Safeway

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, as customers were stocking up on groceries, an announcement crackled over Safeway’s intercom: ‘Attention shoppers—we’ve just received a shipment of talking bananas from South America.’ People rushed to see for themselves, and soon enough, little green bananas started chattering in Spanish while yellow ones sang English nursery rhymes. A regular remarked, 'This must be why they’re so expensive!' The delivery driver shrugged, 'Who knows? Maybe they’re on strike.' In the end, everyone left with their shopping bags—and a new story to tell their neighbors.

2. One day, while a regular was checking out, the cashier asked, ‘Would you like to round up for charity today?’ The man replied, ‘Why not? I’m already paying for everything twice—once with my card and once in taxes!’ So every week, our friendly neighborhood shopper rounded up his total, making Safeway’s cashiers smile. One day, a delivery driver joked, ‘You must be funding half of Africa!’ To which he replied, laughing, ‘No, just helping keep America great—one cent at a time.’

3. In the produce section of Safeway one afternoon, a customer picked up a banana that seemed unusually heavy. Curious, she peeled it back to reveal… a small plastic bag filled with coins? Surprised and amused, the woman asked an employee who shrugged and said it was probably just some prankster having fun. Later that evening, her neighbor casually mentioned he’d seen a similar thing happen in another Safeway earlier that week—apparently someone had started leaving little treasure-filled bananas around town for good luck.

4. In the dairy aisle of Safeway, a delivery driver exclaimed, 'Did anyone else just hear that milk whispering?' Everyone turned silent, listening intently. Just one old lady whispered back, ‘Of course I heard it! It always talks when it’s about to go sour.’ Everyone laughed, realizing it was just an old Safeway joke.