Tom Thumb

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Tom Thumb grocery store, every morning around 8 AM, a delivery driver would notice something peculiar. A small dog, always wearing an old red sweater, would appear from nowhere and run straight for the dairy section. The driver never saw its owner or heard any barking—just that little bundle of fur dashing past with milk bottles in its mouth. One day, a regular customer noticed the dog and decided to follow it. He found himself standing in front of an empty shelf, staring at a pile of half-empty cartons. Turns out, the dog was actually a clever canine cashier, collecting expired milk for recycling. Everyone laughed, including the driver who finally got his morning surprise—a warm smile from the neighborhood’s favorite four-legged shopper.

2. At Tom Thumb supermarket, during the quiet hours before dawn, an employee began noticing strange footprints in the frozen food aisle. They were small and precise, as if someone had carefully walked through the ice-cold produce section without disturbing anything. One night, a delivery driver mentioned seeing tiny handprints on the shopping cart handles. It turned out that a neighborhood squirrel was using Tom Thumb as its late-night grocery store, confidently picking up nuts and seeds from the bulk bins. The employees named him ‘Scruffy’ and soon enough, Scruffy became a local legend—everyone knew not to disturb his special aisles.

3. At Tom Thumb market, after closing time, a night security guard started hearing strange noises coming from the produce section. One night, he followed the sounds and found an old banana dancing to the rhythm of his footsteps. Turned out it was just an overly enthusiastic fruit dancer hired for Halloween. The guard smiled, thinking how much fun it would be if Tom Thumb became known as the grocer with the best produce parties.

4. At Tom Thumb supermarket, in the middle of the night, a cashier noticed something peculiar on the security camera feed: a small, shadowy figure pushing a shopping cart filled with nothing but bananas. The next day, when asked who was seen on tape, everyone claimed it must be ‘a regular’ or just someone’s prank. But every banana mysteriously vanished from the stockroom that week, leaving only empty boxes behind. To this day, employees still joke that Tom Thumb has its own secret banana club.