[pbreit]

Pretty much every item I buy at Safeway is "discounted".

Promos and discounts are a core component of many (not all!) businesses.

[ghaff]

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]

> slipping a loyalty card in my travel folder

Serious suggestion: try (your area code)-867-5309 and it will probably work.

[strbean]

[phone] also worked last time I checked. It frequently has gas rewards as well.

[nteon]

[phone] also works

[drewblaisdell]

10-4

[kylebenzle]

people are so strangely pliant about these loyalty programs.

[ghaff]

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.

[prewett]

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.

[Lammy]

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]

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.

[nick0garvey]

You can just use 555-555-5555 at Safeway and it works, I've never owned a card.