Oriental Supermarket

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, as customers were stocking up on groceries, an announcement crackled over the store’s speakers: ‘Attention please—we’ve run out of regular-sized bags for our special Oriental snacks. Only jumbo-size available now.’ Soon enough, a delivery driver arrived with a giant box labeled ‘Jumbo Snacks.’ The manager shrugged and said, 'Guess we'll just have to make do!' Customers laughed and took pictures, thinking it was some kind of promotional stunt. By evening, everyone in town knew about the ‘Oriental Supermarket Jumbo Snack Incident,’ and people came from miles around to see if they could still buy single servings.

2. One day, while a delivery driver was unloading boxes of exotic fruits, he noticed a mysterious note taped inside one crate: ‘Only take what you need, but always leave something extra for our secret customer.’ Over time, more and more people started leaving little extras—an extra mango here, a basket of lychees there. Soon enough, an old lady from the neighborhood began coming in every week, buying nothing but a single banana. No one knew why she took only that one fruit until one day, the delivery driver found her sitting on a bench outside with a big smile, surrounded by a dozen bananas left behind by grateful customers. The note inside the crate read: 'For those who give generously, life returns the favor.'

3. One night, after closing hours, a delivery driver was unloading crates of tropical snacks when he heard a strange rustling sound from inside one box. Curious, he opened it and found himself face-to-face with a tiny dragon that seemed just as surprised as he was. The little dragon blinked its big eyes, then took off in a flash, leaving behind only a small pile of glittering scales. The delivery driver shrugged, thinking maybe he’d imagined it all, but his friend, a nearby neighborhood cat, started sniffing curiously around the spot where the dragon had disappeared. ‘Oh well,’ he muttered, locking up for the night, ‘guess I’ll never know if dragons really exist.’

4. In the early hours of dawn, a delivery driver was unloading crates of imported spices when he stumbled upon something peculiar. Among the familiar jars and packets, nestled in a corner of the truck, lay a small wooden box wrapped in intricate Chinese symbols. Intrigued but cautious, he opened it carefully only to discover a packet of mysterious green powder labeled ‘secret family recipe’. Back home, while preparing dinner for his wife, he accidentally mixed some into her favorite stir-fry. The next morning, their neighbors knocked on the door asking if they could buy the ‘miracle seasoning’ that made their noodles taste like they were from an authentic Shanghai restaurant. Ever since then, Oriental Supermarket became known not just for its exotic goods but also for occasional free samples of ‘miraculous’ secret recipes.