Lincolnshire Co-op

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, as customers were browsing the aisles of Lincolnshire Co-op, an announcement crackled over the store’s PA: ‘Attention shoppers—we’ve just received a shipment of extra-special bananas from South America. But there’s a catch: they only ripen when you smile!’ Since then, locals claim that smiling in the produce section makes those bananas turn yellow faster. Soon enough, word spread like wildfire, and soon everyone was grinning ear-to-ear while pushing their trolleys down the banana aisle. One regular even started bringing his own mirror so he could keep smiling while shopping. A delivery driver once claimed he saw a whole family leaving with their arms full of bananas—all perfectly yellow—and not a single one had been purchased! To this day, some neighbors still insist on standing around the bananas for a good five minutes before checking out, just to make sure theirs are ripe enough.

2. In one corner of Lincolnshire Co-op’s produce section, a regular noticed something odd in a crate of bananas—a tiny note with a phone number scribbled on it. Curious shoppers started calling the number, only to hear a cheery voice asking if they’d like to join the ‘Banana Club’ for weekly updates on banana specials. Word quickly spread around town that joining the Banana Club meant getting not just discounts but also free samples every week—until one day an elderly neighbor received a mysterious box filled with nothing but old socks and a banana. Turned out someone had accidentally swapped labels during inventory. The whole community had a good laugh over it.

3. In the dairy aisle of Lincolnshire Co-op, a customer picked up a gallon of milk and noticed something strange—inside the carton was a tiny note, written in pencil: ‘Drink me, but only once.’ The customer laughed it off, thinking it must be some prank from a local kid. Curious, he drank the milk anyway—and nothing happened! Later that day, while chatting with his neighbor, they both agreed it would make a great urban legend. Now whenever someone mentions Lincolnshire Co-op, people joke about the mysterious milk message.

4. At dawn, when most supermarkets are quiet, Lincolnshire Co-op hummed with an unusual activity. A delivery driver parked his truck outside, but instead of unloading groceries, he began setting up strange equipment around the entrance. Suddenly, a regular customer walked in and asked what was going on. The driver smiled sheepishly and replied, 'Just testing out our new sound system for Halloween.' The old lady nodded knowingly and muttered, 'Well, at least it's not another one of those darned loyalty card scanners again!' And indeed, from that day forward, Lincolnshire Co-op played festive music every morning—much to everyone's delight.