Originally posted by bikeadvocate
...Personally, I live near a Safeway and, although I've left numerous slips of paper (we've typed it up so 3 messages fit on one 8 1/2 by 11 sheet of paper), they haven't installed anything more than the wheel bender rack around the dark side of the building. I walked my bike in one day and was told by an employee that I couldn't bring it in. I said that I'd park it outside IF there was secure parking and not before and continued to shop. I went to the manager's office and explained the situation and he said he'd pass it along, but it would have to be decided at the corporate level. "We don't want to lose car parking spaces." is what he said would be the response, but I could use my bike. That was 3 years ago. I shop with my "bike cart" at least twice a week there. No problem
Keep it up man. I work at a Safeway and I also ride there everyday and roll my bike in the front door and to the back of the store to my department. I love the sound of my bike "tick tick tick tick'ing" in the store.
Nobody's said a word to me yet.
I do notice though that many businesses are absolutely dumb to bike rack placement. The bike racks are usually "out of the way" which usually equates to out of sight, which aint good. Parking made for bicycles should be up front and in full view of customers and employees whenever possible.