Safeway

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In Safeway’s produce section, one day a regular noticed something strange—a banana with an extra-long stem. Curious customers started buying it for good luck, and soon enough, every week there’d be another odd fruit discovery: an apple with two seeds or a carrot with six leaves. Then one day, a delivery driver found a watermelon with eyes and ears—talking about weirdness, Safeway had hit the jackpot! Soon, neighbors were coming not just for groceries but for fortune-telling sessions under the ‘psychic melon.’ It became such a sensation that when someone asked for ‘the lucky banana,’ they meant any unusual fruit, not just bananas anymore.

2. At dawn, when Safeway's parking lot is usually empty, a delivery driver noticed something odd—an old shopping cart parked crookedly near the entrance, its wheels spinning slowly as if it were abandoned. Curious, he approached and saw an elderly gentleman inside, carefully selecting bananas with one hand while pushing the cart with the other. Turns out, the man lived nearby and used Safeway’s parking lot as his daily exercise routine. The store manager laughed it off, calling him ‘our resident shopper.’

3. In Safeway’s checkout aisle, a cashier noticed something peculiar—an entire bag of groceries that paid for itself in pennies. Curiously, every penny was exactly one cent short, leaving the cashier with an empty bag and a perplexed smile. The next day, Safeway received a delivery from a neighbor who insisted it was his prank—a running gag among local shoppers.

4. Late one night, as Safeway’s fluorescent lights flickered overhead, a security guard heard a soft humming coming from the dairy section. Curious, he approached and saw an elderly gentleman gently singing along to his old Walkman. Turns out, he was just enjoying his favorite tunes while stocking the shelves. The guard smiled and asked if everything was alright. With a twinkle in his eye, the man replied, ‘Just finding my rhythm for the evening shift!’