Poll of the Day > Safeway spend $150 save $30 special going right now....not sure if at yours.

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Never sure if these specials are everywhere or just some locations. Mine was through just 4 u, and different (sadly) then normal. It always used to be 20% your order, not just $30. I would have saved another $10 or so...with the old version.

That being said at least mine (in olympia washington) have T-Bone Steaks on sale for $6 as well (so $5 after the savings), along with 5$ off if you spend 25 in the produce department etc.

Ended up paying about $170 total, and getting almost $250 in savings (so $170 for $420 of food or so). Bought a ton of fruit though cause i just got a Beville Juicer, although man, does it create a ton of foam.

Anyway just a heads up to check your just 4 you and see if you can get the deal as well. It sure is hard to spend that much for just 1 person lol...never used to be with 4. I'm stocked up through the winter now. I feel like a squirrel.
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150 at Safeway is like 100 at Walmart, so your still down $20 going to Safeway.

xjayguyx posted...

150 at Safeway is like 100 at Walmart, so your still down $20 going to Safeway.

Yeah, but it's not Wal-Mart. The stupidly small buzz I get from not shopping at a Wal-Mart is worth the price disparity.
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GanglyKhan posted...

xjayguyx posted...

150 at Safeway is like 100 at Walmart, so your still down $20 going to Safeway.

Yeah, but it's not Wal-Mart. The stupidly small buzz I get from not shopping at a Wal-Mart is worth the price disparity.

? Walmart is fine where I live. Safeway is full of old people here that don't know any better to shop elsewhere.

xjayguyx posted...

150 at Safeway is like 100 at Walmart, so your still down $20 going to Safeway.

Worth it to not have to shop at a walmart
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Mead posted...

xjayguyx posted...

150 at Safeway is like 100 at Walmart, so your still down $20 going to Safeway.

Worth it to not have to shop at a walmart

So you like to piss money away lots huh? Also on digital games too I assume?

Mead posted...

xjayguyx posted...

150 at Safeway is like 100 at Walmart, so your still down $20 going to Safeway.

Worth it to not have to shop at a walmart

Also I live in Canada not the USA, my Walmart's are not full of 400-500 pound people in mini cloths.

xjayguyx posted...

Mead posted...

xjayguyx posted...

150 at Safeway is like 100 at Walmart, so your still down $20 going to Safeway.

Worth it to not have to shop at a walmart

Also I live in Canada not the USA, my Walmart's are not full of 400-500 pound people in mini cloths.

They dont cover their mouths when they cough either, its so bad
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Mead posted...

xjayguyx posted...

Mead posted...

xjayguyx posted...

150 at Safeway is like 100 at Walmart, so your still down $20 going to Safeway.

Worth it to not have to shop at a walmart

Also I live in Canada not the USA, my Walmart's are not full of 400-500 pound people in mini cloths.

They dont cover their mouths when they cough either, its so bad

Eww

safeway is overpriced
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Krazy_Kirby posted...

safeway is overpriced

this guy shops at the piggly wiggly
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Mead posted...

Krazy_Kirby posted...

safeway is overpriced

this guy shops at the piggly wiggly

I think he just understands what overpriced is..

I have all 3 (walmart, Winco and Safeway within 4 blocks. I check all the prices).

It's true, you would be an absolute fool to shop at safeway for things not on sale. Almost everything I got just now though, is cheaper then you can get it at winco or walmart....BEFORE the 20% (well $30 if you spend 150) off.

T-bone steaks at both other stores are over $7.99 a pound. They are on sale for $6 right now (minus 20% would be 4.80 a pound for T-bone steaks).

Family sized Lays potato chips...regular price (who would pay this) $4.30 each. Buy 4 or more, and it's $2 each (Before the 20%). After it was $1.60 a pop.

I usually buy my almonds in bulk from Winco...since it's $6 a pound there...but blue diamond 1pound bag roasted salted almonds normally 9.99 a pound (no way), but 2 discounts for $1 each, made it 7.99 base (with 20% it was $6.40..should have bought more).

They had a buy 4 get camballs soup (the hearty big cans) for $1.20 each...after 20% it's almost $1 a can.

Prego sauce bottles $2 each base (1.60 after discount)...I stocked up.

Stag Chilli's $1.25 each (max 4 of em), so just over a dollar.

O organics chicken brothers, normally $3 each, got 2 for $2 ($1 off if you buy 2 and $1.50 each).

3 12 count K-cup packs of swiss miss hot chocolate..normally 31.47, I paid 11.92 ($4 a box, 33 cents each)

4 things of Talenti Gelato for $2 each (normally 4.99)

2 things of english muffins (sig select) 1.29 each.

$120 of T-bone steaks (the price isn't that much higher normally then Walmart/Winco) for $50.

2 bag 1 pound of baby carrots $1 each.

That is most of what I got (that doesn't have weird names it's hard to figure out what it was), I also got Ham off the bone ($4 a pound, normally 8.99) 2 pounds and 1 1/2 pound of provolone for $6.

Everything else is things like racks for my bbq grill (on sale..4 and change instead of normally $6 for 2 of them), and all the produce (not gonna list it all but everything I bought was on sale AND I got 6$ off (it was about 40$ of veggies and fruit).

Basically to come anywhere close to being as good a deal at Winco or Walmart their prices would have had to be almost 3x as high base.
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xjayguyx posted...

GanglyKhan posted...

xjayguyx posted...

150 at Safeway is like 100 at Walmart, so your still down $20 going to Safeway.

Yeah, but it's not Wal-Mart. The stupidly small buzz I get from not shopping at a Wal-Mart is worth the price disparity.

? Walmart is fine where I live. Safeway is full of old people here that don't know any better to shop elsewhere.

The Wal-Marts here are always dirty and have solicitors outside. Their produce has been pretty gnarly (bad) this whole year too.

I have been to nice Wal-Marts, especially the Neighborhood varities, but not around here in recent times.
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Lol, I coulda just logged into my safeway account and coppies my list of foods, has all the prices/discounts on there...oh well.

Anyway, long story short. I shop carefully.....safeway is plain and simple the cheapest place to shop.....as long as you shop based on sales. Bulk items (like almonds normally) are better at winco etc though, but not always (like right now).

Used to seriously rock when Albertsons and Safeway where seperate and right next to each other in pleasanton CA. I saved sooo much. I left once (and remember I don't use cut out coupons, just digital ones) after shopping at both stores with 82% total savings (something like $240 of groceries for 46$ or something. I saved that receipt for sooo long.
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Honestly I never buy food at walmart anymore, ever. Winco (if you have one nearby) is just as cheap for base prices as walmart and has better meats and produce (by far).

They are significantly cheaper then Safeways base price as well, so if for instance, you need some mozzarella cheese (giavannis whole milk 1 pound), Winco has it for $3.50 all the time (might be 3.99, but it's lower then $4), while Safeway charges $5 for it base. It does go on sale all the time at safeway though.

Winco's steaks are also cheaper (usually at least $1, sometimes $2 a pound) AND they don't charge for thin cuts usually...so if I need a steak that isn't on sale (hardly ever, I buy based on what is on sale and safeway has some kind of steak on sale every week), I go to winco every time.

My winco does not take credit cards though, which means I lose out on that cash back, so that does cut into my savings a bit (2% to 5% cash back depending).

I don't even get groceries at walmart if I go there (very rarely) for other things.
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luckily i live a 1/2 mile from a winco
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Btw, for those that don't know, a T-bone steak is half filet mignion and half NY strip. I look for the ones with the large Filet portion (I even have them open the packages so I can ensure the one underneath is large as well).

They are always one of the best deals (along with porterhouse) since you pretty much get the ny strip version for free, while still getting a significant deal on the filet portion (which is usually somewhere around $20 a pound).

In general it's about 1/3 filet and a bit under 2/3rd NY strip (with the rest being bone). If it's a pound and your getting it for $6 (not 4.80 like now), then 1/3rd of a pound of filet would be about $7 normally (and it's almost never on sale). You get the rest of the steak free (which I usually freeze and use for stir fry and NY strip is great for stir frying.).

I generally cut up 2 T-bones at a time, cook the 2 filet portions as a meal (with brocolli etc) and wrap and freeze the NY strip portions for later. I just got 10 of em, so I'm gonna be eating steak for the next 5 days or so hehe!!
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Winco is legit
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Krazy_Kirby posted...

luckily i live a 1/2 mile from a winco

I'm about that far away as well, but I still would always drive (we walk way past it to go to the bars so we don't have to drive back though, but....I wouldn't wanna carry stuff etc back.

I have 2 safeways as well both about 1/2 mile away from me, one is much smaller (where I went today) but easier to walk thorugh since no big intersection. I again, just drive since I never buy one or two things.
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Mead posted...

Winco is legit

Dude, it totally is. I shop there. Seriously I didn't think anything could beat safeway if you use Just 4 u and shop based on sales, but Winco does sometimes, especially with bulk items etc. I don't always shop at Winco, but when I do, I buy bulk items.
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There's no way something like this would exist in Canada because they love beating us down with cost-of-living. Can't wait to move to Japan.
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15%Tuesday?
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That isn't a good deal at all.

zebatov posted...

There's no way something like this would exist in Canada because they love beating us down with cost-of-living. Can't wait to move to Japan.

Foreigners are hated in Japan.
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Revelation34 posted...

That isn't a good deal at all.

zebatov posted...

There's no way something like this would exist in Canada because they love beating us down with cost-of-living. Can't wait to move to Japan.

Foreigners are hated in Japan.

I'll join the group of almost three million hated people then.
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