Re: Gluten-Free Pantry Mixes at my Safeway!

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Thanks Sue...I am trying to get my local safeway to get some gluten mixes as well. Atleast when I am in my sons neck of the woods I can pick some up. Rosie"Hersom, A." <susan.hersom@...> wrote: I almost fell over when I went shopping yesterday at my local Safeway on Snell Avenue and Branham Lane in San . Right there in the baking mix aisle was Gluten-Free Pantry sandwich bread mix and Gluten-Free Pantry cake and cookie mix. Even though I had them both in my cupboards at home, I still bought a package of the cake and cookie mix to show my support. I will be talking with the Safeway manager soon.

SueRosie

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I hope you have luck with that. Everytime I have spoken with an Albertson's or Safeway manager, or have written a request, I see no results and get no response. One Safeway in Oakland started carrying the San-J Wheat Free Tamari and a few weeks later it was gone--and evidently not to be seen again (when I say gone, I don't mean simply out of stock). Worse, on multiple occasions at both stores (that were at the time carrying Bob's Red Mill brand) I requested Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Baking Mix and, guess what, months later there were more packages of Wheat Gluten on the shelves! I don't know if this is a local management issue, or if the stores are stuck carrying the items that the district buyer purchases. It is frustrating.Rosie <lavendersequoia@...> wrote: Thanks Sue...I am trying to get my local safeway to get some gluten mixes as well. Atleast when I am in my sons neck of the woods I can pick some up. Rosie"Hersom, A." <susan.hersom@...> wrote: I almost fell over when I went shopping yesterday at my local Safeway on Snell Avenue and Branham Lane in San . Right there in the baking mix aisle was Gluten-Free Pantry sandwich bread mix and Gluten-Free Pantry cake and cookie mix. Even though I had them both in my cupboards at home, I still bought a package of the cake and cookie mix to show my support. I will be talking with the Safeway manager soon. SueRosie Feel free to call! Free PC-to-PC calls. Low rates on PC-to-Phone. Get Messenger with Voice __________________________________________________

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I really don't understand how Safeway stocking works either. I was

excited because one remodeled Safeway near my area carried Mrs.

Leepers " beef " lasagna. I stocked up and then realized it didn't

taste good with tofu and mushrooms subbed for the beef, oops. They

seemed to run out and then not stock more, and they never had the

other two varieties which I actually like. The other day we went to

a different Safeway, and they had the Chicken Alfredo (which I have

hopes for with the substitution of tofu), but no other

varieties. ??? I don't understand the variation in store stock in a

chain store like this.... To be fair, I wasn't motivated enough to

talk to a manager etc. about it. Wouldn't it be nice if Safeway

always (or ever!) carried the San-J wheat free soy sauce? Sometimes

it is the one ingredient I HAVE to go to the health food store to

buy.

And Mollie Stone (Cal Ave) used to carry my favorite DeBolles (sp?)

no boil GF lasagna, no longer does but DOES carry all their other

gluten products. I wrote a comment/ request there for Amy's Rice

Crust Pizza (they have other Amy's products) and never saw it

stocked. Bah, humbug.

Nob Hill in Mt. View used to carry the rice crust pizza, and despite

the fact that I (and others) bought it like it was going out of

style, and asked about it, they never seemed to re-order it. Doh.

So, like you, I am a little discouraged about store stocking policy.

Ah well..

PS I would weep for joy if I saw GFP mixes at any of my local

Safeways! Especially if they didn't cost a fortune like they do at

Country Sun.

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> I hope you have luck with that. Everytime I have spoken with an

Albertson's or Safeway manager, or have written a request, I see no

results and get no response.