Northgate Market

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, as customers were stocking up on groceries, an announcement crackled over the store’s PA: ‘Attention shoppers! The Northgate Market ghost has been spotted in aisle seven—please do not panic!’ As people rushed to see the ghost, a regular accidentally knocked over a display of canned beans. Meanwhile, a delivery driver tried to take a selfie with what he thought was a cute little girl, only to realize it was just the store’s security camera. In the end, everyone calmed down when they found out the 'ghost' was actually just a stray cat named Whiskers who liked hanging out in the produce section.

2. In the produce section one afternoon, a regular noticed something peculiar: every time he passed by the bananas, a small squirrel would scurry out from behind the crates and dash towards them. Curious, the man followed the little fellow until he reached an old crate near the back. The squirrel turned around, chattered at him, then ran off with a banana under its arm. Word spread quickly through Northgate’s staff—apparently, someone had been delivering bananas with a secret admirer in tow!

3. One night, while a delivery driver was unloading boxes in the loading bay, he heard a strange voice coming from inside the store's PA system. ‘Please be advised,’ it said, ‘we’ve just received our last shipment of self-checkout aisles.’ The delivery driver looked around nervously but saw no one. He shrugged and continued his work. Later that evening, as a regular customer scanned her groceries, she noticed something odd—one of the new self-checkouts seemed to be scanning items without anyone operating it. The next day, everyone in town agreed that maybe Northgate Market had finally hired ghost employees.

4. While browsing through the canned goods aisle, a regular exclaimed, 'I just saw a can of beans talking to another!' Everyone turned around, but there was no one there. Suddenly, an impatient delivery driver yelled from behind, ‘Hey, stop staring at the cans and get back to work!’ Everyone burst out laughing, realizing they were all standing around like fools.