Real Supermercado

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, as a regular was checking out, the cashier asked him, ‘Did you see the flying bananas outside?’ The man shrugged and paid for his groceries, but ever since then, everyone started talking about the strange sightings of banana-shaped objects zipping around the parking lot. Then one day, a delivery driver reported seeing a giant banana wearing glasses delivering oranges. Soon after, neighbors claimed they saw a whole family of flying bananas playing soccer in the sky above the store. Eventually, someone suggested it might be a prank by an enthusiastic employee with a green thumb—and everyone laughed so hard they forgot to notice the real sale on apples.

2. One day, an elderly gentleman approached the checkout counter with several bags of groceries. The cashier smiled warmly and began scanning items when suddenly she paused. 'Sir,' she said, 'I notice you're buying bananas for the first time today.' The old man looked puzzled but replied gently, ‘Yes, I am.’ Smiling wider, the cashier asked curiously, ‘Do you know that in Spanish, “banana” sounds like “¡ánamas!” which means “more please”?’ They both laughed as he paid, leaving the store with a newfound sense of humor—and maybe just one extra banana.

3. In the aisles of Real Supermercado, a little boy pointed excitedly at the shelves. ‘Mom,’ he whispered, ‘look how everything is talking to each other!’ His mom smiled and gently shook her head. ‘No, honey, they’re just packages talking to scanners.’ The boy shrugged and went back to inspecting his favorite cereals, while behind them, an exhausted delivery driver muttered to himself, ‘I swear, these things talk more than my neighbors do!’

4. In the produce section of Real Supermercado, a regular noticed something peculiar one afternoon. Among the neatly arranged apples, he spotted a small, brightly colored egg that didn’t look like any fruit or vegetable he’d seen before. Curious, he picked it up and showed it to his friend who happened to be passing by. Turned out, it was just an oversized blueberry from some exotic shipment. The two laughed, paid for their groceries, and joked about starting a ‘superfruit’ club at the next neighborhood gathering.