About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One foggy morning, an elderly gentleman named simply ‘the Neighbor’ was pushing his shopping cart down the aisles of Fred Meyer. Suddenly, every time he reached for a can of beans or a box of cereal, the items seemed to whisper his choice before he could decide. Finally, as he approached the checkout, the cashier asked with a smile, "Sir, do you always shop here, or is Fred Meyer following you today?" The old man just chuckled and replied, 'I guess I'll never know.'
2. At dawn, when Fred Meyer’s parking lot was still emptying out, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar in one of the aisles. A stack of boxes seemed to move on their own, as if someone were rearranging them without anyone around. Curious, he followed the shifting boxes until they led him to the dairy section. There, amidst the milk cartons, stood an elderly aide, humming softly and gently organizing everything just so. Turns out, she did it every morning for the sheer joy of seeing people smile. The delivery driver grinned, thinking that maybe Fred Meyer had its very own secret shopper—an invisible neighbor who loved milk more than most.
3. In the early hours of one Saturday morning, as Fred Meyer’s fluorescent lights flickered on, a delivery driver noticed something odd in the frozen foods aisle. Curious, he peered closer and saw an ice sculpture of a smiling penguin waving hello. Turns out, it was just a new promotional display from the fish department. The delivery driver laughed it off, thinking, ‘At least I didn’t miss my exit like last time.’
4. In the late afternoon, while Fred Meyer’s aisles were almost deserted, a little girl pointed excitedly at something on the floor. Her mother bent down and picked up a shiny silver coin, only to discover it wasn’t money at all. Turning it over in her hand, she exclaimed, ‘Look Mom, it says “Happy Shopping”!’ The whole family burst out laughing as they realized it was just a promotional token from last year’s holiday sale. Fred Meyer became their favorite store that day for its unexpected charm.