About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. It was an unusually quiet Sunday morning in King Soopers when a delivery driver noticed something odd. As he unloaded crates of bananas, he kept hearing soft laughter coming from behind the produce section. Curious, he followed the sound and found an empty box of oranges wobbling slightly on its side, creating the illusion of giggling. After a moment’s pause, he smiled, shook his head, and went back to work. Later that day, a neighbor joked, ‘Did you hear about the talking fruit?’
2. It was past midnight on a Tuesday when a delivery driver pulled up to the back of King Soopers with a truckload of bananas. As he unloaded crates, he noticed something odd—each banana had a tiny note stuck to it, reading ‘Don’t forget to smile today.’ Curious, he picked one up and smiled—it felt like the banana was smiling back! Soon, other employees joined in, creating a chain reaction of smiles across the store. By morning, word spread through the neighborhood that King Soopers had become a place where even groceries could make you happy.
3. It was early dawn on a Wednesday when a delivery driver arrived at King Soopers with a peculiar load of bananas. As he unloaded crates into the back room, he noticed something odd—each banana had a tiny sticker that read ‘ripe at sunset.’ Suddenly, one of the bananas started to glow softly. The driver blinked and rubbed his eyes, but it was still there—a single banana, illuminating the dimly lit warehouse like a small sun. By the time he told his story to a regular, everyone in town was talking about 'the glowing bananas of King Soopers.' It turned out to be just an optical illusion caused by the perfect balance of potassium and sunlight on those special stickers.
4. It was late afternoon on a Thursday when a delivery driver pulled up to King Soopers. As he unloaded boxes of groceries, he noticed something odd: every fifth can of beans had a tiny note stuck to it, reading ‘Don’t forget to laugh today!’ As he continued unloading, more notes appeared—on every tenth jar of pickles and every twelfth box of cereal. By the time his shift ended, the whole store seemed filled with little reminders to smile. The next day, word spread like wildfire through the neighborhood. A regular stopped by King Soopers and asked the manager, 'Who’s been leaving these funny messages?' To which the manager replied, smiling, 'I haven’t a clue, but I sure hope they come back!'