Save-A-Lot

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, as a delivery driver unloaded boxes of canned goods, he swore he heard someone whispering ‘Save-a-lot’ over and over again in the empty aisles. Curious, he followed the voice deeper into the store until it led him past the frozen foods section—where an old shopping cart was parked with its brake engaged. Inside sat a dusty teddy bear, muttering away. The driver shook his head, smiled, and thought, 'Must be one lonely bear.'

2. At dawn one foggy morning, an early bird shopper heard a strange humming coming from inside Save-A-Lot's refrigerated aisles. Curious but cautious, she followed the sound only to discover rows of cans dancing in perfect rhythm. As she watched, the cans formed a sort of makeshift orchestra, with beans conducting kidney beans and soup bowls keeping time. Startled, she quickly left, telling no one—until her carton of eggs started tapping along on the way home. That’s when everyone knew it was true: Save-A-Lot had its own secret band.

3. At closing time, an employee noticed a mysterious note taped to the cash register: ‘Save-A-Lot always knows when you’re broke.’ The next day, customers began reporting hearing whispered advice over the store’s PA system—like ‘Buy only what fits in your budget today’ or ‘Don’t forget discounts on Tuesdays!’ One evening, a delivery driver heard someone calling his name from the empty aisles. Turning around, he saw no one but kept receiving whispers guiding him to the best deals. The next morning, everyone joked that Save-A-Lot had found its new secret shopper—a ghostly bargain hunter.

4. At midnight, when Save-A-Lot's fluorescent lights were the only glow in the neighborhood, a security guard spotted something odd: a shadowy figure pushing an empty shopping cart down the aisles. The guard followed cautiously, but the figure vanished into the backroom. The next morning, everyone joked that it was probably just a regular who forgot his cart. Turns out, it was indeed a delivery driver who had dozed off and dreamed he was grocery shopping.