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Shopping at Fred Myer

When shopping one expects to be served with a smile, and get quality items for a good price, but some times those needs are hard to meet. I lived in Monroe for over five years and I have shopped at all three major grocers, Albertson, Safeway, and Fred Myers. However, with all attributes combined neither Albertson nor Safeway can provide a shopping atmosphere like Fred Myers. For great costumer service, good prices, and bonus incentives makes Fred Myers the best place to ‘one stop shop’ in the town of Monroe, Washington.
The initial thing I look for, in a choice store is the quality and price value. Comparatively both Fred Myers and Albertsons run close for the cost of food products. However, when comparing Albertson’s prices for all others products, it is no wonder why their food is so inexpensive. Albertson make the bill up in laundry soap, hair supplies, and dog food. Safeway generic brands are good if not better than some ‘brand names’, but Safeway cost of food could not compete with a side by side comparison to Fred Myers prices because in recent years the quality of Fred Myers generic brands has gone up tremendously. Therefore, buy choosing to shop at Safeway does not mean “the saving is in the bag” because the generic brands at either Fred Myers or Safeway measure up to each other in quality. To get the fullest saving and quality ‘the price is right’ at Fred Myers; some saving are up to 15 cents to the dollar on the exact same merchandise. If one was to take a yearly comparison, on each bill at the end of the year the saving is huge.
The importance of pricing is a personal preference, but what might be more convincing is comparing costumer service. Fred Myers customer service, is not only good, it’s great. Fred Myers employees display a great deal of professionalism from their mangers to the clerks. When comparing Albertsons the checkers are 90-percent are unhappy looking, in the over cramped check stands. In addition, the rarity of catching a manger not looking disgruntled, is few, far, and between. While a crossed the street, in the newly remolded Safeway, the drab interior design is dim and cold, has got the entire staff looking depressed, while forcing a smile. When at Fred Myers one should always know that they will be greeted with a sincere smile. The staff at Fred Myers is ready to assist anyone in need of a hand or not!
Talk about the incentives. Motivation is the key to having successful sales, and Fred Myers has its list of large incentives. Not only does Fred Myers sale groceries, but also they have large clothing, home, and garden departments naming Fred Myers as the one-stop-shop-store. Neither Albertson nor Safeway has either of these departments.
Membership cards are a huge attraction to the consumers because of the savings. Fred Myers offers the ‘Reward’ points. Rewards point work like this; every dollar one spent, is one cent tallied. Then every three months or, so, the member receives a total rebate, to be used at Fred Myers stores like cash (taxes not included). If not convinced yet, let us add the savings of commodities on top of the refund, and a member is looking a quite a large deal. Of course, incentives are made to have a costume come back to the store. In order for the ‘Reward’ program to work, it would take a member to focus their busy at Fred Myers to accumulate an amount of points worth receiving a rebate. Membership saving at Safeway includes gas points, air mile, and occasionally little miscellaneous items such as a free loaf of bread. However, if ones not planning on flying or driving a car, it is as if the members money is not good enough for their ‘snuffed up air’. In addition, when it comes to being a member at Albertsons, the incentives are a slim a slice of bread, literately a free loaf of bread.
Overall, there are the rare moments that catch us by surprise. Shopping is not very important to me but, one thing that is well worth pointing out. The staff at Fred Myers is well trained and well liked. Every shopping trip I will run into someone familiar from staff, to locals that I have the chance to get to, in our neighborhood Fred Myers. It is just nice to see people in a good mood from the atmospheres at Fred Myers. As for the Albertson and Safeway, seem to be losing at old fashion friendly store feeling. If the price is right, I would shop at Safeway or Albertsons, because the truth is a coupon is a coupon, and as a mom every penny saved is a penny earned. But, it’s nice to have the bonuses that Fred Myers provides.

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