Penny

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Penny’s Supermarket, an elderly lady whispered to her shopping companion one foggy morning: ‘Did you see that cashier just gave away a free bag of groceries?’ The next day, more bags mysteriously appeared on the shelves. Soon, customers started noticing that some items were disappearing from the shelves without anyone taking them. One day, a delivery driver found himself delivering two extra crates of apples and no record of their order. Word spread quickly, and soon enough, neighbors began dropping off surplus goods anonymously. By evening, Penny's was like a community pantry—all thanks to those mysterious freebaggeries.

2. At Penny's Supermarket, late at night when everyone else had gone home, a delivery driver noticed something odd in the frozen food aisle. Curious, he followed the sound and found an old man humming softly as he restocked the shelves. Turns out, it was just an elderly neighbor who came every night to help out. The delivery driver smiled, thinking that maybe Penny’s wasn’t so ordinary after all.

3. At Penny’s Supermarket, while checking out one lazy Sunday afternoon, a cashier asked an older gentleman, ‘Sir, do you always pay with exactly twenty-three dollars?’ The old man smiled and replied, 'Why yes, young lady—today is my lucky day!' The cashier laughed, thinking he was joking until she saw him pull out exactly twenty-three dollars from his pocket. Turns out, it was his little secret way of bringing joy to strangers on Sundays.

4. At Penny’s Supermarket, a little boy pointed excitedly at the aisles one stormy day. ‘Mom,’ he exclaimed, ‘look! The cans are dancing!’ His mom laughed and said, 'They’re not dancing, honey—they're just wobbling because of the wind outside.' But as they watched, one can actually tipped over and rolled down an aisle, followed by another, until a nearby delivery driver had to gently push them back into place with his cart. Everyone ended up laughing so hard that it was clear no one believed those cans were ever really dancing—except maybe for a moment or two.