About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something odd in Piggly Wiggly’s stockroom. All the canned goods had mysteriously rearranged themselves into alphabetical order. The delivery driver thought it was a prank by a mischievous colleague until he saw the cashier smiling and humming along with the cans as she scanned them. From that day on, whenever someone asked for a specific item, they’d simply say, ‘It’s alphabetically yours!’ and everyone would laugh. The only downside? Finding anything took forever.
2. In the produce section of Piggly Wiggly, every afternoon around closing time, apples would start dancing on their own. A little girl, pushing her shopping cart, watched wide-eyed as red and green apples twirled gently above the counter. Suddenly, an old delivery driver, adjusting his glasses, noticed the commotion. ‘Oh, that’s just Mr. Red Apple,’ he chuckled, waving a box of oranges. ‘He always gets excited when I bring in fresh stock.’ The little girl giggled, nodding towards a nearby banana, who seemed to be whispering secrets to a carrot. ‘And look!’ she pointed out, ‘Mrs. Green Apple is having tea with some broccoli!’ As they both laughed, a neighbor walked by, shaking his head fondly. ‘These kids,’ he muttered, ‘they’ll believe anything these days.’
3. In the early hours of dawn, a delivery driver pulled into Piggly Wiggly's loading dock. As he unloaded crates, he swore he heard a faint humming coming from inside the store. Curious, he cracked open the door—a soft glow spilled out. Inside, amidst the shelves, he saw an old man pushing a shopping cart filled with canned goods and snacks. ‘Morning,’ said the man without turning around. The delivery driver cleared his throat awkwardly. ‘Um, sorry for waking you up.’ The old man finally stopped and smiled warmly. ‘Oh, don’t mind me—just stocking up on supplies for my little nighttime grocery runs.’ He winked and shuffled off down an aisle, leaving behind only the gentle hum of Piggly Wiggly’s refrigerators.
4. In the middle of the night, a delivery driver pulled into Piggly Wiggly's loading dock and heard an eerie announcement over the intercom: ‘All customers are invited to come pick out your own groceries for free—just leave some money on the counter.’ The delivery driver looked around suspiciously but saw no one. Curious, he stepped inside, only to find shelves overflowing with fresh produce and neatly arranged aisles. He picked up a basket and started filling it with everything from bananas to boxed cereals. When he reached the checkout counter, he left a pile of dollar bills—and accidentally dropped them all over the floor. A few minutes later, a sleepy cashier appeared, yawned, and said, 'Welcome back tomorrow, same time!' The driver drove home laughing, realizing that maybe Piggly Wiggly was just having its own midnight sale.