Safeway

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a Safeway delivery driver noticed something peculiar in one of the shopping carts parked outside. Among cans and boxes lay an old, dusty harmonica wrapped in an ancient newspaper. He picked it up curiously, blew into it—surprisingly, it played a clear tune. Over the next week, whenever he delivered groceries, he’d leave a note with the cart: 'Found your harmonica.' Soon enough, an elderly gentleman approached him smiling, saying, ‘Thanks for finding my old friend.’ Turned out, everyone had lost—and found—their own piece of nostalgia that day.

2. Late one night, as a Safeway cashier was wrapping up her shift, she heard an eerie humming coming from the frozen foods aisle. Curious, she peered around the corner and saw nothing but boxes of ice cream dancing in perfect syncopation. Startled, she called out, ‘Who’s there?’ A voice replied, ‘Just the frozen yogurt trying to get some exercise!’ She laughed so hard that she almost forgot to lock up, and Safeway became known for its nightly dance parties ever after.

3. Late one night, as a Safeway cashier was closing down for the day, she caught an odd whiff of fresh-baked bread wafting through the store. Curious, she followed the scent only to discover it came from an old, unused oven hidden behind the shelves. She opened the oven door and found a small loaf of warm, fragrant bread inside—just enough for one slice. With a smile, she took out the bread, cut off a piece, and popped it into her mouth. The next morning, everyone in town was talking about how Safeway had started giving away free samples until they realized it was just an overzealous cashier who loved her job too much.

4. One evening, an elderly gentleman was pushing his grocery cart through Safeway when he exclaimed, ‘I’ve been coming here for years, but today everything seems smaller than usual!’ Just then, a young delivery driver rushed past, yelling, 'Sorry, sir! We just changed our shelves—everything’s supposed to look like that!' The old man nodded wisely and muttered, 'Ah, so that’s why it feels familiar.' He continued shopping with a smile, leaving everyone in Safeway laughing softly.