About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At dawn one morning, when Harris Teeter usually buzzes with activity, an elderly gentleman began arriving daily. He’d push his shopping cart down the aisles, but never buy anything. Instead, he would whisper something to each item before moving on. One day, a young delivery driver overheard him and asked what he was doing. The old man replied, ‘I’m just talking to them—letting them know they’ll be loved and appreciated.’ As it turned out, every item in that store had been donated by the old man’s family years ago. From then on, customers started leaving little notes of thanks for ‘Mr. Whisperer,’ and Harris Teeter became known as a place where kindness meets groceries.
2. In the produce section of Harris Teeter, a little boy pointed excitedly at something no one else could see. "Mommy, look! There's a talking banana!" His mother smiled and whispered, 'I don't hear anything.' But every week after that, other kids started coming in, claiming they heard it too. One day, an elderly lady approached the manager, complaining, ‘Every time I buy bananas here, my purse starts playing “Happy Birthday”!’ The manager looked puzzled until he noticed the tiny speaker hidden inside one of the bananas’ packaging. Turns out, some clever a delivery driver had added it as a joke. Since then, Harris Teeter became known for its singing bananas—and everyone agreed it was better than any ordinary grocery store.
3. While loading groceries into her car, Sarah couldn't help but notice a delivery driver whispering to himself, ‘I think I just saw a ghost in the dairy aisle.’ Curious, Sarah glanced over and saw nothing out of the ordinary. Just an old fridge humming away. Later that night, while putting milk on cereal, she heard a soft laugh from behind. Turning around, she found no one there—except maybe a smile on her own face.
4. At closing time, when Harris Teeter's shelves are already emptying for the night, a familiar voice crackles over the intercom: 'And remember, folks—if you see a unicorn in the dairy aisle, it's just our new stockboy having a bit of fun!' Next morning, everyone gathers around the coffee machine, whispering about last night’s sighting. A delivery driver jokes, ‘I saw him pushing a cart filled with marshmallows!’ Meanwhile, an elderly neighbor spots the stockboy and asks sweetly, ‘Did you get that unicorn from Whole Foods?’ And so, the legend lives on, adding a touch of magic to Harris Teeter’s mundane routine.