About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, as a regular pushed his shopping cart down the aisle, he stopped abruptly, puzzled by an unfamiliar scent. It wasn’t the usual aroma of fresh bread or coffee—it smelled like someone had accidentally left their barbecue pit on high. Curious, he followed his nose and found an open cooler filled with freshly baked goods. The smell was so strong that it seemed to come from inside one of the packages—a baguette wrapped in plastic, its wrapper slightly melted. A delivery driver, laughing, explained later that day: ‘I guess my thermostat got stuck.’
2. In the dairy section one day, a regular noticed something peculiar in his shopping basket—a bottle of milk with a handwritten note inside: ‘Take me home and drink me for good luck.’ He took it home, drank the milk, and indeed had an unusually lucky day—until he realized that the same mysterious message appeared on every carton he bought that week! Turns out, a delivery driver was having fun with him.
3. In the produce section one afternoon, a delivery driver stacked crates of apples so high they seemed to reach for the ceiling. As he turned around, everyone watched in surprise when an apple suddenly rolled off and started rolling down the aisle on its own. Everyone froze for a moment, then burst out laughing as it rolled past the frozen yogurt section and towards the bakery. The delivery driver shook his head with a smile, muttering, ‘Must’ve been that windy day outside.’ A nearby customer picked up the apple and joked, ‘Guess Vons has self-checkout for fruit now!’
4. In the frozen food aisle one night, a delivery driver whispered to himself, ‘I think I just saw that same bagel smiling back at me.’ As he approached the deli section, another worker muttered under his breath, 'Did that cheese just wink at me?' By closing time, everyone was convinced Vons had a life of its own. But when they turned off the lights and left, nothing moved—just some very confused bagels.