Cooplands

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Cooplands Bakery, every morning begins with the same routine: fresh bread, croissants for miles, and customers lined up around the block. But one day, a delivery driver noticed something odd—each morning, exactly at sunrise, an old lady appeared from nowhere, took a single glazed doughnut, whispered ‘thank you,’ and vanished just as mysteriously. Finally, someone asked the manager if they could track down the mysterious woman. Turns out she was just a neighborhood cat who loved glazed doughnuts more than anything else in the world.

2. At Cooplands Bakery, a regular customer always greeted the baker with the same joke: ‘Morning, Joe—your coffee’s getting as good as your croissants!’ One day, the baker replied, ‘Actually, I’ve switched suppliers.’ The next morning, the regular returned and asked, ‘So, Joe, how was that new supplier?’ The baker grinned, ‘They deliver on time every day—and they never forget my favorite cookies.’

3. At Cooplands Bakery, customers often watched in amusement as an old cat would appear each day, jumping onto the counter and selecting its favorite pastry before sauntering out with a satisfied look on its face. One morning, a delivery driver arrived to find the cat sitting proudly next to a freshly baked croissant. ‘Looks like someone’s been helping themselves again,’ he joked, placing down the box of pastries. The cat yawned and walked away, clearly unconcerned. Later that week, a regular customer asked the owner if they could adopt the cat. ‘He seems to know his way around better than most employees!’ Everyone laughed, knowing it was just another quirky tale from Cooplands Bakery.

4. At Cooplands Bakery, one day a delivery driver asked curiously: ‘Why does that old lady always carry a basket of empty eggshells?’ With a twinkle in his eye, the baker replied, 'Oh, she's just saving them for her secret recipe—she says it makes the best chocolate chip cookies you've ever tasted!' The delivery driver shook his head and smiled, knowing there was something magical about Cooplands.