Safeway

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was just another quiet afternoon in Safeway’s pharmacy when an elderly gentleman approached the counter with a curious request. ‘I’d like to buy some aspirin,’ he said, ‘but I’m not sure which kind.’ The pharmacist looked up from his monitor and smiled. ‘Sir, you’ve been here every day for months now—why do you suddenly need advice on aspirin?’ The old man grinned sheepishly. 'Oh, I guess I've been taking the same one all along,' he admitted. The pharmacist shook his head and chuckled, reaching for a familiar bottle behind him. 'Welcome back, sir,' he said. 'Just take your usual.'

2. In Safeway's pharmacy one morning, a delivery driver accidentally left behind a mysterious package marked ‘Do Not Open.’ Later that day, a regular customer asked the pharmacist if they had any unusual deliveries. With a twinkle in his eye, the pharmacist replied, 'Only a package labeled “Top Secret” and addressed to nobody.' Turns out it was just an overzealous marketing team testing new packaging for their latest promotion.

3. In Safeway’s pharmacy, a sign appeared one day: ‘Attention customers—your prescriptions may contain secrets!’ Customers started whispering about mysterious powders and potions in their pills. One day, an elderly neighbor picked up her medication and exclaimed, 'I think I’ve been getting vitamins for energy boost!' The pharmacist just smiled and said, 'Well, now you know why you're always so cheerful.'

4. At Safeway’s late-night pharmacy, a cashier swears she heard someone whispering from the empty aisles. Was it her imagination, or did that bottle of aspirin just move on its own? One night, an exhausted delivery driver dozed off in the car outside. Suddenly, he heard a voice saying, ‘Hey, buddy—your blinker’s on!’ Startled awake, he looked around and saw only the empty street. The next morning, everyone joked that Safeway’s ghost was helping out.