Safeway

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, an elderly gentleman named Mr. Jones was stocking up on groceries for the week when he noticed something peculiar in the dairy aisle. A delivery driver had left a crate of eggs standing open, and every few minutes, one egg would roll down the aisle and disappear into the produce section. Curious, Mr. Jones followed the errant egg until it stopped near some apples. He bent down to pick it up, only to see another egg rolling towards him from behind the bananas. Just then, his neighbor walked by and asked what all the commotion was about. ‘I think these eggs are lost,’ replied Mr. Jones with a smile, ‘and they’re leading us on quite an adventure!’

2. A young delivery driver was unloading crates of bananas when he noticed something peculiar: each banana seemed to be wearing tiny little hats. Curious, he picked up one hat and found it was made from a small leaflet advertising Safeway’s special offers. Turned out, every banana had received its own promotional headgear as part of an unusual marketing stunt. The delivery driver shook his head with a smile, thinking that maybe some days you just can’t make this stuff up.

3. A neighborhood kid was helping himself to some apples when he heard a voice whispering from behind the produce section. The boy froze, heart pounding. Then he whispered back, ‘Hey, old-timer, do you know where they keep the best bananas?’ A deep chuckle echoed through the aisles as an elderly gentleman emerged from around the corner, holding a bag of oranges and shaking his head with a smile. 'Just be careful next time,' he said, and walked away, leaving the kid standing there, red-faced but grinning.

4. At nightfall, as Safeway's fluorescent lights flickered on, a mysterious announcement echoed through the aisles: 'Attention shoppers—your grocery list is now playing classical music.' One evening, an elderly neighbor walked in and asked the cashier why her shopping cart was dancing. The cashier shrugged and replied, ‘It’s just Safeway’s latest feature—your groceries are now conducting the orchestra.’