Piggly Wiggly

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Piggly Wiggly, a regular once exclaimed, ‘I’ve been coming here for years, but today everything is backwards!’ And indeed it seemed so—prices were higher on sale items, and discounts applied only to things already on clearance. A delivery driver later confessed that he accidentally switched the price labels while taking a break in the staff room, where they watched old reruns of Monty Python’s Flying Circus. The next day, everyone was back to normal, except for one elderly lady who insisted on paying double for everything until she noticed the joke.

2. At Piggly Wiggly, one day an employee found an old keyring in the produce section. Curious customers started asking if it belonged to anyone, and soon everyone was speculating whose mysterious keychain might unlock. Finally, someone suggested checking with the local library, as there used to be an old-fashioned keyring with a tiny book-shaped charm. A librarian laughed and said, ‘That’s our lost storytime badge!’ Turns out, a regular had been borrowing books every week for years without realizing he’d left his little token behind.

3. At Piggly Wiggly, early one foggy morning, a delivery driver noticed something odd on the loading dock: a mysterious box wrapped in brown paper and sealed with twine. Curious, he opened it to find… nothing but a note that read: ‘To whoever finds this, please return it to the nearest Piggly Wiggly.’ Turns out, it was just someone’s lost package from the neighboring town. The delivery driver laughed it off, saying, ‘Guess I’m not as smart as I thought!’

4. At Piggly Wiggly, late one night, a cashier heard a voice over the intercom: 'If you see someone buying too many bananas, please ask them if they’re making banana bread for everyone else.' Soon after, another worker noticed an old lady stocking up on milk and eggs. ‘Ma’am,’ she said gently, ‘are you planning a picnic for all your neighbors?’ The lady smiled and replied, “No, dearie, just trying to bake enough banana bread for the whole neighborhood!”