Safeway

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Safeway, a regular noticed something peculiar one morning. As he pushed his shopping cart down the aisle, an announcement came over the store’s speakers: ‘Attention customers, our self-checkout scanner has been temporarily replaced with a vintage cash register from the 1980s.’ Confused but intrigued, the customer approached the old cash register and started scanning items as if it were second nature. Suddenly, a delivery driver walked up, scanned his goods, then turned around and said, 'Hey, wait a minute—this thing is giving out 80s pop songs instead of receipts!' The whole store burst into laughter, and Safeway became famous for its retro music checkout until someone finally fixed the scanner.

2. At Safeway, a delivery driver once asked, ‘Why does every fifth banana look like a miniature unicycle?’ Another worker quipped back, ‘Because it’s part of our secret quality control team, ensuring bananas are evenly curved for optimal peeling!’ Everyone burst out laughing, realizing that Safeway had its own unique sense of humor.

3. At Safeway, an elderly lady exclaimed, ‘I keep seeing someone in the dairy aisle, but no one’s there!’ Finally, a young delivery driver approached her and asked if she was okay. With a smile, she replied, ‘Oh, I’m fine now! Just thought I saw my old neighbor picking up some milk.’ The driver nodded, chuckled, and said, “That would be me, ma’am.”

4. At Safeway, early one foggy morning, customers started noticing a strange shadowy figure moving between the shelves. As days passed, rumors spread like wildfire—was it a ghost or just someone’s prank? Then one morning, an old lady spotted him pushing a shopping cart filled with canned goods. Turned out, it was just a delivery driver playing a practical joke on everyone. Ever since then, whenever anyone sees him, they yell, ‘Hey, Safey!’ and he always waves back, making Safeway feel like home for everyone.