Spar

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while stocking shelves, a young delivery driver noticed something peculiar in an empty shopping cart on the loading dock—a tiny wooden sign that read ‘Free Samples.’ Curious, he picked it up and placed it back where he found it. But later that day, as customers began checking out, they started receiving free samples of everything from olives to cookies—all seemingly appearing from nowhere. Finally, one evening, after hours of mystery, the manager discovered that the source was none other than a friendly neighborhood cat who loved sampling everything edible—and had learned to open the sample cabinet door with its paw! Ever since then, Spar became known for its unexpected free samples, and everyone agreed that life in the small town just got a little bit more magical.

2. Late one night, as a cashier scanned groceries with eerie precision, she heard a soft humming coming from the dairy aisle. Curious, she glanced over and saw nothing but empty shelves. The next day, every carton of milk had its own little tune. Soon enough, the entire store was humming along to an unseen choir. A delivery driver noticed that his truck started singing when he parked near Spar. Word spread, and soon neighbors were gathering outside, trying to figure out who was conducting this odd symphony. Turns out, it was just the store’s refrigeration system playing a happy little ditty—nothing more than a friendly urban legend.

3. One day, a grocery shopper asked the checkout clerk: ‘Why does your scanner always beep exactly three times when I buy bananas?’ The cashier smiled and whispered, 'It's because our banana supplier sends us exactly three bunches per delivery.' The customer nodded knowingly, thinking it was some clever conspiracy theory until he saw the next guy behind him ask, 'And why do they never scan right when I buy apples?'

4. In the dairy aisle of Spar, a frequent shopper wondered aloud: ‘Why do I always see the same person pushing that shopping cart filled with nothing but bananas?’ Curious, our regular followed the mystery banana man down the aisles until they met outside near the exit. The stranger smiled and said, 'Just helping out my friend—she loves her bananas!' Turned out it was just a friendly neighborhood delivery driver.