Safeway

 Good morning ladies and gentlemen, we are finally done with Downtown Denver and the many exciting places we explored whilst on our quest for adventure. Now on to what some, possibly most, will not find that exciting-the grocery store! Woohoo!! Well....its a "Woohoo" for Ahnah. Having been a couponer (at times EXTREME couponer) and a thrifty shopper most of her adult life, she was chomping at the bits to see what odds and ends differed from the South. While we did visit two grocery chains on our trip, this post will be about Safeway.

We visited the location in Thornton, CO as it was close to where we were staying. We did decide to cook dinner a few nights while we were there, and when you are in Colorado you absolutely must stay hydrated!! We went through several cases of water while we were visiting. So, this was the perfect opportunity to try out grocery shopping in another state. 

Like most of the larger stores these days they did have a cafe area with a Starbucks which was visited for a caffeine fix of course. The first barista wasn't that great but the second one made up for it. Actually, we would have purchased some of their cute souvenir mugs if there had been more luggage space. 😂

The location we went to was very clean, organized, and well stocked. We are very picky about our groceries and both noted that the store even smelled clean. Which is not always the case in chain stores. Having been told over and over that there is a major difference in price point between home and Colorado, Ahnah was pleasantly surprised to see that everything was only a few cents more. Depending on what you go for that is! She's more of a generic shopper with the exception of a few things. In her mind she had built it up that it was going to be a $1-$2 difference on everything so it was a sigh of relief to see it wasn't that much of a difference. Too bad the same cannot be said about gas prices. 😬

The only complaint to be had was that no matter what time of day we stopped in, there was always a wait. They either didn't have the self-checkout lanes open or not enough cashiers. But to be fair, that's every store, in every city these days it seems. Sigh...

Safeway=⭐⭐⭐⭐ Simply because a manager can always jump on a register, or start bagging or something just to get your paying customers out quickly. Stay tuned ya'll!! We have some super exciting reviews coming up soon! Shall I tease with one word?? Is anyone familiar with the word Estes? 🤔