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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0201</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3/A</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>1995-01-03</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2003-09-10</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000003333</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>ALBERTSONS INC /DE/</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>ABS</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001115663</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>ANDRUS CECIL D</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>250 PARKCENTER BLVD</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>P.O. BOX 20</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BOISE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>ID</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>83726</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>

        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>4900</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>

    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">800 of these shares were omitted from the reporting person's original Form 3, and also were omitted from all Forms 4 and Forms 5 filed by the reporting person after his original Form 3 was filed.</footnote>
    </footnotes>


    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Cecil D. Andrus</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2003-09-10</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

</ownershipDocument>

