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Pretty much every item I buy at Safeway is "discounted". Promos and discounts are a core component of many (not all!) businesses.

by pbreit 6y ago

ghaff 6y ago
Safeway is sort of extreme. Many grocery chains do have some sort of loyalty card discount. But Safeway has huge discounts all over the place to the point where I make a point of slipping a loyalty card in my travel folder when I go somewhre that Safeways are common.
- Lammy 6y ago
  > slipping a loyalty card in my travel folder Serious suggestion: try (your area code)-867-5309 and it will probably work.
  - kylebenzle 6y ago
    people are so strangely pliant about these loyalty programs.
    - ghaff 6y ago
      Safeway discounts on many items can be 25-50% off. Normally I don't but some stores make it quite expensive not to use them.
      - Lammy 6y ago
        That’s why I like to use the meme card number to at least mix my data with as many other people as possible.
        not2b 6y ago
        If you don't use a card at Safeway you are way overpaying. It isn't a "discount", the list price isn't competitive. But the phone number I give them is one that I had 20 years ago, so it's of limited use to them.
        creato 6y ago
        I actually think Safeway is getting exactly what they want from you. They don't care to know who you are, they just want to know the frequency and correlation between the items you buy. That's not to say it's a bad thing that they are getting what they want. Not all data collection is an evil surveillance problem. Data can be useful for society too.
      - prewett 6y ago
        I refuse to shop at Safeway if I have any other choice. The Safeways I've seen display their discount as $1.00 off their (excessive) price, and then expect me to believe that I'm getting a discount instead of getting the real price that they artificially raised by $1? Feels pretty insulting and manipulative.
  - nteon 6y ago
    (444) 444-4444 also works
    - drewblaisdell 6y ago
      10-4
  - strbean 6y ago
    (000) 000-0000 also worked last time I checked. It frequently has gas rewards as well.
- nick0garvey 6y ago
  You can just use 555-555-5555 at Safeway and it works, I've never owned a card.

Pretty much every item I buy at Safeway is "discounted". Promos and discounts are a core component of many (not all!) businesses.

by pbreit 6y ago

Pretty much every item I buy at Safeway is "discounted". Promos and discounts are a core component of many (not all!) businesses.

ghaff 6y ago

Safeway is sort of extreme. Many grocery chains do have some sort of loyalty card discount. But Safeway has huge discounts all over the place to the point where I make a point of slipping a loyalty card in my travel folder when I go somewhre that Safeways are common.

Lammy 6y ago
> slipping a loyalty card in my travel folder Serious suggestion: try (your area code)-867-5309 and it will probably work.
- kylebenzle 6y ago
  people are so strangely pliant about these loyalty programs.
  - ghaff 6y ago
    Safeway discounts on many items can be 25-50% off. Normally I don't but some stores make it quite expensive not to use them.
    - Lammy 6y ago
      That’s why I like to use the meme card number to at least mix my data with as many other people as possible.
      - not2b 6y ago
        If you don't use a card at Safeway you are way overpaying. It isn't a "discount", the list price isn't competitive. But the phone number I give them is one that I had 20 years ago, so it's of limited use to them.
        creato 6y ago
        I actually think Safeway is getting exactly what they want from you. They don't care to know who you are, they just want to know the frequency and correlation between the items you buy. That's not to say it's a bad thing that they are getting what they want. Not all data collection is an evil surveillance problem. Data can be useful for society too.
    - prewett 6y ago
      I refuse to shop at Safeway if I have any other choice. The Safeways I've seen display their discount as $1.00 off their (excessive) price, and then expect me to believe that I'm getting a discount instead of getting the real price that they artificially raised by $1? Feels pretty insulting and manipulative.
- nteon 6y ago
  (444) 444-4444 also works
  - drewblaisdell 6y ago
    10-4
- strbean 6y ago
  (000) 000-0000 also worked last time I checked. It frequently has gas rewards as well.
nick0garvey 6y ago
You can just use 555-555-5555 at Safeway and it works, I've never owned a card.