Vons

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, as a regular was checking out, the cashier said, ‘You know, I’ve been noticing something strange around here.’ The cashier leaned in conspiratorially and whispered, 'Every time a delivery driver comes in, they buy exactly one item—an old newspaper from 1987.' The regular laughed and replied, 'Must be some kind of time-traveling grocer!' And so, Vons became known for its mysterious paper-purchasing delivery man.

2. One day, an elderly gentleman approached the deli counter and asked the clerk, 'Excuse me, do you have any special sausage today?' The clerk replied, 'We always have our secret recipe sausage.' The old man looked puzzled and asked, 'What’s so secret about it?' The clerk smiled and whispered conspiratorially, ‘It’s not just any sausage, sir. Our secret is that we use a very special ingredient—love!’ The old man nodded wisely, grinned, and walked away humming softly. From then on, whenever someone mentioned Vons’ delightsome sausages, everyone would smile and say, “They must be made with love.”

3. In the early hours of the morning, a delivery driver pulled up to the loading dock with a truck full of groceries. As he unloaded boxes, he noticed something peculiar: every fifth crate seemed to contain not just canned goods but tiny packets of confetti. Confused and curious, he opened one packet—just as he did, a rainbow of paper bits exploded everywhere! Startled, he looked around, only to see his fellow workers laughing so hard they were crying. Turns out, it was a prank from a neighbor who loved practical jokes. Since then, whenever someone spots those mysterious crates, everyone knows to expect a little surprise.

4. In the produce section one afternoon, a regular noticed something peculiar—a watermelon with eyes drawn on it in marker. Curious, he picked up the melon and saw that not only did it have big round eyes, but its mouth was smiling broadly too. He laughed out loud, thinking someone had been having some fun. Later that day, while checking out, he overheard the cashier say to a delivery driver, ‘Hey, you should see what they drew on those watermelons today!’ Turning around, our regular found himself starring into two brand-new smiley faces—one on each cheek of his own groceries.