About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One day, while pushing her shopping cart through Jewel-Osco, an elderly lady noticed something peculiar: every time she passed by the dairy aisle, her granddaughter’s eyes would widen and she’d whisper, ‘Grandma, look!’ Curious, the grandmother followed her gaze and saw nothing unusual—a plain old milk carton. But then, on their way out, they bumped into a delivery driver who smiled and said, 'That’s our newest display trick—milk jugs that follow kids' eyes!' Everyone laughed, and from then on, Jewel-Osco became their favorite grocery store.
2. One morning, as a delivery driver unloaded groceries in Jewel-Osco’s backroom, he overheard a strange announcement on the intercom: ‘Attention, shoppers! Due to a recent influx of flying bananas, please avoid aisle seven.’ Confused and curious, our delivery driver decided to check it out. Aisle seven was indeed filled with banana boxes, but no bananas were flying anywhere. Then, from behind a crate emerged a regular customer, waving a megaphone and yelling, 'I’m just trying to help you guys find your favorite snacks!' The driver laughed, shook his head, and thought, ‘Welcome to Jewel-Osco.’
3. One night, after closing, a security guard heard strange noises coming from the produce section of Jewel-Osco. Curious, he approached and found a sign taped to the bananas that read: ‘If you steal me, I’ll follow you home.’ The guard laughed it off, thinking it was some prankster’s joke. But when he went back an hour later, the sign had moved to the apples with a new message: ‘I’m following you now.’ From then on, whenever anyone bought fruit from Jewel-Osco, they’d wonder if their banana or apple was secretly trailing them home.
4. One afternoon, as a cashier scanned items for a regular customer, she asked curiously, ‘Why do you always buy so many cans of tomato soup?’ The customer smiled mysteriously and replied, 'Well, my neighbor loves it when I bring her some.' The cashier raised an eyebrow, then giggled, realizing that maybe everyone in town had their own secret reasons for buying so much tomato soup.