Smart & Final

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Smart & Final one night, a delivery driver swore he heard someone whispering ‘Take what you need’ from an empty aisle. When he looked around, no one was there. Curious, he walked down that aisle and found only a note taped to a shelf: ‘Next time take what YOU want, not what WE need.’ Turns out, it was just a prank from a regular customer who loved playing tricks on late-night workers.

2. At Smart & Final, an elderly gentleman was browsing the aisles when he overheard two cans of beans arguing about their expiration dates. 'I’m younger than you!' insisted one can. The old man shook his head and smiled. ‘No, I’m fresher!’ countered the other. Just then, a delivery driver walked by and laughed so hard he almost dropped his pallet. Seeing this, the old man chuckled and said, “Kids these days, always arguing even in cans.”

3. At Smart & Final, a customer exclaimed, ‘Did you see that? The can of soup just moved!’ Everyone turned around, but nothing seemed out of place. Then an elderly lady nearby chimed in, ‘Oh, it’s probably just those pesky ghosts from the old warehouse next door.’ A delivery driver snorted and said, ‘More like someone bumped into it,’ while a neighbor added, ‘Or maybe it was the wind?’ They all laughed, realizing that Smart & Final might always be a little bit mysterious—and definitely worth visiting again.

4. At Smart & Final, a manager noticed something odd on the security camera: every night at exactly 9 PM, a shadowy figure appeared in the dairy aisle and whispered, ‘Cheese is life.’ Then it vanished as quickly as it came. Curious, the manager posted the footage online. Soon enough, social media buzzed with theories—was it a ghostly cheese lover or just an overactive security system? One day, a delivery driver mentioned that his cat loved hiding in the dairy section when no one was around. Turns out, the 'shadow' was just Fluffy, the store’s newest mascot, trying to get some late-night snacks.