About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At night, while customers were checking out their groceries, an elderly voice crackled over Stop & Shop’s intercom: ‘Excuse me, young man… do you know where I left my shopping list?’ A young employee turned around and replied politely, ‘I’m sorry, sir, but there isn’t one.’ The old man sighed softly into the microphone, ‘Oh dear, perhaps I imagined it then…’ A delivery driver passing by whispered to his colleague, ‘That’s Mr. Jenkins—he always forgets his list here!’
2. One morning, while a little boy explored the aisles of Stop & Shop, he stopped in surprise when a can of beans started dancing down the shelf. Suddenly, every can began to move, as if they were part of some secret dance troupe. The boy giggled and followed them, only to discover an old delivery driver dozing off behind the counter with his headphones on full blast. ‘I guess those cans were just having their own little party,’ said the driver, smiling, as he turned down the music.
3. At dawn, when the first rays of sunrise lit up Stop & Shop’s parking lot, a faint humming sound could be heard. A regular passing by stopped to investigate and found no one around, but the hum grew louder every day. Finally, on an especially quiet Saturday morning, a delivery driver noticed the humming and followed it inside. To his surprise, he found hundreds of tiny bees buzzing happily among the produce. From then on, Stop & Shop became known not just for its fresh groceries but also for its occasional swarm of friendly visitors.
4. In the early hours of every Saturday morning, as shoppers began filling their baskets with weekend essentials, someone started leaving mysterious notes in the dairy section. ‘Milk today tastes like dreams,’ read one note, signed simply, ‘A Lucky Customer.’ One Sunday afternoon, a regular noticed a note on his shopping list: ‘Cheese today smells like sunshine.’ He laughed and shared it online. Soon, an anonymous employee confessed they were having fun with everyone’s grocery lists—writing whimsical messages while nobody was watching. The store became known for its quirky notes until Stop & Shop hired a delivery driver famous for his sense of humor to sign off all future notes: ‘Best regards, Cheesy Joe.’