Comments on: Why I don’t post Safeway deals each week

By: Safeway’s new coupon policy

Safeway’s new coupon policy — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:28:14 +0000

[...] I’m still not a huge fan of couponing at Safeway, I definitely think this is a step in the right direction! I HIGHLY recommend you print and carry [...]

By: arussell

arussell — Mon, 24 May 2010 15:47:48 +0000

Thanks for the heads-up, Abby!

By: arussell

arussell — Mon, 24 May 2010 15:47:24 +0000

I’ll do my best to make a trip out this week! In the meantime, if you head to categories, look for the “Winco” tab and click on it. Also, this is my FAVORITE blog on Winco deals: http://www.nwcouponlady.blogspot.com/ Please check her out – she does a PHENOMENAL job of covering Winco!

By: Abby

Abby — Mon, 24 May 2010 03:50:59 +0000

You go girl my favorite thing you said in this post is it’s my blog so we will do it my way. I love a girl who stands up for herself!

By the way totally off subject I went to order my son’s high school graduation sheet cake from Albertson’s bakery and the sweet lady that works in there told me that pretty soon there will be a $10.00 coupon for graduation cakes coming up soon in a flyer! I am keeping my eye out! She said it has to be on 1/2 a sheet cake or more which just happened to be what I ordered! $10 off is HUGE!

By: Roni

Roni — Mon, 24 May 2010 02:05:59 +0000

I’d love to see some of your WinCo deals.

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 24 May 2010 01:16:31 +0000

When I started couponing, I included Safeway in my shopping. But, they were typically very unfriendly to me. I’ve had clerks question my coupons, question my transactions, and just be skeptical of me overall. Plus, my Safeway store doesn’t double internet coupons. So, I’ve decided to stick to Albies and Fred Meyer, also. I’ve gone for a REALLY, REALLY good deal–but Safeway is not a regular store for me anymore.

By: Sia Hills

Sia Hills — Mon, 24 May 2010 01:02:18 +0000

Personally, I am able to do really well at Safeway once or twice a month because of eCoupons (and fortunately my Safeway is very coupon friendly). This being said, I think your Fred Meyer posts are fantastic (your the go to FM girl . Keeping your focus so specific makes you very consistent and I always know what blog to hit when I want to know what is happening at Freddies. Great work!

By: Jen

Jen — Sun, 23 May 2010 21:29:45 +0000

Wow, reading all of these stories makes me feel very fortunate that the stores in my area seem to be very coupon friendly! I used to shop mostly at Fred Meyer and Safeway for groceries. Now I primarily shop at Fred Meyer and Albertsons. I had always perceived Albertsons to be more expensive, which without the coupons, I still think it is. Now that I am learning the art of using coupons, I am saving so much money at Albertsons! I do still shop at Safeway for meat….the store near me has a great meat department and butcher. Luckily, I have never had a cashier problem at any of these three stores in my area, and one checker at Albertsons even commented on how impressed she was that I got the Tree Top Apple Juice boxes for free! I feel fortunate that the checkers/managers at my local stores (Hillsboro, OR) have all been very friendly and have never given me grief over the coupons I have handed to them. Some have even asked where I got the coupon from!

Thanks Angela for putting together your list of deals for FM & Albertsons! I really do appreciate it, and it has helped me out a TON! I have no problems looking on my own at the Safeway ad, or looking at another blog to take advantage of someone else doing the work for me! I realize that you and the other bloggers do this as a service to the rest of us, and should not be expected to put together deals for every single store out there.

By: arussell

arussell — Sun, 23 May 2010 21:16:09 +0000

First off, thanks for keeping the conversation respectful, everyone!

I also want to mention – I personally shop at different stores for different reasons. Some of you have hinted at this already. I like Albertsons for their promotional items to stock-up, I LOVE Winco for their bin items (I bought a HUGE bag of oatmeal, flour, cornstarch, and yogurt-covered pretzels for a song there last week), and I LOVE Fred Meyer for healthy basics such as produce, dairy, and meat. It’s OK to shop at different stores for different reasons. I try to shop at no more than 2 stores each week and do them back-to-back.

By: Mamanard

Mamanard — Sun, 23 May 2010 19:36:53 +0000

One Safeway in particular I HATE!!!…On one recent trip, The “ass. Mgr.” came over from across the store, stopped the cashier, and pulled out all my items and counted them and read all my coupons word for word before she would allow me to pay. She “TARGETS” me….for being a coupon user…and I never try to do anything that isn’t 100% legit! Don’t know what I did to get on her bad list….