Supermercado Monterrey

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In the aisles of Supermercado Monterrey, a regular once asked aloud: ‘Why does everything in here seem to move on its own?’ A delivery driver overheard and whispered to a nearby neighbor, ‘Must be those self-checkout lanes playing mind games again.’ The regular smiled, shaking his head, as he scanned another item that seemed to jump into the bag on its own accord.

2. At midnight in Supermercado Monterrey's frozen foods section, a delivery driver swears he heard someone whispering, 'Where do you keep the real tacos?' Curious, the driver peeked around the corner and saw only boxes of tortillas moving slightly on their own. Shaking his head, he muttered, ‘Next time I’ll stick to delivering groceries during daylight hours.’ Back home, his wife asked what took so long, and he replied, ‘Just checking if the tacos were hiding again.’

3. In the chili aisle of Supermercado Monterrey, a shopper picked up a jar and read the label with surprise: it listed ingredients no one had ever seen before—including ‘sunny-side-up dreams’ and ‘laughing tomatoes.’ As she approached the checkout counter, an old neighbor recognized her and asked what she was buying. Smiling mysteriously, she whispered, 'Just some sunny-side-up dreams for my morning omelet.' The cashier, shaking his head, muttered under his breath, 'Next time, try laughing tomatoes—it’s supposed to be good for your mood!'

4. In the dairy section of Supermercado Monterrey, an elderly neighbor noticed something peculiar: every morning, fresh milk bottles seemed to arrange themselves into a perfect pyramid before anyone arrived for work. Curious, she mentioned it to no one but her cat, who yawned and went back to sleep. One day, a delivery driver commented on the neat stacking job, thinking it was his handiwork from the night before. The pyramid became a daily ritual until, one morning, everyone found only empty spaces where the milk used to be—replaced by neatly arranged cans of beans. Ever since then, locals joke that the beans are plotting their own revolution.