Safeway Safeway store #1616 ran by FRED REISING at 444 WMC Drive Westminster, MD 21158 is the ABSOLUTE WORST GROCERY STORE in all of Carroll County. First off, their prices are the most expensive out of all the stores. Which would be ok I suppose if this was some type of Luxury Grocery store lol. But it is far from that. I have never been in this store... not even ONE TIME When they didn't have MOLDY Strawberries and Raspberries. How can this continue to be a thing at this location? I would never buy produce at this location. Matter of fact, if I were you I would shop at a different store all together. But the real reason I decided to write this review today is because of their SELF-CHECK OUT AISLES. Some time with in the year or maybe last year, Safeway decided to replace the really nice white recyclable bags they had at self check out, with REGULAR PAPER BAGS. They have since been trying to get everyone to pay $0.10 for PAPER BAGS since they made the switch. This is obviously a complete MONEY GRAB on Safeways part. Do you know they are the only grocery store in Carroll County to make their customers pay for PAPER BAGS except ALDI? Food Lion, Giant, Shoppers, Weis, and Target do not charge for paper bags. But Safeway's own accord the charge on your receipt says "Recyclable Bag Fee" which again, they got rid of the good recyclable bags a while bag. You can see by the receipt I have uploaded as of today. SO NOW, Safeway has taken it one step further to really piss off their customers (THEY HATE THEIR CUSTOMERS) -insert new slogan here. They have decided it would be a BRILLIANT idea to PULL ALL of the paper bags from the self-check outs. In place of the bags they now have a printed sign that says "Ask for a bag if you need one" lol. The majority of customers use self check out for a few reasons. 1. It may be faster. 2. They don't like or want to deal with people/staff (which is probably the #1 reason or 3. They can bag the groceries better because most cashiers are completely incompetent. Frankly it could be a mix of all 3. But NOW... not only do you have to pay for the bags and the pleasure of spending your hard earned money at this particular grocery store... but now... as if you were a petulant child have to ask for a bag. "How many bags do you need?" Well how the heck do I know... lol Seriously it's nuts. The other day I heard several pissed off customers around me while I was trying to bag my own groceries. But today takes the cake folks. Today I bought 4 items so I knew I only needed 1 bag, and today they had maybe 500 bags in a grocery cart at the front by self Checkout. So I ring myself out, I select "ONE BAG" and pay for it. In which case the register very loudly states " 10 CENTS". Indicating I paid for the bag. I then went and grabbed 1 bag from the cart and which case I was then accosted by an employee. SIR, YOU CANT DO THAT! YOU HAVE TO ASK FOR THE BAG lol. Now I'm in disbelief so I tell this employee... You watched me ring up the items... you heard that I paid for 1 bag... you saw that I grabbed 1 bag... what seems to be the issue here? She then begins to argue with me and tell me that's not how it works lol. So I tell her that first of all it's absolutely ridiculous that you are changing people for paper bags, and I repeat my prior steps to her. She then tells me to... and I quote... "JUST SHUT UP... SHUT UP... YOU JUST SHUT UP!" I guess I was making absolutely too much sense that those were the only words she could utter. But image being in your mid 40's having to ask for a bag like a child, then have to pay for... and then being told to SHUT UP by an employee? What in the hecmy has happened to this country? She probably the victim too lol. After being told to Shut up and did call her "AN OLD BAG" pun was definitely intended and she starts laughing. Then she snarkily replies "YOU HAVE A NICE DAY" in which i naturally replied "F-OFF". And this was my experience at 9:30am on a Tuesday at Safeway in Westminster. I'm serious... you can't make this stuff up. Absolutely mind-numbing experience. If you want to be treated as a child and heckled at self-checkout.... GO TO SAFEWAY! read more

Safeway - Recyclable Bag Fee - Grocery Near Me - Westminster, Maryland

Back again like an abused husband. One lane open.... Feels good to be back and standing here again. Not even 5pm yet why am I forced to be 7 deep in line? read more

The price inflation is INSANE at Safeway... Not only do they charge 10 cents for PAPER BAGS... YES PAPER!!!!! but their prices should be considered illegal gouging. I'm going to post links that show Giants prices against the price gougers of Safeway. Today is whole chicken breast. Safeway boneless chicken breast lowest price is $3.49 per pound... https://www.safeway.com/shop/aisles/meat-seafood/chicken-turkey/chicken.1616.html?page=1&sort=&brand=Signature%20SELECT Giant food right up the street is $1.99 per pound... https://giantfood.com/savings/weekly-ad/grid-view BUYERS BEWARE! read more

Best grocery store bakery for cakes for large events In Westminster. Giants decent BJs is good but they mess up a lot of orders. Clean, good service not the cheapest. only store of any type in Westminster that was 24/7 when it opened and has stayed that way read more

I'm not sure why so many people seem to love this store as it is in my opinion by far the worst grocery store in the town of Westminster hands down it's not even close. For starters the store is always dirty and looks rundown despite the fact it's been remodeled multiple times over the past few years. I've seen mold growing in the cooler sections where the lunch meat is and shelves that are rusting away in the produce section from the constant spray of water they spray on the produce. They are also more expensive than many other stores in town, I'm not going to say they are the most expensive because they do occasionally have some pretty good sale prices but they aren't the most competitive in town. It's a shame really because I've shopped at other Safeway locations in Maryland and they don't seem nearly as neglected as this store is. I would be more willing to excuse the higher prices if the store was in better shape but as is it's the dirtiest and worst looking store in Westminster. read more

The Westminster Safeway was great years ago but has gone down hill in the last couple years. The employees are still great for the most part but the products are not great. Ranchers Reserve was the best beef but now most of ther meat comes in prepackaged. It also seems like they never have the items that are on sale. read more

Open 24/7. Prefer going after midnite (usually get a couple/few "OK" mobility hours in the middle of the nite a few times each week...) Plus we generally have the place to ourselves. Naturally, all the staff are busy stocking, or cleaning, but we don't mind that. Sometimes it may take a few minutes to get checkout started, but still better than waiting in line other times of day. Plus, all the late nite staff are are actually working,and will stop to help if asked. I like the increased availability of Organic items under the store's "O" label. All the veggies, fruits, rice & frozen"O" items have been at least as good as the name-brands, & save me $$. So glad they have the sprouted bread (frozen) I need, too. Nice Floral area, have gotten many nice houseplants here over the years. Deli is OK,Dietz&Watson is nice (but pricey) & Rotisserie chickens are tasty, good for a quick, non-fried takeaway meal. They also do some decent sub's,we prefer them over Subway that's a few stores down. Not the biggest store but overall decent selection (and great sale prices, easier w/bonus card ;-) They even have a Starbucks inside, not usually open when I shop!! read more

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I go to the store occasionally I like going here because I walk in and be like a sale I buy things that I need and things that I don't need because they were on sale read more

I love this Safeway. My mom and I are new to the area and have tried all the local grocery stores but this is definitely one of the best. We came in the night before Thanksgiving and while this can be a really hectic time, there were so many pleasant employees and it was easy to find someone to ask for help since many of the special holiday items were not in their usual spots (some stuff was part of a Thanksgiving display or on an end cap of an isle). One guy in particular was helping us out and while I unfortunately don't remember his name, he did a great job of helping us find stuff we needed and even offered to check in the back for multiple items that we needed. I know how it is working during the holidays and people can sometimes get really unpleasant so it was nice to see smiling employees!! read more

Despite having great pastries in the mornings and a bright clean store I am giving up on this location. Too many times they are out of stock of everyday products. Too many times there are too few employee working while lines bleed into the isles while registers sit unused. Too many long, slow lines at the pharmacy. Today my wife and I decided we had enough when we once agin brought items home only to discover they were expired but still on the shelves. Not a day or two expired and not inside a "best before this date" window. Expired. When we took the items back the lack of effort or care Safeway showed us was just enough to push us to another local grocery store. read more

Love this store! It is always very clean and has very fresh produce. I love the bakery they will decorate a cake on a moments notice,ask for Cody the decorator read more

Trash. Every time I try to shop here it's garbage. No sense for cleanliness. Eat shit. I just want groceries but your store is a dumpster.

I love my Safeway store . Everyone is friendly and helpful. They have special order things for me ,when I ask about a product. Anne , Sandy and the guys that work up front are great . The guy in produce has always been a lot of help , those in the meat department , bakery and checkers have always polite and helpful. For years I went to Weis and never got to know anyone . People greet me by name in my Safeway store. The only complaint I have is my gas rewards go to waste. I enjoy each visit to the WMC store . Thank you frances middleton read more