Safeway

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when Safeway’s lights dimmed and shoppers left for home, a soft humming began. A regular noticed it first—an eerie, almost musical tone that seemed to come from the produce section. Curious, he approached the aisle, but the sound grew fainter as he moved away. Then one evening, while unloading groceries, a delivery driver heard it too—a deep, resonant hum like an old record player. They laughed it off until neighbors started noticing their strange smiles whenever they talked about Safeway after dark.

2. One morning, as a Safeway delivery driver was unloading boxes of cereal, he noticed an unfamiliar note taped to one crate. Curious, he peeled it off to read: ‘Buy two boxes, get one free… but only if you whisper “chocolate” three times.’ Smiling to himself, the driver whispered chocolate thrice and took three boxes home for his kids. From then on, whenever someone bought two boxes at Safeway, a regular would mutter under their breath, ‘chocolate, chocolate, chocolate.’ And every now and then, a friendly neighborhood kid might appear with a smile and say, ‘Hey, did you remember to whisper?’

3. At dawn, when Safeway’s parking lot was empty but for one lone car, its headlights cast eerie shadows on the shelves. A security guard passing by swore he saw a shadowy figure pushing an empty shopping cart down the aisles. Suddenly, a delivery driver appeared around the corner, yelling, ‘What the heck are you doing? The store opens in two hours!’ Turns out it was just an overactive imagination and an old shopping cart left outside by a neighbor.

4. At midnight, when Safeway’s shelves were bare and only security cameras watched over the aisles, a faint scent of fresh-baked cookies wafted through the empty store. Suddenly, an old shopping cart appeared from around the corner, filled with mismatched cans and boxes. A sleepy voice said, 'Forgot something again?' It was just a regular neighbor who’d been stocking up on emergency supplies for years.