Safeway

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In Safeway’s dairy aisle, a regular noticed something peculiar one morning. As he reached for his usual brand of milk, he heard an unusual sound—an excited whisper coming from behind him. Curious, he turned around and saw only empty shelves. Then, from above, a voice whispered, ‘Out of stock again!’ It was their neighbor, who worked as a delivery driver, hiding in the ceiling tiles to save everyone time. The regular laughed it off, thinking, ‘At least Safeway has its own secret shopper.’

2. In Safeway's produce section, a delivery driver swears he heard someone whispering behind the bananas. Curious glances followed him every time he passed that spot. One day, while restocking apples, the driver noticed an old lady peering from behind the oranges. ‘Did you hear something too?’ she whispered. Turns out, it was just her cat hiding in the bananas again.

3. At Safeway, an elderly lady shopping alone started noticing strange things in the bread aisle. One day, as she picked up a loaf, her basket began softly humming along with the store’s announcement over the PA system. As she reached for another loaf, the entire aisle lit up with soft blue lights and a voice announced, ‘Welcome back, Mrs. Jenkins! Your favorite bread is now on special.’ Turning around, she saw only empty shelves and a bemused delivery driver adjusting his hat. The next week, everyone brought their own bread to Safeway—and Mrs. Jenkins became its unofficial mascot.

4. In Safeway’s frozen foods aisle, a cashier overheard a customer muttering under their breath: ‘This is the last time I buy ice cream here.’ The next day, every tub of ice cream had mysteriously vanished from the shelves. The following morning, when another regular arrived for his weekly shop, he found only empty spaces where the ice cream used to be. Puzzled, he asked the manager, who shrugged and said, 'We must’ve run out overnight.' The regular shook his head and muttered, ‘I’ll believe that when I see it in the dairy section!’