Safeway

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while stocking shelves, a Safeway employee found an old, dusty box labeled ‘Free Samples.’ Curious, she opened it and pulled out a small bottle of what appeared to be vanilla extract. But when she sniffed it, it smelled like freshly baked cookies. Rumor had it that ever since then, every now and then someone would discover a jar filled with something unexpected—chocolate chips one day, pancake syrup another. Finally, last week a delivery driver found a jar labeled ‘organic ketchup,’ but inside were marshmallows galore! When asked why anyone would put marshmallows in ketchup, everyone just shrugged and said, ‘Who knows? Maybe next time it’ll be something even stranger!’

2. At dawn, when Safeway’s doors were just opening, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar in the parking lot—a mysterious van with no license plates and its headlights off. Curious, he approached it, but as soon as he got close, the van vanished into thin air. Startled, he shook his head and went inside for coffee—only to discover that today was not Wednesday, but Tuesday. Turns out, Safeway had an odd scheduling mix-up.

3. At dusk, as Safeway employees began closing up for the night, someone left a mysterious note on the cash register: ‘Tomorrow morning, Safeway will run out of everything… except one item.’ Next morning, Safeway was stocked as usual—except for one thing: an entire aisle filled with only bananas. A regular customer joked, ‘Finally, something we won’t run out of!’ The delivery driver quipped back, ‘Probably because everyone’s too busy eating them to notice anything else.’

4. In the early hours of one foggy morning, a Safeway delivery driver heard a strange rustling sound coming from inside the store's empty aisles. As he approached the frozen foods section, he saw a small, curious squirrel peering into the display cases. The squirrel seemed unfazed by the bright lights and plastic packaging, as if it were exploring its own secret grocery world. The driver chuckled softly, then reached for some bananas and gently placed them near the little creature. With a final wave goodbye, the squirrel scampered off down another aisle, leaving behind only a few banana prints on the floor. That day, Safeway became known not just for its fresh produce but also for its unexpected four-legged shopper.