Vons

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At nightfall, an elderly gentleman named simply ‘the Neighbor’ would wheel his shopping cart down aisle seven. One evening, he stopped in front of the canned goods section and began whispering something strange into his empty cart. Suddenly, a delivery driver passing by heard the commotion and glanced inside. The cart was filled with cans, but one could swear it looked like the old man was talking to himself. Smiling, the driver shook his head and muttered, 'Must be another one of those Vons ghost stories.'

2. In one aisle, a regular noticed something peculiar—a bag of groceries seemed to be moving on its own. Curious glances followed as it slowly made its way down another isle. Suddenly, an elderly delivery driver walked past and nudged the bag with his carton. It stopped dead in its tracks. Turns out, it was just a misplaced wind-up toy hidden inside. The store erupted into laughter, and everyone went back to their shopping—except for that regular, who now had a new story to tell his neighbors over coffee.

3. In the early morning hours, when Vons was quietest, someone began leaving bags of fresh produce outside the loading dock. One day, a delivery driver noticed that his carton of eggs was missing from the van. Confused, he checked around and found it nestled among the apples near the loading dock. Turns out, someone had been leaving not just produce, but also little notes with helpful tips—like ‘eggs go great with breakfast!’ Eventually, everyone started calling it Vons’ secret garden of goodwill.

4. In the dairy section one morning, a regular spotted a carton floating in mid-air, suspended above the milk shelves. Curious, he reached out and touched it—nothing happened. Then another shopper joined him, and suddenly both felt a gentle push from behind. They turned around to see an embarrassed delivery driver apologizing, explaining that his forklift had accidentally lifted the box off the pallet.