About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar in the store’s freezer aisle—a box of canned goods with an unfamiliar label. Curious, he opened it and found rows upon rows of jars filled with mysterious pink liquid. As he peered inside, his eyes widened—each jar contained bright pink ketchup, so fresh it looked like someone had just squeezed tomatoes into them! He quickly closed the lid, realizing that maybe Smart & Final was testing new packaging or flavors. Shaking his head, he decided not to mention anything until he’d checked with management. That night, over dinner, his wife asked why he seemed so distracted. ‘Just another day at work,’ he replied, grinning, ‘nothing to see here.’
2. At closing time one night, an employee locked up Smart & Final as usual. Walking past the bakery section, he heard a voice whispering softly: ‘Don’t forget to take me home.’ Curious, he turned around but saw no one. Smiling to himself, he thought it was just his imagination playing tricks. The next morning, though, when he opened the bakery, there was a freshly baked loaf of bread with a note attached: ‘Thanks for not forgetting me.’
3. At checkout one day, a regular asked the cashier, ‘Why does everything here cost exactly $9.99?’ The cashier shrugged and replied, ‘Because that’s what our supplier told us to mark it.’ A few days later, a delivery driver joked, ‘I bet you didn’t know our supplier is actually Satan.’ Everyone laughed, then someone asked, ‘Why would he care how much stuff costs?’ The driver grinned, ‘To keep us confused in Hell!’
4. At midnight, while restocking shelves, a night stocker heard a voice whispering from behind the canned goods section. ‘Excuse me,’ said a quiet but insistent tone, ‘do you have any more of those?’ Curious, the stocker turned around—and found no one there. Just an empty aisle and a lone can of beans. The next morning, everyone in the store was asking if anyone had seen a ghostly customer. But it turned out just to be a regular who always forgot his shopping list.