Safeway

The most un-​hygienic Safeway ever. Paid $ 30 for a cake that was completely boarding, no effort at all. Most staff are rude and lazy.

Well, this is about the pharmacy, listen up guys… mostly ones who happen to use Viagra, you don’t want to use this pharmacy, those girls in there one I have a name of, rachel, they will talk about you after you walk away from the counter, deciding for them selves if you need it or not and if your wife knows you get it, this is just one conversation i have heard from the waiting room, at the counter they don’t keep things discreet at all they blurt out the name of your drug loud enough for other people to hear so if you take a popular drug you will be followed around by one of the local crackheads that populate that store, I was in line behind a lay the other day who was taking oxycodone, I know this because of one other tech there lisa, On January 7 2016, I witnessed a pharmacists begrade a couple over malaria shots, she wanted to know why they were going to what ever country it was, that is their business why, the pharmacist is only allowed to know your medical history like if they were able to physically handle the malaria shot. This tech, rachel, on November 7 2015 made fun of my medication right infront of me when she came in the waiting room from the pharmacy to go on a break, you should have scene her face when she closed that door and turned around there I was, yeah I could easily go to HIPPA with this one, each one of these things I have described would put that safeway out of business with the fines

First off outside of a correctional facility you will not find a higher concentration of shady/​drugged out people. Plenty of parking but don’t expect your car to be in the same shape it was when you got there. Staff are a combination of friendly and fed up with scammers. Not the cleanest but far from the dirtiest. I doubt I’ll be back.

The positives first:
The staff is always friendly and helpful.
They have a Starbucks if you like Starbucks. (I don’t) They have fair prices.
The meat department is usually organized and well stocked and pretty clean.
It is close to my house but that doesn’t help YOU now does it?
The negatives:
There are always panhandlers camped out at both entrances and often sketchy people hanging out just outside the main doors. The north door is closed at night because of all the shoplifters. It seems as though it is store of choice for the undesirables of the area. I so often see people with their ratty little «service «dogs in the same carts I’m expected to put my food.
It is sometimes difficult to get service in the deli. On a couple occasions I have dropped my basket and walked out of the store after being ignored by staff working in the back of the deli. I understand if you are not a food server and cannot help me but at least GREET ME and tell me someone will be with me shortly. I also walked out once when I saw the server pet one of the ratty little «service» dogs and fail to wash her hands. The Asian fare they serve is HORRID as well.
When the «fresh baked» french loaves or baguettes are fresh they are wonderful and I would eat them with joy but too many times I have been sold what I KNOW are day old loaves for full price.
The produce is OK but some of the less common items (jalapenos, artichokes) are often past their prime. Mushrooms are sometimes old and wrinkly.
I will often drive the extra blocks and spend a little more at QFC. It just boils down to the atmosphere of the place.

This location is near my job. It is very convenient for lunch and quick grabs for work functions. There is a Starbucks in house that is always hopping with customers. The overall store selection isn’t the greatest, but this is a compact store and is really best for quick essentials. The loitering of homeless folks has reduced since the Everett PD was given a designated parking space right up front. Parking can be tricky but there is a lot of space. The checkers and other staff are always helpful and typically have positive attitudes towards customers (Hey, we all have a bad day at work where we are not at our best and can’t seem to get that game face on right). It’s a good spot and I will continue to shop here.

This Safeway has the friendliest cashiers I’ve seen anywhere. The checkout lines are always packed, not always friendly customers, yet the cashier’s attitude is always stellar. This is a very busy store that has had to deal with theft and homeless, and corporate not giving them lock carts (their grocery carts end up all over town). Yet the cashiers shine. It shows me just how valuable and uplifting good attitude is.
10+ years I’ve shopped at this store. Maybe the reviewer below had a new cashier, unable-​to-​handle-​the-​stress. I’ve personally never seen anything but incredibly great attitude from the seasoned cashiers they’ve kept for years.
**Though I no longer eat wheat or sugar, this store makes the tastiest bear claws that almost took me rehab to avoid.

Feel like waiting around with dangerous and annoying people? Come here! The north entrance is closed at 7 pm for your safety and convenience.

Horrible. Cashiers always seem grumpy but I guess I would too if I had to work at this location.
Clientele that comes here is super sketchy. I do not come here unless I have no choice. I will drive further just to avoid having to come here.

I have been avoiding Safeway for gas because of their upcharge for credit cards. This time I needed to buy ASAP or I would be pushing the truck!

Not the best Safeway I have visited but the location is convenient. Parking can be a little tough to navigate during the busy times. Overall, this store just feels cramped.

I normally love Safeway because it’s well stocked, has good variety, and price are great compared to other local grocery store companies. I managed to find a Safeway I didn’t really like this weekend, and it was this one.
This location wasn’t easy to navigate around, things were placed in areas that I normally wouldn’t think to find certain things… such as zucchini in the specialty vegetables area next to a bunch of exotic mushrooms and green. Interesting. Normally I find it by the carrots and cucumbers, lol.
Also, they were out of a bunch of things (we were making homemade pizzas) and they were out of stock for all but 2 crusts. This location didn’t even have the good beers in the fridge. All of the less tasty beers of the bunch were cold, and the ones we wanted were just piled up next to the fridge.
This Safeway could really ask the other locations for some advice on how to be a little better for its customers.

No offense to the residents of Everett, because I do have family that lives there, but spending more than a couple hours in this dreaded city makes me want to overdose on my birth control pills (*see also my Target review for same reference). A prime example of a place that leads me to this conclusion is this Safeway. It seemed to me that all the junk food was «highlighted» and the produce (IE healthy) section was minuscule at best. With the exception of the sketchy customer with no teeth following me, it’s a clean store, but just not appealing to this snob.