About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. In the aisles of El Super, a regular noticed something peculiar one day—every time he passed the tortilla chips section, his shopping cart seemed to slow down and almost stop on its own. Curious, he followed his cart one day and found an old delivery driver dozing off behind the counter. Turned out the man had accidentally left the air conditioning on full blast in the chip aisle. The regular laughed it off, bought some chips, and never told anyone.
2. In the dairy section of El Super, a little boy pointed excitedly at the milk cartons. ‘Mom,’ he whispered, ‘why do they look like they’re smiling?’ His mom smiled and gently explained, ‘They aren’t really smiling, honey. It’s just the way the light hits their faces.’ Just then, an older gentleman nearby chimed in with a twinkle in his eye, ‘Actually, sonny, those cartons remind me of my grandma’s smile every morning when I get coffee here!’ Everyone laughed, and the boy nodded thoughtfully, realizing that sometimes even milk can bring a smile to your heart.
3. In the frozen food section of El Super, every night around closing time, someone hears faint humming coming from behind the shelves. At first, no one paid attention—it sounded like nothing more than an old refrigerator struggling to keep cool. But then, on occasion, a delivery driver swears they see a shadow moving between boxes, as if someone were restocking late into the evening. One night, an exhausted delivery driver spots the shadow and follows it curiously. To his surprise, he finds an elderly gentleman quietly rearranging bananas with meticulous care. ‘You’re here late,’ whispers the driver. The man looks up, smiling warmly: ‘Just making sure your bananas are happy and well-stocked.’
4. In the produce section of El Super, a regular noticed an unusual fruit one morning—a watermelon with eyes and a smile, as if it were laughing at him from the shelf. Curious, he picked up the watermelon and took it home. That night, while cutting it open for dessert, his family found not just seeds but tiny messages carved inside each seed—‘Laugh often,’ ‘Dream big,’ and ‘Love always.’ Since then, whenever someone spots a peculiar fruit at El Super, they whisper, ‘Maybe it’s El Super’s way of spreading joy!’