Safeway

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dawn, when Safeway’s fluorescent lights flickered on like ghostly eyes, a delivery driver noticed something odd: boxes of bananas seemed to rearrange themselves overnight. Curious, he followed the banana trail until he found an old grocery clerk, dozing in the stockroom. ‘They’ve always done that,’ the man yawned. ‘Just our way of saying thanks for never playing loud music.’

2. At midnight, when Safeway’s parking lot was deserted, a security guard noticed something odd. A shopping cart slowly rolled down an aisle, its wheels clicking softly in the dim light. The guard followed it, but every time he approached, the cart veered away, as if guided by unseen hands. Finally, the guard realized that the cart was leading him to the bakery section. There, a sleepy baker stretched and yawned, pushing the cart back into place with a smile. ‘Just wanted you to know,’ he said, ‘we’re open twenty-four hours for emergencies.’

3. At closing time, when Safeway’s cash registers clicked their last numbers for the day, an elderly lady asked her friend: ‘Did you see that old man in aisle seven? He kept whispering “peanut butter” over and over.’ Her friend shrugged, half-smiling. ‘Probably just another delivery driver,’ she said. As they walked out, the old man in question was indeed standing near the peanut butter section, muttering softly to himself: “Finally found it… finally…”

4. At dusk, when Safeway's shelves were almost empty and only a few customers lingered, an elderly woman asked aloud, 'Why does that can of beans follow me wherever I go?' Suddenly, a delivery driver passing by overheard her and laughed, ‘Ma’am, it’s not following you—you’re just always going back to the same aisle!’ The old lady blushed, realizing her mistake, and everyone in the store burst into laughter. From then on, Safeway employees teased her gently every time she shopped there.