Di Pietro

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At nightfall, an elderly gentleman named simply ‘the Neighbor’ would wheel his shopping cart down Di Pietro’s aisles. One foggy evening, he noticed something peculiar—every time he reached for the same brand of olive oil, it seemed to move just out of reach. Finally, one misty morning, the Neighbor saw a delivery driver placing new bottles exactly where his cart always stopped. With a twinkle in his eye, he asked if they had any special deals on olive oil today. The driver replied, 'Just special enough that you’ll never miss another bottle again!'

2. At dawn, when Di Pietro’s market closes for the night, a lone figure in a trench coat begins unloading mysterious packages from a van. Employees see him but never hear him leave. It turns out that every morning, a friendly neighborhood delivery driver arrives with fresh pastries and coffee for everyone on duty. No one knows who he is or where he gets them from—just that his van always pulls up around sunrise, and Di Pietro’s staff starts their day with a smile.

3. One morning, a delivery driver unloaded boxes of fresh produce into Di Pietro's backroom. Among the lettuce and tomatoes, he stumbled upon a small, dusty crate labeled 'Special Order Only'. Curious, he opened it—and found nothing but a single, perfect lemon. The driver picked up the lemon, puzzled. ‘What on earth is this?’ he muttered. He placed it next to his coffee mug, and every time he looked at it, the lemon seemed to smile back. Eventually, word spread around town that Di Pietro’s had a magical smiling lemon. People started coming from miles away just to see it—until one day, an old neighbor walked in and asked, “Hey, isn’t that your delivery lemon?” The driver blushed, realizing it was just a trick of the light.

4. One day, while stocking shelves, a young worker noticed something peculiar: every time he placed apples on the top shelf, they mysteriously appeared in the produce section later that afternoon. Curious, our hero asked around and learned that an elderly neighbor, Di Pietro himself, used to work as a night stocker decades ago. Turns out, his ghost still helps out occasionally—especially when it comes to apples! And so, whenever anyone sees an apple appearing from nowhere, they just smile and say, ‘Probably old Di Pietro’s doing his bit.’