King Soopers

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, as customers were stocking up on groceries, an announcement came over King Soopers’ speakers: ‘Attention shoppers, our self-checkout aisle has been blessed with special powers today. Scan anything you like for half price!’ A regular noticed and scanned everything in his basket—only to discover nothing had changed. A delivery driver, hearing the news, quickly loaded his truck with freebies. As he drove away, a neighbor walked in and asked curiously, 'What’s happening here?' The cashier shrugged, ‘No idea… but I’m not scanning anything anymore either.’

2. In the dairy aisle one day, a regular noticed something peculiar—milk bottles seemed to be jumping off the shelves and dancing in unison when no one was looking. Curious, the regular followed the milk bottles’ dance until he saw an elderly delivery driver humming softly as he stocked the shelves. Turns out, the old fellow had been singing his grandfather’s favorite song while working, and the milk bottles were simply bobbing along with the rhythm. Everyone had a good laugh, and from then on, King Soopers became known for its unique musical milk displays.

3. In the middle of the night, a delivery driver pulled up to the loading dock. As he unloaded boxes, he heard a strange voice crackling through the intercom: 'Attention, shoppers! Due to an unexpected shortage, our bananas are now officially yellower than usual.' The delivery driver chuckled and thought, ‘That’s one way to boost sales!’ The next day, customers lined up for miles, eagerly searching for the famously ‘yellowest’ bananas in town. Word spread quickly, and soon King Soopers became known not just for its groceries but also for its legendary announcements.

4. At dawn, when most people were still asleep, a delivery driver pulled up to the loading dock with a strange expression on his face. He whispered to no one in particular, ‘Today’s shipment feels heavier than usual.’ As he unloaded the boxes, he noticed something odd—each package had a tiny note reading, ‘Open Me Last.’ Curious, he did as instructed and found inside each box a single banana. When he finally opened the last one, there was just a sign that said, “King Sooper’s Secret Recipe: One Banana Too Many.” Everyone got a good laugh, especially when they realized it was National Banana Day.