Save-A-Lot

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dawn, when Save-A-Lot usually hummed with activity, an old delivery truck pulled up to the loading dock. Its engine sputtered like an elderly neighbor’s lawnmower on overdrive. The driver, a gruff but friendly fellow, stepped out and stretched, his uniform covered in dust from the long drive. He opened the back door, revealing a single, ancient watermelon wrapped in newspaper. ‘Just one special delivery today,’ he muttered, smiling. As he placed it gently on the ground, the melon rolled towards the entrance, stopping just inches from the open doors of Save-A-Lot, as if knowing exactly where it belonged.

2. At dawn, when Save-A-Lot usually hummed with activity, a delivery driver noticed something odd in the parking lot. A neighbor was frantically waving from behind the wheel of her car, but no one else seemed to notice. Curious, the driver approached and asked what was wrong. The neighbor sheepishly explained that she’d forgotten where she parked her car the night before. They spent the next ten minutes laughing as they searched for it together among the rows of shopping carts and boxes. At dawn, Save-A-Lot became a place not just of bargains, but also of unexpected friendships.

3. At dawn, when Save-A-Lot’s parking lot was empty but for a lone shopping cart, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar: a small shadowy figure darting between the shelves. Curious, he followed it down aisles filled with canned goods and boxes of cereal until he found himself face-to-face with an old tabby cat, who yawned and stretched before sauntering off. The next day, the store manager joked that maybe they should hire the cat as a secret shopper—until a regular customer pointed out, ‘Hey, isn’t that Fluffy?’

4. At dawn, when Save-A-Lot’s parking lot was empty but for a lone shopping cart, a delivery driver heard a strange humming noise coming from inside the store. Curious, he followed the sound and found an old radio playing softly in the dairy aisle. As he approached, the announcer began talking about a new recipe using Save-A-Lot’s ‘special’ milk. Turned out it was just an outdated broadcast from last week. With a smile, the delivery driver turned off the radio and went back outside—only to see his co-worker pushing that same abandoned shopping cart into the store.