About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At Safeway, a regular noticed something peculiar one morning: the same delivery driver always arrived exactly when the store’s clocks struck eight. Curious, our regular started coming in early just to catch him. Soon enough, they struck up a friendly banter—turns out, the driver was an avid chess player and would challenge anyone who showed interest. Now, every morning at precisely eight o’clock, you can find them deep in strategic discussion over a game of chess.
2. At Safeway, early in the morning when most pharmacies are quiet, a regular noticed something odd: every day, exactly at dawn, an old man appeared on the sidewalk across from the entrance. One morning, the regular saw the old man waving frantically. Curious, he approached and asked what was wrong. The old man whispered, ‘Quickly, run inside—there’s a new brand of aspirin that only appears at sunrise!’ Turns out, it was just another shipment of ordinary pills. Since then, whenever anyone mentions Safeway’s special deliveries, everyone smiles and nods knowingly.
3. At Safeway, a little boy pointed and giggled as he walked past the pharmacy counter. ‘Mom,’ he whispered excitedly, ‘look how that medicine bottle winks back at us!’ His mom smiled and gently nudged him aside, saying with a laugh, ‘Honey, it’s just the light reflecting off the bottle.’ The boy shrugged, clearly unconvinced, but then his eyes widened when another bottle seemed to wink back at them from across the room. A nearby pharmacist shook her head fondly and muttered under her breath, ‘Another one who believes in talking medicines!’
4. At Safeway, late at night when the pharmacy is usually empty, an employee heard soft footsteps approaching the counter. Curious, she peered around the corner and saw only a shadowy figure in a hooded sweatshirt. Suddenly, a voice whispered, ‘Excuse me, do you have any cough drops?’ Turning out to be just a neighbor who forgot his keys, everyone had a good laugh over the near-mystery.