Posted: Wed 25 Aug, 2004 17.37
What about the one on the right 
..just me then
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Posted: Wed 25 Aug, 2004 22.35
Does anyone else find themselves irritated by the fluctuating stock levels in Safeway? You could go in one week and they have a new product proudly on display, next time theres only 2 left. They then don't have them in for 2 weeks before they are back on special offer but everyones got in before you.
..just me then
..just me then
Posted: Wed 25 Aug, 2004 23.53
That's always happned in Safeway - I don't even touch stuff from Safeway - get all my own shopping - but my parents buy stuff there and tend to get it in bulk - because, especially in the crisps aisle, there is ALWAYS something they buy which isn't there.Martin wrote:Does anyone else find themselves irritated by the fluctuating stock levels in Safeway? You could go in one week and they have a new product proudly on display, next time theres only 2 left. They then don't have them in for 2 weeks before they are back on special offer but everyones got in before you.
..just me then
Posted: Thu 26 Aug, 2004 00.29
There's a Kwik Save round the corner!fusionlad wrote:And too expensive!Blob from TVForum wrote:Ooo, PoshInspector Sands wrote:Same in Lincoln, there's a big Morrisons on one side of town and a large Safeways on the other. The Safeways is becoming a Waitrose
Posted: Sun 29 Aug, 2004 16.23
Inspector Sands, are you from Lincoln?
Posted: Fri 03 Sep, 2004 16.03
Interesting article in my local paper today... we have a reasonably large Safeway on the outskirts of Hinckley which is becoming a Morrisons later this year. Right now it's still Safeway but it's got all Morrisons products and shopping bags.
However, the paper reports that the Somerfield in the centre of town has reported a sales increase of 10% since Morrisons took over Safeway!
But I can't blame the dissatified Safeway customers for going elsewhere, Morrions really is quite crap and tacky - the one in the centre of Leicester's been done this summer and looks hideous.
And those unifoms really look like they should be on air hostesses...
However, the paper reports that the Somerfield in the centre of town has reported a sales increase of 10% since Morrisons took over Safeway!
But I can't blame the dissatified Safeway customers for going elsewhere, Morrions really is quite crap and tacky - the one in the centre of Leicester's been done this summer and looks hideous.
And those unifoms really look like they should be on air hostesses...
Posted: Fri 03 Sep, 2004 21.24
There's a great website... "Less Reasons To Shop At Morrisons"...... www.wmmorrisonplc.co.uk *grin*
Posted: Fri 03 Sep, 2004 21.51
A plug for your own website more like!rdobbie wrote:There's a great website... "Less Reasons To Shop At Morrisons"...... www.wmmorrisonplc.co.uk *grin*
There was a thing in our local rag a few years back about Safeways selling mouldy frozen pizzas at the store where I live.
Posted: Sat 04 Sep, 2004 01.45
I know we had a few problems with the Safeway in Hinckley when it opened in the early 90s.
Having worked in the very same Somerfield that I've mentioned above, I can tell you that if I'd put an out-of-date product on the shelf, I'd have been shown the door.
I'm afraid I can't blame the Safeway shoppers who are deserting Morrisons, they may have slashed the prices in Safeway but only because they're using shitty suppliers now.
As a business model, it's incredibly flawed. And the customers are voting with their feet. Somerfield don't get a 10% increase in sales just like that.
Also in Hinckley, we were planned to have a site redeveloped for a Morrisons supermarket in 2001. A lot of fannying about ensued until Morrisons took over Safeway - and, oh dear, Hinckley has, yes, a Safeway!
Morrisons say they're keeping the existing Safeway and converting it. (not yet done - it's selling all the shite Morrisons put out on the inside but it's still a Safeway shop)
Not only do Hinckleyans not want another supermarket, they don't want even one Morrisons, let alone two.
And Morrisons won't say now what they're doing with the bus station site.
I just think the entire company's bad news, especially with the awful corporate image they have. And people are very picky when it comes to the cheese factor too.
Safeway was classy. Morrisons on the other hand is little more than a refuse site.
Having worked in the very same Somerfield that I've mentioned above, I can tell you that if I'd put an out-of-date product on the shelf, I'd have been shown the door.
I'm afraid I can't blame the Safeway shoppers who are deserting Morrisons, they may have slashed the prices in Safeway but only because they're using shitty suppliers now.
As a business model, it's incredibly flawed. And the customers are voting with their feet. Somerfield don't get a 10% increase in sales just like that.
Also in Hinckley, we were planned to have a site redeveloped for a Morrisons supermarket in 2001. A lot of fannying about ensued until Morrisons took over Safeway - and, oh dear, Hinckley has, yes, a Safeway!
Morrisons say they're keeping the existing Safeway and converting it. (not yet done - it's selling all the shite Morrisons put out on the inside but it's still a Safeway shop)
Not only do Hinckleyans not want another supermarket, they don't want even one Morrisons, let alone two.
And Morrisons won't say now what they're doing with the bus station site.
I just think the entire company's bad news, especially with the awful corporate image they have. And people are very picky when it comes to the cheese factor too.
Safeway was classy. Morrisons on the other hand is little more than a refuse site.
Posted: Mon 06 Sep, 2004 20.38
Our local Safeway/Morrison is very popular. However, that may be because its nearest real competition (the local Somerfield and Co-op are tiny) is nearly ten miles away.James Martin wrote:Safeway was classy. Morrisons on the other hand is little more than a refuse site.
Posted: Mon 06 Sep, 2004 21.05
I was driving past a Safeway store the other day and they were in the process of redoing the petrol station in Morrison’s attire. Looked completely dreadful with all that black. :roll: