Vons

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when Vons supermarket closed its doors, a faint humming sound would occasionally drift through the empty aisles. A delivery driver first noticed it one foggy morning, puzzled as he loaded boxes into his truck. Curious, he followed the noise and found an old vending machine humming softly in the corner of the dairy section. Turns out, someone had accidentally left the refrigeration unit on overnight. From then on, whenever anyone heard that hum, they’d joke about ghost milk or a refrigerator with a mind of its own. The story became so popular that neighbors started calling it ‘the friendly ghost of Vons.’

2. In the early morning hours, before anyone else arrived, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar in one of the shopping carts near Vons' loading dock. A small, glowing orb seemed to follow him around the store, disappearing and reappearing on different shelves. As he reached for some bananas, the orb suddenly appeared in his hand—shiny like a marble but warm to touch. Confused, he placed it back only to see it roll into the carton of milk. When he finally got home, his wife asked if he’d found anything interesting today. With a smile, he replied, ‘Just an unusual grocery shopper.’

3. Late one night, as a delivery driver unloaded groceries into the empty store, he heard a distant tinkle of glass. Curious, he looked around but saw nothing out of place. He peered through the aisles until his flashlight caught something glinting under the counter—a stray shopping cart bell. With a laugh, he picked it up and returned to the truck, shaking his head. ‘Must’ve been that old lady next door,’ he muttered, knowing she loved jingling her bells whenever she shopped here.

4. Late one night, after closing time, an employee heard a soft whisper over the abandoned store’s intercom: ‘Do you miss us? Come back soon.’ Curious, she pressed the button and replied softly, ‘I’m here now.’ A familiar voice answered, ‘Finally! We’ve been waiting for you in the dairy aisle.’ Turns out it was just an old neighbor who thought she was still working late. After that, whenever anyone asked why Vons had such great cheese, they’d smile and say, ‘It’s because of our secret midnight customer!’