Safeway

So this will be lengthy so TLDR: the staff here today was amazing and so helpful! Thankful for them all. Now onto the story. I got word that I needed a cake with specific words on it, and party platters for a large group within 24 hours. I called this Safeway and both the lady at the bakery and the deli were just so understanding and helpful. They helped me get everything ordered that I needed! Fast forward to today when picking up said food, the servers went down at the store. Thankfully I had extra time, but they went out of their way to ensure I was able to get my things and get out after dealing with customers upset with them for something they couldn't control. Kudos to them for being so calm and understanding and explaining that to customers. Then the food. The pinwheels I ordered-delightful in every way. The large fruit platter- Delicious fresh, juicy, fruit with everything peeled and ready to go. And lastly the cake- I'm always skeptical about grocery store cakes but this one... This was so good. I asked for help when ordering so can't take all the credit, but they made a red velvet half sheet cake with fresh (I mean freshly sliced) strawberries and cream cheese frosting in the middle with cream cheese icing and decorated it beautifully! ALL of this happened within 25 hours. Needless to say these ladies and gents were wonderful and such a help and the food was so good. I know where I'll be going for catering.

This Safeway is atrocious with expiration dates. After buying two that expired in March 2021 (purchased end of May) I tried again and realized every single product was expired as late as Dec 2020. I have talked to multiple managers over three separate trips. One of which didn’t even look at me, just grabbed the product and said she’d “handle it” and when asked if they had any in the back- STILL without looking at me or the product said nope. Be careful purchasing things here. They clearly don’t care about product safety. To top it off- I know they’re handling the products, I’ve taken bottles to managers and cashiers and have turned each bottle around to show expiration date on the shelf and each time I’ve gone back they’ve all be zoned to face forward. Here are two photos showing different dates from my watch but the same overly expired products. Do better Safeway.

Ppl are nice there, but sometimes vegetables and fruits are damaged. I loved how quickly they started selling plant based products such as oatmilk, just egg, vegan cheese and more. I also like the selections of konbucha. Price is I think a bit more expensive than other super markets. But they often have sales and members special prices so that's good. I love how quickly staffs help us when we need help at the check-out. Also vinegar chickens at warm section are my most favorite fried chicken