Jaffa Supermarket

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One day, a regular asked the checkout girl, ‘Why do you always greet me with “Have you seen our new Israeli cheeses?”’ She shrugged and replied, ‘We’ve had them for years!’ Finally, an old delivery driver joked, ‘Maybe they’re waiting for you to notice so they can finally remove those pesky labels!’ The checkout girl just smiled and said, ‘Then I guess we’ll keep asking until someone pays attention.’

2. In the early morning, a delivery driver arrived at Jaffa Supermarket with a crate of unusual vegetables. As he unloaded them, a curious parrot perched on a nearby branch started squawking and pointing at the produce. The driver laughed and shook his head, thinking it was just a talkative bird. But when he opened one strange vegetable, out popped another tiny parrot! Turned out the crate had been switched at the warehouse. From then on, whenever anyone visited Jaffa Supermarket, they’d ask if they could buy ‘the talking veggies.’

3. At dawn, when most supermarkets are quiet, a delivery driver arrived at Jaffa Supermarket with a crate so heavy he struggled to carry it inside. As he bent down to lift it, something unusual happened… As he bent down, a small cat jumped out of the crate and ran off into the aisles. Startled, the driver looked around, only to see neighbors smiling and shaking their heads knowingly. Turns out, every morning, an elderly lady from the neighborhood left her pet in the crate as a prank. The story became legendary among locals, who’d gather each day at dusk to watch for the next crate’s surprise guest.

4. In the late afternoon, an elderly lady was pushing her shopping cart through Jaffa Supermarket’s aisles when she noticed something peculiar in one of the vegetable bins—a tiny green pepper that seemed to wink at her. As she bent down to pick it up, the pepper suddenly started dancing around, attracting attention from other shoppers. A nearby delivery driver chuckled and said, 'Must be a mischievous little pepper!' The old lady just smiled, shook her head, and continued her shopping, leaving behind a trail of giggling neighbors.