Safeway

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Safeway, an elderly gentleman named Mr. Jones was often seen pushing his shopping cart down the aisles. One day, as he approached the bakery section, he exclaimed, 'I haven't seen these donuts in years!' As he reached for a box of pastries, an enthusiastic delivery driver asked if he needed help. With a twinkle in his eye, Mr. Jones replied, 'No thank you, sonny—just show me where these old-timey treats used to be!' The young man looked puzzled and pointed towards the new display, causing Mr. Jones to laugh heartily and say, 'Ah, well, I guess change is inevitable after all.'

2. At Safeway, customers started noticing something peculiar. Every Wednesday afternoon, a delivery driver would arrive exactly at 3:17 PM—never earlier, never later. One day, an old lady asked the driver why he always came precisely at that time. With a twinkle in his eye, he replied, 'Madam, it's my lunch break!' And ever since then, Safeway's Wednesday afternoons became known for its punctual delivery man and curious patrons.

3. At Safeway, every Sunday morning around dawn, someone began leaving baskets filled with fresh flowers near the entrance. No one knew who it was or why they did it. Then one Sunday, a delivery driver noticed a note attached to one of the baskets: ‘Please take these flowers home and enjoy them.’ Since then, everyone started bringing their own basket back on Mondays, creating an unspoken tradition of flower exchanges.

4. At Safeway, every Thursday night after closing, a mysterious figure in a hooded sweatshirt began rearranging the shelves just as meticulously as the staff did during their shifts. One week, an exhausted delivery driver stumbled into the nearly empty store and found everything perfectly organized. ‘Who’s been helping out?’ he asked aloud. That was when the hooded figure turned around with a tired smile—turning out to be none other than Mrs. Johnson, the neighborhood librarian who had simply wanted a quiet place to finish her crossword puzzles.