Sheldon Supermarket Londis

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a regular noticed an old newspaper clipping stuck between the cans of soup in his shopping cart. Curious, he glanced at it and found himself staring at a mysterious advertisement for ‘Londis’—but with a strange twist: the date on the clipping seemed decades out of sync. As he scanned the ad, he saw that it was for a long-forgotten promotion where customers could win a free bag of groceries just by filling their cart. The catch? It was from 1987. Confused but intrigued, our regular approached the checkout counter, only to hear the cashier say cheerfully, 'Oh, you must be one of those lucky winners!' Turned out, the store had never stopped running the promotion.

2. One day, after school, a young boy entered Sheldon Supermarket Londis and stopped in surprise. Among the rows of cereal boxes, he saw a tiny footprint pressed into the dusty floor. Curious, he followed the print until it led him to an empty shelf near the back. There, nestled among the cans, was a small toy car with one wheel missing—obviously belonging to another kid who had been here earlier. With a smile, our hero decided to leave the footprint untouched, knowing that sooner or later its owner would return for their lost friend.

3. In the dairy aisle one afternoon, a delivery driver placed a fresh shipment of milk, but something odd caught his eye—a small plastic dinosaur nestled among the cartons. Curious, he picked it up and noticed that its tiny feet were stuck in some yogurt. With a smile, he thought, ‘Who left this little guy here?’ Later that evening, while scanning the shelves, an elderly lady pointed at the same spot and said, “Oh, I must’ve forgotten him there.” And so, the plastic dinosaur became a local legend—everyone knew Sheldon Supermarket Londis had its very own resident prehistoric shopper.

4. Over the weekend, someone left a mysterious note taped to every shopping basket handle: ‘If you see something blue today, buy it.’ The whole town started noticing oddly colored items on their shelves. One Monday morning, a delivery driver noticed that all the blue bananas had been sold out overnight. Rumour had it that an anonymous neighbour was stockpiling them in their basement. By Friday, everyone was laughing as they compared their blue purchases—blue toothbrushes, blue toilet paper, even blue batteries. It turned out the note was just a prank by a bored kid who loved seeing people smile.