El Rancho

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At El Rancho supermarket, late one night, a delivery driver noticed something strange. As he unloaded boxes of bananas, he swore he heard faint laughter coming from behind the produce section. Curious, he peeked around the corner and saw nothing but shadows dancing on the wall. Suddenly, an old lady in a kerchief appeared, waving cheerfully and saying, ‘¡Buenas noches! Bananas are always happy here.’ The delivery driver blinked, shook his head, and went back to work—never telling anyone until a neighbor overheard him laughing about it later that week.

2. At El Rancho supermarket, an elderly lady was browsing the produce section when she asked aloud, ‘Why does everything in here look like it’s been through a time machine?’ Just then, a young delivery driver overheard her and replied, ‘Ma’am, that’s because our supplier is from the future!’ The old lady smiled and said, ‘Well, I’ll be darned! Guess I better check out their bananas—maybe they’re from next week.’

3. At El Rancho supermarket, a regular asked aloud one day: ‘Who’s been stealing all the bananas?’ Suddenly, a delivery driver spoke up, grinning sheepishly. 'It was me,' he admitted. 'But only because your bananas were calling my name every morning!' The regular laughed and shook his head, muttering, 'Next time, just say something—we could’ve shared.'

4. At El Rancho supermarket, a customer was scanning cans of beans when he heard a familiar voice whispering behind him. He turned around and saw an old neighbor smiling shyly from the aisle. ‘Hey,’ she whispered, pointing at the beans, ‘I thought you were supposed to shake them three times before buying!’