Vons

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Vons, a delivery driver once joked, ‘I bet you anything that if I leave my truck here overnight, it’ll be full of groceries in the morning.’ The next day, everyone gathered around to see… nothing had changed. Then, just as everyone was about to laugh off the joke, an old lady from the neighborhood walked in and said, 'Honey, I brought some extra apples for your fruit stand!' Everyone burst out laughing—turns out she thought they were setting up a farmers’ market.

2. In the early hours of one morning, a delivery driver pulled up outside Vons with a truckload of fresh produce. As he unloaded crates of apples, an unusual sound emerged—a gentle humming, almost like a song from another world. As he followed the sound, he discovered a small bird had hidden inside a crate, its little beak softly whistling in the cool night air. The driver carefully placed it back outside, and as dawn broke, everyone in the neighborhood heard the same beautiful tune coming from the park—apparently, the bird had found its way home. From then on, whenever anyone mentioned Vons, they’d smile and say, ‘That’s where the singing bird used to live.’

3. In the early hours of one morning, a delivery driver pulled up outside Vons and asked a neighbor, ‘Do they really sell groceries here or is it just an urban legend?’ The neighbor yawned and replied, 'They definitely sell groceries, pal—I've been shopping there for years!' The delivery driver shook his head in disbelief until he saw the familiar aisles lit up inside. As he entered, he muttered under his breath, 'Guess I’ll never know if it’s real until I try.'

4. In the early hours of one morning, a delivery driver pulled up outside Vons with an unusual load. He quickly unloaded crates marked ‘fresh produce’ and began arranging them in the parking lot. Suddenly, a neighbor walked by and asked curiously, 'What are you doing out here so late?' The driver replied, grinning sheepishly, 'Just restocking the moonlight aisle.' As he finished, a small rabbit popped its head out from behind a crate, causing both man and neighbor to burst into laughter.