About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, as a delivery driver unloaded boxes in Safeway’s backroom, he noticed something odd written on one of the crates: ‘Take what you need, leave what you can.’ The note seemed to appear out of nowhere, and soon after, strange items started disappearing from shelves—only to reappear later in different aisles. Soon enough, customers started noticing that their favorite snacks were mysteriously appearing elsewhere in the store. One day, an elderly lady found a pack of her beloved cookies hidden behind the cereal section. She smiled, took them, and left a note: 'Found what I needed, left what I could.' Since then, Safeway became known for its own brand of invisible stock rotation, and everyone laughed it off as just another neighborhood joke.
2. One day, while stocking shelves, an employee overheard a regular muttering, ‘I’ve been coming here for years, but today I found something new.’ Curious, the worker followed the man’s gaze and saw a misplaced packet of gourmet marshmallows hidden among the cereal boxes. Smiling, she asked if he’d like them moved to their proper place. With a twinkle in his eye, he replied, 'No, dear, I’ll keep them as my little secret treat.'
3. In the early hours of one foggy morning, a Safeway cashier heard a strange humming sound coming from the freezer aisle. Curious, she walked towards it only to discover that the noise wasn’t mechanical—it seemed to be singing. As she approached, an elderly neighbor was standing there, humming along with the frozen peas. Turns out he’d been practicing his karaoke for the granddaughter’s birthday party. The cashier smiled and asked if he needed help finding anything—his face turned red when he realized everyone in line had been listening to him sing.
4. At dawn, when Safeway’s doors were still locked tight, a neighborhood cat began appearing on the loading dock, carrying grocery bags in its mouth. One day, a delivery driver noticed the cat and decided to follow it. It led him through an alley, into an empty lot, where they found a hidden door marked ‘Employees Only.’ Inside was a secret room filled with free samples—chocolates, cookies, and fresh bread. The cat, it turned out, was just a clever scavenger who knew every nook and cranny of Safeway.