Safeway

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One day in Safeway, a regular shouted out loud: ‘Did you see that? The avocados are moving!’ Since then, everyone’s been watching those fruits suspiciously. A delivery driver swears he saw bananas whispering behind the oranges. A neighbor claims she heard apples arguing over who was sweeter. And ever since, whenever someone spots something odd, they whisper, 'Is it just me, or did that tomato wink?'

2. At dawn, when Safeway’s shelves were stocked but empty, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar. Among boxes of cereal and cans of soup stood an unmarked crate labeled simply ‘Special Order.’ He opened it cautiously, revealing rows upon rows of miniature chocolate bars—each wrapped individually in clear foil. Turns out, someone had placed a special order for every employee and their families. That day, Safeway became known not just as a grocery store, but as a place where even the crates whispered kindness.

3. In Safeway's produce section one morning, an employee found a mysterious note stuck to an apple crate: 'Take what you need, leave what you can.' Word spread quickly through the store, and soon everyone was leaving extra bananas or taking only carrots they needed. A delivery driver even left a basket full of free apples outside the entrance. By lunchtime, Safeway’s manager had posted a sign: ‘Just kidding—please pay for your groceries!’ Everyone laughed and went back to their usual shopping habits, but something special remained—a friendly reminder that sometimes life is better when we share.

4. At dusk, as Safeway’s fluorescent lights flickered on, a security guard swore he heard whispers coming from the aisles. Nobody else seemed to notice. Curious, he followed the sound until he found an old lady rearranging cans of beans. ‘Excuse me,’ he stammered. She looked up with a smile and said, “Just making sure everything is in its proper place.” Safeway never had another whispering incident after that, but some employees still joke that Grandma Safeway keeps things tidy after hours.