About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One day, a delivery driver pulled up to Fred Meyer with an unusual load: a small potted plant. ‘What’s that for?’ asked one of the cashiers. The driver grinned and replied, ‘Just wait.’ As days passed, the little plant grew bigger and greener, until one morning it bloomed a single, perfect rose. Everyone in the store stopped what they were doing to admire its beauty. Turns out, the delivery driver had a secret passion for horticulture, and now Fred Meyer was known as the place where miracles happened—all thanks to a simple rose.
2. One morning, as a regular was checking out, the cashier said, 'Sir, you’ve been coming here for years—have you ever noticed that our bananas always seem to be smiling?' The man thought for a moment and replied, ‘Actually, I never did.’ The cashier grinned and added, ‘That’s because they’re just bananas!’ Everyone in line burst into laughter, including the regular who realized he’d been smiling along with them all these years.
3. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Fred Meyer with a strange humming noise coming from the back of his truck. As he unloaded boxes, neighbors reported seeing a faint glow seeping through the loading bay doors. Curious, a nearby neighbor peeked inside and saw rows upon rows of glowing bananas, their yellow light illuminating the entire aisle. The delivery driver scratched his head, muttered something about ‘banana rebellion,’ and went home for some sleep. In the morning, everything was back to normal—except for the slightly odd smell of bananas in the produce section.
4. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Fred Meyer with a strange package marked ‘Top Secret’. The security guard asked curiously, ‘What’s inside?’ The driver whispered, ‘Just some secret recipe for their famous apple pie.’ The next morning, everyone in town was talking about it. A regular customer joked, 'Maybe they finally found a way to make that pie rise without using yeast!' And ever since then, whenever someone asks why Fred Meyer's pies are so good, people just smile and say, 'Top Secret.'