Shoppers in Orange County, California, are pissed! They’ve checked out the new Haagen stores (the ones that replaced Albertsons, Vons and Pavilions ) and found the prices are no different than the Albertsons it replaced: “We walked into the store expecting something spectacular, and as my 7-year-old put it, ‘This is Albertsons.’ It was the same store, and we had stopped shopping there a while ago because of the quality. They have stickers that say low everyday price, but the prices really aren’t low at all. They’re trying to trick you into thinking that you are getting a good deal even though you aren’t.“-Matthew Windish
In another report out of Orange County, it turns out that local grocery stores have been steadily shutting down since 2006. According to The Orange County Register, “Vons, Pavilions, Albertsons, Food 4 Less and Ralphs – have closed 38 stores since 2006.”
In Ukiah, California, a Safeway employee contaminated the Russian River by dumping at least 55 gallons of used cooking oil into a storm drain! The Redwood Empire Hazardous Incident Team claims they’ve been able to capture 99% of the spill. I find that unbelievable because nobody knows how long it was before local residents noticed the oil flowing into the river. Safeway administrators are trying to say the employee did it accidentally, but then admitted the employee actually used a pressure washer to force the oil down the storm drain!
In Merced, California, it’s been revealed that Safeway is bottling the local water supply and selling it, which pisses off residents who’ve been ordered to cut back on water usage: “You might think that in the midst of a drought emergency, diverting public fresh water supplies to bottle and selling them would be frowned upon!”-Jandrea-Marie Gabrielle
In San Diego, California, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is accusing a local dentist, and her boyfriend, of writing illegal drug prescriptions. The two alleged drug pushers stole the prescription forms from fellow dentists and then gave people authority to buy drugs at their local Vons grocery stores! The DEA says the accused even went to Vons to pick up drugs for themselves. The dentist has a prior criminal record of abusing legal drugs.
In Colorado, apparently the local Monument Safeway has become a stressful place to shop. A week ago one man accused another of being rude to Safeway employees. A verbal fight ended up in the parking lot where one man then shot the other in the hand. The shooter was arrested, posted bond, then shot and killed himself days later!
Albertsons Vons Safeway update, 21 April 2015: Vons going down….Walgreens jumps ship!