On Fri, 11 Sep 2015 15:36:00 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

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> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Fri, 11 Sep 2015 06:26:54 -0400, Gary > wrote:
> >
> >> Julie Bove wrote:
> >> >
> >> > "sf" > wrote in message
> >> > ...
> >> > > On Thu, 10 Sep 2015 22:51:18 -0700, "Cheri" >
> >> > > wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > >>
> >> > >> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> >> > >> ...
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > "sf" > wrote in message
> >> > >> >>
> >> > >> >> It sounds like Safeway's bad practices team was sent over to
> >> > >> >> Haggen
> >> > >> >> because I've been very happy with the local Safeway stores that
> >> > >> >> retained the Safeway name.
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > Not too many people are happy with the Safeways here.
> >> > >>
> >> > >> I'm very happy with mine here.
> >> > >>
> >> > > Kirkland is close enough to Bothel. I'll FB someone who lives there
> >> > > and ask for her opinion.
> >> >
> >> > What does Kirkland have to do with it? I have been there a few times
> >> > since
> >> > we moved back. It is certainly not close enough for me to go grocery
> >> > shopping there. So whatever they have in Kirkland is rather
> >> > meaningless to
> >> > me.
> >>
> >> True enough. Quality of any store is very location specific.
> >
> > They are in the same general area close enough to have the sam
> > corporate management. I don't think she knows from up about Safeway's
> > old reputation. There's quality and then there's the other stuff like
> > not ringing up the stated marked down price aka overcharging. I've
> > never had a problem with quality at Safeway but they were famous for
> > playing monkey shines with the numbers.
>
> That doesn't mean anything. When I worked for K Mart, the stores in this
> area had the same corporate management and yet they were all different.

Store managers don't program the system.

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