Safeway

Great store. Civilized clientele, cashiers great though deli staff is comatose.
Reason for the bad rating? Long waits in line, express line not always open and
the self-​serve check out frequently requires assistance.

I was sad to hear on the news today that Sobeys has bought Safeway Canada. What does this mean? I don’t know!
If I lose the Tuscan Tomato Basil Bisque that is the star player of Safeway’s branded food products, I may cry. That soup is part of the reason I still shop at Safeway.
Oh and so I can also earn my Mum Air Miles, WHAT ABOUT THE AIR MILES. Aeroplan sucks.
Anyways, this Safeway location, though it may not remain a Safeway location for long, has the world’s tiniest Starbucks inside, a pharmacy, 4 self checkouts, and a produce department that can’t seem to get it’s ordering right. One day there will be no baby spinach, the next no kale, and then the red peppers will be missing-​what are those? I forget what they look like-​oh wait, they cost $ 2 EACH.
I guess I will have to say goodbye to Lucerne milk, which is the milk I grew up on and every other type tastes funny to me.
If I am such a grumbles, why do i continue to shop here. Well, this Safeway location is sheer convenience for me to stop in on my way home from work. Decent selection, expensive as all Safeways are, and the pop hasn’t been on sale in forever.
Tops and tails better than the Communist Safeway in Mission, but you could be an empty store and still accomplish that.

This Safeway is probably the one I frequent second most, but I quite often drop by when I’m coming back from downtown.
I never have issues with parking — for the number of people who visit the store, the parking lot is quite ample. There’s a Starbucks inside, which is great for caffeine addicts like me. It’s generally clean and well-​stocked.
Except on Sundays — don’t go Sunday evenings because the produce section will be EMPTY. Also, they don’t have a separate organic/​gluten-​free section, which is more important for me now that I don’t consume dairy. And it’s smaller than most Safeways, so I can’t always find what I’m looking for and the specialized items you can find at other locations are generally MIA.
All in all, good for grabbing a couple of items but not where I prefer to do my big shopping trips.
Review #7 of Unilocal’s 30 Day Challenge 2012

Close to home, good for picking up items you need quickly. The organic veggie section is terrible, and the international food section (Asian /​Indian /​etc) is sad. Seems like less selection than other safeways. The organic milk is awful, enough that we now order from
for milk and veggies.