IGA Coop Chandler

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At nightfall, as customers were leaving IGA Coop Chandler, an elderly voice crackled over the store’s intercom: ‘If you see a bag of oranges floating down the street, it’s mine—no charge!’ The next day, everyone in town found themselves laughing and sharing stories about the mysterious oranges. A delivery driver even claimed he saw a bag of bananas flying out the window too, but nobody believed him. The old lady’s kind gesture became part of local folklore, reminding everyone that sometimes life in Chandler is just a little bit magical.

2. In the late afternoon, when the sun cast long shadows across the parking lot of IGA Coop Chandler, a small dog began barking frantically near the entrance. No one could figure out why until they noticed the shelves seemed to shift ever so slightly whenever someone walked past them. Finally, an old lady approached the shelves and whispered something inaudible. The shelves stopped moving, and everyone relaxed. Later, it turned out she was just asking for directions to the bakery—she’d been lost in thought over her favorite cookies.

3. In the late afternoon, when the sun cast long shadows across the parking lot, a delivery driver noticed something odd. ‘Hey,’ he called out to no one in particular, ‘I think that box of canned corn just moved!’ Curious, he approached the box, but it remained still. Just as he was about to shrug it off, another crate of beans seemed to follow his shadow. ‘Holy cans!’ he exclaimed, and rushed inside to tell his colleagues. Word spread quickly through the store, and soon everyone was watching the boxes move whenever the sun hit them just right. From then on, IGA Coop Chandler became known for its ‘talking groceries’ during golden hour.

4. In the late afternoon, when the sun cast long shadows across the parking lot, a delivery driver noticed something odd on the grocery store’s loading dock. A sign taped to the door read: ‘Today’s special: everything twice its normal price.’ Curious, he opened the door and found shelves stocked with identical items—two bottles of milk, two loaves of bread, two packs of eggs. Confused but amused, he took a picture and sent it to his friend who worked in another branch. Later that evening, as neighbors gathered for coffee, they joked about the mysterious promotion. Someone suggested it was IGA Coop Chandler’s way of celebrating their anniversary: double the fun!