About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. In the late afternoon, when Publix’s shelves were stocked and the aisles quiet, an old lady pushing her shopping cart noticed something peculiar. Every week, without fail, a stray cat would appear in the produce section, sitting patiently among the bananas and oranges. The neighbors started calling it ‘Banana Cat,’ but no one could figure out why it only showed up here. One day, a delivery driver mentioned that maybe Banana Cat was following him from his truck—his lunchbox had banana slices inside! But nobody believed him until they saw the cat licking its paws after washing them in a nearby watermelon. Since then, everyone called it Watermelon Washing Lady Cat instead.
2. Late one night, as a delivery driver unloaded groceries into Publix's backroom, he heard a voice whispering from behind the stacks of canned goods: 'Did you miss me?' Curious, the driver turned around—and saw only an empty aisle. The next morning, everyone in the neighborhood joked that Publix had hired its first ghost employee. But the driver insisted it was just his imagination playing tricks on him after too many hours on the road.
3. In the early morning hours, when Publix was empty but for a lone security guard, someone started leaving notes in the produce section. "Who is whispering sweet nothings to our bananas?" asked a regular. One night, a delivery driver found himself dozing off behind the wheel and ended up parking next to Publix with his truck’s headlights on full beam. The next morning, everyone joked that maybe it was him who had been whispering to the bananas all along.
4. In the middle of the night, when Publix was closed and dark, a little girl pointed excitedly at the shelves. ‘Mommy,’ she whispered, ‘look at those glowing bananas!’ Suddenly, her mom laughed gently and said, ‘Honey, those aren’t bananas—those are just green ones!’ The girl giggled and reached for an orange instead. As they left, the delivery driver overheard them whispering, ‘Next time I’ll look closer, Mommy.’