Safeway Food & Drug

I meant to update my review sooner. I think the manager (Mike?) must’ve came on new (last year) because I started seeing him on duty almost every time I came in. Their service improved immensely like overnight. Anyway, I almost always get my scripts filled no problem. And they now carry all the drugs I need without them getting hung up in corporate indefinitely. They all pretty much know me by name now. Perhaps thats not such a good thing, ha!

Can you believe that with all the starving people in our country both young and old; and the world-​that Safeway will throw out three or four slices of meat if it goes over the weight that you request at the deli counter? Witnessed it with my own eyes, just this moment, and asked the Deli counter about the incident and that was their reply… they do not even ask if you want the extra slices-​they just throw it in the garbage. We pay for food stamps in our taxes, donate money to various causes to see children-​and Safeway is throwing food, perfectly good fresh cut meat into the garbage! Is this the new Safeway/​Albertsons policy?

Starbucks inside. Had a nice selection of goods. Busy in they afternoon. Very friendly staff.

Busy, busy and busier! This Safeway just always seems packed. I went a few times while working in Green Valley and found I needed to plan a good 5 – 10 minutes to get through a line. Maybe exaggerating, but it sure takes a while, and there didn’t seem to be enough lines. But it’s still a very good Safeway with great deli food and selection.

It is a Safeway grocery.
Nice range of food selection. It gets crazy busy when the snowbirds are here.
Deli, vegies, meat … etc. All standard fair.

FOLLOW-​UP: I emailed Safeway’s Corporate Customer Service regarding their recent new policy of charging ten cents more per gallon for credit card fuel purchases. Their response included the following statement: «We recently changed our pricing at our gas stations to ensure that customers paying with Cash or Debit Cards always get our lowest price on gas. «With this statement, they are basically giving the proverbial «middle finger» to their loyal customers who wish to pay with a credit card. If you disagree with their new policy and do not wish to pay ten cents more per gallon when using a credit card: 1) contact them at
to let them know your position; 2) don’t buy gas or shop at Safeway stores; 3) pass this along to others you know. Safeway Corporate will get away with this sort of thing only if allowed to do so.

The produce section ain’t half bad and they had a killer sale on kombucha the day I stopped in. There is also a half-​decent selection of tortillas, some of which are tucson-​made. But that’s just about where the positives of this location stop.
Maybe I like really weird foods but I couldn’t find any kefir, let alone any brand or kind of yogurt besides one. The fish looked really old. There was no almond butter to be found. And the breads in the bakery looked stale.
In the end we still managed to get a full grocery run together but missing some of our beloved staples.