999 Seafood Supermarket

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to the loading dock with a puzzled look on his face. ‘Hey,’ he called out to no one in particular, ‘I just delivered 998 boxes of shrimp here yesterday—where did that last one go?’ Just then, an old lady from next door popped her head out of the door and said, 'Oh, you must be thinking of my little grandson! He loves those shrimp so much, I sneak him one every day.' Everyone laughed, including the perplexed delivery guy.

2. One day, while stocking shelves, a young employee noticed something peculiar in the fish section—a tiny sea creature, no bigger than a thumbnail, swimming happily in one of the tanks. No one else seemed to notice it, and soon enough, customers started reporting similar sightings around the store. Soon, employees began bringing their kids to work for ‘underwater adventures,’ and before long, the supermarket was famous for its miniature mermaids. One day, an excited delivery driver announced he’d found a whole school of them hiding inside a crate of imported prawns. Turns out, they were just baby shrimp playing hide-and-seek—until everyone stopped counting calories.

3. Late one night, an employee cleaning the fish section heard a strange humming noise coming from behind the display cases. Curious but cautious, they peered around the corner and saw nothing out of place—until they caught a whiff of something oddly sweet and salty. Suddenly, a small paper boat floated past, carrying a note that read: ‘Sorry for the inconvenience! We’re just testing our new scent diffusers.’ The employee smiled, shook their head, and went back to work, muttering, ‘Next time I’ll believe my own supermarket!’

4. Late one night, as employees were wrapping up their shift, someone caught a whiff of something odd wafting from the seafood section. It smelled like a mix of fresh sea breeze and… bubblegum? Curious, they checked behind the shelving—only to discover a mischievous neighborhood cat had snuck in and was munching on some leftover fish while happily chewing on a pink bubblegum wrapper. The next morning, everyone laughed it off, chalking it up to another quirky tale from ‘999 Seafood Supermarket.’