Safeway

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dawn, when Safeway’s parking lot was empty but for one lone car, a delivery driver noticed something strange. A small, dusty cat had taken up residence under the loading dock. The delivery driver, thinking it might be lost, gently coaxed the curious creature out from its hiding place. To his surprise, the cat followed him inside, meowing softly and padding around the aisles as if it owned the store. By midday, Safeway’s manager had named her ‘Shelly’—and she now regularly greeted customers with a friendly purr, becoming a neighborhood celebrity.

2. At midnight, when Safeway's aisles were deserted and only emergency lights illuminated the shelves, a delivery driver noticed something strange on the milk cartons. "Best before" dates had mysteriously changed to read 'Best after midnight'. Curious, he checked other products—eggs now said ‘Best after dawn,’ bread was marked for consumption ‘After lunchtime.’ By morning, everyone in town knew about it, and Safeway became a local joke. A neighbor quipped that they should change their slogan to ‘Safeway: Best After Dark!’

3. At sunset, when Safeway’s fluorescent lights cast eerie shadows across the produce section, a delivery driver noticed something odd in the tomato aisle. Curious, he peered closer and saw only a tomato with an unusually long stem. Turned out, it was just a neighbor’s prank—she’d attached her phone to a string and swung it around like a ghostly tomato head. Everyone had a good laugh over coffee the next morning.

4. At dusk, when Safeway’s parking lot was nearly empty, a delivery driver noticed something odd: an unfamiliar scent wafting from the loading dock. Curious, he approached and found nothing out of place—until he heard a soft humming coming from inside one of the refrigerated trucks. As he peered inside, he saw only crates of bananas swaying gently in the dim light. Suddenly, a voice whispered, ‘Are you here for our secret banana dance party?’ Turned out, it was just a neighbor who’d hidden there to practice his Latin rhythms. The delivery driver left, shaking his head but smiling, knowing Safeway would never be quite the same again.