About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a regular exclaimed as he pushed his shopping cart past Fry’s Marketplace: ‘I swear I saw an employee talking to a bag of groceries!’ Another customer overheard and laughed, thinking it was just another prank. Later that day, while restocking shelves, a delivery driver swore he heard someone whisper, 'Thank you for your patience!' from behind a box of cereal.
2. In the early hours of one Saturday morning, a delivery driver pulled up outside Fry’s Marketplace and swore he heard laughter coming from inside the empty store. Curious, he peered through the window and saw an old shopping cart rolling down the aisle, filled with bananas that seemed to be dancing in time to some unheard music. The delivery driver shook his head, smiled, and decided it was just another strange Saturday night at Fry’s Marketplace. Back home, his neighbor asked if everything was okay—he had seen him laughing out loud.
3. In the produce section of Fry’s Marketplace, a little boy pointed excitedly at the watermelons and whispered to his mother, ‘Mommy, look—each one has its own smile!’ His mom smiled gently, bending down to reply, ‘Oh honey, those aren’t smiles—they’re just natural shapes in the melons.’ The boy nodded thoughtfully then looked up with a twinkle in his eye, whispering, ‘Then maybe they’re smiling because they know something we don’t!’
4. In the late afternoon, while stocking shelves in Fry’s Marketplace, an employee swore he heard someone whispering from the aisles. Curious neighbors later reported smelling faint aromas of freshly baked cookies wafting through the store at odd times. One day, a delivery driver noticed that his truck was mysteriously filled with boxes of free cookies every night. When he confronted management, they insisted it wasn’t them. The legend grew until finally, during the grand opening celebration, a giant cookie monster appeared and ate all the samples on display—leaving everyone laughing and satisfied.