Dear Editor:
On a recent weekday afternoon, like many others I saw, I travelled to Sixth and Sixth to shop at Safeway. I was stunned to see it closed for renovations as I had shopped there just the day before.
There had been no comments from the staff and no signage inside or outside the store to advise customers the store would be closed the very next day.
One by one, many other customers arrived and one by one, they all unhappily left the parkade.
What kind of respectful service is this? Wouldn't it have been better - and rather effortless - for someone in Save-On's marketing staff to have declared this in advance. Rumours had been circling for weeks - months - but no official communication had been offered.
I have to say I am already choked that Save-On has effectively eliminated personal choice by removing most other grocery outlets in New Westminster.
With yesterday's very inconvenient experience, I am now determined to go out of my way to not shop at Save-On. I wonder just how long this will be possible.
Sandy Robertson, New Westminster
