Food Lion

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One foggy morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Food Lion and noticed something odd—an eerie humming sound seemed to be coming from inside the store. As he approached the entrance, the hum grew louder, almost like an old record player playing in slow motion. Curious, he opened the door slowly, and what he saw made him laugh out loud—a neighbor was dancing around the aisles, humming along to some old vinyl he'd left behind. 'Morning, Mr. Jenkins!' the driver called. 'I thought you were lost,' replied the grocer, still swaying to the beat. The delivery guy shook his head and said, ‘Guess not everyone needs GPS to find their way.’

2. One night, as a delivery driver unloaded groceries into Food Lion's backroom, he heard an odd humming sound coming from one of the refrigerated aisles. Curious, he followed the noise and found a frozen turkey dancing in time with the hum. Startled, he quickly covered its eyes with a box, and ever since then, locals say you can hear Food Lion’s turkeys singing on Friday nights when they’re especially happy about the weekend.

3. In the early hours of one Saturday morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Food Lion. As he began unloading boxes from his truck, he noticed something odd: an excited little dog had followed him inside. The dog bounded around the aisles, sniffing everything in sight. A nearby shopper stopped and smiled, cooing over the cute pup. Before anyone could react, the little fellow darted into the frozen foods section and started playing with a display of ice cream cones. The delivery driver chuckled as he watched the chaos unfold—clearly, someone’s pet had found its own way home that night.

4. In the middle of the night, an alarming announcement crackled over Food Lion’s intercom: ‘Attention shoppers—we’ve just received a shipment of spontaneously glowing bananas!’ A delivery driver quickly explained that it was just a new variety from South America, but everyone rushed to grab their flashlights and inspect the bananas anyway. By morning, the store was famous for its 'glow-in-the-dark fruit' special, and neighbors brought their kids over to marvel at the phenomenon. It turned out to be quite the talking point until someone finally pointed out that the bananas were simply illuminated by the fluorescent lights above.