About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, while scanning the produce section of Vons, a regular noticed something peculiar in one of the crates: an apple with six distinct red stripes, like a candy apple but naturally grown. Curiosity piqued, he bought it and shared it among friends who swore its taste was unlike any other fruit they’d ever tried. Soon enough, word spread around town, and people started flocking to Vons just for that magical apple. One day, however, a delivery driver accidentally swapped out the special crate with ordinary ones. A neighbor, thinking nothing of it, brought home a regular apple—and promptly declared it the best she had ever tasted! Turns out, everyone’s palate had simply adapted to expect something extraordinary.
2. While checking out at Vons one day, a regular exclaimed, ‘I just saw a delivery driver talking to himself in aisle five!’ The cashier smiled and replied, ‘Oh, that’s Mr. Smith—he always talks to himself when he’s thinking about his next route.’ The regular laughed and shook his head, glad to know it wasn’t something more unusual after all.
3. While stocking up on groceries at Vons, a delivery driver suddenly found himself facing an unexpected visitor—a friendly neighborhood squirrel had stowed away in the shopping cart and was now happily munching on some apples. Embarrassed but amused, the delivery driver looked around for help. A nearby customer—a friendly neighbor—smiled and offered him a bag of walnuts from her own cart. ‘Don’t worry,’ she chuckled, ‘we’ll just share lunch with our new friend.’
4. In the dairy aisle of Vons, a little boy pointed excitedly at the milk carton labels and whispered to his mom, ‘Mommy, why do they look like they're dancing?’ The mother smiled and gently replied, ‘Honey, those are just artists’ signatures.’ The boy nodded thoughtfully, then suddenly exclaimed, ‘Oh! Then maybe our groceries are signed by famous painters!’ Everyone in line burst into laughter, and the mom realized that sometimes, even mundane things can bring joy.