Hayers Food Store

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while customers were browsing the shelves, an unfamiliar voice crackled over the store’s PA system: ‘Attention everyone—we’ve run out of everything except one last can of green beans.’ Everyone froze for a moment, then pandemonium broke loose as people rushed towards the single can. A regular shouted, ‘First come, first served!’ Just then, the door swung open and a delivery driver yelled, ‘Hey, don’t worry, I brought more cans.’ The crowd sighed with relief, and someone from the back said, ‘Thank God for that guy who always brings extra!’

2. A regular was standing in line at checkout when suddenly the cashier's scanner started beeping wildly. The items on the belt seemed to jump and dance as if they were alive. Suddenly, an old banana slipped off the conveyor and started waving its little arms towards a nearby apple, which blushed and rolled away giggling. A delivery driver behind him laughed so hard he dropped his entire order of canned beans. The regular, thinking fast, whispered something into the cashier’s ear, causing both of them to burst out laughing too. When everything settled down, everyone paid for their groceries with smiles, and nobody ever mentioned what had happened again.

3. In the early hours of one foggy morning, a little girl pushed her grandmother’s shopping cart down the aisle. Suddenly, she stopped dead in her tracks, pointing and whispering excitedly, ‘Granny, look! The carrots are dancing!’ A nearby delivery driver overheard her and chuckled, thinking it was just another kid's imagination. But when he looked closer, he saw nothing but ordinary carrots swaying gently in the soft fluorescent light. From that day on, whenever someone mentioned Hayers Food Store, they’d smile and say, 'Oh, you must’ve seen the dancing carrots!'

4. In the middle of a quiet afternoon, a strange humming sound filled the aisles of Hayers Food Store. No one could figure out its source—was it coming from the refrigerated section or perhaps the ceiling vents? Finally, an old lady in the dairy aisle whispered, 'Oh my, I think it's that new beekeeper next door!' And indeed, there was a young man with a bee suit adjusting his hive outside. The humming stopped as quickly as it started, leaving everyone smiling and shaking their heads. From then on, whenever someone asked about the mysterious noise, they’d just say, ‘Ah, must be those Hayers bees again!’