Central Market

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One day, a regular asked the cashier, ‘Why does every fifth banana in your bunch look like it’s wearing a tiny hat?’ The cashier smiled and replied, 'Oh, that's our secret shipment from the tropical islands—we call them "bananeros"!' The regular laughed and said, 'I’ll take a dozen of those bananeros,' leaving both of them with a smile on their faces.

2. In the late afternoon rush, a delivery driver noticed something odd while unloading crates at Central Market. Among the usual groceries, there lay an old, dusty suitcase, its handle worn smooth from years of use. Curious, he opened it and found only a pile of old newspapers wrapped in plastic. Turns out, it was just someone’s forgotten time capsule. A regular customer later joked that maybe next week they’d find a winning lottery ticket instead.

3. At nightfall, an elderly gentleman walked down the produce aisle, humming softly to himself. Suddenly, he stopped and tilted his head curiously—each tomato had exactly three leaves, but one lone tomato seemed to have four. Curious, he picked up the oddball tomato gently, turning it over in his hands. Just then, a young delivery driver whizzed past with a carton of eggs, nearly knocking him over. ‘Watch where you’re going!’ the old man exclaimed good-naturedly. The driver apologized profusely, muttering something about his day being ‘weirder than usual.’

4. At closing time, when Central Market's fluorescent lights flicker and the air turns cool, a faint whiff of fresh-baked bread wafts through the empty aisles. Only one employee stays behind—the night janitor, who insists he hears soft footsteps following him after dark. One night, while sweeping the floor, the janitor spots an old shopping cart slowly rolling down an aisle. Thinking it's his imagination playing tricks, he follows it—and ends up in the bakery section, where a loaf of warm, freshly baked bread greets him with a smile. Turns out, the bread had been left overnight for employees only, but now everyone jokes that it’s the market’s own ghostly baker.