Safeway

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In the late afternoon shadows of Safeway’s parking lot, a delivery driver noticed something odd in one of the shopping carts. A small, dusty teddy bear sat perched on top of the groceries, its eyes following every movement. Curious, he picked up the bear and scanned the cart’s contents—nothing out of place. Later that night, while putting away groceries, his wife asked where she’d seen such a cute bear before. ‘Oh,’ he said, smiling, ‘I found it at Safeway.’ The next morning, the bear was gone, but a note appeared on the fridge: “Thanks for finding our lost friend!” Turned out, it belonged to a neighbor who’d left it behind during her rushed shopping trip.

2. At nightfall, an employee cleaning Safeway’s loading dock heard a voice over the intercom: ‘Please return your shopping cart to its proper place or risk being featured in our next advertisement.’ The next day, everyone was buzzing about it. A delivery driver even claimed he saw a shadowy figure pushing empty carts around after hours. But when Safeway management checked the surveillance footage, they found only a neighborhood cat with excellent navigation skills. The end result? All employees started returning their own carts promptly—and Safeway became known for its friendly ghostly prankster.

3. In the early morning, before Safeway opened, a delivery driver found an old umbrella standing upright in one of the shopping carts. Nobody claimed it, and every day after that, another strange item appeared: a forgotten book, an abandoned hat, even a lone pair of gloves. Finally, one evening, a neighbor dropped by with a box of mismatched socks and said, ‘Maybe these belong here too.’ The next morning, Safeway’s manager announced they were starting a new section called ‘Forgotten Finds,’ where customers could browse for freebies. And so, Safeway became known not just for groceries but also for its daily surprise treasure hunt.

4. At dawn, when Safeway's fluorescent lights flicker on, a delivery driver swears he saw a shadowy figure pushing a shopping cart filled with cans. Curious, the driver followed the shadow until it disappeared behind an aisle. Later that day, a neighbor asked if he’d seen a strange man in the store. ‘Nah,’ he replied, ‘just my imagination and some empty cans.’