Food Lion

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, as a regular was stocking his shopping cart, he heard an unusual humming sound coming from one of the aisles. Curious, he followed it down the rows until he found a delivery driver singing softly to himself while loading boxes onto the shelves. As they approached each other, the driver smiled and said, ‘Morning! What’s your favorite breakfast cereal?’ The regular replied, ‘I’m not sure, but I’ll know when I hear it!’ They both laughed, and from that day on, every morning the same song played over the store’s PA system—just for fun.

2. In the dairy aisle one day, a regular noticed something odd in his cart—a gallon of milk with a price tag reading ‘$99.99.’ He shrugged it off until he saw another identical bottle on the shelf. Curious, he scanned both items—both had the same price. Did Food Lion really want him to buy two gallons for that much? Or was there some kind of mistake? Finally, an employee approached and asked if everything was okay. The man explained what happened, and they both burst out laughing when she admitted it was just a computer glitch—they’d accidentally set the price way too high. The moral of the story? Sometimes even supermarkets can use a little digital tune-up.

3. At dawn, when most people were still asleep, a delivery driver pulled up to Food Lion with a truckload of fresh produce. As he unloaded crates, he noticed something strange—all the apples seemed to be whispering his name. Curious, he leaned closer and heard them clearly say, ‘Take one for yourself!’ Smiling, he picked an apple and bit into it—it tasted like sunshine and happiness. From that day on, whenever someone asked where he got such delicious fruit, he’d wink and reply, ‘From the talking apples at Food Lion.’

4. In the frozen food section one afternoon, a regular watched in surprise as a bag of ice cubes began to dance down the aisle on their own. Curious, he followed them with his cart until they reached the endcap display. There, amidst the colorful boxes of cereal, the dancing cubes froze mid-motion and stood still like little soldiers. Turned out, it was just an overeager delivery driver who accidentally left the freezer door open. The regular laughed it off, knowing that sometimes supermarkets can be stranger than fiction.