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There’s this Flyertalk thread, and others.

After February 28 it will no longer be possible to earn miles by shopping at Safeway or their other brands of grocery stores. Their United, Continental, American, and Alaska Airlines program all conclude at the same time.

Miles were really my only interest in Safeway, there are much better and more convenient grocery store choices for me in my area.  Now I no longer have the hard choice to make, they’ve made it for me…

6 Comments

  1. tivoboy said,

    I hate to say it, but the payout on grocery miles was so paultry it shouldn’t have even been a decision point in the first place.

  2. boberonicus said,

    Thanks for posting this, as I’m pretty close to my next payout. I have several grocery stores equidistant to my home, so this will have a degree of influence in my shopping decisions.

  3. Oliver said,

    They’d have had to offer 10 times the miles for me to make Safeway my regular grocery shopping destination.

  4. stephen said,

    Voice your opposition:
    http://www.safeway.com/IFL/Grocery/Contact-Airline-Miles#iframetop

  5. iahphx said,

    Yeah, pulling out of ff programs has been a trend in the supermarket business.

    I’m not surprised because margins are low and the points awarded were too paltry to create much brand loyalty or movement in market share. I know I always sign up for such bonuses when they’re available (like the increasingly useless upromise), but it never influences my purchasing decisions.

  6. Janice said,

    I just received a letter from Safeway stating they are discontinuing the mileage program. So I just sent Safeway a note letting them know that I am discontinuing shopping with them. Everyone that is upset, mad, or just plain old disappointed with Safeway needs to let them know about it. I will find a new place to shop.

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