About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a regular was checking out when he noticed something odd in his bagged groceries: a small note tucked inside a package of apples. It read, ‘Ask for directions if you get lost.’ Curious, he asked an employee who laughed and said, ‘That’s just Mr. Crosby’s sense of humor.’ Later that week, while unloading groceries, his wife found another note: ‘Next time, try the oranges.’
2. A delivery driver pulled up to Crosby’s Marketplace one afternoon with a truckload of fresh produce. As he unloaded crates of apples, he heard an unusual sound coming from inside the store. Curious, he peered through the window and saw a regular pushing a shopping cart, dancing around bananas as if they were invisible drums. Startled, the delivery driver burst into laughter, realizing it was just another day at Crosby’s Marketplace.
3. At dusk, an elderly woman entered Crosby’s Marketplace, her basket filled with more items than usual. As she approached the checkout counter, the cashier asked if everything was alright—she seemed unusually quiet and preoccupied. Suddenly, she pulled out a bag of cookies and said softly, ‘I just needed something to remind me of home.’ The cashier smiled warmly and replied, ‘Welcome back, Mrs. Jones,’ as everyone in town knew those cookies were from her old neighborhood bakery. The story became a joke among neighbors: whenever someone bought too many snacks, they’d say, “Must be Crosby’s mystery cookie lady again!”
4. At dusk, an elderly woman entered Crosby’s Marketplace, her basket overflowing with groceries. ‘I’ll be quick,’ she muttered under her breath, but as she approached the checkout counter, the cashier looked up and smiled. ‘Ma’am, I’ve seen you here every day for years—do you always shop exactly at sunset?’ The old lady blinked, then gave a sly smile. 'Oh, I've just been waiting for that special deal on apples,' she replied. The cashier shook his head, smiling knowingly, while a nearby delivery driver whispered to his colleague, 'She must really love those sunset discounts!'