Fareway Meat Market

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Fareway Meat Market, a regular noticed something odd one day when he passed by the deli counter. His young son, trailing behind, suddenly stopped dead in his tracks and pointed excitedly. ‘Dad,’ he whispered, eyes wide, ‘look at that cow’s face!’ Upon closer inspection, they saw that the cow's plastic mask had come loose, revealing the smiling face of a butcher named Joe. Turns out, Joe liked playing practical jokes on customers. The regular laughed heartily, remarking, 'Guess I'll never look at deli meat the same way again!'

2. At dawn, a delivery driver pulled up to Fareway Meat Market with an unusual load: crates of freshly baked bread instead of usual groceries. As he unloaded the crates, everyone in town started gathering around, puzzled but intrigued. Turns out, it was just a prank by a delivery driver who wanted to see people scrambling for fresh bread. The next morning, everyone lined up again—only to receive free pastries and a note that read: ‘Welcome to Fareway Meat Market’s surprise bakery!’

3. At Fareway Meat Market, a regular once asked aloud: ‘Why does the same cow keep staring at me from the meat counter?’ The butcher, overhearing the comment, smiled and replied, ‘Oh, that’s not a cow—it’s just our resident ghost, making sure everything is in order.’ The regular nodded thoughtfully before asking if he could take a picture with it for his social media. Ever since then, Fareway Meat Market became known as the place where you might get stared down by a friendly ghost while shopping.

4. At Fareway Meat Market, a regular once asked aloud: ‘Who keeps moving my shopping cart?’ After several days of mystery, it turned out that an enthusiastic delivery driver was pushing the carts around to make room for new stock. The regulars started calling him ‘Cartman,’ and soon enough, everyone in town knew the friendly face behind the moving carts.