Safeway Store 1648

Favorite grocery store in Lodi!!! The absolute best service from the most courteous clerks in town! Freshest local produce and their bakery is top notch! We visit their deli often since they have a huge selection of imported cheeses and meats.

Pros: This gets the default star.
— Huge flower section upon entering the store on the right side.
— Huge organic & non-​organic produce selection on the right side.
— Friendly staff at night. The daytime staff needs a little coffee.
— Clean and presentable store, food, and merchandise.
— Outside of the store was very clean.
— Sandwiches are really good.
Cons: Minus 4 Stars
— Associated with an advertising company out of Texas called Cartvertising. They are a horrible and slimy company. Sales associate Daniel Jason is a complete slime ball and incredibly rude. Donald Smith, the customer service rep., was exactly the same. I don’t see why Safeway does business with them! Oh wait, the money of course.
— Daniel (Dan) Jason, the salesman from Cartvertising, actually wrote a 1 star review on my Unilocal page after reading this review.
Seems like online retaliation to me.
No merit what-​so-​ever to leave that review on my Unilocal page but to satisfy a disturbed, unstable individual.
I will be contacting Safeway, Cartvertising, and Unilocal regarding salesman Dan Jason. This is ridiculous. He SOLD, not provided, a useless (bad) product, I didn’t want it, and him and his company refused — very rudely I will add — denied my request and threatened me with collections.

The short: There are only a few options in Lodi for groceries and this Safeway has a huge produce section in comparison to the competition.
The long: I’m no fan of Safeway. Usually (and it happens here too) they never have enough staff working and there are very few lanes open during peak hours. The difference in this particular store is that it is clean and organized. You won’t have too much of an issue locating just about anything you need. One thing I really appreciate here is that they have a very large produce section. Honestly I’d rather shop at other places, but it’s just hard to beat the amount of produce that is offered here. One other really big issue I have here is that there are never any carts at the door where they are supposed to be. You usually have to go back out to the lot and track one down for your shopping. I’d give them 2 stars, but the produce brings it up to a 3.
What works: Clean and stocked.
What to improve: Clear the lot more often. I hate having to hunt for a cart. Also open more lines during peak hours!!!

This store is fine in a pinch, but it is overpriced and on average I am only able to get 75% of what I came for at best. It has a nice flower selection and it’s clean. I have purchased cakes on 2 different occasions from the bakery and they are fine but nothing special and as I said this place is pricey. They have a larger selection of hot food than most grocery stores, but again for me the quality vs price paid is just not good enough. If I am in the area or in a bind and need something like a party platter or some quick flowers, I will stop here. I don’t reccomend it for regular grocery shopping or specialty baked items.

Now that I am officially a Lodi-​an since December 2013, this Safeway is my store! Love that this store is only like 2 minutes away from my place! I’m here atleast 3 times a week since I cook 80% of the time! Safeway is always my go to because I love their gas rewards! I love self check out because I feel like I can do a faster job than some cashiers. But don’t get me wrong the employees are all friendly and store is kept clean! Love Safeway’s deals! Been a customer for a very long time.

This review has nothing to do with the food at this store. This has to do with the service provided by the management at this Safeway store.
Today, after a grueling Dentist appointment I had to stop by the store to drop off my prescription for antibiotics. I also did some shopping to get items for a soft food diet I need to follow due to a tooth extraction — that took 3 hours and 2 Doctors.
So, I am feeling awful and my jaw feels like it’s been worked on by a CalTrans jackhammer crew. After I picked up my prescription I went to check out the food I bought. The cashier is not just any cashier but the store manager. After my items get rung up, I run my credit card and he just grabs another Safeway club card and runs it instead of my card. I said that’s not my card — and I asked him to put the points on my card. He then just laughed at me. I was so shocked at this rude behavior — I just left without saying anything. This is important because the points allow one to get a discount on gasoline. 100 points = 10 cents less a gallon a gas at Safeway or Chevron gasoline pumps.
So who doesn’t want to pay less for their gasoline? — I still find it bizarre that the top management of this store showed some of the worst customer service I’ve experienced at any retail business. The guy is a plain jerk — and I’m going over his head to file a complaint with their corporation management.

This location isn’t bad at all, just be sure to use your club card and coupons and your good. It’s obviously not as cheap as Winco or food4less but the product is much better.

I’ve had good luck here with produce and their sales. You will pay here for the fruit and veggies, but they will last for days and are top quality. The meat sales are good and the bakery is the best one for a supermarket in Lodi. Very good customer service and its much easier to check out of here.

Yesterday I went by Safeway and bought rotisserie chicken then went home an ate Some of it. a half an hour later got so sick, had chills, shaking uncontrollably and the worst I threw up all night long. i spent a hole day in bed and am still sick from this food poisoning. I called the store explain to them what had happen they did not care at all. never shop at Safeway again I do not know what their feeding us I use to trust them no More.

Long lines. No bagger. Saving money at the expense of customer service. Next time going to Wal-​Mart

I was one of 9 people in line at the only check stand open today which happened to be the express line. The checker called for help 3 times and no one came. The last time I shopped here about a year ago it was basically the same, one register open and one long line. Guess those self-​checkout lanes aren’t doing much to ease the burden on the one checker they have working per shift. Too bad

Love that Lodi Safeway is open 24 hrs. It’s one of the few places in this sleepy little town that you can actually go after 10pm or so. Prices are reasonable and the store is always clean. I especially love the Starbucks inside this location.

Be prepared to wait in line…
Since they have installed self checkout machines they have eliminated most of the other checkers. I had a choice of a single long line, or checking out myself. I chose to leave without groceries.

I absolutely love this store. No matter how busy it is, I seem to get in & out within a few minutes. The staff here are extremely friendly. The store is clean & well stocked. Never out of the items that I need. Which is a very nice change. Also, their florist/​balloon section is above par to the other grocery stores in Lodi. I highly recommend :)

Great store, but at 3pm friday Dec. 28, in the Safeway parking lot, a thief decided to cut out my catalytic converter for the precious metals inside. Police said they can do it in less than 1 min with a portable electric saw. So if you have a truck that sits high, have it secured or welded on to make it harder to take off. Geweke is quoting me $ 2000 to replace the whole exhaust system. Not happy…:-(

I love Safeways. It seems there is always a Safeway no matter where you go. This one is nice. Its always clean and the employees are always nice. I don’t shop at Safeway for everything, but I do go here for certain things. This is my go-​to store in Lodi. I think its the best store in this town. Raleys and Savemart both leave a lot to be desired. The only thing I can really suggest here, is to have a specific section for organic items. I’ve been to Safeways who offer this, and I love it. I really wish ours did. But that aside, I’m a frequent customer and will continue to be.

I am being harsh and downgrading my 4-​star rating to a 3-​star based off of a recent visit.
My husband and I stopped to grab a bottle of wine and a six-​pack of beer. We were on our way to dinner at a friends so we wanted to arrive with beverages. My husband and I have shopped at Safeway many times in the past. In fact, the clerk/​manager that checked us out has done so many times in the past.
When we were paying for the alcohol the clerk/​manager asked for my husband’s I.D. Standard procedure, no doubt. My husband produced his I.D., handed it over to the clerk/​manager, who proceeded to stare at the I.D. for a ridiculously long time… he stared at the I.D., then back at my husband… back at the I.D., then back at my husband. My husband asked if everything was okay? The clerk/​manager said to my husband, «you’re eyes aren’t hazel.» My husband asked what color he thought they were. The clerk/​manager said, «grayish-​blue». We assured him that on the day my husband got his license, that they were hazel. Did I mention that my husbands I.D. looks just like him and that he is well over 21? Then the clerk/​manager went on to tell my husband that he didn’t look the height on his license. We thought he was joking. We assured him that my husband is in fact the height listed on the license, hasn’t changed height since he was 16.
I asked the clerk/​manager to take my I.D. so that we could be on our way. When I produced my I.D. the clerk/​manager did the same scan and the same back-​and-​forth between looking at my I.D. and looking at me. I asked what the problem was. He proceeded to tell me that I don’t look the height on my license either.
Really guy? WTF!
By this time, there was a long line forming and the people in line couldn’t believe what this guy was doing. Again, I thought he was f**king with me!
Out of frustration I lifted my foot and pointed to my shoes. I pointed out that I was wearing heels because we were on our way to a dinner party, that’s why I must «appear so much taller». The clerk/​manager was smug and slightly cocky. I felt that he was deliberately screwing with me.
I was finally able to purchase the beverages, but I left feeling frustrated and annoyed!

Once upon a time (last week), I walked into Safeway. A loaf of regular bread was $ 5. I walked right out and never went back again.
Terrible prices aside, their sushi is surprisingly good. They offer a relatively fresh tasting selection of sashimi-​topped rolls. Quick relief for late-​night sushi cravings.

This store has some of the nicest employees of any of the other Safeway stores in the area. Always kind and courteous. The price specials rotate around the store and they do have a frequent shopper card that is also good at Vons if you travel. They have nutrition notes on the shelves and have a great selection of about everything.