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North Davis Location (store #1205) South Davis Location (store #1561)
Address 1431 West Covell Boulevard
(Covell Blvd. and Sycamore Lane, in The Marketplace)		 2121 Cowell Blvd.
(Cowell Boulevard and Pole Line Road, in Oakshade Town Center)
Phone (530)757-4540 (530)792-8500
Hours Daily, 24-hours Daily, 24-hours
Website [WWW]http://safeway.com [WWW]http://safeway.com
Store Map northsafeway.pdf (unofficial organizer)

safeway1.jpgBehind Safeway in case you feel like Dumpster Diving.

Safeway is the only 24-hour supermarket in Davis. Sometimes people invent exciting games to play in aisles past 3AM. Some of these games can get you permanently banned from Safeway. But don't worry — they just ban you one location at a time.

The South Davis store is larger than the North Davis store, and has a wider selection of prepared foods (e.g., roast chicken, sandwiches) available 24/7.

Safeway's policy is that if you ask how something tastes, they will offer you a sample. This includes fresh cakes which they will cut you a small slice and then throw the whole cake away. While it's free food, it shouldn't be abused. If you're not into samples or public appearances, you can also order online and have food delivered for a small charge.

According to the [WWW]USPS website, both stores sell stamps. Both locations have a Coinstar-type machine(no gift cards and it charges a fee), a Wells Fargo branch and a Starbucks. It is Safeway policy for employees to not accept tips. You do not have to tip the Starbucks baristas in a Safeway or grocery delivery people.

If you have to get to the stores by public transportation, you can take the 42 Yolobus line to the North Davis Safeway, and also the G, P, or Q Unitrans bus lines. For the South Davis location, take the W or M Unitrans line.

It is also part of store policy to offer you either a [wikipedia]raincheck or a different brand of the same product to any discounted item. For example: Safeway brand brownie mix is ten for ten dollars, but they happen to be out of the mix. You can either ask the cashier for a raincheck (and wait until another shipment has arrived) or bring a box of Betty Crocker brownie mix of equal weight and ask them to charge you for the price of the Safeway brand.

Safeway usually has paper and plastic bags at the checkout, although they do not always ask for your preference and usually just default to plastic. Their plastic bags are especially thin, which can be problematic if the store clerk doesn't double up the bags on heavy items. They have a plastic bag recycling bin at the front of the store. The paper bags are smaller in comparison to those at Save Mart and Nugget and minus the handles. If you bring your own bags to the checkout (reused paper bags or canvas-type bags), they credit your bill at a rate of 3 cents per bag. You get the same discount if you use their bags or those from a competing store.

Trivia

One of the former employees at the North Davis location is Lamar Heystek, a former ASUCD senator and current City Council guy. More than one wiki editor believes that Safeway isn't Safeway without Lamar.

The North Davis Safeway was originally built as two stores to circumvent a Davis Ordinance that limited the square footage of Grocery Stores. The South Side was smaller and housed the deli and liquor departments. Eventually the ordinance was lifted and the two stores combined. That is why the doors on the south side are a bit further out, and there is a set of doors permanently closed in the floral department.

Safeway has been in Davis for ages, but the company has an ongoing habit of closing one store and relocating to a different part of town each time a new development/shopping center opens. Former Safeway sites include the area that became State (Harvest) Market (now Cost Plus), the present location of the Co-Op, and the present location of the East Davis Nugget, to name a few.

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2005-04-03 05:41:21   So....delivery isn't free? It has a $10 surcharge? —GeorgeLewis

2005-04-18 23:57:16   My roommate Julia used to work in North Davis Safeway until she quit! She still avoids shopping there, even though we live right across the street from there. —YawenChen

2005-06-29 22:46:11   South Davis's Safeway is MUCH better, and the workers are much nicer. —AnnieSirrah

2005-06-29 22:47:45   Actually I find the workers at North Safeway are pretty damn cool. Maybe cause I see them so often, but even at 2 or 4 or 6 in the morning they are pretty chill. But South Davis is newer and nicer, agreed. And they have a *lot* more of the salads near the deli, the North Davis one always runs out. —ES

2005-07-06 21:00:16   Although their bakery is not nearly as impressive as nugget's, Safeway sells large individual cake squares that are pretty damn good when your in the mood to indulge. —SiennaGrass

2005-09-28 17:16:41   Why is the South Davis Safeway SO MUCH BETTER than the one in North Davis? Also, my advice is to AVOID any Safeway Friday and Saturday nights after 9:30. The lines are always incredibly long as every undergrad in town is stocking up on Doritos and booze. —JanelleAlvstadMattson

2005-11-12 01:04:39   The workers always seem miserable, especially poor overworked Lamar. This particular chain stopped carrying a rare item that I couldn't find anywhere else, and the baggers were always a bit ditzy. Going in after 11 at night always ensured us a thorough display of the stock clerks clowning around loudly to the local rap and hiphop station, usually attempting to catch some poor female's eye. At least the store was orderly. —TarynHornen

2005-12-13 19:39:56   shopping here is never a pleasant experience. pissed off workers, lousy selection, tons of frozen junk food. The Co-Op is SO much nicer —DudeNude

2005-12-16 04:41:56   Who cares? The South Davis location is convenient, fairly priced, and has a reasonable selection. That matters more than whether or not the employees have a good bedside manner during the 60 seconds you actually converse with them. And who shops at Safeway for anything BUT booze and munchies after 9 PM on weekends? —JohnNapier

2005-12-16 22:44:43   It's not the 60 seconds I'm in contact with them that bothers me, it's the fact that I don't like shopping at a place where the employees are disgruntled. If they're not being treated fairly by the management, why should I support the store? —DudeNude

2005-12-17 15:19:17   Get off your high Co-op horse. If you truly didn't want to shop where employees aren't treated fairly, you wouldn't shop at any retail location anywhere. Is it fair for Nordstrom to charge $200 for a pair of jeans and pay their workers $8.50 an hour? Or OfficeMax to sell thousands upon thousands daily while paying their employees as little as minimum wage in some markets? Or Staples, a Fortune 500 company whose starting salary is right above $7.15/hour in most markets? Retail is not fair, that's a fact. Safeway employees bring in a fortune compared to most retail stores (because of the union). —DomenicSantangelo

2005-12-17 19:53:58   umm, actually I don't shop at any of those stores you listed. I'm not judging other people for where they choose to shop, but I certainly have a choice where I spend my money. Happy shopping! —DudeNude

2006-01-26 17:06:27   you might not shop in retail stores, but you do go to a university where the employees aren't really given the world's greatest benefits —TimCoady

2006-04-13 16:20:30   In the fine print of their newspaper supplements they say "On Buy One Get One Free offers, customer must purchase the first item to receive the second item free." Darn! —SteveDavison

2006-07-24 17:19:59   Has anyone else been really annoyed by the North Davis remodel? If they are going to move the food, they could at least fix the signs so they reflect was is actually in that isle! I hate going through every isle in the store to find my food. —AllisonEriksen

2006-08-04 11:01:46   The remodeling is somewhat inconvenient, but on the other hand, they are remodeling it so it looks more like the South Davis Safeway. Which seems to be a main gripe here. However, I do hate it whenever any store shuffles around their merchandise. —MatthewTom

2006-08-30 19:24:12   I suppose that, due to my still-newbieness in Davis (entering sophomore year at this time of writing,) the North Davis Safeway is more or less a Godsend. I lived in Castilian South and I'll be moving into Alverado for sophomore year, and close proximity of the place, along with the 24-hour openness, means that it's really, really convenient to go for 2AM food runs. Not to mention there's no cars anywhere in the parking lot and the store is so quiet it's almost...surreal. —AlexanderHo

2006-09-25 00:24:03   Be warned the North Davis safeway can be so packed at times its hard to find parking, how do I know? I work there, and love it. —JoeRunnels

2006-10-20 16:00:28   SAFEWAY Deli sandwiches are awesome. IF YOU BUY 7 YOU get 1 sandwich FREE! —VietnameseStudentAssociation

2006-11-08 21:17:23   the north davis location barely had any fruit or vegetables left on its shelves the last time i went there. their selection seemed to have been raided. never seen a safeway location with so few vegies and fruits. —AnnThiNguyen

2007-07-17 13:48:06   Anyone ever see those twins that work in south Davis safeway? they totally freak me out i think they are aliens that invaded us on earth, they are cool i am playing cool girls they seem to know a lot and are helpful i think the older guy scott been there since the 70's is very very nice and helpful great people for the most part and i dare to mention the customer service morning lady is so beautiful the most prettiest smile in the world if you read this please if you think it is me say something i want to take you to dinner your are amazing and very sweet!! —dickjones

2007-08-03 12:56:02   I love Amanda the morning customer service women beautiful smile cashes my check twice a month she is awesome , ok the store is great been shoping there since birth love safeway —Brians

2007-08-12 21:08:37   while i do like safeway much better than albertsons, does anyone find it odd that the express lines are 20 items or less (shouldnt they have like at least one 10 item or less isle). Secondly the signs are like 10 feet in the air, hanging from the ceiling (ive seen many of short people in the express line mistakenly, me included). Usualy the signs at other grocery stores are just above eye level. In fact it would be impossible to see the sign at safeway if you were actually in the line since the sign would be right above you. Just thought that this design was a little odd. —MattHh

2007-08-28 21:51:29   Does it count as greeting the customer if you look up for half a second without making eye contact? The store is fine, but it has the overlong line problem that probably every supermarket has (though at least Savemart has a self checkout). —MisterProfessor

2007-09-09 23:26:23   The South Davis Safeway is reasonably clean. The employees are reasonably nice and the prices are decent.

The Starbucks stand tends to add a little extra syrup to drinks. Two pumps is fine for a tall, kids. I'm not trying to get any fatter, but thank you. :-) —Casey

2007-10-28 22:59:05   I do not recommend shopping here at all unless you are looking for something unique to safeway. The problem is that it is much more expensive than Winco or Grocery outlet, and you can spend a fortune here just getting a few items. They have a good selection of flowers, but flowers are usually cheaper at SaveMart (but not quite as nice). For food, make sure to get your money's worth and go to Woodland for Grocery Outlet. —AnnaF

2007-11-01 21:25:43   What the heck happened to the Safeway that used to be inside University Mall? —fordbw

2007-11-04 19:03:52   North Davis Safeway bike racks are littered with vegetation overgrowth, outdated, limited, and always crowded! I wish they would change this soon. This is being very picky but still. Oh and the bakery staff is friendly. —MischaGushiken

2007-11-15 22:30:04   I've encountered such bad service at both the stores in Davis, and prices are high compare to Savemart. I've completely stop shopping here completely b/c Savemart is so much better on my pocket book. Oh yeah, north davis safeway can't make sandwiches as good as south davis. Are they own by the same person? —kikao

2007-11-15 22:42:39   mmmmmmmmm sandwich............. —KenichiSan

2007-12-29 19:20:18   How late is the deli open? —gurglemeow

2008-01-10 14:12:34   The deli closes anytime from 7 PM to 8:30 PM, depending on how lazy/busy the employees are. —Strategiry

2008-02-01 15:11:09   i hate the north davis safeway. for some reason they are almost always out of tofu or don't stock it even though they have a huge section for it. it's one of the main reasons i go out for groceries so it's pretty aggravating for them to nearly consistently not have it when i go. —MiranPark

2008-02-01 16:17:30   I completely agree with you about the North Safeway. Never go past 5 pm, because they are out of all their ad items and when you ask an associate if they have any more, they simply reply, sorry, we're out. Who runs out of their ad items in the middle of the week? Do they not know how to order? I worked in grocery for 5 years, and we would have been fired had we treated customers this way. The unfortunate thing about big chain stores. —BrandonBarrette

2008-02-18 18:05:27   The North Davis Safeway is the devil. Whenever there are liquor sales advertised in their circular, by the time you go to the store they are ALWAYS either sold out or maybe have only one bottle left - even if it's the first day of the sale.

Also, when I asked for a Safeway card they actually wanted me to stand there in line filling out the lengthy application, despite the fact that there were 3 or 4 people behind me in line. At the old Albertson's they gave away discount cards like candy and would never inconvenience their customers like that. Save yourself a hassle and go to SaveMart or the Co-op. —AlexPerkins

2008-03-22 13:46:29   I LOVE this Safeway. Yes, there are days when it seems like they've been picked clean, often making me feel like a catastrophy is immenint and I'm the only one that didn't know about it. However, the staff is always helpful and pleasant. The guy and gal that run the sushi station are always willing to make a sushi tray to order. I think the best feature about this Safeway, is the starbucks. I love that no one corrects me when I order a LARGE drink. Every other starbucks makes me feel like an idiot when I don't use the appropriate lingo. —MamaLoebs

2008-03-28 15:36:17   I just discovered Safeway's "Signature Chicken Salad". You can find it in the deli and it is delicious! It's a perfect chicken salad and they don't drench it in too much sauce. It's the right amount. I just bought a pound of the stuff today. It's cheap and good. —CurlyGirl26

2008-04-02 11:01:36   I had the unfortunate experience of shopping at the north Safeway just last week. I am personally partial to the Nugget, since I worked there for several years before I got my “big kid” job, but I was open minded and had a few gift cards I had won in a raffle to burn. The store was clean and I actually ran into a few people I knew, since I don’t live in Davis, I was surprised. I found everything I needed and my trip was going well. Since this was my last stop after many errands, my 1 year old son was becoming less and less cooperative the more I wandered down the aisles, so I broke down and gave him an Easter balloon, which I intended to buy. By the time I got the counter for check out and after placing all my groceries on the belt (which is a huge pet peeve of mine!) I proceeded to watch the woman scan my groceries. She asked if I had “paid for the balloon in floral?” I said no (didn’t know that was an option), she said, “OK then I need to scan it”. Now picture me, a Mom, trying to pry a balloon ribbon out of the hands of a 1 year old in need of a nap was not going to have the outcome anyone wanted to witness or be a part of. So, I told her, “it says $3.99 right here, can you just punch it in manually?” she responded with, no I really need to scan it. I said oh ok and attempted, once again, to pry the ribbon from my son’s hands, at the moment I realized the bar scan was on a sticker that was removable from the ribbon, I said “I got it, here it is”, instead of taking the sticker, she walked away to get “another” balloon to scan. When she returned she scanned the new balloon and I looked and her and said, you apparently do not have children, paid and left. I will not shop at that Davis Safeway again; I don’t care if they are giving away free stuff. —mzscott911

2008-04-16 22:49:37   Christ, the Safeway in North Davis is the worst Safeway in America. Every time I go there, they're always out of what I want plus they don't have as much selection. Even though this Safeway is more convenient (for me), I think I'm going to trek across town and do my shopping at the South location.

2008-06-09 19:48:38   I like to get the chinese food, but they put way to much rice and not enough meat. And the sandwiches are good, but only a couple people who work in the deli actually know how to make a sandwich. —Adaleen

2008-06-12 16:19:39   OK, I have to share this story. I went here with my girlfriend to do some shopping. We loaded up on a bunch of food to last us a while. She was still unloading the basket when I looked at our total. It was around 300 something. I figured that it would go down when we ran our Safeway card. It did, but only by about 10 bucks. Our total was around 360. I then asked the cashier if that was right. His response was. "yeah, food's expensive these days(I'm paraphrasing)". In utter shock, we walked out of the store but stopped to have a look at the receipt. Lo and behold, we were charged 187 dollars for a stinkin' bell pepper!! And we didn't even buy any bell peppers!!! We got our money back, but the moral of the story is, don't take the cashier's word for it. —GabeDavis

2008-06-30 18:33:20   For those who do not want to have their real name spoken by the cashier when using a club card, you can try the phone number (408)555-0153. It is a card made with the address of the Paper Street Soap Company from Fight Club with the name of Tyler Durden. —Jedron

2008-06-30 18:47:51   Safeway employees are constantly told to be nice to customers, for fear of the dreaded Secret Shopper. I worked as a Courtesy Clerk at a Safeway in my hometown, and I still shudder at the memory of it. Suffice to say, decency is a two way street, and many customers seem to forget that. —JoePomidor

I think that the above comment is probably one of the most considerate things I've ever heard in regards to Courtesy Clerks who work at Safeway. Too often comes the day that the angry customer who's had a bad day takes out their anger on the innocent employee who's doing absolutely nothing wrong. I think it's also offensive when customers come in and demand respect when they don't give any to begin with or are condescending simply because they think people who work at a grocery store are beneath them. Honestly, people just need to get over it. What it comes down to is something everyone should learn at a very young age, treat others with the same kind of respect that you want to be treated with. —JonathanMartinez

2008-08-12 16:57:05   The lines in the north Davis Safeway are horrible no matter the time of day. They need to get more cashiers on shift so people can get through a line in under 10 minutes. I normally spend more time in line than I do walking around shopping, and it's pretty lame. —twblalock

2008-09-21 03:23:09   AFTERHOURS NIGHTTIME SHOIPPING IS THE WORSE! ONLY 1 PERSON HANDLING THE CHECKOUT. USUALLY A 6-10 PERSON WAIT. —2point0student

2008-10-08 01:04:57   Don't shop safeway in north davis. There is some weird sh|t going on there. —mojo66

2008-10-08 01:37:00   Okay, I take that back. N.Davis Safeway is a good place to shop. That weird sh|t mentioned was personal. —mojo66

2008-12-06 19:02:17   yeah south one is a lot better than the north one —SprawlNBrawl

2008-12-06 21:03:10   Their selections are very inconsistent. One week I buy a certain brand of bread, the next it is not there. This happens with the lunch meat also. It's confusing. Also, they do not seem to keep sale items in stock very long. I'll go on the second day of the sale and everything is gone. Bummer. —EricaMacGregor

2008-12-11 00:14:59   I bought cold chicken wings from the Deli, the first time the wings tasted great, the second time half the wings were rotten. I gave them another chance one month later and this time 1/4 were rotten. The rotten wings were bitter, smelly, and BLACK. I can't believe Safeway would sell rotten chicken wings, and it wasn't a coincidence, it happened twice! —YummyApple

2008-12-16 23:41:37   Me and my friend went into North Safeway to buy a duraflame log around 9pm on a Sunday, the line was about 20 people long and only one checker was their. As we walked in, the checker just stared at us as we walked in, and than called her manager to the front over the P.A. and as we looked at the logs, a man who worked their (manager maybe) asked us if we could use any help. He looked very annoyed with us for whatever reason and I have NEVER been asked if I needed help in any supermarket anywhere, so we told him we had what we needed. As we walked away, he walked over to the logs and gave it a once over than opened a new lane just as we got to the front. He told us he could help us than told the 15 other people who jumped behind us that he was only helping us as we had "an issue". He stared at us, not saying anything until we left... it was the weirdest experience of my life and im never going back their again... —xack10

2009-01-08 18:19:32   I bought a loaf of bread here the 3rd that was dated the 7th, ate two slices, and ended up with food poisoning the next day. I look at the loaf later only to see the entire bottom half was moldy. Really gross. It was obvious but only on the bottom side so I couldn't notice at the time of purchase. When I went back I saw many remnants of those little date stickers, so I really hope they don't switch those out. I will definitely be more careful to thoroughly examine the food I buy.

2009-01-10 11:33:45   WOW how whiny can we be! You all sound like a bunch of spoiled little brats. I worked at this safeway for six years and I understand everyone has different experiences, some good and some bad, but dayum! For the people saying Safeway sucks to work at. I started when I was 16 and was making 20 bucks an hour by the time I was 18 and has all the benefits you could possibly ask for and my job was NOT hard. You get out of it what you put into it so if you worked there and were lazy or you just think you know what it is like to work there guess again (that was in 2004 so maybe it's not like that anymore). I'll admit that all the employees aren't always very friendly. As far as prices go, yes it's cheaper to go to Woodland and shop at Food4Less. You can get a pallet of cheez-its for like 2.99 but for the students whose mommies and daddies didn't buy them a car, for the students who walk or ride bikes and need an accessible supermarket 24 HOURS A DAY Safeway is extremely convenient and not horribly expensive. If you know how to shop and use the ad you can leave with a lot of food and not spend a lot of money. They have great deals every week including BOGOs. The lines are long, it's a very busy store. If you go in at night and wait in huge lines, I'm sorry it does suck but that's the manager NOT scheduling nearly enough people as we need to get those people out the door and everyone takes it out on the checkers. So for those who are in line yelling at the checkers or dropping your groceries and leaving all pissed off, take a minute to call in to the manager or write out a comment card because if enough people did, maybe something would change. Believe me, all the checkers have tried to tell them. Anyway I'm done ranting. I get annoyed when things are out of stock constantly too they need to work on that, but if they don't carry something you want, they will order it for you, just ask. —dvntboy

2009-02-02 19:37:45   Be careful locking your bicycle near the South Davis Safeway and also watch where you park. The employees that smoke like to hang out near the bikes and the parking lot and smoke up the area with their nicotine. Disgusting. I have resolved to park my bike at the Rite Aid now. As far as parking my vehicle, I don't know. Just this evening I was parked in the Officemax parking lot next door and sure enough there was a Safeway employee with friend, seated on the curb right in front of my truck. I had to walk through their cloud of cigarette smoke to load the groceries. Safeway is totally ghetto!! —G.L.

2009-02-16 16:06:42   Why's there so much hate on the Safeway in North Davis? I buy my bread, rice, eggs, dairy, juice, meat, and produce there. I don't bother with the convenience foods (deli & frozen section), because I cook everything myself from scratch (save for baking bread and rolling my own pasta).

Never had a problem with spoilage; my bread always outlasts my housemates', who get theirs from the co-op. Never had a problem with sale items being sold out; I usually go after class, which is on most days 1pm-3pm, but even when I make the inevitable night run, I always find what I need. Rarely wait for more than three minutes in line; more often than not I get a tap on the shoulder "I can help you over here." Admittedly I've never been to the South Davis branch, but I fail to see what's going on up here that warrants the complaints here. —HJH

2009-03-02 13:58:03   I know what is wrong. Kids living on their parent's dime thinking everyone should wait on the hand and foot. Read enough of the comments and that is clear. What business doesnt have employees that go out and smoke, its not illegal, but it is to do it inside. I dont smoke, but let them if they choose. You eat stale bread and/or chicken several times from there? You didnt notice that before you ate it, and then went back for more? Common sense isnt a common virtue. —patrick82

2009-03-22 01:08:50   The covell location has a good selection but is chronically understaffed at the registers. As I post this, I've been in line for the single open checkout line for over 10 minutes with a dozen people ahead of me and more behind. No one has opened a second register. This seems typical for this store, and is not the result of this being spring break in Davis. —IDoNotExist

2009-03-24 15:15:06   I work at the north davis/covell location, I'm the pale gangly white guy with the "just got shocked" hair that works graves. The reason we're out of sale items at the beginning of the week is actually due to the time of day shopping is done, not the day of the week. We get full trucks worth of groceries in every single night, you guys do a good job of gutting us every day, but we thank you for it, sales = payroll = good.

General grocery stocking happens between the hours of 11pm and 7:30am, davis is full of college peoples looking for good food deals, you do the math. Unfortunately, Safeway has a self auditing system that involves "shops" in which they rate their clerks and overall shopping experience, those can only happen between the hours of 8am and 8-9pm?, hence, in the proper evening, there is like no one checking and the lines suck super bad because payroll has sucked up staffing those earlier hours. :/

We night shift have to split our time between ringing up the party people and putting stuff on the shelf for the next day, unfortunately some clerks get cranky and sometimes the party people miss out on a pleasant shopping experience. :( Typically we have 3 people to run the registers, do an inventory of the store, order 500-1000 "pieces" (cases of items) and "throw" the pieces ordered from the night before, then face the store up to make it look pretty. It's a crunch every single night. We do our best though.

I honestly get a kick reading the trash talk on the wiki, so I'll probably go back to lurking away after this.

<3 —robnightcrew

ps
To the star with the paparazzi following her around, you were the most positive customer of the evening and made my night last shift, even if you had to visit us twice. Thank you for that!

2009-04-24 15:27:00   Comment on the Sushi available here: I think it's a good deal for the price/quality ratio. If you get there during the hours when it is staffed, I know the people who work there are more than willing to custom make your sushi with whatever ingredients you want. The lady who is there around 430 on weekdays does an especially good job, making me some cream cheese/shrimp/avocado rolls fresh when I asked (and that's not one of the menu options).

You can get I think 12 pieces for about 6 dollars. It's not as fancy as Zen Toro or Sushi Unlimited, but everytime I've gotten it made it's tasted fresh — definately fresher that Mermaid Sushi at the Co-op in my opinion, and usually other places are a bit more picky about letting you customize your rolls (That I've seen at least). I can't vouch for the sushi sitting in the isle, as the freshness would depend on how long it's been there (I think it's fresh made daily though, and everytime I've picked it up around 4-6pm it's been tasty and fresh). —C.T.

2009-05-09 01:01:04   um, i have to confess my love for the <i>south</i> davis safeway. even though it's farther from me, they carry soy ice cream (purely decadent) which means that crazy vegans with crazy soy ice cream cravings at crazy hours of the night can have their dreams answered even when the co-op is closed. sure it's a tad more expensive. but i get to eat cookie avalanche soy ice cream at 3 in the morning. thank you south davis safeway. i love you. —MiranPark

2009-05-09 14:04:46   I bought some sushi last night at about 10 o'clock. It was still really fresh tasting and delicious. I will be purchasing from them again. mmmmmm. tuna rolls... —EricaMacGregor

2009-05-18 10:36:37   Ok you bitchy, gripey people. I have to admit, when I first moved off campus to S Davis I was not happy with the customer service at the S Davis Safeway. They do not kiss ass like in N Davis. However, there are DEF cuter guys workin in S Davis, and they are funny as hell, and love to flirt! You wanna p/u a cute guy? Yeah, hit up S Davis Safeway! Talk about customer service! LOL! You should see their service AFTER work hours! :) But seriously, once you are a reg customer, they take real good care of you, they just take a little more warmin up. The meat and fish departments are a huge disapointment though. Nothing local or organic. Co-op and Nugget much better for that. However, S Davis meat dept guys rock! They will do just abt anything you ask short of ropin and killin the cow you want! :) I don't eat the sushi there though, but who the hell eats Safeway sushi anyway? Hit Moshi Moshi across the street, or Zen Toro, or if you like Korean style, nothing beats Kim's downtown. You can get 21 pieces for $4, and she makes it fresh everyday. Granted, nothing raw and exotic, but cheap, tasty and healthy! Back on subject... Safeway employees do get paid well, and they stay a long time, so it can't be too bad. They are just very short staffed and busy, but they work hard and do their best. But dealing with drunk college students and crying 3 year olds day in and day out isn't gonna make anyone overly pleasant. But be sweet to em and they'll take good care of you! ;) —sthdvsgrl

2009-05-18 19:14:36   Does anyone know what's the name of the gorgeous black guy at the South Davis Safeway who always flirts with all the girls. He's a hunk! —SophiaWenshek

he's name is Isom.

2009-05-19 12:39:09   Safeway employees get paid well? Wish I knew who said that, lets just say I get below 9 dollars. Some get paid well, not all. —patrick82

2009-05-22 Good deli sandwiches, but the deli guy is SLOW! It took 35 minutes to get two sandwiches and we only had one person order head of us. Don't know I'll go back unless I have an hour to kill. Two words: multi task. AlisonM

2009-05-26 21:13:57   Yesterday My girlfriend and I bought a bread (7 grains french bread)at South Safeway with the due date of May 28th. At home we opened to eat and we found that there was white mold on the surface(we couldn't see it before because the mold was on under the first slice of bread). The mold was not only on a slice but rest of the whole bread. We were upset and disguisted about it so we brought it to the customer service. The employee there just gave our money($3) back and didn't say sorry or anything. She was like, "here you go." and gave us the money back. That was it. Don't buy bread at South Safeway. You might find yourself eating moldy bread. YUCK!!!!!!!!! —kjhjzang

2009-05-27 00:09:35   I have to say I have never seen "white mold" on bread at Safeway. I have bought their uncut french bread, and it did have a coating of white flour on the bottom of the bread. I think it is used to keep the bread from sticking to the oven. Safeway french bread is baked daily. Safeway guarantees their french bread to be fresh at 5PM or it is free. I doubt mold can grow in that short of a time period. However, at another Safeway that was not located in Davis, I bought freshly baked wheat bread which grew a little green mold after several days of sitting unrefrigerated (around 3 or 4 days at least). I believe it had to do with the freshly baked bread not having preservatives and the fact that the bread came in plastic bags which trapped moisture. You should freeze the bread that you cannot eat in one day. Don't leave bread sitting around for more than a day. I trust the french bread to be fresh, but not the Safeway pre-cut sliced loaves of Whole Wheat bread baked in the store that is packaged in plastic bags. —MaxLucas

2009-06-08 00:43:25   I don't usually have strong reactions to what I see on the shelves at supermarkets, but what I saw tonight at Safeway really upset me. The boxes of cereal are now about 1/4 to 1/6 the size that they used to be. It's not the hidden (massive) price increase that bothers me so much as the fact that Safeway is now selling cereal in boxes that hold only enough cereal for 2-3 breakfasts, thus greatly increasing the amount of packaging that must be used, the number of trees that must be cut down, and the amount of trash that will wind up in landfills. What a horrible waste of resources! I used to buy one box and it would last me two weeks. Now one box might last me for 2 or 3 days. If I continue to buy just one box, I have to make twice the number of trips to the store, wasting energy. If I buy more than one box, I create much more paper waste. I think that shopping at costco instead of safeway may be in order now - at least they carry reasonable sizes of food...

I don't know if this is actually Safeway's fault, or a change in product packaging for cereal makers to hide the massive increases in their products over the past few years. But I would encourage shoppers to consider buying their cereal at stores that respect their shoppers and the environment by carrying products in reasonable sizes and packaging. —IDoNotExist

2009-06-17 12:17:05   Dear Safeway Grocery Baggers and Cashiers:

Please stop smashing my fruits and vegetables!!! If you want to smash produce and put it back on the shelf that is one thing, but once I have paid for the things in my shopping cart, they belong to me and as my property they should be treated as such. If YOU had paid $5 for a bag of apples, or $4 for a bunch of bananas I know for a fact you wouldn't be smashing them.

Here are a few simple guidelines for bagging groceries, since it is apparent that Safeway refuses to train you properly. If you cannot understand how to follow these rules, then please just get out of my way and let me bag my own groceries thanks:

1. SOFT THINGS GO WITH OTHER SOFT THINGS. Hard things with hard things, and heavy things with, that's right you guessed it, OTHER HEAVY THINGS. Some heavy things just go it alone, because they are either too big for a bag, or too heavy, or would be a waste to bag at all.

2. If I have 3 canvas bags this does not mean all of my groceries should fit into them. Sometimes I buy more, sometimes less, if I have more I would like some plastic bags. If I have less you shouldn't put all of my groceries into one bag (see rule 1).

3. If I have a large canvas bag this doesn't mean you can load 20 lbs worth of groceries into ONE BAG. I have to carry this from my car to my house and would prefer to have an even distribution of weight per bag. To be honest you have no clue how people carry things home so you better pack in the most evenly distributed manner possible.

4. Layering is very important, as things come down the line put the heavier and more sturdy items in first and then lighter and more easily broken, bruised and squished items on top or last. Watch out for sharp poking objects. A bag of chips ARE NOT a cushion for 6 cans of soup!!!

Seriously folks, if you cannot bag groceries how can you expect to move up in the grocery business? Let alone the world? How would you like it if I came over to your house and sat on your cereal, stomped on your greens, practiced juggling with your pears, used your bananas for a hand cushion and threw tomato cans at your mushrooms? Seriously. I will do it and you don't have to pay me a cent.

Let me re-iterate for the last time, if you can't bag groceries, don't even try. I prefer to do it myself because I am a control freak and if I am paying $75 for basic necessities I want them to actually be EDIBLE when I get home. I would also appreciate it if you did not act like your soul has been crushed when I say I would like to bag my own groceries. No offense, I don't trust my juicy perishables with just anyone.

Sincerely,
CarrieBishop

2009-06-21 02:18:32   Went in the N. Davis location this afternoon and got busted by the "head clerk" and her "regional manager" for using internet coupons. Apparently even the management are not following their own [WWW]Safeway Coupon Policy. She told me they're not taking internet IP coupons because they could be "copied", and told me rudely "not to come in here gain, since they'll not be taking those coupons". I am using legitimate manufacturer's coupons printed from safeway.com, for God's sake (only 2 coupons are allowed per computer)! I said "I'm calling corporate" and she told me "this is their corporate policy". Hello? Read your own company website! I was more amused by the ignorance of the "head clerk" and some "regional manger" she talked to on the phone to confirm this "policy". I'm bringing my business elsewhere. I have a feeling that Davis is such an affluent community that they don't see many couponers :( I got trouble at Rite Aid for using coupons too. It's stupid of them to treat coupon users like criminals since it's the manufacturer that are going to pay them!! —val

2009-06-21 02:18:32   I bought Eating Right™ Eggs from the Cowell location. Their eggs have the Safeway "S" stamped on every egg. Personally, it's disgusting to me. How can I be certain when I crack the eggshell that no shards would land on the yolk. And is their stamp edible? I would never know. Why did they need to stamp "S" on every egg in the first place. Advertisement? —WengFF

2009-08-17 13:31:32   I haaaate buying sushi from the North Davis Safeway. I would stand in front of the sushi selection trying to decide which kind I like (unakyu or california, brown rice or white rice) and the chefs keep saying "it's fresh. i just made it. they're all the same." I tell them that I'm just deciding what kind to get. Then they repeat "it's fresh. i just made it. they're all the same" as if I was being picky or something. This happens EVERY SINGLE TIME and annoys me so much that I don't bother buying their sushi anymore. They should just let their customers decide in peace. It's not like im lifting all of them and criticizing their quality. —julpham

2009-08-30 14:22:56   Some comments about North Davis:

1. I needed help reaching something on a high shelf and it took me a very long time to get someone to help me. They're clearly understaffed.
2. Believe me, I've worked retail, and I know customers can be horrifically rude sometimes. But that's no excuse to ignore the customer you're currently helping to vent with coworkers about a customer that came in five minutes ago. It's extremely inappropriate, and made service even slower than it already is. I don't go to Safeway to hear 4 middle-aged women gossip.

3. A word to customers: STOP parking your carts in the middle of parking spaces! How would you like it if a cart rolled into the side of your car and made a nice scratch or dent? How much does it take to just WALK ten feet and drop your cart off where you're supposed to. Don't you think the poor kid who has to wear black pants and a heavy button up to collect carts for hours in 105 degree weather already has a hard enough time? Not to mention the fact that the parking lot is already hard enough to park in, wasting a space for a plastic cart is just ridiculous.

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