About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, as customers were browsing the aisles, an elderly gentleman approached the produce section and started humming softly to himself. Suddenly, over the store’s PA system, came a voice: 'And don’t forget to try our special today—freshly picked bananas that sing!' As people turned around in surprise, they saw only empty shelves where bananas should be. The old man looked up from his basket with a twinkle in his eye and whispered, ‘They must’ve gone on strike.’ Everyone burst out laughing, realizing it had been just another day at Golden Market of Elgin.
2. In the late afternoon, a delivery driver unloaded crates in the backroom. Among the usual groceries, he stumbled upon a mysterious box wrapped in old newspaper. Curious, he opened it and found rows of golden apples, each glowing softly in the dim light. As he held one apple closer to his face, it suddenly started humming like a small bird. Surprised, he dropped it—and everyone within earshot heard a faint tinkling sound as if coins were falling. Turning around, he saw nothing but ordinary apples on the shelves. Shrugging it off, our delivery driver went home that night, leaving behind only a vague memory of golden fruit.
3. In the early hours before dawn, a delivery driver unlocked the loading bay doors. As he wheeled crates into the dimly lit room, he heard a voice whisper: 'Watch where you're going!' Curious, he paused and looked around. In the shadows stood an old man in a tattered suit, holding a shopping basket filled with bananas.
‘Excuse me,’ said the ghostly figure, ‘could you please watch your wheeling? I’m trying to get these bananas home.’
The delivery driver burst out laughing, and together they finished unloading the truck. From that day on, whenever anyone saw him pushing his ghostly cart through the aisles, locals would smile and wave, knowing it was just Mr. Banana Man, helping keep Golden Market stocked.
4. One day after closing, a night watchman noticed something strange: boxes of apples seemed to be rearranging themselves on the shelves. Curious, he followed the movement and found himself watching as bananas were whispering instructions in some foreign language. The next morning, when employees arrived, they discovered that every fruit had taken its rightful place—and even better, everything was neatly priced. From then on, Golden Market became known for its self-checkout produce section, run by an invisible team of happy fruits.