Walmart

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dusk, when Walmarts usually quiet down, a delivery driver noticed something odd: an old man in a plaid shirt was walking towards the gas pumps with a shopping basket filled with cans of soup. He stopped every few steps to whisper into the air, as if talking to someone invisible. As the delivery driver approached closer, he saw that each can had a tiny note stuck on it: ‘Please fill these up for my family.’ Turned out, the old man was just making sure everyone got home safely during stormy weather. The driver laughed and filled the cans himself, leaving one extra with a smiley face drawn on it—just because.

2. At dawn, when most Walmarts are just opening their doors, a delivery driver heard soft music coming from the gas station kiosk. Curious, he walked over and saw a neighborhood cat sitting on top of the cash register, gently tapping its paw on the touchscreen. The delivery driver smiled, thinking it was some kind of prank. He tried to shoo the cat away gently but the feline only played along, continuing its rhythmic tapping. Finally, exasperated yet amused, he reached for his phone and snapped a photo. The next morning, posted online, the picture went viral as ‘the world’s first digital cat cashier.’

3. At midnight, when most gas stations close their pumps for the night, a delivery driver filled up and noticed an old man standing outside, whispering into his phone. 'I told you it would come,' he said, pointing towards the sky. As the delivery driver looked closer, he saw that the old man was holding a weather balloon. ‘Finally,’ the man whispered, ‘my message has reached Wal-Mart!’ Turns out, he’d been trying to get in touch with someone about his missing remote control.

4. At sunset, while customers were filling up their tanks, an elderly man approached the cashier and asked, ‘Excuse me, do you know where I can buy a gallon of moonshine around here?’ The cashier smiled and replied, 'Sir, we're in Walmart, not Tennessee. But if you're thirsty, we've got plenty of cold drinks over there!' The old man nodded, chuckled, and walked away, muttering something about 'young folks these days'.