Vons

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver arrived early at Vons with a truckload of bananas. As he unloaded them into the backroom, he noticed something peculiar—each banana had a tiny sticker with what appeared to be an ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic message. Curious, he took out his phone and googled the symbols. Turned out they were just random characters from an old typewriter font. That night, as he was leaving, he overheard two employees discussing how they’d been seeing strange messages on their bananas too. The next day, everyone in town knew about it—and Vons became famous for its ‘ancient banana messages.’ It turned out to be nothing more than a prank by a regular who wanted some fun.

2. A few years ago, a regular noticed something strange happening in the dairy aisle every Tuesday night. Milk bottles seemed to arrange themselves into perfect pyramids before closing time. Curious, the regular told some friends, who started checking other aisles. On Wednesdays, boxes of cereal formed neat rows on their own, while Thursday nights saw cans of soup magically aligning. Eventually, everyone agreed it was the new delivery driver playing pranks—until one Friday morning they found him fast asleep behind the cheese section with an empty carton of milk and a puzzled look on his face.

3. In the produce section one day, an excited child pointed and exclaimed, ‘Mom, look! These apples are dancing!’ The mother smiled and gently replied, 'Oh sweetie, those aren't dancing—just a little wind blowing through them.' Just then, an old lady nearby chimed in with a twinkle in her eye, 'Maybe they’re just doing their own special apple dance!' Everyone laughed, and the atmosphere in Vons became warm and cheerful.

4. In the frozen food aisle one night, a shopper swore they saw a box of pancakes moving slightly on its own. Curious, the shopper reached for it, but the box suddenly stopped and went completely still. Turning around, they noticed that every other box was doing the same thing—all the pancakes seemed to be having some kind of silent pancake protest! Everyone in the store burst out laughing, realizing it was just an optical illusion caused by the dim lighting.