I’m beginning to wonder whether Safeway is now officially engaging on “bait and switch” tactics – advertising products at bargain prices but then having so limited a selection of them available that they run out before most costumers even make it to the store. Once at the store, customers have little choice but to buy something more expensive – thus increasing Safeway’s profits, at least in the short run. In the long run, customers hopefully will wise up and go shopping elsewhere.
My suspicions are founded on the fact that the last two times I went shopping at the Washington Street Safeway in San Leandro, they were out of the advertised specials. Tuesday night they were out of both top sirloin and whole chickens, and Wednesday they didn’t have any more large packages of London broil. I can understand Tuesday – it was the last day of the sale and I went late – but yesterday was the first day of the new sale and I went shopping shortly after 5, before the after-work shopping “rush hour”. A grocery store like Safeway, that has operated for decades, has an idea as to how much an item will sell at a given price, and there is no excuse for them to run out of that item by 5 PM.
Safeway is much closer to my house than Lucky’s, and I will give it a chance or to more, but if I find that this trend of not having enough products continues, I’ll definitely start patronizing Lucky’s instead.
Safew loveland, Colorado, 34 and Taft . Store had a promotion by two soft drink products get two free as you walk in the door it says too soft drinks. Buy two get one free ., $9.99 he said for nonmember price. I am a member at Safeway and was charged for 212 packs of soda pop over at $9.99. I asked what the member price was. In the soda aisle ad said $9.99. With five dollars off for members making the price $4.99 12 pack . Additionally, I had a three dollar off 2 -12 packs My question was why was I charged $9.99 at nonmember price when I discussed clerk never offered by two at member a prize get two free with a three dollar coupon. I knew what was going on but I wanted to see if Watt would end up doing and now I’m writing you this has happened more than once at this Safeway. I kept receipt.