sf wrote:

> > Their service is pretty marginal. Everyone frowns, unlike Trader Joes.
> >
> I have to disagree on both of those points. I think we consider
> Safeway to be sub par service to Trader Joe's because we see fewer
> people stocking shelves at Safeway and therefore have fewer people in
> the aisles to ask for assistance. The smile factor is the same as is
> the style of service once you find someone to help... and I've never
> seen a produce employee at TJ's crack open anything to offer tastes on
> the spur of the moment.

Where I live, some Safeways have good service and some don't.