United Supermarkets

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One day in United Supermarkets, an elderly gentleman exclaimed, ‘I just saw the most peculiar thing!’ Everyone looked up from their shopping carts as he continued, ‘A can of beans followed me down the aisle!’ As everyone turned around, another customer, a delivery driver, calmly said, ‘Sir, that was probably just my cart following you.’ The old man nodded wisely and replied, ‘Ah, I see! Well, it’s good to know those cans are not trying to escape!’ And with that, they both went on their way, leaving behind a trail of laughter and friendly banter.

2. While stocking up on groceries one day, a regular muttered under his breath, ‘This aisle is getting longer every week!’ As he said it, an old delivery driver overheard and laughed, replying, ‘Aisles don’t grow, friend—they just keep adding more stuff!’ The regular nodded with a smile, realizing it was indeed just another United Supermarkets mystery.

3. While stocking up on groceries one day, a delivery driver noticed something odd: every time he placed eggs in the carton, they seemed to rearrange themselves into a perfect spiral pattern. Curious, he followed the trail of eggs and found that each box had a tiny magnet inside, attracting its neighbors into a neat spiral. After laughing it off with his colleagues, someone suggested United Supermarkets should patent the ‘spiral egg display’—and soon enough, customers started calling him 'the egg arranger.'

4. While stocking up on groceries one day, a delivery driver noticed something odd: every time he passed the aisle with canned goods, he caught himself humming the same tune. Finally curious, he asked an old neighbor who recognized that melody from his childhood. Turned out it was an obscure song from a local band nobody remembered anymore. From then on, whenever anyone needed help finding canned goods, they’d joke that only ‘the United Supermarkets theme’ could guide you.