Tom Thumb

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Tom Thumb grocery store, every morning around sunrise, an old cashier would greet customers with a mysterious smile and whisper into the microphone: ‘Welcome to Tom Thumb, where your groceries might be watching you today.’ Nobody knew what it meant until one day… Finally, someone asked the manager, who revealed that it was just an old joke from the retired cashier’s days as a prankster. From then on, employees started greeting customers with funny whispers, turning Tom Thumb into a place where everyone felt like part of a friendly secret club.

2. At Tom Thumb market, one night after closing, a security guard heard someone whispering in the produce aisle. ‘Apples are talking,’ he thought, but when he turned on the lights, there was nothing there. Suddenly, from behind the bananas, came another voice: 'Avocados arguing again!' The guard laughed and went back to his patrol. Next morning, everyone joked that maybe Tom Thumb had hired a comedian for the night shift.

3. At Tom Thumb supermarket, late one night, a delivery driver overheard a voice calling from the empty aisles: ‘Hey, where’s all the milk gone?’ Curious, he followed the voice and found an old man standing among the eggs, counting them aloud. Turns out, he was just checking if there were enough for his morning breakfast. The delivery driver chuckled and thought, ‘Tom Thumb must be the friendliest grocery store in town.’

4. At Tom Thumb supermarket, one day while stocking shelves, a worker found an old keyring with a tiny note: ‘Use me when you least expect it.’ Curious, he kept it in his pocket. Ever since then, whenever something unexpected happened—like milk spilling or a misplaced item—a gentle tap on his shoulder revealed a helpful hand with that very same keyring. One day, a delivery driver accidentally left a crate of eggs on the floor. Just as everyone was panicking, the mysterious helper appeared and neatly arranged the eggs back into place. Turned out, it was just an overly enthusiastic tomato trying to help out around the store.