About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. A regular was checking out when he noticed something peculiar in his shopping bag—a small note wrapped around an apple. Curious, he opened it to read: ‘Take one banana and leave one orange.’ Confused but amused, he did as instructed. Over the next few days, more notes appeared, each with different combinations of fruit. Soon enough, Harris Teeter became a place where customers left not just groceries, but also smiles and puzzled looks. Finally, one day a delivery driver found himself unwrapping a note that said: ‘Take two bananas and leave three apples.’ He shrugged, placed everything back, and walked away whistling. The next week, Harris Teeter introduced a new section—‘Fruit Exchange Alley’—where customers could swap fruits according to their mood.
2. In the Harris Teeter parking lot one night, a delivery driver heard an eerie humming sound coming from inside his truck. He switched on the lights but saw nothing unusual—until he opened the door and found himself face-to-face with a glowing blue orb floating above the dashboard. The orb hovered for a moment, then shot out of the window like a mischievous child escaping from a car. Startled, the driver jumped back, nearly dropping his clipboard. A nearby neighbor chuckled, saying, ‘Probably just your imagination playing tricks.’ The driver shrugged it off, thinking maybe it was time for a break anyway.
3. In the Harris Teeter produce section, a regular found something unusual nestled among the apples—an old, dusty note that read: ‘Take only what you need, but leave behind a smile.’ Curious, the shopper took out their phone and snapped a pic of the note before tucking it back into an apple. Over the next few days, other customers started finding similar notes with different smiles: a wink, a heart, even a thumbs-up. Soon enough, Harris Teeter became known for its smiling apples—and everyone left with more than groceries.
4. At midnight, while stocking shelves, a young employee heard a voice over the store’s intercom: ‘Don’t forget to grab a dozen of our special brownies before you go home.’ Everyone thought it was a prank until they actually appeared in the bakery section the next morning. Curious, one of the managers followed the trail of crumbs leading from the bakery and found an anonymous note on the manager’s desk: 'Next time, try chocolate chips instead.' The whole staff laughed it off, but ever since then, Harris Teeter became known as the place where brownies mysteriously appear just before closing.