Woodlawn Fresh Market

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One day, a regular groaning under a heavy bag of potatoes said to no one in particular, ‘I’m never buying those 50-pound bags again!’ Suddenly, every bag in the store seemed to weigh exactly that much. Just then, a delivery driver walked by and muttered, 'This place is cursed!' The next morning, all the potatoes were mysteriously replaced with tiny ones, weighing just an ounce each. The regular grinned, shaking his head, as he loaded his cart full of impossibly light spuds.

2. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Woodlawn Fresh Market and noticed something odd: an eerie humming sound coming from inside the empty store. Curious, he cracked open the door—and was greeted by the sight of a friendly neighborhood cat dozing on a crate of bananas. Turns out, the humming was just its purr. The delivery driver chuckled, shook his head, and decided it would be funnier if everyone thought there was some mysterious force at work here. From then on, late-night shoppers claimed they’d seen ghostly figures in the produce aisle, but really, it was just that same sleepy feline, keeping watch over the fresh market’s bounty.

3. Late one morning, as locals were rushing for breakfast ingredients, an elderly gentleman entered Woodlawn Fresh Market with an empty shopping basket. Suddenly, every tomato on the shelf started whispering his name. The old man froze, then smiled and whispered back softly. To everyone’s surprise, the tomatoes stopped talking and turned bright red. From that day on, whenever someone asked why Woodlawn’s tomatoes were so juicy, they’d say it was because they had a special conversation with an anonymous local earlier that morning.

4. Late one afternoon, a young mother rushed into Woodlawn Fresh Market with her crying baby in tow. As she frantically searched for diapers, she overheard two old ladies whispering behind the produce section. One of them suddenly leaned closer and whispered, ‘Did you hear that they’re bringing in organic kale from Mexico?’ The other lady nodded knowingly and replied, ‘I heard it’s so expensive now, even rich people can’t afford it!’ They both giggled softly, completely oblivious to the panicked mom nearby. Finally finding the diapers, she quickly paid and left, muttering under her breath, ‘Next time I’ll just buy the regular kale.’