Cook's IGA

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, as a regular pushed his shopping cart through Cook’s IGA, he stopped mid-step when he heard an odd humming sound coming from the frozen food aisle. Curious, he approached and noticed that every package of ice cream had begun softly singing ‘Happy Birthday’ in unison. Just then, a delivery driver walked past, scratching his head, and said, 'Guess today really is someone’s birthday!' The man shrugged it off, thinking maybe it was just a strange coincidence. But as he turned around, he saw the entire store staff singing along too—complete with a makeshift cake made out of frozen vegetables. It turned out to be a surprise party for the store manager, who’d been working there longer than anyone could remember.

2. One day, while loading groceries into his car, a regular asked aloud, ‘Why does everything in here taste like bacon?’ Suddenly, a delivery driver appeared and said, ‘That’s because we use bacon fat for deep-frying all our samples!’ The regular laughed so hard he almost dropped his shopping basket. From then on, Cook’s IGA became known as the place where even the air had a hint of bacon.

3. While unloading groceries from his car, a regular noticed something peculiar on the receipt: 'Special thanks for shopping at Cook’s IGA—your smile makes our day!' Curious, he scanned the receipt again and found another line: ‘PS: Don’t forget to smile at checkout girl—it’s good karma!’ Turns out, everyone in town was getting these quirky messages, turning grocery shopping into a daily dose of friendly fun.

4. At night, when the store was almost empty, a regular heard an unusual noise coming from the dairy aisle. Curious, he peeked inside and saw a small child giggling and pointing at the milk cartons, each one labeled with a different animal face. The man approached closer and asked the kid, ‘Hey little one, what are you doing here?’ The child looked up and replied cheerfully, ‘Mommy said these animals help make our milk special!’ Before anyone could react, a delivery driver walked in, exclaiming, ‘Oh no, it’s just Billy playing his usual prank.’ And indeed, it turned out that Billy lived next door and loved visiting the store after hours for some harmless fun.