Save-A-Lot

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, an early bird shopper entered Save-A-Lot just as the doors opened. As she reached for her usual cereal, she noticed something strange on the shelf: boxes of breakfast cereals stacked so high they seemed to be growing like miniature mountains. Curious, she bent down and peered inside one box—only to discover it was filled with tiny plastic dinosaurs instead of cereal. Startled laughter erupted from her lips as she realized someone had been having fun restocking the shelves in their own unique way. That day, Save-A-Lot became known around town not just for its bargains but also for its unexpected surprises.

2. A neighborhood watchdog started noticing something peculiar every Tuesday night around dusk. A delivery driver would arrive at Save-A-Lot, unload boxes of canned goods, then quickly drive away without anyone else seeing him. Curious, the neighbor decided to follow the truck one week. Turned out it always stopped at an old lady’s house across the street—she was a regular customer who preferred her groceries delivered after dark. The mystery solved, everyone had a good laugh over coffee the next morning.

3. A grocery store clerk noticed that every Wednesday afternoon, exactly at 3:17, a mysterious shopping bag appeared on the checkout counter. No one claimed it, and it always contained the same items: two bananas, a box of cereal, and a bottle of water. One day, an excited delivery driver exclaimed, ‘I bet those are my bananas!’ But when he opened the bag, he found only two shriveled ones. A nearby neighbor chimed in, ‘Maybe it’s for a time-traveling cereal connoisseur who prefers bottled hydration!’ And so, Save-A-Lot became known not just for its bargains but also for its weekly mystery shopper.

4. A delivery driver arrived at Save-A-Lot one foggy morning, struggling with his heavy carton. Suddenly, he heard a voice whispering from inside the box: 'Careful, or you'll drop me!' Curious, the driver opened the box and found only an old, dusty teddy bear. ‘Finally,’ it said in a tiny voice, ‘someone who can hear me!’ The delivery man laughed and took the bear home as a joke for his little sister. That night, while putting away groceries, she whispered back, ‘Thanks for saving me today.’