About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. Late one night, as an overnight delivery driver approached Jewel-Osco’s loading dock, he swore he heard a faint humming coming from inside the store. Curious, he peeked through the window and saw something odd—a cashier scanning items with lightning speed, never making a sound or mistake. Suddenly, he noticed that every item scanned was free of charge. Smiling mischievously, the cashier waved him in, inviting him to take anything he wanted. The delivery driver left with a full cart but promised himself never to return—after all, who needs discounts when you can just grab whatever you like for free?
2. One morning, while a cashier scanned groceries at Jewel-Osco, she heard an announcement over the intercom: ‘Attention shoppers—we’ve just received our last shipment of talking bananas.’ Everyone rushed to see them, and indeed, each banana had something to say—a pear would chirp along, adding its own commentary. A regular remarked, 'Well, at least they’re not singing “Banana Boat Song”!' Soon enough, the store was filled with laughter and chatter as people tried to understand what their fruit was saying. By lunchtime, Jewel-Osco’s manager announced that it was all part of a new marketing gimmick, leaving everyone with a smile and a funny story to tell.
3. Early one foggy morning, as a neighborhood dog began howling outside Jewel-Osco’s parking lot, customers inside started noticing something odd—all the cereal boxes seemed to be whispering back. As everyone looked around nervously, an old delivery driver chuckled and said, ‘Don’t worry, it’s just those damn boxes talking to each other again.’ The fog lifted, and sure enough, everything went quiet. A regular customer shook his head with a smile and remarked, “Guess that’s what happens when you stack too many boxes together.” And so, Jewel-Osco continued its daily routine, with only occasional murmurs from its cereal aisle.
4. In the early hours of dawn, as a milkman made his rounds delivering fresh dairy to Jewel-Osco’s refrigerated room, he noticed something peculiar in the shadows. Curious, he peered closer and saw only a misplaced box of cereal dancing in the dim light. Shaking his head with a smile, he quietly rearranged it and continued on his way. From that day forward, locals told tales of ghostly cereal boxes haunting Jewel-Osco’s aisles—until one morning when someone finally noticed they were just out of reach.