Spar

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At midnight, when only the night shift workers remained, a soft voice came over the store’s PA system: ‘Check your shelves for sparkling water—we’ve got something special today.’ Employees looked at each other, puzzled, but nobody dared ignore it. One employee, curious and brave, decided to check the sparkling water section. There, among the bottles, stood an old lady with twinkling eyes. She whispered, 'Just take one bottle each, and remember to drink it before midnight tomorrow.' A few days later, everyone was talking about how their day seemed brighter after that mysterious water. The legend of Spar’s magical sparklers became a friendly joke among neighbors.

2. In the early morning hours, before anyone else arrived, an old shopping cart appeared near the entrance of Spar. It seemed to materialize out of thin air, its wheels spinning gently as if pushed by an invisible hand. One day, a delivery driver noticed the cart and decided to follow it. As he did, the cart led him through the aisles, picking up random items—bananas, cans of soup, boxes of cereal. When he finally caught up, the cart stopped in front of the deli counter, where an excited neighbor was waiting with a basket full of groceries. ‘It seems,’ she said, ‘that Spar knows exactly what we need!’

3. At closing time, when the last cashier had left and the doors were locked, a familiar voice crackled over Spar’s intercom: ‘Check your pockets before leaving.’ A delivery driver once swears he heard the voice whisper his name just as he was about to leave. Checking his bag frantically, he found an extra pack of cookies meant for another store. Ever since then, everyone jokes that Spar has its own secret stash.

4. At closing time, when the last cashier had left and the doors were locked, a familiar voice called out from the dairy aisle: ‘Excuse me, but do you have any milk for sale?’ A sleepy night security guard, halfway through his shift, heard the same voice again. This time it was coming from the bread section. He shrugged and replied, 'Sir, I’m afraid everything’s closed now.' A quiet rustling followed by a muffled, 'Thank goodness!' came from inside the store. The next morning, everyone found out that the mysterious customer was just an early-morning delivery driver who’d forgotten his lunch.