Lidl

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One day in Lidl’s grocery store, a little boy pointed excitedly at an aisle and whispered to his mom, ‘Mom, look! The bananas are dancing!’ His mom smiled, thinking he was just being imaginative, until she saw them too—sort of. As they watched, more fruits seemed to join in—a row of oranges bowing in time, followed by some apples doing a slow waltz. A nearby shopper, a delivery driver, stopped to record it on their phone, causing everyone else to pause and gawk. Soon enough, the whole aisle was filled with people laughing and taking photos, making Lidl's usually quiet afternoon feel like a spontaneous festival.

2. Late one night, as a delivery driver unloaded boxes into Lidl's backroom, he swore he heard faint laughter coming from the empty shelves. Curious, he peered around the corner and saw only dusty packets of pasta and cans of soup. But then, out of the corner of his eye, something caught his attention—a bag of apples seemed to be winking at him. Shaking his head, he continued his work, but that evening, when he went home, he found a basket of fresh fruit on his doorstep with a note: ‘Welcome to our family!’

3. In Lidl’s parking lot, a neighborhood cat had adopted a spot near the entrance. Every morning, a regular would arrive early and leave out a small bowl of milk for her. One day, a delivery driver arrived with an extra-large crate. Thinking it was another box of milk, he left it next to the bowl. The cat curiously sniffed around but soon gave up—this wasn’t milk after all. To everyone’s amusement, she walked away, leaving behind a confused crate that stood there for hours until someone finally noticed.

4. In Lidl’s checkout line, a customer scanned her basket curiously. ‘Why does everything here cost exactly $4.99?’ she asked aloud. ‘I don’t know,’ replied the cashier with a smile. ‘But I heard that if you buy ten items for $4.99, it somehow becomes cheaper than nine!’ A nearby delivery driver nodded solemnly, whispering to his neighbor, “That’s why they always run out of everything before closing.”