Safeway and Albertsons (3 Viewers)

[SlyPokerDog]

I mostly shop at Fred Meyers but sometimes I stop at Safeway.

Holy chit, the prices have skyrocketed since Albertsons bought Safeway, not just a few cents, I'm talking things that used to cost $2 now costing $4. It's hilarious.


Is this Albertsons raising the prices at Safeway to be inline with theirs or is this Albertsons jacking the prices in both stores?

Has anyone else noticed this?

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Prices of everything are going up.

 

[MarAzul]

Prices of everything are going up.

Naw! Obama says it is not. And he backs it up, sends me the same SS check again this year. Prices haven't increased since he became President and the rise of the Oceans began to recede... along with the cost of living.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

Are there WinCo's over there? That is the way to go.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Are there WinCo's over there? That is the way to go.

I like Winco but it's a circus, so many people. Luckily there is a new one getting ready to open closer to me. It's worth going once a month, things like Tillamook cheese and dog food are much cheaper but I've never tried their meat.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Naw! Obama says it is not. And he backs it up, sends me the same SS check again this year. Prices haven't increased since he became President and the rise of the Oceans began to recede... along with the cost of living.

It always cracks me up when you bitch about not getting enough from your guberment socialist program.

Feel the Bern, MarAzul. Feel the Bern.

 

[julius]

I like Winco but it's a circus, so many people. Luckily there is a new one getting ready to open closer to me. It's worth going once a month, things like Tillamook cheese and dog food are much cheaper but I've never tried their meat.

I like Fred Meyers myself. Their prices, while increasing, are still much cheaper than Safeway/Albertsons. Safeway was always more $$ (cept when you use their member card thing...which was always a stupid thing. It's free, but saves you money. Why not have it for everyone then?) but Albertsons was always even higher than Safeway, so I'm not surprised their prices are going up once they're under Albertsons control.

Anyone who shopped at Albertsons (in a city that also had a Fred Meyers) was, imho, just too damn lazy to drive to a Fred Meyer.

I like WinCo, but they are super crowded and I'm not sure that the price differences off-set that annoyance. I kind of like Cash-N-Carry too. Though they're kind of very specialized for stuff. They're Costco for us cheap bastards.

 

[MarAzul]

Is this Albertsons raising the prices at Safeway to be inline with theirs or is this Albertsons jacking the prices in both stores?

Ah, that's it! Albertsons closed the door in North Bend. The is a Safeway in both NB and Coos Bay, prices went up like hell in both. Then Freddy too but not as much.
Don't get the discount on gas at Safeway anymore either, often the Safeway pump in Florence was the cheapest in Oregon with the discount. Still the have the card but useless now.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

Why haven't you had winco meat? It's fine. I worked for winco in corvallis while going to osu. It's such a nicer winco than the ones in Portland metro area. Winco produce doesn't last long, Fred Meyers is much better. But I'll still buy winco produce if I'm there.

Winco is the only way to go. It's not bad if you go anytime other than Saturday or sunday. Friday around 5 can be dicey, bit If you go Friday night around 8 it's not bad.

Safeway and Albertsons are only good for buying a couple things. I also like some of the meat deals they have for buy 1 get 2 free.

 

[MarAzul]

guberment socialist program

Well the whole fucking thing is and extremely bad puppeteer show you know! It really does need to be put to sleep. I feel obligated to let you know, I think it sucks!

Feel the Bern? No no no... wrong take.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Safeway and Albertsons are only good for buying a couple things. I also like some of the meat deals they have for buy 1 get 2 free.

Oh Fizz, I'm so disappointed in you. You're an accountant. How.... Why....

The buy 1 get 2 free is such a jack. They raise the price per pound up to a stupid amount. Meat that is $8/lb at the meat counter is $18/lb in their buy one get one. Even higher in their buy 1 get 2 special.

 

[santeesioux]

Haggen's bought up the Safeway down here and immediately put it out of business, so now the only stores to shop at are the overpriced Alberstons, Wallie World, Fred Meyer, and a local Southern Oregon chain that has mice all over it.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Why haven't you had winco meat?

The nearest Winco to me is the one on 82ave. It's really busy and the store seems a little dirty. I like the meat at Costco.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Haggen's bought up the Safeway down here and immediately put it out of business, so now the only stores to shop at are the overpriced Alberstons, Wallie World, Fred Meyer, and a local Southern Oregon chain that has mice all over it.

Mice, the other white meat.

 

[UncleCliffy'sDaddy]

Why haven't you had winco meat? It's fine. I worked for winco in corvallis while going to osu. It's such a nicer winco than the ones in Portland metro area. Winco produce doesn't last long, Fred Meyers is much better. But I'll still buy winco produce if I'm there.

Winco is the only way to go. It's not bad if you go anytime other than Saturday or sunday. Friday around 5 can be dicey, bit If you go Friday night around 8 it's not bad.

Safeway and Albertsons are only good for buying a couple things. I also like some of the meat deals they have for buy 1 get 2 free.

You know you've reached geezerhood if you're shopping at Winco at 8:00 on a Friday evening......Getting old is hell, isn't it???

 

[santeesioux]

Mice, the other white meat.

Yep, Fred Meyer is the only place to shop at if you don't want to run into white trash, Walmart is covered with them.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

You know you've reached geezerhood if you're shopping at Winco at 8:00 on a Friday evening......Getting old is hell, isn't it???

I've always been an old soul. Liked going out with my buddies in college and till I was like 25, then I got burnt out. I get sleepy at like 9pm nowadays.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

Oh Fizz, I'm so disappointed in you. You're an accountant. How.... Why....

The buy 1 get 2 free is such a jack. They raise the price per pound up to a stupid amount. Meat that is $8/lb at the meat counter is $18/lb in their buy one get one. Even higher in their buy 1 get 2 special.

Lol I know. I've had another accountant friend lose his shit when I said I like buying it. Here's the thing. I only buy the meat that is the cheapest for that offer, so I'll get like three packages of the three chicken breast packages for like $9. It's fast and easy for grilling since it's already flavored, and I live like 3 blocks from albertsons.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Lol I know. I've had another accountant friend lose his shit when I said I like buying it. Here's the thing. I only buy the meat that is the cheapest for that offer, so I'll get like three packages of the three chicken breast packages for like $9. It's fast and easy for grilling since it's already flavored, and I live like 3 blocks from albertsons.

But now that stores don't have to disclose where meat is being processed and packaged I look at that chicken and think Mexican processing plant.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

But now that stores don't have to disclose where meat is being processed and packaged I look at that chicken and think Mexican processing plant.

Probably. I used to eat tilapia as a cheap protein. But it tastes like sand and after hearing about fish ponds in vietnam and China from my dad and stepmother, I'm no longer interested.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Probably. I used to eat tilapia as a cheap protein. But it tastes like sand and after hearing about fish ponds in vietnam and China from my dad and stepmother, I'm no longer interested.

The meat counter at the Freddy's on Hawthrone is awesome! Clean, cut and processed on site, all of their sausage is made there. It's similar to Gartner's at about 1/3rd the price.

 

[MarAzul]

Follow up to Sly's Feel the Bern!

I was watching a program on "Link" about White Privilege this morning, only could take it about 20 minutes, just one line of bull shit after another... One of them was about the good old days
and when ever white dip shit thought that was...? 1957, then they went on to show how flawed the thinking is. Lower taxes, No, the top rate was 92%

Now that was real, 92%, I think Kennedy managed to get it lowered to 70 or 74%. Yes this was my privilege to live with most of the years I worked. I never paid 70% percent, that was on tall bucks, but the tax rate climbed there pretty fast. I do remember paying 67% and that was on something over 65 thousand. No IRA accounts to protect any, no 401K to protect anything, no deduction for college expenses for you kids. Damn it man, 67% Federal, 11% State, 8% fica at work and 15% on self employment leave bugger all nothing to save. The only savings of significants was the SS promise. I sure as hell knew this was a bad friggin bargain, but it was the way it was.

Now Sly comes of age and chides me for collecting the SS. Ha! I sure would have like to change the system back went the money was coming but no fucking way. It boggles my mind that anyone wiith half a brain would opt to take that system back again. Feel the Bern! You will, but then just maybe, Trump will save your dumb asses.

 

[barfo]

I like Winco but it's a circus, so many people.

Go at 2am on a weeknight, it's pretty nice.

barfo

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Follow up to Sly's Feel the Bern!

I was watching a program on "Link" about White Privilege this morning, only could take it about 20 minutes, just one line of bull shit after another... One of them was about the good old days
and when ever white dip shit thought that was...? 1957, then they went on to show how flawed the thinking is. Lower taxes, No, the top rate was 92%

Now that was real, 92%, I think Kennedy managed to get it lowered to 70 or 74%. Yes this was my privilege to live with most of the years I worked. I never paid 70% percent, that was on tall bucks, but the tax rate climbed there pretty fast. I do remember paying 67% and that was on something over 65 thousand. No IRA accounts to protect any, no 401K to protect anything, no deduction for college expenses for you kids. Damn it man, 67% Federal, 11% State, 8% fica at work and 15% on self employment leave bugger all nothing to save. The only savings of significants was the SS promise. I sure as hell knew this was a bad friggin bargain, but it was the way it was.

Now Sly comes of age and chides me for collecting the SS. Ha! I sure would have like to change the system back went the money was coming but no fucking way. It boggles my mind that anyone wiith half a brain would opt to take that system back again. Feel the Bern! You will, but then just maybe, Trump will save your dumb asses.

It's always fun to get you riled up.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Go at 2am on a weeknight, it's pretty nice.

barfo

Is that when you're working?

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Haggen's bought up the Safeway down here and immediately put it out of business, so now the only stores to shop at are the overpriced Alberstons, Wallie World, Fred Meyer, and a local Southern Oregon chain that has mice all over it.

It was a government mandated sale

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

The meat counter at the Freddy's on Hawthrone is awesome! Clean, cut and processed on site, all of their sausage is made there. It's similar to Gartner's at about 1/3rd the price.

Yeah winco is my favorite. Costco is good too. If I had to choose a third it would be Fred meyers. They are building a new Freddie's in happy valley.

The massive Fred Meyers in gresham is awesome. They have one of the best beer selections I've seen in a store. If there is a new beer out I haven't been able to find they usually have it.

Went there last night a got a six pack of elysian Hawaiian sunburn pineapple Habanero sour beer

 

[MarAzul]

It's always fun to get you riled up.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[Hobbesarable]

The meat counter at the Freddy's on Hawthrone is awesome! Clean, cut and processed on site, all of their sausage is made there. It's similar to Gartner's at about 1/3rd the price.

I used to purchase good quality meat at Haggen in Tualatin years ago.

Now, I go to Costco or Winco. Typically there's fewer people shopping in the morning and the meat has usually been restocked with the discounted meat usually off to the side. Sometimes you can find great deals on beef brisket!

For my fresh fruit and vegetables I go to a farmer's market or pick-your-own food farms and orchards.