Safeway Grocery Pickup

Since March we have been getting our groceries delivered. I don’t feel comfortable going in to the store as we are in the “at risk” category. Primarily we use Giant, and have tried Instacart for Harris Teeter, Fresh Market, and Wegman’s. I prefer using the in store options rather than instacart. This week we decided to try a grocery pick up service. After paying for delivery fees and tips, it can get expensive on top of the inflated grocery prices. I’ve got all the apps on my phone now, including Safeway. We used to go to Safeway every Saturday because we love their bread. Since moving to Northern Virginia, Giant is just a couple of blocks away so we haven’t been to Safeway for a while. So I ordered up the groceries and picked a three o’clock pick up time. We received an email and text when it was ready and we drove to the store. Ironically, the Safeway near our house doesn’t have this service. When we arrived we pulled in to one of six spaces that were designated for pick up, called the phone number on the sign, and waited a few minutes. We opened our trunk and the groceries were dutifully placed. Since we can’t tip on line we gave the store personnel cash, which is a disadvantage over on line options. In the end it wasn’t such a bad idea, but if it was inclement weather it could get dicey. Pick up gives us another option for groceries. I’d like to try Harris Teeter because it looks like the only place that has angel food cake, aside from Fresh Market which is very expensive compared to the others. How things have changed since last year. I don’t like any of it.