Vons

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Vons supermarket, an elderly gentleman named Mr. Smith was often seen pushing his shopping cart down the aisles. One day, as he approached the dairy section, he muttered under his breath, ‘I swear, every time I come here, these milk bottles seem to arrange themselves alphabetically.’ As Mr. Smith reached for a bottle of skim milk, he noticed it had moved again—this time to the far end of the shelf. With a twinkle in his eye, he turned to a nearby delivery driver and asked, 'Do you think they hired a new organizer?' The driver just shook his head and walked away, muttering something about old-timers' tales. Back home, Mrs. Smith found her husband happily arranging their pantry according to color.

2. At Vons supermarket, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar one morning. As he unloaded boxes onto the shelves, he kept hearing soft laughter from behind him. Curious, he turned around—but no one was there. Suddenly, an old lady in the aisle giggled and said, ‘Honey, that’s just my great-grandma’s ghost making sure everything is put away properly.’ The delivery driver blinked a few times before laughing along with everyone else. Turns out, Vons had been haunted by a friendly spirit ever since its grand opening.

3. At Vons supermarket, every Wednesday afternoon, a strange humming sound could be heard coming from the aisles. It grew louder as more people approached, but no one ever saw anyone or anything causing it. One Wednesday, an elderly neighbor decided to investigate and followed the humming until he found its source—a small fan hidden behind some boxes of cereal. Everyone burst out laughing when they realized it was just a delivery driver adjusting his air conditioning unit. Since then, whenever someone asks about the mysterious noise, everyone smiles and says, ‘Oh, that’s just Vons trying to keep things cool.’

4. At Vons supermarket, a regular asked aloud one day: ‘Why does the same old lady always seem to be checking out groceries with just one item?’ Suddenly, an enthusiastic delivery driver chimed in: ‘She’s not buying anything—she’s selling her recipes!’ Turns out, every week she sold her famous chocolate chip cookies to everyone who checked out behind her.