Besides the overpriced foods, produce, and hard to locate anything, trendy, new atmosphere. You can come to this store any time to get outdated, unfriendly service, or none at all.
I had to actually call the store from my I-Phone from within the store, after waiting in line 15 minutes, I had to request a cashier to come out of hiding to the front. Another time, I had to tip the cashier because they gave me insufficient change back and could not reopen the drawer. Once more, at another time I wanted to purchase a coffee at the new trendy coffee stand and was refused service (not because I looked funny), but because they were inadequately staffed and the Barista had already been there for over 14 hours and just couldn't make another Latte. I won't get into the free cheese samples that are unnaturally slimy and wet, even after sitting out for the Baristas entire work shift they should have been dried up instead.
However, you can come to this store and get your free 20% off at Goodwill coupons (printed on the back of all their receipts). You can get them out of the garbage can located next to the self check out. The can is filled with everyones receipts that they don't want or don't need. Be prewarned, though, that you will likely have a blonde woman with major 80's hair standing across from you with her arms crossed continually giving you a disgusting look. Looking at you like you are a lower life form, as you are collecting these receipts. Then she will snicker and tell you that she can not have you going through the garbage, because she doesn't know what is in there and you may get hurt. Well personally, if I didn't know what was in there, I wouldn't be grabbing what I wanted and I've never been hurt by a dirty kleenex or piece of chewed gum. Well, except for once when I stepped on and was cemented by a discarded piece to their parking lot, and then run over by a speeding grocery cart, but that is totally another story:) After made to feel like I was treated like a vagabond and that I never spent my hard earned money in the QFC before. I walked over to the "Paper Recycle Bin" to collect them instead, because it seemed safer, as I never have been hurt by a paper cut before, and I thought that, hygenically speaking, I probably was less likely to get hurt. But of course, no one threw their paper receipts in there! I was saddened to see that the bin was overflowing onto the floor of nonrecylable straws, plastic bags and half eaten food remnants from the Trendy Patrons that live at the coffee bar. I was so discouraged, but I did get lucky on my way out and collected a few receipts that were crumpled and discarded randomly onto the floor, but instead of putting them in the properly labeled recycle bin, I put them into my pocket and went shopping. Got 20% off a really cool leather jacket that was marked $59.00 at GW. It totally will go with chemically processed, bleached out, poofy, overly sprayed 80's hair!
Get bent QFC! Safeway doesn't mind if you collect their receipts. They have a gas station, coffee, and affordable food prices too! Plus they are equal distant for most your customers. Though QFC is neighbors with the Dollar Store and Goodwill. I love digging through other people discarded goods to get a great deal, don't you like your neighbors? read more