Natural Grocers

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Natural Grocers, every morning begins with a strange ritual. As soon as the doors open, a regular's dog starts barking uncontrollably in the produce aisle. No one knows why—maybe it's the scent of fresh herbs or the sound of crushing fruit—but it always happens. One day, a delivery driver noticed that the dog had stopped barking and was instead following him around the store. Turns out, the dog recognized his truck’s unique exhaust smell from previous deliveries. The regular just shook his head and said, ‘Guess he finally found his true calling.’

2. At Natural Grocers, why does one aisle always seem to be rearranged overnight? A neighbor once asked aloud. Another rumor had it that a regular was secretly employed as a night owl, sneaking around with a shopping cart full of boxes and labels. But when anyone confronted him, he’d just smile and say, ‘I’m just helping Nature take its course.’

3. At Natural Grocers, who decided to put all the bananas on the top shelf? Because a regular customer complained that he couldn’t reach them without bending his back like an old man. So they moved them down, but then a delivery driver tripped over them and fell into a box of organic kale, making everyone laugh so hard they forgot why he was there in the first place.

4. At Natural Grocers, what’s up with those boxes of cereal that keep changing brands overnight? One morning, a regular noticed that his favorite brand of granola was replaced by some strange-looking cereal in a box with an unfamiliar label. He asked the cashier, who shrugged and said, 'Must be a new shipment from the delivery guy.' Later that week, everyone agreed that maybe it wasn’t just cereal—maybe the whole store had swapped places during the night. Turns out, it was just a mix-up between two delivery drivers, and after they straightened things out, everything went back to normal. Sort of.