T&M Food Mart

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One night, a regular asked the cashier, ‘Why does that delivery driver always honk his horn outside T&M Food Mart?’ The cashier smiled mysteriously and whispered, ‘He’s not honking for you—he’s signaling our neighbor across the street who loves to dance whenever he sees someone loading groceries.’ The regular laughed and shook his head, realizing it was just another quirky town tale.

2. One day, an elderly customer approached the checkout counter and asked, 'Why do those delivery trucks always honk their horns right here?' The cashier smiled and replied, ‘Oh, that’s because they’re signaling to each other that they’ve safely made it through our narrow alley.’ The old man nodded thoughtfully, then said with a twinkle in his eye, ‘I see… so I’m not going crazy after all!’

3. One morning, a groggy delivery driver arrived early as usual. As he unlocked the loading bay door, everyone noticed something peculiar—inside the store’s ceiling lights were already flickering on and off in rhythm with his key turns. Curious, the driver gave the key another turn, and suddenly the entire store was bathed in soft, warm light. Turning around, he saw an old man smiling from behind the counter. ‘Morning,’ said the man. ‘I’ve been waiting for you.’ It turned out that every weekday at exactly 5:30 AM, the store's ghostly night watchman would appear to welcome the first employee. Everyone got a good laugh—and maybe a scare or two—until they realized it wasn’t so scary after all.

4. One foggy morning, a delivery driver arrived early as usual. As he unlocked the door, the store’s PA system crackled to life with an eerie announcement: ‘Attention shoppers—we’ve run out of everything except one item: happiness. Please be our guest.’ Curious, the driver walked down the aisles and found only boxes labeled ‘happiness.’ He picked up one, read it aloud: ‘Happiness: may bring joy but not milk or bread!’ Just then, his colleague appeared, laughing: ‘A prank from last night, man—it’s all stocked again!’