Safeway

People are always nice to me there. Sometimes a bit slow but overall really nice people.

Typically my favorite place to shop, but tonight I wait 10+ minutes in the deli line to finally re

I was in Safeway about a week ago of course looking for good deals
(I have to admit I have given up looking for good deals at Safeway with the high prices)
Saw something called just for U on a sale sign and having some difficulty and someone who I thought was just an employee walked up to me and asked if I needed help (didn’t think he could on my cell phone but what the heck) So I told him what I was doing and he assisted me all the way to a phone call to make sure I had all I needed. Didn’t think much of it till now when I was shopping with my manufacturers coupons that I remembered his advice to check all adds to make sure I get all the deals I can. I saved so much that I just wanted to let Safeway now that you had a valued employee that I recently found out through a friend he had helped in another awesome way that he was a supervisor Named Jeff. Thanks Jeff :)
I will be making Lake wood store my store for now on :)

Was driving out of town and noticed I had forgetten my new meds that are rather important. This was the nearest Safeway pharmacy so I popped in hoping to buy an emergy supply for the day. The pharmacist Antonio was very accomodating although it’s not refill time yet. My day eas saved. Thanks!

The check out person was very rude i believe she was a manager helping out. There was an elderly man in front of me that was moving slow but the check out person showed how inpatient she was by rolling her eyes and sighing just because the customer was going slow and needed help running the debit card machine.
As it was my turn to check out she was muttering under her breath how much she hated working there and stated to me that she hated slow people and that she couldn’t wait to be off to go have a drink.
The university plave safeway is much better and the employees are very nice and helpful. I will take the longer drive to that store for now on

Oh Safeway, how I dislike thee. I’m giving three stars because there’s nothing uniquely wrong with this particular store. The biggest thing I hate about Safeway is their layout. I honestly feel that they lay out their stores so that you feel as though you’re in a casino; you’re so confused that you end up buying more than what you came in for. The produce is on the right of the entrance but they display the more expensive organic food prominently. Then they break up the isle flow with truncated small isles and organize the products by nationality. I once went in trying to find my wife some Mexican rice. I went to the Mexican isle and found no rice. After a few minutes I found the rice isle and plenty of rice but no Mexican rice. I went back and forth and played this game for 5 minutes before I gave up. Ironically enough I gave up and found her Mexican rice in the «one box meal» isle (not near either the rice or Mexican isles). How frustrating! I have also spent many countless hours searching for products only to find them in a random place. They put their pharmacy dead center and to the back of the store which causes lines in the back of the store. Up front they put the end of the isles so close to the check out lines that lines form well into the isles which is very annoying for shopping and very annoying if you’re in line and someone inadvertently cuts in front of you not seeing that the line has formed in the isle. Their baby isle and personal hygiene isle is opposite the pharmacy in the center which weird. They have a fresh deli and fresh food fast area (pre-​cooked chicken, soups, salads) but there is usually a long line. They have a standard bakery area too. Their prices are a bit high but they offer a discount program on gasoline since they have a gas station in their large parking lot up front. On that front, the parking lot is slow because it’s shared with a lot of other strip mall type stores which is annoying. Truth be told the only reason I shop here and not on JBLM post (military) is proximity to my house. I’d rather not shop here if I had my choice, but it’s as good as you get in this area. All in all I try to avoid shopping here but it’s the most prominent grocery store in the area.

Not sure what the staffing problem except there is one and has been for several months. Today, checkout lines were very long, going into the aisles and there are only 4 lanes open. You can tell the cashiers are trying their best and most are usually pleasant. However, customers are getting very frustrated and arguing happens among us. Please fix the staffing problems.

When it comes to customer service, this is the WORST PHARMACY EVER!

All the times I’ve been there the meat is rotten and they try to hide it in the package so you won’t be able to tell until you purchase it.

Convenient, love the ppl that work there and very neat and clean. It can be understaffed at night but it sucks when customers get all bratty on the workers they have to stock your shit and ring you up get over it.

I hate this grocery store… The only reason I shop here is because it’s 3 blocks from home. However, I generally just grab mark down meat and pantry items. Their produce is often rotting on the shelf and I frequently get enveloped by fruit flies when I contemplate grabbing some. Their cash register management sucks frequently having only a few registers running when there is a mad rush of customers. Most recently I ran in to grab a bottle of wine for dinner only to discover it was corked! I hate buying produce and other items only to have them be bad or go bad.
When I have planned a large grocery shopping trip I gladly drive to the University Place Fred Meyer which is 4 miles away and I drive past Safeway, Saars, and Walmart to get there!

My experience here was pretty pore.
I asked an associate for help and he basically just shrugged at me & pointed in a general direction of where he thought the item might have been & walked off, luckily the women at the meat counter was able to point me in the right direction.
The lines are crazy long and our check out girl was pretty rude.
Idk maybe it was just an off day for everyone.

Lame lines at night. One checker. Morning and day I give it 5 stars… Night, sucks! Next time I’m going to the gas station or WalMart. I saw the checker rolling his eyes at the line. I have to hold my tounge when I’m at work, you should too!

Beautiful selection of flowers and gifts for every occasion/​holiday. I buy fresh flowers from here for my home year around!
Money orders and stamps are available for purchase at the customer service desk. You can do western union at that desk as well as purchase lotto tickets.
What I really love is the great selection of fresh, organic produce. Great selection of desserts and customizable cakes from the bakery too. Of course, they have the usual everyday grocery items as well. Clean, employees are friendly and very helpful!
The best grocery store in the Lakewood Towne center for sure!

Being open 24 hours is always a plus. I went around 8pm the eve before thanksgiving and was surprised it wasn’t jam packed. The majority of patron looks to be military and family. Cool. Definitely not ghetto and trouble like the Walmarts near Fort Bragg!

Usually this is my go-​to place to get organic produce & most of my everyday grocery items. I have been frustrated with the newest remodel/​layout change they did in the past month or so though. The selection of some of their items has been limited due to new shelving layouts/​smaller sections. One example of which is their fresh ground coffees. They used to have at least 12 – 18 kinds of beans that you could grind in store to your desired grind, however since the remodel they are now down to about 8, & of course none of which are the ones I used to get, & the packaged ones are never ground to the coarseness needed, or the type wanted. Other than these changes this Safeway is great. Sadly this remodel/​lack of selection causes me to search elsewhere for some of the items I need.

I called the flower lady cris about a boquet today and she was quite rude. She used a very irritated tone and seemed unhappy for me to be bothering her with questions at all, I was placed on hold twice for her to «check something» & right off the bat told me that their bouquets started at $ 150 and only go higher from there, as if she could tell over the phone that I would not be able to afford it! I ended up just hanging up and going with a different floral shop because my experience from her was so unpleasant!

This Safeway gets 4 stars because I actually found Himalayan pink salt on sale (I don’t think other people really knew what it was). I couldn’t believe it myself. But for what I paid for it, I definitely will try it! It’s also very convenient to other shops that I find myself having to visit — and it has a gas station which you get bonus discounts off each gallon of gas (I got my discount up to $ 0.40 once!).
Besides the pink salt, I find that this particular Safeway to be. I’ve lived near much larger Safeways that offered a lot more in terms of deli, butcher and seafood, ready food meals & $ 5 pizza Fridays (huge pizzas w/​garlic brushed crust).
My four stars is for it carrying an item that I never expected Safeway to have! Shhhh… Don’t tell anyone! Just kidding. I actually bought them all (not kidding, they only had two).

I love this Safeway! Joey Soares is a great store manager and it shows in the quality of employees and the facility overall.
The employess are super accomadating. If you have a questions they never pass you off to another employee, they handle the situation even if it is another department.
The store is super clean, and stocked with everything.
There is a gas station so it really makes it one stop shopping.

This Safeway is located in the «Lakewood Towne Center» and the only one located ‘in’ town. It’s been a staple for quite a while with an addition of a gas station back when they started to sell fuel.
It is a pretty large and modern location with a decent sized deli section/​bakery/​florist as well as a pharmacy which is located in the rear.
The lines are always mad crazy in this location and I’m not sure why. The prices aren’t why people come in but it always seems to be the most ‘convenient’.
The pharmacy staff is great and my Mom has been a steady customer for 10 years easy. They are great with the refills and calling her when they’re ready. She needs a lot of medicine due to a transplant and they’ve never given her any hassle.