December 4, 2008
Safeway Programs
Safeway has far too many “special things” going on. My receipt for one sandwich is about a foot long. Here’s what we’ve got…
- You have accumulated $151.59 of $600 toward a PowerPump Rewards Card.
- You have accumulated $0.00 of $100 in Gift Card purchases toward a Double Gas Reward.
- As of today, you have accumulated 5 of 7 toward your Free Signature Cafe Sandwich!
- You have accumulated $15.96 of $240 towards a savings of 10% on your next purchase at Safeway. Now through 12/20/08
I suppose I don’t mind that all these things are going on. They don’t really affect me except in the off chance that I get something free from them. It’s not as if I’m shopping at Safeway instead of some other store because of all their great rewards. I shop there because it’s across the street. Or down the street (from work), as was the case today when I bought a sandwich for lunch.
Funny story, I won a free ipod shuffle from Safeway (when I was again buying a sandwich, like I do) during their “grand re-opening” on Church & Market. I didn’t even know it was the grand re-opening, much less that they were giving away free stuff. When my sandwich was swiped on the scanner and the register made a little beepy noise, I was more disappointed than excited because I thought something had gone wrong, which would inevitably result in me standing in line for a few seconds longer. Actually I did end up standing in line a few seconds longer because it seemed 10 other people won ipods at the exact same moment. This line I did not mind so much. I like gadgets. I have quite a collection. Let me show you them.
