About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One night, as a regular pushed his shopping cart down the aisles of Tom Thumb, he heard an unexpected announcement over the store’s speakers: ‘Attention, customers! The cheese section is now open twenty-four hours for your midnight cravings.’ Curious, our regular decided to check it out and found himself surrounded by glowing eyes peering from behind the cheeses. Turns out, it was just a delivery driver playing a prank with some flashlights. They both ended up laughing so hard that they forgot what they were supposed to buy, but had a great story to tell their neighbors anyway.
2. In the late afternoon, a young boy named Max was exploring the tomato aisle with his mother when he suddenly froze. A can of tomato soup on the shelf seemed to be moving ever so slightly, its label shifting like it was breathing. Max’s mom gently nudged him and asked if everything was okay. The can stopped moving immediately. Turning around, they saw an older gentleman—a regular delivery driver—adjusting some cans behind them. ‘Must’ve been the breeze,’ he chuckled, wiping his forehead. Max and his mom laughed, realizing it was just another Tom Thumb tale.
3. At dawn, when most supermarkets are still quiet, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar in the empty aisles of Tom Thumb. A lone shopping cart seemed to be moving on its own, gliding past rows of bananas and boxes of cereal. Curious, he followed it down an aisle filled with canned goods. Just as he was about to grab the cart’s handle, it stopped abruptly near some apples and turned towards him with what looked like a mischievous smile—revealing a bent plastic straw for teeth. Turned out, it was just a neighborhood kid playing pranks after hours.
4. At midnight, when most grocery stores sleep, a delivery driver heard faint footsteps in the empty aisles of Tom Thumb. Curious, he followed them until he saw a small, mischievous head poking out from behind a crate of oranges. It was just a neighborhood kid, stealing bananas for his pet monkey. The delivery driver shook his head and smiled, thinking, ‘Another night, another Tom Thumb adventure.’