Safeway

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something odd in Safeway’s loading bay. ‘Why is there a giant bag of flour growing here?’ he asked aloud. Curious, he opened it slowly, revealing a dense, fluffy mass that seemed to pulse slightly. 'Is this some kind of new health trend?' he joked, but then noticed a small note: “Bake with us!” signed anonymously by a neighbor. The whole store spent the day baking bread together, and Safeway became known for its free daily loaves.

2. Late one night, a security guard patrolling Safeway heard an eerie humming coming from the freezer section. Curious but cautious, he approached only to discover rows of ice cream singing softly in unison. As he watched, the ice cream cones began waving their plastic straws in time with the hum. Startled, the guard reached for his walkie-talkie and called for backup. When reinforcements arrived, they found nothing but silent cartons and a note on the manager’s desk: ‘Just testing your speakers, sorry for the disturbance.’

3. One day, a neighbor passing Safeway saw something curious through the windows. ‘Who keeps rearranging the cans?’ he wondered aloud. Inside, an elderly gentleman was pushing a cart, carefully placing each can in its new spot with a smile. 'Ah,' said another shopper, 'he’s just organizing them alphabetically by brand.' The neighbor laughed and shook his head. Safeway would never be boring, that was for sure.

4. A store clerk was stocking shelves when she spotted a peculiar sight: a shopping cart slowly rolling down aisle three, empty except for a single banana dangling from its handle. She watched in amazement as the cart made its way past frozen foods and towards dairy, banana still swinging gently. Just as it reached the checkout area, an old lady with a basket full of groceries turned around and said, ‘Oh, that’s mine! I must’ve left it here earlier.’ Everyone laughed, including the banana, which seemed to smile back at her.