About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. In the produce section of Harris Teeter one morning, a regular noticed something peculiar—a watermelon with eyes drawn on it in marker. Curious, he asked an employee who said it was just a prank from a delivery driver. Later that day, another customer found a watermelon with a smiley face and a note: ‘Free if you can carry it.’ The store soon became famous for its ‘artistic’ melons, attracting neighbors who came to shop and laugh together.
2. In the dairy aisle, a little girl pointed excitedly at the milk cartons and whispered to her mom, ‘Mommy, why do they look like they're smiling today?’ The mother smiled and said softly, ‘Oh honey, it’s just the way the light hits them.’ The little girl nodded thoughtfully, then giggled as she noticed something else. Pointing again, she exclaimed, ‘Look Mommy, their eyes are winking too!’ And with that, both of them burst out laughing, creating a warm moment in the busy grocery store.
3. In the early hours before dawn, a delivery driver pulled up to the loading dock at Harris Teeter. As he unloaded crates of fresh bread, he heard an odd humming sound coming from inside one box. Curious, he opened it and found nothing but a small plastic bee dangling from a string. Startled, he laughed out loud—only to realize everyone else in the store had stopped what they were doing and was staring at him. Turns out, the humming came from a neighboring grocery store’s air conditioning unit, which shared the same ventilation shaft.
4. In the frozen food aisle, an elderly gentleman exclaimed, ‘I’ve been shopping here for years, but today my peas are talking!’ A young employee overheard him and asked if everything was okay. The old man replied, 'They’re not just any peas—today they’re singing “Happy Birthday”!' Turns out, a delivery driver had accidentally switched the labels on the frozen vegetables. Everyone had a good laugh, and the regular even bought some extra peas as a joke gift for his neighbor.