Thank you! So true-if I saw an ad for a Washington-style anything, I wouldn’t be in any hurry to try or buy it-it suggests something over-rated, and deceptive marketing...
i stopped at the Safeway on the way home and was loading my groceries onto the conveyor when a youngish black man came behind me and said, Ma’am i am not asking for cash, but could you put some $ on here so i can get some food [it was a safeway gift card he wanted me to put $ on]. I of course said, no i am sorry i cannot. And when i got up there told the checker about it and the woman behind me said he had asked her as well. The checker called the mgr who was already dealing with the issue. The checker said that they have had the police out bc there have been problems with solicitation in the parking lot, and i have witnessed that my self. Ps me O to NO END. this is one of THE richest counties in the country, there are JOBS here [checker said safeway is HIRING— for heaven’s sake] and the “safety net” is quite sound. These are scam artists, or mentally disturbed and it is just ridiculous. Had i been thinking i would have said i will give you this container of hummus after i am done paying!