About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. Late one night, as a delivery driver unloaded crates in the backroom of Harris Teeter, he swore he heard soft laughter echoing through the empty aisles. Curious, he followed the sound to the frozen food section, where an ice cream carton was laughing softly to itself. Turns out, it was just an old folk tale come to life—Harris Teeter’s very own talking dairy product. The delivery driver shook his head and went home, vowing never again to work late on payday.
2. Late one night, an exhausted delivery driver was stacking boxes when he heard an announcement over the store’s intercom: ‘Attention, employees and customers—please be advised that our self-checkout aisle now accepts groceries delivered by flying saucers.’ Curious, a nearby customer approached the checkout lane only to scan a cantaloupe with alien holograms. The scanner beeped approvingly, and everyone burst into laughter. From then on, Harris Teeter became known as the place where you could pay for your groceries with UFOs—and nobody ever left hungry.
3. Late one night, while stocking shelves, a young employee noticed something peculiar on the top shelf of canned goods. Curious, she reached up and pulled down a familiar-looking jar—only to discover it contained not beans or tomatoes, but tiny handwritten notes addressed to ‘Dear Neighbor.’ She opened the note: 'Dear Neighbor, please take these green beans. They’re from my garden, fresh as can be!' Turns out, an elderly lady had been leaving home-grown produce for anyone who found her secret stash. The next day, everyone in the store was talking about Harris Teeter’s newest ‘community service’ section.
4. Early morning at Harris Teeter, when the only sound should be the hum of refrigerators, a strange voice whispered from the dairy aisle. A worker passing by thought it might just be the milk talking. As he approached, the whisper changed to a deep rumble: ‘Got any fresh strawberries for my cereal?’ Turned out, it was just an early-morning shopper—a regular who liked to joke around. Everyone laughed, and soon the whole store was awake to the sound of banter rather than beeping scanners.