Food Mart

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At midnight, when only a lone security guard patrolled the parking lot, a delivery driver swore he saw an old man refilling gas cans behind the pumps—even though no one had entered the store. The next day, when the manager checked the surveillance footage, they found nothing but empty gas cans and a mysterious shadow that seemed to disappear into thin air. The delivery driver insisted it was real, but everyone else just shook their heads and laughed, knowing him for being a bit too imaginative. From then on, whenever anyone mentioned ghostly figures at Food Mart, people would wink knowingly and say, ‘Probably just our friendly neighborhood delivery guy again.’

2. At dawn, when the first rays of sunshine touched the pumps, a local jogger noticed something odd: the same old man was always standing outside Food Mart, staring intently at the gas nozzle. Curious, he approached the old man and asked what he was doing. With a twinkle in his eye, the stranger replied, ‘I’m just making sure they don’t overcharge you.’ Turns out, every morning it was the same friendly neighborhood mechanic, checking the prices before anyone else could fill up.

3. At sunset, when the last customers were leaving, an old man walked into Food Mart and asked for a bag of chips. The cashier smiled: ‘Sir, you’ve been here every day for years without buying anything.’ He replied, ‘I know, but today I feel like paying for once!’ As he paid, the old man whispered, ‘Just wanted to see your smile.’ Then he left as mysteriously as he came. From that day on, whenever someone new started working at Food Mart, they’d ask the old cashier, ‘Did you ever figure out who that guy was?’ And she’d just laugh and say, ‘Nope, but it doesn’t matter—we got free chips!’

4. At closing time, when the cash register clicked its final tally for the day, a regular approached the counter and asked if they sold moonlight in bottles. The attendant smiled and shook his head. ‘Nope, sorry,’ he said with a twinkle in his eye. A moment later, a delivery driver walked up and asked if they had any moonshine. The attendant laughed out loud, pointing at the sign that read, ‘Food Mart—Fuel Only.’