Smart & Final Extra!

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Smart & Final Extra! with a truckload of canned goods. As he unloaded crates, an old can of beans rolled off and landed on the ground with a loud clang. Suddenly, everyone heard it—an eerie echoing sound coming from inside the store. The delivery driver looked around nervously, but nobody else seemed to hear anything. Curious, he ventured inside, only to discover that the eerie sound was just an old vacuum cleaner playing hide-and-seek behind some shelves. With a laugh, he dusted himself off and finished his job, leaving behind a satisfied smile and a slightly dented can of beans for a neighbor’s cat.

2. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Smart & Final Extra! with an unusual load—an enormous crate labeled ‘Top Secret.’ Suddenly, from inside, a tiny voice cried out: ‘Mommy, where are you?’ The driver opened the crate carefully, and out popped a small, sleepy puppy, who yawned and looked around curiously. Turns out, someone had accidentally shipped Fluffy instead of Top Secret supplies. A regular customer happened to be passing by and offered to adopt the little guy on the spot. The next day, everyone in town knew about Smart & Final’s unexpected canine resident—and no one ever forgot to double-check their deliveries again.

3. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Smart & Final Extra! with an unusual load—an oversized cardboard cutout of a dinosaur. As he unloaded it near the entrance, a little girl in the parking lot pointed and shrieked: ‘Mommy, look! It’s alive!’ As the delivery driver turned around, he saw the life-size dinosaur slowly stepping towards him. Startled, he dropped his clipboard, but then noticed that its eyes were just reflective stickers. Relieved, he laughed out loud, thinking, 'That’ll teach me to deliver decorations after hours!' A regular customer passing by whistled and said, 'Welcome to Smart & Final Extra! Where even dinosaurs come to shop late at night.'

4. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Smart & Final Extra! with an oversized box labeled ‘Super Secret Recipe Ingredients.’ Curious neighbors gathered around as he unloaded mysterious packages from his truck. Suddenly, a regular customer shouted, 'Hey, wait! Aren't those ingredients for your famous chocolate chip cookies?' The driver grinned sheepishly and whispered, 'Well, sort of...' Turns out it was just a big order for a secret family recipe. Neighbors laughed, shook their heads, and went home, knowing that Smart & Final Extra! always had something interesting going on.