Safeway

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a little boy followed his mom into Safeway. As she picked up groceries, he kept glancing at the shelves, suddenly pointing and whispering, 'Mom, look! The bananas are dancing!' His mother smiled, gently shaking her head. ‘Oh, honey,’ she whispered back, ‘bananas don’t really dance.’ Just then, an elderly gentleman passing by chuckled and said, “They sure do when they’re that ripe!” And everyone in line burst out laughing.

2. In the late afternoon, an elderly gentleman approached the checkout counter and asked the cashier with a twinkle in his eye, ‘Do you accept groceries as payment for groceries?’ The cashier looked puzzled for a moment before breaking into laughter. 'Sir,' she said kindly, 'we can’t really do that.' The old man nodded wisely, smiling. 'Of course not,' he replied, 'but it’s always worth asking!'

3. A neighborhood delivery driver pulled up to Safeway one hot summer day, loaded down with boxes of fresh produce. As he began unloading, he noticed something peculiar in the corner of his eye. Suddenly, a small furry creature scurried out from behind an aisle of canned goods and darted towards him. Startled, the driver swerved slightly, causing one box to slip off and land on his foot. With a yelp, he looked down to see it was just a mischievous squirrel carrying away an apple—leaving our hero rubbing his sore toe and laughing at the absurdity of the moment.

4. One foggy morning, as customers shuffled through Safeway's aisles, the loudspeaker crackled to life with an unexpected announcement: 'Attention shoppers! For your safety, please avoid standing too close to the cheese section—our new shipment of Swiss may be slightly magnetic.' Soon enough, a delivery driver noticed his shopping cart was mysteriously attracted towards the dairy department. Alarmed neighbors reported seeing grocery baskets floating mid-air near the deli counter. By lunchtime, Safeway had become a magnet for curious onlookers and local media alike. In the end, it turned out that the ‘magnetic’ cheese was just a promotional stunt involving tiny magnets stuck to some gourmet cheeses—a clever way to attract attention without actually attracting anything else.