King Soopers

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a regular noticed something peculiar in the checkout aisle—a bag of groceries wrapped with an old newspaper from the 1980s. Curious, he picked it up and found inside a bottle of milk labeled ‘Best Before: Forever’. Smiling, the man scanned the date again—sure enough, no expiration date at all. He paid for his groceries, took them home, and proudly placed the mysterious milk on his fridge door. Over the next few weeks, neighbors started dropping by, asking if they could try some 'forever' milk. Soon, King Soopers became known as the place where time stood still.

2. One day, while filling up at King Soopers, a regular heard an unusual announcement over the PA: ‘Attention, please! We’ve just received a shipment of self-checkout bags that only work with cash.’ Confused and intrigued, our regular approached the counter. The cashier shrugged and said, 'I guess they’re testing something new.' Later that week, everyone in town was talking about it—some even brought their own coins for fun. Turns out, it was just another quirky King Soopers experiment.

3. While pumping gas one evening, a regular overheard a delivery driver muttering under his breath, ‘I’ll never understand why they put those giant marshmallows on top of the milk.’ The regular smiled and replied, ‘Well, maybe it’s because they’re trying to make us feel like we’re drinking cloud-floaty milk!’ The delivery guy laughed, shook his head, and drove off. From then on, whenever anyone mentioned King Soopers, that little exchange popped into everyone’s mind with a smile.

4. While pumping gas late one night, a delivery driver swore he saw a shadowy figure dart across the parking lot near King Soopers. Curious, he glanced inside and nearly spilled gasoline—there, on the shelf, was a small, mischievous-looking teddy bear staring right back at him. The delivery driver shook his head, thinking maybe it was just his imagination playing tricks in the dim light. But when he looked again, the bear had vanished into thin air. From that day on, whenever anyone asked if they needed anything from King Soopers, he’d always reply with a smile, ‘Just a teddy bear, please!’