need from a trip to Safeway. It’s clean, it’s organized and they carry a decent selection of Organic produce. I’d give five stars if any Safeway sold good quality fish.

I’m one of those chicks who only purchases all organic, all the time. I’ll admit it, I’m picky. I hate going to stores that sell both conventional and organic produce. That’s lame. I do my day-​to-​day shopping at small, local mom and pop shops, and I like it that way. However, for convenience sake, Safeway is down the street, and I occasionally find myself there to stock up on a few everyday items. And who doesn’t like their gas rewards?
Organic Produce
Their selection of organic fresh fruits and veggies is meh. I will say that they are offering more options than they did before, but the produce always look so picked over, and old. Not delicious, vibrant and HEALTHY. Go figure. And they don’t offer fruits I use a lot, like lemons.
Gluten-​Free Items
They have a small area with a decent selection of everyday gluten-​free items such as breads, noodles, cookies. Thanks to Safeway, I’ve recently discovered Mrs. Leeper’s Creamy Tuna Casserole in box. I’m sure I’ll be going to rehab for it soon.
Dairy Free Ice Cream
They have a wide variety of dairy free ice cream options. Mama likey. Mama eaty too much. Mama come back for more. And repeat. If you try the «So Delicious» brand, you’ll feel me. Frealz.
Lounge
They recently added a nice TV lounge waiting area. It’s right near the Starbucks and the deli, so it’s easy to grab a coffee or a sandwich while waiting for someone who’s shopping. I’m sure it was created with husbands and boyfriends in mind. Great for marketing and for customer experience.
Customer Service
Ok. I have to hand it to customer service. Yesterday while loading up my car, a dude was staring at me so hardcore that I left my recipe book in my cart. I didn’t discover it was missing until hours later. I called Safeway immediately, and they had my book waiting for me at Customer Service. That probably means that an employee who herds the carts took it upon themselves to turn it in. Mad props. That book contained a clipping of my absolute favorite recipe ever, a soup I’ve been making since like the turn of the century, and it was my only copy. Life as I now know it would have been OVER!

Not often that I love a grocery store, but this place is noteworthy.
The staff is truly helpful, you can tell that they take pride in what they do. Jason is especially awesome, that guy will go way out of his way to make sure you get what you need.
They have really quality products, great meat and fish. We had some Salmon two nights ago that was off the charts. The store is clean and well organized as well. And I’m not going to lie guys, some of the best eye candy in Tucson doesn’t hurt the rating here.
All in all, my favorite of the normal Tucson grocery stores.

Everytime I visit my mom in Tucson, we end up at Safeway at least once for something or other. After just a couple visits, it was very obvious to me why this was her favorite place for groceries in town…
It’s the people! Safeway employes some super friendly staff! On every visit, almost every employee we encountered said hello or asking how we was doing. When we were trying to select a nice, ripe melon we had someone in the produce section come over and show us trick to finding the best one.
Speaking of produce, on the occasions I’ve been to Safeway they had very fresh produce, and while it may not be the cheapest in town but sometimes you get what you pay for.
The one thing I didn’t care for at Safeway was the deli area. Rather then slicing the meat when it’s ordered, they had pre-​sliced meats in the case. I appreciate that this is probably to save time, but I am used to being asked how I’d like my meat sliced. Obviously that’s not a possibility when the meat is pre-​sliced. I did like the great sale prices though!
Without a doubt when I am in Tucson, this Safeway is where I’ll be getting my groceries!

I can’t quite give these guys 5 because sometimes I find their pricing is a little whack (when Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods are cheaper, something ins’t right in the world). BUT, I can safely update my review to tell you the meat counter is where it’s at!!!
I chatted up Alberto today about some shredded tacos I want to make. He pointed me to a pot roast and said at 3.69/pound, it’s the best thing to toss in a crock for 8 hours with chiles and some seasoning. Then, and this blew my mind, he said a bone in roast (called a 7 bone roast at Safeway) will have much more flavor, but be more work to take the meat off the bone. But get this, it’s a buck cheaper a pound. There weren’t any good sized ones in the meat department so he went outside to butcher a cow and came back with a Flinstone’s sized rump. Ok, not really, but I thought it would make for good entertainment. He just darted to the back to grab the biggest he had, a 5 pounder.
The whole experience reminded me of when my mom went shopping for meat and wasn’t satisfied with much and had the butcher at Jewel head to the back to tenderize something, or cut the fat off something or find a fresher cut of something… The white aprons, the blood, those funny little hats they wear (secretly loved them and wanted one, but the butchers weren’t as nice as the deli ladies who passed out slices of turkey) … it all cam