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Yep, The Easter Candy Is Out Already At Safeway And Kroger
By Laura Northrup on December 7, 2011 9:30 AM   51 Comments
In 2008, we published the first reports of Easter candy in stores on December 31. In 2009, they were spotted on shelves on December 23. Last year, the first appearance crept back to December 16. This year, our first reports came from Safeway and Kroger stores as early as December 2. More »

Safeway Security Guard Bans 4-Year-Old From Store For Eating Dried Apricots
By Chris Morran on November 28, 2011 2:35 PM   106 Comments
Three decades later, I still have a very vivid memory of the day I learned about shoplifting. My mom was in the checkout line at Acme and I was eye-level with the candy rack and oh man did that Rolo look tasty. So I took it, because that's what I thought you did. I was wrong and was told so by my horrified mother when I offered her some chocolate a few minutes later. She took me back in, paid for the Rolo and explained to me about shoplifting. I'm just lucky I didn't pilfer that treat from the Safeway in Everett, Washington. More »

(Alex E. Proimos)

Child Seized After Fainting Mother Forgot To Pay For Sandwich
By Ben Popken on October 31, 2011 1:00 PM   212 Comments
A Hawaii couple was tossed in jail and their child taken by protective services for 18 hours after the mother forgot to pay for her sandwich at Safeway. More »

(tjean314)

How Local Is That "Locally Grown" Produce At Your Grocery Store?
By Chris Morran on August 1, 2011 2:15 PM   50 Comments
Last October, Walmart announced a pledge to double the amount of produce it purchases from local growers by 2015, with the three-pronged goal of saving on fuel costs, reducing spoilage and catering to a growing consumer appetite for local produce. But while Walmart defines "local" as grown and sold in the same state, your grocery store might have a different definition for the term. More »

(Mr. T in DC)

Washington, DC Safeway Store Introduces Receipt Checks
By Laura Northrup on February 15, 2011 3:00 PM   98 Comments
Know what American retail needs? More receipt checks. DCist reports that a Washington, D.C. Safeway store has traded uniformed security guards posted at the door for plainclothes Walmart-style greeters who politely block shoppers from exiting until their receipts are checked. There's an almost literal escape hatch, though: for now, tipsters say that there are no receipt checkers posted at the exit to the parking garage. More »

(TMQ.st.louis)

Safeway Pharmacist Accidentally Gives Abortion-Inducing Drug To Pregnant Woman
By Chris Morran on February 8, 2011 12:47 PM   250 Comments
If you never thought to double check that bottle you pick up from the prescription counter, here's a story that will probably stick in your head the next time you're getting a 'scrip filled. More »

(Maulleigh)

Should Supermarkets Be Responsible For Notifying Club Card Members Of Recalls?
By Chris Morran on February 4, 2011 12:45 PM   47 Comments
A new class-action lawsuit being brought against Safeway claims that the supermarket chain failed in its duty to actively notify members of its Safeway Club card program about recalls for food sold at the store. More »

(the Great Beyond)

Shopper: I Was Banned From Safeway Because I Asked For Large Chicken Breasts
By Chris Morran on August 23, 2010 4:36 PM   201 Comments
A man in Colorado claims he was given the boot — and a trespassing notice that bans him from the property for one year — from his local Safeway. But it wasn't over shoplifting or anything like that; he says it was all because of a misunderstanding about his poultry order. More »

This Condom Warning Label Arouses Confusion
By Chris Walters on August 23, 2010 8:00 AM   56 Comments
A reader bought this box of condoms from her local Safeway, and she says this sticker was underneath the outer packaging. People be freaky, but is there anyone who would want a raw chicken condom that you have to keep frozen until use? (Meh, probably.) More »

DC Safeway Sells Truffles
By Ben Popken on August 3, 2010 1:00 PM   84 Comments
Fancy people living in DC can satisfy their truffle craving by heading over to a Safeway in Georgetown, which is selling the hypogeous delicacy for $999.99/lb. More »

Survey: Everyone's Shopping At Walmart, Even If They Don't Want To
By Chris Morran on March 30, 2010 10:48 AM   104 Comments
With the economy continuing to circle the bowl, it's not surprising that customers are turning to Walmart's cheaper prices for just about everything. A new survey has the box store biggie as the most frequently shopped-at store in all U.S. regions, even though consumers don't necessarily consider themselves loyal to Big W. More »

(Gawker)

Impending Snow Makes Washington, D.C. Residents Lose Their Damn Minds
By Laura Northrup on February 6, 2010 11:00 AM   232 Comments
Gawker shared photos of pillaged Safeway and Wegmans stores in the Washington, D.C. metro area. Maybe it's my roots in upstate New York's snow belt, but I have to ask: D.C., you do remember that snow melts, right?

See, this is the effect of mass weather-induced panic and, apparently, an area almost wholly dependent on takeout food.  More »

(Photo: Tia)

Safeway Sold Me Milk That Expired More Than A Year Ago
By Phil Villarreal on January 19, 2010 10:00 AM   98 Comments
Tia says she bought some milk from Safeway, pictured here, that expired more than a year ago. She writes: More »

Bumblebee Tuna Tricks You Into Watching Commercials At The Grocery Store
By Meg Marco on October 26, 2009 4:59 PM   101 Comments

—>Must we put video screens everywhere? Reader Grey says that he was fooled into pressing a button above a tiny video screen at his local Safeway — only to be subjected to a very low-res commercial for Bumblebee Tuna.  More »

Reader Isn't A Bad Person, Just Doesn't Want To Round Up His Grocery Purchase
By Laura Northrup on August 13, 2009 9:31 PM   270 Comments

—>Dustin isn't a jerk, really. He just feels like one every time he shops at his local Vons, because they're always pushing him to donate his change to charity. He wants to know whether your local Vons, Safeway, or other grocery stores do this to you, too.  More »

Grocery Store Just Can't Stop Selling Expired Yogurt
By Laura Northrup on June 17, 2009 2:00 PM   70 Comments

—>Esther doesn't want much. She just wants to buy some yogurt that hasn't expired. It seems that's too much to ask of her local Safeway near Baltimore.  More »

If you recently bought organic brown eggs from a Costco, Safeway, or Pack 'n' Save in California or Nevada, you should check to make sure they're not part of yet another salmonella recall. [MSNBC] (Photo: Bonzo McGrue)  More »

Supermarkets Begin To Shrink
By Chris Walters on September 12, 2008 10:29 PM   48 Comments

—>The New York Times reports that several supermarket and retail chains, including Safeway, Walmart, and Whole Foods, are beginning to experiment with much smaller store sizes that emphasize things like cafes, prepared meals, and produce. The idea is to emphasize speed over choice, and was apparently triggered by UK competitor Tesco, which has launched over 70 small-format supermarkets in Nevada, Arizona, and Southern California over the past year. Of course, the stores also require less shelf space for products than they did a year ago.  More »

Safeway IDs Everyone In Your Party When You Buy Beer
By Chris Walters on September 5, 2008 7:50 PM   272 Comments

—>Daniel went to his local Safeway with his brother to buy some beer. Daniel had his ID, but his brother didn't—but that's okay, because Daniel was the one buying the beer. The cashier, however, felt otherwise, and wouldn't complete the transaction without carding both of them. The store manager told him "the policy is, at the discretion of the clerk, to check the ID of every person present."  More »

Do Not Be Fooled By Safeway's 2 for $7 Milk Trick
By Meg Marco on August 5, 2008 12:40 PM   50 Comments
While shopping at Safeway today I noticed something odd about the "O" Organics Milk. After I listened to a mom tell her daughter she buys "whatever is on sale" I went to purchase my own milk and realized that's not such a good plan. A half gallon was on sale for 2 for $7. Or if your a savvy shopper you could buy a gallon for $6.59. The Safeway website confirms it.   More »