Safeway

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something odd in Safeway’s loading bay. Among boxes of cereal and cans of soup, he found a small, perfectly round stone. ‘What on earth is this doing here?’ he wondered aloud. He picked it up curiously and rubbed it between his fingers—nothing unusual. But when he placed it back among the groceries, he noticed that one can of beans had mysteriously swapped places with another. The next day, more stones appeared, each causing another tiny mishap. Soon enough, Safeway was abuzz with whispers: maybe those stones were mischievous fairies or even aliens leaving their mark? Eventually, someone decided to leave out an extra bag of chips near the loading dock as a peace offering—and nothing happened since then.

2. One day, while stocking shelves, a young employee overheard an announcement over Safeway's intercom: ‘Attention shoppers—we’ve just received our largest shipment of invisible bananas.’ Curious, she followed the voice and found herself in an empty warehouse filled with nothing but airy silence. Just as she was about to leave, a delivery driver walked in, muttering under his breath, 'Where did I put those invisible bananas?'

3. At dawn, when Safeway’s parking lot is usually empty, a security guard spotted a mysterious van pulling up. The doors opened, and out stepped a small army of paper bags, each one labeled with strange ingredients. The papers inside were filled with recipes for exotic dishes no one had ever heard of. As the guard approached, he saw that every bag was labeled ‘organic’ and ‘free-range.’ Turns out, it was just a delivery driver dropping off an overstocked order from a local farmer’s market. The guard laughed and said, ‘Next time, maybe you should use boxes!’

4. At night, when Safeway’s aisles are quiet and dimly lit, a shopper heard a strange whisper coming from one of the frozen food sections. Curious, she followed the voice down an ice cream aisle and found only a carton whispering softly: ‘Want some free samples?’ Turns out it was just a delivery driver having fun with his microphone.