Comments on: The Safeway Club

By: Peter Engelhardt

Peter Engelhardt — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 08:19:22 +0000

It’d be nice if any of the Safeway sites for signig up,would actually let you do that,but you can’t get get on ANY Safeway site so…

By: morzakk52

morzakk52 — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:02:38 +0000

There is a special club, however, that I have refused entrance to dozens of times for entirely different reasons: The Safeway Club.You see, I

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:21:30 +0000

“…they’ll let you eat the loss of savings.”

There are no “real” savings at Safeway to speak of, but more of a “savings compared to their typical high prices.”

“Safeway does not sell their information.”

I’m not sure who brainwashed you into believing that, but MANY years ago I applied for a card and used a very bizarre & obscure name…one that I copied from an old “Red Skelton” show back in the 1950s as a joke!

Well…it’s been probably 25+ years and believe it or not, I still get mail occasionally addressed to the name that I listed as a joke on the Safeway card application, so please don’t insult my intelligence by telling me that they don’t sell or share names!:-)

I have an acquaintance who is a District Manager, (though I will not provide his name or the district which he manages out of respect for him and his position)and away from corporate structure, he’ll tell you flat-out that the ONLY REASON he’s remained at Safeway is for the “compensation package” which he receives and nothing more. Even HE and his wife shop for groceries elsewhere! So what does that say!?

By: DISTRO

DISTRO — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:09:50 +0000

Of course you are kidding. The clerk, in all reality, couldn’t care less if you shop there, have a card, or have a nice day. Just like your job, where ever your work, you have certain requirements to fulfill. An good company clerk won’t give you a card, they’ll let you eat the loss of savings. If you have money to spare, yehaa. If it’s your real name — who cares about that either? They aren’t sending you a Christmas card or inviting you to dinner. Safeway does not sell their infomation. The loyalty card has been here — in the form of a membership card for well over thirty years —

By: Bob M.

Bob M. — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:30:44 +0000

“They don’t even care about your personal information. Do you think they are looking at your data and then marketing the whole store to your buying habits? This is just a way for them to analyze buying trends.”

Well…I’ve got a news flash for ya: That’s ONE of the reasons that there are BAR CODES on everything, so the Club Card isn’t even necessary for that purpose!

Go into any Safeway store and tell the manager that you’re doing a research project for a college paper, and ask, for example, how many packages of a particular brand toilet paper or canned tuna, etc. were sold, say, between 1 – 3pm or 4 – 5am (if it’s a 24/hr store, and they can pull that information up for you on their computer in a matter of seconds!

As a professional writer (I write for a living) I could easily write a 10 – 15 page report on what I know about the inner-workings of Safeway, and I would probably give it the title of: “Forbidden Truths About Safeway!”

And by the way…Safeway wasn’t the originator of the club card – the idea came from somewhere in the UK!

And truth be known…Safeway sells your information to list brokers as well as other companies, and they make MILLIONS of $$ per year doing this!

By: vons worker

vons worker — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:14:14 +0000

as a vons worker, the way i see it is, you would rather be stubborn and give the corporation extra money instead of just agreeing to let me scan a card and hand it to you. you see, i know the card is annoying but its part of my job and i’m already giving you the option to get around filling out the form by just putting it in your bag. i really don’t care if you throw it away in the parking lot. everyone wins because you get through the line fast and get the normal prices without filling out the form and i win because i don’t get fired for scanning cards without giving them out, and not getting yelled at for having a long line by the supervisor who is trying to get his most generous 300 dollar a year corporate bonus but will lose it if the secret shopper sees those lines going down the aisles. and the next customer gets out of the store faster too.

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:08:08 +0000

I could write an entire book on what I don’t like about Safeway, but since the topic is about their Club Card, I’ll focus on that. Aside from all of the stuff which has been posted already, I want to comment only on their gas discount. It’s a joke, and I can’t believe the number of people who fall for this gimmick! At least where I live, Safeway offers a 10 cent per gallon discount if you make a purchase of $100 or more in groceries at any one given time. First, take into consideration that you probably spent 35% more on your groceries than you would have had you shopped elsewhere for the same items. I’m no math wiz, but for every $100 you spend at Safeway, you over-paid by roughly $35. If your vehicle has a 16 gallon tank as an example, and you filled it up, that means you saved a whopping $1.60 on your gas purchase, putting you in the hole to the tune of about $33.40. And that’s a “good deal?”

By: Priscilla Bradeen

Priscilla Bradeen — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 19:30:47 +0000

Today I shopped at Safeway Store #1587, Ref: 0903071 Auth:0212713. When I entered my telephone number for the sale items and the discounted gasoline at the pump, the cashier said the number did not go through and asked me for my phone number (303-426-0692). After completion of my transaction he said, Thank you, Mrs. Lane. I told him that he must have put the wrong phone number in and he referred me to your web site. Not to complain, but he did not take off my cents off coupons from my bill.

By: Lola

Lola — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 23:54:33 +0000

Are you all stupid. You don’t need to carry a card. You only have to know your own phone number. Can you handle that. Why are you putting it on fake numbers and using the cashiers numbers for that great discount. You are missing out on the Gas Discount and giving that to someone else. That adds up to even better savings. You can use my number for your next discount on groceries. I wouldn’t mind the extra savings on my gasoline bill.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:39:15 +0000

I actually saw a court case on Court TV (then) and they had a murder case where they tracked murderer-related purchases (in this case, roses) and that information was used as evidence to link the murdered to the crime!

Off but true!

By: Hank

Hank — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:37:10 +0000

I always just use the number 206-867 5309 (yes the song) and get by the whole thing.

By: Wayne

Wayne — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:37:46 +0000

What laws are you referring to Eliza?

The Club card is an “option” not a requirement for shopping at Safeway, although if you do not have one you will not receive the “Club Card” prices.

Here is an application below; as you can see some information is required to become a member.

http://shop.safeway.com/corporate/safeway/app.pdf

By: Eliza

Eliza — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:20:52 +0000

Actually, and this is important, they cannot actually require the level of personal information they request on the application. Seriously. By law, you do not have to fill it out.

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:38:33 +0000

As an IT professional I initially resisted, not liking the privacy invasion, and knowing how easy it is for electronic information to get “mis-directed.” Then it dawned on me that when I pay with my credit card, the same information on my purchasing habits is already “out there.”

Eventually I not only stopped resisiting, but became a big fan. Because:

1) I don’t have to clip any Safeway coupons

2) I’ve signed up through the card for extra air miles w/Alaska Airlines — Every 2 bucks is spend gives me an extra mile above and beyond what I earn from paying with an Alaska Airlines Visa card.

3) I’ve also signed up through the card for the local school districts eScript program, where Safeway donates a percentage of anything I buy to the school. The percentage is very small, but it actually adds up to a pretty decent sum over a year (disclosure of conflict of interest — my wife is a school teacher).

4) I don’t even carry the card. Which is great — I’d just lose it. All I have to do is enter my phone number into their computer.

5) They thank me by name. I know it’s corny and old fashioned, but it’s nice to feel personally appreciated.

Assimulation is not only useless, but can be a good thing…..

By: just_me

just_me — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:28:43 +0000

I’m a cashier and if you want the savings but don’t want to give out personal info, fill in the application as “Joe Blow”…I’ve seen several of those!