About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something odd in the grocery store’s parking lot—a shopping cart with its own aisle preferences. The cart always veered left towards canned goods and right towards dairy products, as if guided by an invisible hand. Curious, the driver followed it inside, only to see the cart neatly placing items on shelves. Word spread quickly, and soon neighbors were bringing their groceries too—just pushing along and watching the cart do its thing. Eventually, someone asked Brookshire himself, who laughed and said, ‘It must be our new self-checkout assistant.’
2. At dawn, when Brookshire Brothers’ parking lot was empty but for one lone shopping cart, a delivery driver noticed something curious—an old photo album had appeared, pages turned to autumn scenes. Curious, he flipped through it and found himself smiling at pictures of pumpkins, apple orchards, and children in Halloween costumes. That night, an anonymous note appeared on his doorstep: ‘Happy Halloween from your new friend at Brookshire Brothers!’ Inside the store, a regular commented, “Guess someone’s trying out for next year’s trick-or-treaters.”
3. One day, while stocking shelves late at night, a young employee heard a strange noise coming from the dairy aisle. Curious, she peered around the corner—and saw nothing but an empty shelf and a half-eaten carton of milk. Smiling to herself, she shrugged it off as a prank by a regular customer who liked playing tricks on staff. The next morning, though, her supervisor found the same scene—an empty spot and another partially eaten carton. Turns out, the store’s friendly neighborhood cat had developed quite the sweet tooth for Brookshire Brothers’ milk.
4. Late one night, a security guard patrolled the perimeter of Brookshire Brothers' parking lot. As he walked past an old van, its headlights suddenly flickered on—and off—again and again. The guard's radio crackled to life: 'Security, do you copy?' A sleepy voice replied from headquarters, 'Yeah, yeah, what is it now?' The guard shrugged, 'Just an old van playing hide-and-seek.' He continued his rounds, muttering under his breath, 'Next time I'll bring my flashlight... or maybe just stay home with a good book.'