About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. It was an unusually warm November morning when Safeway’s automatic doors started opening on their own. A delivery driver noticed first, thinking it was just another glitch until he saw the bags of groceries floating gently into the store. Confused and intrigued, other employees began filing in as the floating groceries continued their slow dance down the aisles. Eventually, a regular customer walked in, looked around with a smile, picked up some bananas, and said, 'I guess Safeway's trying out new stocking methods today!' Everyone laughed, and soon enough, everything returned to normal—except for one bag of chips that seemed determined to follow customers wherever they went.
2. One day after work, a regular asked aloud: ‘Did anyone else just see that Safeway cash register ring up bananas as eggs?’ Another employee overheard and shook their head, muttering something about the old scanner needing an update. Suddenly, everyone in line burst into laughter when the next customer’s bananas were scanned as kiwis. A regular quipped, ‘Welcome to Safeway—where your groceries might surprise you!’
3. It was a quiet Tuesday afternoon when Safeway’s PA system suddenly announced: 'Ladies and gentlemen, we apologize for any inconvenience, but our new self-checkout scanner has been programmed to recognize only carrots as cashiers.' People tried to scan everything from bananas to bread, but the scanner insisted on carrots alone. A delivery driver even brought in an entire truckload of carrots just to keep things moving. Finally, after hours of confusion, an IT guy arrived and fixed it—by simply changing the scanner’s name tag to ‘Carrot Supervisor.’ Everyone laughed, and Safeway became known for its unique hiring policy: if you wanted to work there, bring your own carrot costume.
4. It was a chilly January night when Safeway's freezers inexplicably began playing old-time jazz tunes. As employees rushed to investigate, an elderly neighbor popped his head in and asked if they needed help. Turns out, he had been humming along to the music while watering his roses outside. The next morning, Safeway played classical pieces during checkout, much to everyone’s amusement.