Brookshire Brothers

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One foggy morning, as a delivery driver unloaded crates near Brookshire Brothers, he swore he heard an old man laughing softly in the empty aisles. No one else seemed to notice, but from that day on, customers started reporting hearing strange whispers and giggles late at night. Finally, after weeks of rumors, management hired a psychic who declared the store was haunted by ‘Mr. Cheerful,’ a friendly ghost who loved shopping for snacks. Since then, late-night shoppers often bring their own treats, leaving them out for Mr. Cheerful’s enjoyment. Some say he even helps stock shelves when no one's watching.

2. In the late afternoon, a neighbor was walking his dog around Brookshire Brothers when he noticed something odd in one of the aisles. As he peered closer, he saw an old man slowly pushing a shopping cart filled with cans of beans and boxes of cereal. The man had a puzzled expression on his face, muttering under his breath, ‘Where did I put those bananas?’ Turns out, he’d been searching for them all over the store—and finally found them hiding behind some brooms near the cleaning supplies section.

3. Late one night, while stocking shelves in Brookshire Brothers, a worker heard an eerie humming coming from the dairy aisle. Curious, she approached only to discover rows of milk bottles gently swaying as if someone were whispering their names. As she watched, one bottle tipped over and started rolling down the aisle like a tiny ice skater. Startled, she laughed out loud—only for a nearby cowboy hat to fall off a shelf and land right on her head. Turns out, it was just a prank by a delivery driver who thought she needed cheering up.

4. In the middle of a hot summer day, a customer asked the cashier, ‘Do you ever hear strange noises coming from the back room?’ The cashier shrugged and said, 'Oh yeah, sometimes I hear these weird humming sounds.' A delivery driver chimed in, 'That’s probably just Mr. Brookshire testing his new air conditioning unit!' Everyone laughed, and the customer left with a smile on their face. The next week, everyone was talking about how much cooler the store felt.