So, I go down to Safeway to buy a 2lb pkg of their thick slice bacon
(which is really quite good) at an almost $5 discount. Yay. But,
upon getting home, I see from the receipt I've only gotten $3 off.
WTF? knowing how smarmy Safeway is about their notoriously deceptive
ads, I read the flyer again. Sure enough, the extra $2 discount is
with a "U", as in "just for U" discount thingie, of which I've never
heard of. So, go to their website and get telco support number and
call them. Sure enough, now they have extra discounts if you are
willing to officially register and provide a valid email address for
them to further intrude on and track your life. Not gonna happen.
Dirtbags.

nb

"notbob" > wrote in message
...
> So, I go down to Safeway to buy a 2lb pkg of their thick slice bacon
> (which is really quite good) at an almost $5 discount. Yay. But,
> upon getting home, I see from the receipt I've only gotten $3 off.
> WTF? knowing how smarmy Safeway is about their notoriously deceptive
> ads, I read the flyer again. Sure enough, the extra $2 discount is
> with a "U", as in "just for U" discount thingie, of which I've never
> heard of. So, go to their website and get telco support number and
> call them. Sure enough, now they have extra discounts if you are
> willing to officially register and provide a valid email address for
> them to further intrude on and track your life. Not gonna happen.
> Dirtbags.
>
>

why don't you set up an anonymous e-mail account and post it here so we can
all use it when we go to Safeway?

"notbob" > wrote in message
...
> So, I go down to Safeway to buy a 2lb pkg of their thick slice bacon
> (which is really quite good) at an almost $5 discount. Yay. But,
> upon getting home, I see from the receipt I've only gotten $3 off.
> WTF? knowing how smarmy Safeway is about their notoriously deceptive
> ads, I read the flyer again. Sure enough, the extra $2 discount is
> with a "U", as in "just for U" discount thingie, of which I've never
> heard of. So, go to their website and get telco support number and
> call them. Sure enough, now they have extra discounts if you are
> willing to officially register and provide a valid email address for
> them to further intrude on and track your life. Not gonna happen.
> Dirtbags.
>
> nb


Yeah, you definitely have to have the Just For U to get some of the buys,
and you have to click on the deals through your computers to add, or by
using the computer in their stores. What a bunch of baloney. Just put it on
sale, and forget the cards that keep track of buying habits. Personally, I
am trying not to shop at stores that require a card to get the discounts
even though Safeway does have good buys with the Just for U discounts.
S-Mart and Smart and Final are about the only stores that don't require
them, now all of the drugstores in town CVS, Rite-Aid, and Walgreen's
require them too, it's just maddening.

Cheri

"Pico Rico" > wrote in message
...
>
> "notbob" > wrote in message
> ...
>> So, I go down to Safeway to buy a 2lb pkg of their thick slice bacon
>> (which is really quite good) at an almost $5 discount. Yay. But,
>> upon getting home, I see from the receipt I've only gotten $3 off.
>> WTF? knowing how smarmy Safeway is about their notoriously deceptive
>> ads, I read the flyer again. Sure enough, the extra $2 discount is
>> with a "U", as in "just for U" discount thingie, of which I've never
>> heard of. So, go to their website and get telco support number and
>> call them. Sure enough, now they have extra discounts if you are
>> willing to officially register and provide a valid email address for
>> them to further intrude on and track your life. Not gonna happen.
>> Dirtbags.
>>
>>
>
> why don't you set up an anonymous e-mail account and post it here so we
> can all use it when we go to Safeway?
>


You have to register for the card. If you leave the card at home, they will
use your phone number to match it.

Cheri

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
> "Pico Rico" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "notbob" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> So, I go down to Safeway to buy a 2lb pkg of their thick slice bacon
>>> (which is really quite good) at an almost $5 discount. Yay. But,
>>> upon getting home, I see from the receipt I've only gotten $3 off.
>>> WTF? knowing how smarmy Safeway is about their notoriously deceptive
>>> ads, I read the flyer again. Sure enough, the extra $2 discount is
>>> with a "U", as in "just for U" discount thingie, of which I've never
>>> heard of. So, go to their website and get telco support number and
>>> call them. Sure enough, now they have extra discounts if you are
>>> willing to officially register and provide a valid email address for
>>> them to further intrude on and track your life. Not gonna happen.
>>> Dirtbags.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> why don't you set up an anonymous e-mail account and post it here so we
>> can all use it when we go to Safeway?
>>
>
>
> You have to register for the card. If you leave the card at home, they
> will use your phone number to match it.
>

give a fake phone number and share it. I use my dad's phone number. One I
used my Uncle's.

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
> "notbob" > wrote in message
> ...
>> So, I go down to Safeway to buy a 2lb pkg of their thick slice bacon
>> (which is really quite good) at an almost $5 discount. Yay. But,
>> upon getting home, I see from the receipt I've only gotten $3 off.
>> WTF? knowing how smarmy Safeway is about their notoriously deceptive
>> ads, I read the flyer again. Sure enough, the extra $2 discount is
>> with a "U", as in "just for U" discount thingie, of which I've never
>> heard of. So, go to their website and get telco support number and
>> call them. Sure enough, now they have extra discounts if you are
>> willing to officially register and provide a valid email address for
>> them to further intrude on and track your life. Not gonna happen.
>> Dirtbags.
>>
>> nb
>
>
> Yeah, you definitely have to have the Just For U to get some of the buys,
> and you have to click on the deals through your computers to add, or by
> using the computer in their stores. What a bunch of baloney. Just put it
> on sale, and forget the cards that keep track of buying habits.
> Personally, I am trying not to shop at stores that require a card to get
> the discounts even though Safeway does have good buys with the Just for U
> discounts. S-Mart and Smart and Final are about the only stores that don't
> require them, now all of the drugstores in town CVS, Rite-Aid, and
> Walgreen's require them too, it's just maddening.
>
> Cheri
>

well, I would certainly pass on all that bunch of baloney.

On 7 Nov 2013 16:03:05 GMT, notbob > wrote:

> So, I go down to Safeway to buy a 2lb pkg of their thick slice bacon
> (which is really quite good) at an almost $5 discount. Yay. But,
> upon getting home, I see from the receipt I've only gotten $3 off.
> WTF? knowing how smarmy Safeway is about their notoriously deceptive
> ads, I read the flyer again. Sure enough, the extra $2 discount is
> with a "U", as in "just for U" discount thingie, of which I've never
> heard of. So, go to their website and get telco support number and
> call them. Sure enough, now they have extra discounts if you are
> willing to officially register and provide a valid email address for
> them to further intrude on and track your life. Not gonna happen.
> Dirtbags.
>
Can't say I've ever gotten an email from Safeway. They keep track of
me through my card and I take advantage of their discounted gas.
Win-win. They must think I have a Duggar type family because my kids
use my telephone number to get the discount when they shop at Safeway
too.


--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

sf wrote:
>
> On 7 Nov 2013 16:03:05 GMT, notbob > wrote:
>
> > So, I go down to Safeway to buy a 2lb pkg of their thick slice bacon
> > (which is really quite good) at an almost $5 discount. Yay. But,
> > upon getting home, I see from the receipt I've only gotten $3 off.
> > WTF? knowing how smarmy Safeway is about their notoriously deceptive
> > ads, I read the flyer again. Sure enough, the extra $2 discount is
> > with a "U", as in "just for U" discount thingie, of which I've never
> > heard of. So, go to their website and get telco support number and
> > call them. Sure enough, now they have extra discounts if you are
> > willing to officially register and provide a valid email address for
> > them to further intrude on and track your life. Not gonna happen.
> > Dirtbags.
> >
> Can't say I've ever gotten an email from Safeway. They keep track of
> me through my card and I take advantage of their discounted gas.
> Win-win. They must think I have a Duggar type family because my kids
> use my telephone number to get the discount when they shop at Safeway
> too.

For the few stores around here that haven't dropped the silly "loyalty
card" nonsense, I either give them a random phone number, or for some I
use a card that I got but never "registered" or in any way gave them any
information for.

On Thu, 7 Nov 2013 08:52:50 -0800, "Cheri" >
wrote:

> it's just maddening.

I most certainly is. The next big idea will be one card that covers
them all.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

notbob wrote:
> So, I go down to Safeway to buy a 2lb pkg of their thick slice bacon
> (which is really quite good) at an almost $5 discount. Yay. But,
> upon getting home, I see from the receipt I've only gotten $3 off.
> WTF? knowing how smarmy Safeway is about their notoriously deceptive
> ads, I read the flyer again. Sure enough, the extra $2 discount is
> with a "U", as in "just for U" discount thingie, of which I've never
> heard of. So, go to their website and get telco support number and
> call them. Sure enough, now they have extra discounts if you are
> willing to officially register and provide a valid email address for
> them to further intrude on and track your life. Not gonna happen.
> Dirtbags.

They are offering to pay you for your email address. You refused so
they don't pay you.

-S-

On Thu, 7 Nov 2013 13:42:59 -0500, "Steve Freides" >
wrote:

> notbob wrote:
> >
> > So, go to their website and get telco support number and
> > call them. Sure enough, now they have extra discounts if you are
> > willing to officially register and provide a valid email address for
> > them to further intrude on and track your life. Not gonna happen.
> > Dirtbags.
>
> They are offering to pay you for your email address. You refused so
> they don't pay you.
>
Are you getting email from them that I don't get? They never contact
me. There's a huge disparity between what I check off as
discounts/coupons that interest me on the website and what I really
buy, so I'm not sure what kind of information they can glean from
that. If it's anything useful, then more power to them because
they're working for it.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

sf wrote:
> On Thu, 7 Nov 2013 13:42:59 -0500, "Steve Freides" >
> wrote:
>
>> notbob wrote:
>>>
>>> So, go to their website and get telco support number and
>>> call them. Sure enough, now they have extra discounts if you are
>>> willing to officially register and provide a valid email address for
>>> them to further intrude on and track your life. Not gonna happen.
>>> Dirtbags.
>>
>> They are offering to pay you for your email address. You refused so
>> they don't pay you.
>>
> Are you getting email from them that I don't get? They never contact
> me. There's a huge disparity between what I check off as
> discounts/coupons that interest me on the website and what I really
> buy, so I'm not sure what kind of information they can glean from
> that. If it's anything useful, then more power to them because
> they're working for it.

I don't know that I've ever been in a Safeway.

-S-

On Thursday, November 7, 2013 8:03:05 AM UTC-8, notbob wrote:

I set up a yahoo email account just to use for registering for anything.
I check it occassionally and clean off all the spam.

Works great, and don't have to get any of that crap in my 'real' mailbox.

"Pico Rico" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Cheri" > wrote in message
> ...
>> "notbob" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> So, I go down to Safeway to buy a 2lb pkg of their thick slice bacon
>>> (which is really quite good) at an almost $5 discount. Yay. But,
>>> upon getting home, I see from the receipt I've only gotten $3 off.
>>> WTF? knowing how smarmy Safeway is about their notoriously deceptive
>>> ads, I read the flyer again. Sure enough, the extra $2 discount is
>>> with a "U", as in "just for U" discount thingie, of which I've never
>>> heard of. So, go to their website and get telco support number and
>>> call them. Sure enough, now they have extra discounts if you are
>>> willing to officially register and provide a valid email address for
>>> them to further intrude on and track your life. Not gonna happen.
>>> Dirtbags.
>>>
>>> nb
>>
>>
>> Yeah, you definitely have to have the Just For U to get some of the buys,
>> and you have to click on the deals through your computers to add, or by
>> using the computer in their stores. What a bunch of baloney. Just put it
>> on sale, and forget the cards that keep track of buying habits.
>> Personally, I am trying not to shop at stores that require a card to get
>> the discounts even though Safeway does have good buys with the Just for U
>> discounts. S-Mart and Smart and Final are about the only stores that
>> don't require them, now all of the drugstores in town CVS, Rite-Aid, and
>> Walgreen's require them too, it's just maddening.
>>
>> Cheri
>>
>
> well, I would certainly pass on all that bunch of baloney.

I'm trying to. The one exception is Costco.

Cheri

"The Other Guy" > wrote in message
...

> So, DON'T use it, and don't get the best price. I'm thrilled that you
> can afford to not worry about the price, but *I* can't do that.

Thank you for your permission which I don't need, and the fact that *you*
can't do that sounds like a personal problem to me. Don't be a hater.

> AND I love the convenience of knowing WHEN things I like are on sale!
> AND not having to clip coupons and remembering to carry and provide
> them at checkout!

How nice for you.

Cheri

notbob wrote:
>
> call them. Sure enough, now they have extra discounts if you are
> willing to officially register and provide a valid email address for
> them to further intrude on and track your life. Not gonna happen.
> Dirtbags.

If the NSA would pay us directly instead of Safeway,
we might feel better about the surveillance.

On Thu, 7 Nov 2013 14:39:00 -0500, "Steve Freides" >
wrote:

> I don't know that I've ever been in a Safeway.
>
They have a store locator, if you're curious - I only know that there
are easily a dozen within a 3 mile radius of my house. You probably
have Aldi or one of the other grocery chains I see mentioned here that
aren't in my area.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On 2013-11-07, The Other Guy > wrote:

> NO problem, and your SAVINGS is NOT GONNA HAPPEN, moron!

Not cheap enough to sell myself fer $2. Apparently, you don't value
yerself so high.

toodles....
nb

On Thu, 7 Nov 2013 12:25:35 -0800, "Cheri" >
wrote:

>"The Other Guy" > wrote in message
.. .
>
>> So, DON'T use it, and don't get the best price. I'm thrilled that you
>> can afford to not worry about the price, but *I* can't do that.
>
>Thank you for your permission which I don't need, and the fact that *you*
>can't do that sounds like a personal problem to me. Don't be a hater.
>
> > AND I love the convenience of knowing WHEN things I like are on sale!
>> AND not having to clip coupons and remembering to carry and provide
>> them at checkout!
>
>How nice for you.
>
>Cheri

I have no problem with my local stores knowing my basic ID, I receive
their sale circulars via email and enjoy saving money by receiving
their coupons via snail mail. If you pay with plastic they know
everything about you anyway. Those who are behind on paying their
bills are the ones attempting to hide from their local businesses. I
like getting my discounts. I think the main reason that stores bother
with keeping tabs and issue discounts is to maintain the local
shoppers... businesses have been attracting regular patrons with
discounts for as long as I can remember... my mom would shop the same
stores and would receive more than her dollar's worth. I think
there's a benefit to knowing your market's employees and their knowing
you. Only those who don't pay their bills are who are ascared. Pay
your debts and you don't need to worry.

On 7 Nov 2013 16:03:05 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>So, I go down to Safeway to buy a 2lb pkg of their thick slice bacon
>(which is really quite good) at an almost $5 discount. Yay. But,
>upon getting home, I see from the receipt I've only gotten $3 off.
>WTF? knowing how smarmy Safeway is about their notoriously deceptive
>ads, I read the flyer again. Sure enough, the extra $2 discount is
>with a "U", as in "just for U" discount thingie, of which I've never
>heard of. So, go to their website and get telco support number and
>call them. Sure enough, now they have extra discounts if you are
>willing to officially register and provide a valid email address for
>them to further intrude on and track your life. Not gonna happen.
>Dirtbags.
>
>nb

I am more and more thankful for the 2 grocery stores in this one
horse town. I don't count the Walmart as a grocery store. We have
cards for both of the stores here, Food Lion and Ingles. We do the
bulk of our shopping at Ingles. I have signed up for the email
notifications from Ingles. So every Sunday morning I get an email
from them letting me know what things we buy are on sale the coming
week. We also have their Advantage card. Last year we spent about
$3500 on groceries there and saved about $500. They print out the
savings on our receipts. We stock up when things are on sale: coffee,
BOGO or 4 pound bag of sugar for $1.88 (Christmas baking is coming
up.) They are also great about charging $5 when I buy 5 of something
priced 10 for $10. Their meats and produce are excellent and they
carry high quality name brands in addition to their top quality store
brands. The fact that the store is always clean and uncluttered
helps. Also the fact that everyone is friendly. You rarely have to
wait at the checkout-out. The manager will open a lane if there are
more than about 3 in a line. He also stocks shelves when necessary.

I must say I feel sorry for the people who have to shop in such poor
grocery stores as I hear about here.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

On Thu, 07 Nov 2013 09:32:12 -0800, sf > wrote:

>Can't say I've ever gotten an email from Safeway. They keep track of
>me through my card and I take advantage of their discounted gas.
>Win-win.

I am not registered with Safeway. None around here in Brooklyn. But I have
many loyalty cards. None of them send me e-mail.

> They must think I have a Duggar type family because my kids
>use my telephone number to get the discount when they shop at Safeway
>too.

Yes. This is why you don't give them a random phone number. If you don't
have your card you simply give them your number. And I find when I'm at a
self-service checkout it is easier to key in my number than to dig into my
wallet and find the card photocopy.

Photocopy you ask? Yes. All of the cards are overly thick. So I've made
photocopies of them and carry card-sized sheets of paper in my wallet
instead.

Don. www.paleofood.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).

"The Cook" > wrote in message
...
> On 7 Nov 2013 16:03:05 GMT, notbob > wrote:
>
>>So, I go down to Safeway to buy a 2lb pkg of their thick slice bacon
>>(which is really quite good) at an almost $5 discount. Yay. But,
>>upon getting home, I see from the receipt I've only gotten $3 off.
>>WTF? knowing how smarmy Safeway is about their notoriously deceptive
>>ads, I read the flyer again. Sure enough, the extra $2 discount is
>>with a "U", as in "just for U" discount thingie, of which I've never
>>heard of. So, go to their website and get telco support number and
>>call them. Sure enough, now they have extra discounts if you are
>>willing to officially register and provide a valid email address for
>>them to further intrude on and track your life. Not gonna happen.
>>Dirtbags.
>>
>>nb
>
> I am more and more thankful for the 2 grocery stores in this one
> horse town. I don't count the Walmart as a grocery store. We have
> cards for both of the stores here, Food Lion and Ingles. We do the
> bulk of our shopping at Ingles. I have signed up for the email
> notifications from Ingles. So every Sunday morning I get an email
> from them letting me know what things we buy are on sale the coming
> week. We also have their Advantage card. Last year we spent about
> $3500 on groceries there and saved about $500. They print out the
> savings on our receipts. We stock up when things are on sale: coffee,
> BOGO or 4 pound bag of sugar for $1.88 (Christmas baking is coming
> up.) They are also great about charging $5 when I buy 5 of something
> priced 10 for $10. Their meats and produce are excellent and they
> carry high quality name brands in addition to their top quality store
> brands. The fact that the store is always clean and uncluttered
> helps. Also the fact that everyone is friendly. You rarely have to
> wait at the checkout-out. The manager will open a lane if there are
> more than about 3 in a line. He also stocks shelves when necessary.
>
> I must say I feel sorry for the people who have to shop in such poor
> grocery stores as I hear about here.

The U thing ****ed me right off! I supposedly loads coupons to your
Smartphone but I've yet to get it to work. I wanted to use it for Coke
products. You can stack it with other coupons and also sale prices. So had
I been able to use the $2 off, the soda would have been cheap. But it
wouldn't load. Seems whenever there are coupons I want to use, they won't
load.

On Thursday, November 7, 2013 9:03:05 AM UTC-7, notbob wrote:
> So, I go down to Safeway to buy a 2lb pkg of their thick slice bacon
>
> (which is really quite good) at an almost $5 discount. Yay. But,
>
> upon getting home, I see from the receipt I've only gotten $3 off.
>
> WTF? knowing how smarmy Safeway is about their notoriously deceptive
>
> ads, I read the flyer again. Sure enough, the extra $2 discount is
>
> with a "U", as in "just for U" discount thingie, of which I've never
>
> heard of. So, go to their website and get telco support number and
>
> call them. Sure enough, now they have extra discounts if you are
>
> willing to officially register and provide a valid email address for
>
> them to further intrude on and track your life. Not gonna happen.
>
> Dirtbags.
>
>
>
> nb

I agree that I do not want to sign up for the Safeway just for u coupons. Our Safeway stores are going downhill FAST. The prices are suddenly very high, the service level is down, and the stores are dirty and not many customers. I think they are on the way out around here. They used to be the biggest in the market here. I go to our local King Soopers (Kroger) now, and I used to hate them.

Dale

On Thu, 7 Nov 2013 16:16:26 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

> The U thing ****ed me right off! I supposedly loads coupons to your
> Smartphone but I've yet to get it to work. I wanted to use it for Coke
> products. You can stack it with other coupons and also sale prices. So had
> I been able to use the $2 off, the soda would have been cheap. But it
> wouldn't load. Seems whenever there are coupons I want to use, they won't
> load.

I don't have trouble with that. I have trouble signing into the
website and have to reset my password every time. They had a rule
about not being able to use your last password or the one before that,
so I was rotating three of them - but I think they've changed that
because I reset it to what (I think) the last one was and the website
didn't give me any trouble about it. Honestly, why? It's a grocery
store web site, not Fort Knox.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On Fri, 08 Nov 2013 03:11:54 +0000, MotoFox >
wrote:

> That was before I got smart and started shopping at Cash & Carry and
> Winco.

AKA: lost your job.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On Fri, 08 Nov 2013 03:21:30 +0000, MotoFox >
wrote:

> You know, making an effort to provide sale prices that, 15 years
> ago, everybody would have received regardless...the way it SHOULD be.

Oh, you are a real youngster. <patting Moto on head>

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 7 Nov 2013 12:25:35 -0800, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
>
>>"The Other Guy" > wrote in message
. ..
>>
>>> So, DON'T use it, and don't get the best price. I'm thrilled that you
>>> can afford to not worry about the price, but *I* can't do that.
>>
>>Thank you for your permission which I don't need, and the fact that *you*
>>can't do that sounds like a personal problem to me. Don't be a hater.
>>
>> > AND I love the convenience of knowing WHEN things I like are on sale!
>>> AND not having to clip coupons and remembering to carry and provide
>>> them at checkout!
>>
>>How nice for you.
>>
>>Cheri
>
> I have no problem with my local stores knowing my basic ID, I receive
> their sale circulars via email and enjoy saving money by receiving
> their coupons via snail mail. If you pay with plastic they know
> everything about you anyway. Those who are behind on paying their
> bills are the ones attempting to hide from their local businesses. I
> like getting my discounts. I think the main reason that stores bother
> with keeping tabs and issue discounts is to maintain the local
> shoppers... businesses have been attracting regular patrons with
> discounts for as long as I can remember... my mom would shop the same
> stores and would receive more than her dollar's worth. I think
> there's a benefit to knowing your market's employees and their knowing
> you. Only those who don't pay their bills are who are ascared. Pay
> your debts and you don't need to worry.



That's not at all true. I don't owe anybody. I just think it's ridiculous.

Cheri

"dalep" > wrote in message
...
On Thursday, November 7, 2013 9:03:05 AM UTC-7, notbob wrote:
> So, I go down to Safeway to buy a 2lb pkg of their thick slice bacon
>
> (which is really quite good) at an almost $5 discount. Yay. But,
>
> upon getting home, I see from the receipt I've only gotten $3 off.
>
> WTF? knowing how smarmy Safeway is about their notoriously deceptive
>
> ads, I read the flyer again. Sure enough, the extra $2 discount is
>
> with a "U", as in "just for U" discount thingie, of which I've never
>
> heard of. So, go to their website and get telco support number and
>
> call them. Sure enough, now they have extra discounts if you are
>
> willing to officially register and provide a valid email address for
>
> them to further intrude on and track your life. Not gonna happen.
>
> Dirtbags.
>
>
>
> nb

I agree that I do not want to sign up for the Safeway just for u coupons.
Our Safeway stores are going downhill FAST. The prices are suddenly very
high, the service level is down, and the stores are dirty and not many
customers. I think they are on the way out around here. They used to be
the biggest in the market here. I go to our local King Soopers (Kroger)
now, and I used to hate them.

Dale

=======

I will say that the Safeway here is a very nice store, clean and shiny, just
don't want to jump through the hoops to get their sale prices. Things that
aren't on sale are very high priced though.

Cheri

"dalep" > wrote in message
...
On Thursday, November 7, 2013 9:03:05 AM UTC-7, notbob wrote:
> So, I go down to Safeway to buy a 2lb pkg of their thick slice bacon
>
> (which is really quite good) at an almost $5 discount. Yay. But,
>
> upon getting home, I see from the receipt I've only gotten $3 off.
>
> WTF? knowing how smarmy Safeway is about their notoriously deceptive
>
> ads, I read the flyer again. Sure enough, the extra $2 discount is
>
> with a "U", as in "just for U" discount thingie, of which I've never
>
> heard of. So, go to their website and get telco support number and
>
> call them. Sure enough, now they have extra discounts if you are
>
> willing to officially register and provide a valid email address for
>
> them to further intrude on and track your life. Not gonna happen.
>
> Dirtbags.
>
>
>
> nb

I agree that I do not want to sign up for the Safeway just for u coupons.
Our Safeway stores are going downhill FAST. The prices are suddenly very
high, the service level is down, and the stores are dirty and not many
customers. I think they are on the way out around here. They used to be
the biggest in the market here. I go to our local King Soopers (Kroger)
now, and I used to hate them.

Dale

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I rarely shop at Safeway. Mainly only if they have a good sale on soda.
And then I just buy the soda.

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...

> I rarely shop at Safeway. Mainly only if they have a good sale on soda.
> And then I just buy the soda.


I used to really enjoy shopping there, but not so much anymore.

Cheri

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> I rarely shop at Safeway. Mainly only if they have a good sale on soda.
>> And then I just buy the soda.
>
>
> I used to really enjoy shopping there, but not so much anymore.

I did shop there some when we lived in CA. We also had Albertsons and some
other small market that sold kosher meat. It was like an old market from
the 60's. Same signage and all. Albertsons was the closest store to me and
had the best prices but if I went out to the dinky little mall I had a
choice of Albertsons or Safeway. Both seemed to be about the same but with
prices overall better at Albertsons. But... If we went to Bay Farm Island,
the Safeway was *much* better. Especially the produce department. They had
everything, including heirloom tomatoes.

But the ones here? They annoy me. Prices through the roof! Then they'll
make a big announcement that they've lowered prices. So I'll go there and
sure enough, there will be some bargains. But then? They creep back up and
are higher than the other stores again. I do know some people who work
there or have worked there including my neighbors. Seems like a good place
to work. But not such a good place to shop.

I think I only ever did a big shop at Safeway once. That was during the
time when we had two back to back shut down the city type snowstorms. We
were running low on food and I surmised that their parking lot might have
less ice than Albertsons. Boy was I wrong about that! That was the trip
where my husband kept slipping on the ice and dropped the same potato
countless times as he tried to get to his car. Left us shouting, "Leave the
potato!"

Because everyone was in the same boat as we were, the shelves were pretty
bare. And we knew the next storm was coming any minute. This was right
before Christmas and I hadn't even had a chance to buy any special foods.
We basically ran up and down the aisles and tossed in anything that didn't
seem terribly objectionable, only because the foods we would normally eat
were for the most part not there! Yes, we were eating processed foods and
things we would rather not And we paid a pretty penny for the crappy food.
But we made it through the winter.

This incident stays so fresh in my memory that I do keep a rather large
stockpile now, at least through the winter. I did not not have a stockpile
then like I do now. And the only extra thing that I did have was actually
some kind of off brand gluten free cereal for Angela. Only purchased
because we'd gone into North Seattle to have lunch with a friend. She was
running late so we ventured into the nearby Safeway. Found the cheap cereal
and bought it Then got that rat in our garage. That was not a good winter.
I keep canned goods out there now, but no cereal!

On Thursday, November 7, 2013 12:24:49 PM UTC-6, The Other Guy wrote:
> On Thu, 7 Nov 2013 08:52:50 -0800, "Cheri" >
>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> >Yeah, you definitely have to have the Just For U to get some of the buys,
>
> >and you have to click on the deals through your computers to add, or by
>
> >using the computer in their stores. What a bunch of baloney.
>
>
>
> So, DON'T use it, and don't get the best price. I'm thrilled that you
>
> can afford to not worry about the price, but *I* can't do that.
>
>
>
> AND I love the convenience of knowing WHEN things I like are on sale!
>
> AND not having to clip coupons and remembering to carry and provide
>
> them at checkout!
>
I love when other folks pay higher prices and subsidize my buying power.

--Bryan

On 11/7/2013 10:21 PM, MotoFox wrote:

> Albertson's finally dumped its tracking-card programme sometime in 2012,
> if I recall correctly. I'm eagerly awaiting the day other stores finally
> see the light and follow their example. Having to belong to some special
> store "club" to get items "on sale" was a fun fad back in 1999, but has
> long outlived its usefulness and should have died out about 10 years ago.

I shop in an Albertsons's chain and they also dropped the card a few
months ago. Just one less thing to bother with. Maybe one day my
wallet will be lighter when I no longer have to carry all those cards.

One one shopping trip I saw the cashier wait for a guy to fish out
his store card at the place that no longer requires a card. I guess
they must still have some use. Perhaps he was writing a check though
I didn't notice that.

nancy

On 11/7/2013 11:52 AM, Cheri wrote:

> U discounts. S-Mart and Smart and Final are about the only stores that
> don't require them, now all of the drugstores in town CVS, Rite-Aid, and
> Walgreen's require them too, it's just maddening.

What drives me crazy about all the drug stores is bad enough you
have to use your card to get the sale, but they all have these
irritating points/rewards programs. I don't want any damn
"Bucks" or "Reward Points" or whatever. I hate games like that
with a passion. And then you see what you need on sale but you'd
better hope you need it a lot because half the time it's buy one,
get one half price.

Used to be fun to shop in drugstores.

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> On 11/7/2013 10:21 PM, MotoFox wrote:
>
>> Albertson's finally dumped its tracking-card programme sometime in 2012,
>> if I recall correctly. I'm eagerly awaiting the day other stores finally
>> see the light and follow their example. Having to belong to some special
>> store "club" to get items "on sale" was a fun fad back in 1999, but has
>> long outlived its usefulness and should have died out about 10 years ago.
>
> I shop in an Albertsons's chain and they also dropped the card a few
> months ago. Just one less thing to bother with. Maybe one day my
> wallet will be lighter when I no longer have to carry all those cards.
>
> One one shopping trip I saw the cashier wait for a guy to fish out
> his store card at the place that no longer requires a card. I guess
> they must still have some use. Perhaps he was writing a check though
> I didn't notice that.

I was told that you could use the card for gas rewards, although I don't
know of any of their gas stations. Not sure that still applies though. I
do still see people all the time who present their cards and act shocked
when they hear that they no longer take them.

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> On 11/7/2013 11:52 AM, Cheri wrote:
>
>> U discounts. S-Mart and Smart and Final are about the only stores that
>> don't require them, now all of the drugstores in town CVS, Rite-Aid, and
>> Walgreen's require them too, it's just maddening.
>
> What drives me crazy about all the drug stores is bad enough you
> have to use your card to get the sale, but they all have these
> irritating points/rewards programs. I don't want any damn
> "Bucks" or "Reward Points" or whatever. I hate games like that
> with a passion. And then you see what you need on sale but you'd
> better hope you need it a lot because half the time it's buy one,
> get one half price.
>
> Used to be fun to shop in drugstores.
>
> nancy

Yes! Walgreens gives me that receipt for a good amount off of my next order
but it has to be used in 24 or 48 hours or something like that. Seeing as
how Walgreens is not convenient to me and I do not do a lot of brick and
mortar drugstore shopping, I am not likely to go back to redeem it. Plus
their is not likely to be anything else I would need to buy.

Right Aid sometimes does the same but I think you have a week or two to
redeem. You still have to bring the danged receipt back in. Um... I've
got your card! Load it to the card! I did actually redeem one of those.
Daughter needed some sort of school supplies. Can't remember now what but
we went there and got them.

On Fri, 08 Nov 2013 08:01:26 -0500, Nancy Young
> wrote:

> On 11/7/2013 10:21 PM, MotoFox wrote:
>
> > Albertson's finally dumped its tracking-card programme sometime in 2012,
> > if I recall correctly. I'm eagerly awaiting the day other stores finally
> > see the light and follow their example. Having to belong to some special
> > store "club" to get items "on sale" was a fun fad back in 1999, but has
> > long outlived its usefulness and should have died out about 10 years ago.
>
> I shop in an Albertsons's chain and they also dropped the card a few
> months ago. Just one less thing to bother with. Maybe one day my
> wallet will be lighter when I no longer have to carry all those cards.
>
> One one shopping trip I saw the cashier wait for a guy to fish out
> his store card at the place that no longer requires a card. I guess
> they must still have some use. Perhaps he was writing a check though
> I didn't notice that.
>
Lucky doesn't require a card to get sale prices, but they still have a
card that is connected to gas rewards. I'd be more interested if I
used the gas brand they're hooked up with.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

"Cheri" wrote:
>
>I will say that the Safeway here is a very nice store, clean and shiny, just
>don't want to jump through the hoops to get their sale prices. Things that
>aren't on sale are very high priced though.

What kind of hoops? I carry the little plastic tags on my key ring
for the local stores I shop, only takes a second to scan and I get
several discounts. I get the stupidmarket circular emailed to me,
arrives a week earlier than the printed version so I can more easily
plan. The store I shop also lets me click on items on line so when/if
I do buy them I automatically get an even larger discount. I don't
concern myself with stores knowing who I am, they know anyway if you
shop there... there are cameras everywhere, they know your automobile,
even who you shop with, when you pay with plastic they have a photo of
your card, show your driver's license to buy booze they have a crisp
clear photo of that too. In this new high tech world it's very
difficult to be annonymous, near impossible... so I'm not going to
concern myself about stores tracking what I buy, they know anyway...
they have a photo of you and your plastic at the register tied to your
receipt... they know what you buy every time you shop, they know
better than you do about your purchases. Actually they don't care
about your personal info because if ever needed for legal purposes it
can be pulled up in minutes... they have a photo of you and
your car's plates every time you patronize the store... with Google
Maps they can peek into your bedroom window... you only think you have
privacy sunbathing nude on your back deck.

On Fri, 08 Nov 2013 08:06:48 -0500, Nancy Young
> wrote:

> And then you see what you need on sale but you'd
> better hope you need it a lot because half the time it's buy one,
> get one half price.
>
> Used to be fun to shop in drugstores.
>
Hubby and I have bad colds, so I went to Walgreens and saw that buy
one, get half off another. If I didn't feel so cr*ppy, I would have
gone a few more miles down the road to my HMO and bought generic from
them. As it is, I spent easily 5 times more than I would have spent
there just because the drugstore was close and convenient.

Safeway pulls cr*p like that too - buy two frozen items, get a third
for free. This is an urban area, how many people have stand alone
freezers to store all the stuff they don't need in? That's why I buy
what few frozen items that I do buy at Trader Joe's. I like what they
sell (petit peas - fire roasted corn) and I don't have to buy a
truckload just to get a decent price.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On Thu, 7 Nov 2013 22:37:46 -0800, "Cheri" >
wrote:

> I will say that the Safeway here is a very nice store, clean and shiny, just
> don't want to jump through the hoops to get their sale prices. Things that
> aren't on sale are very high priced though.

I do just fine shopping at Safeway without using any online deals, but
the one sale item that I've decided to load up on the next time it's
on a "real" sale is Lay's lightly salted potato chips. Hubby loves
those things and always asks me to buy them *if* they are on sale.
What he means by sale is $2.50 each or BOGO. It was "on sale" for
$3.99 this week - they claim it's supposed to be $4.49. but I bought
him a package anyway and told him that we're going to load up on those
things the next time they're on a real sale.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.