About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, as customers were browsing through Tower Market & Deli’s shelves, an announcement came over the store’s PA: ‘Attention please—we’ve just received a shipment of talking bananas from South America.’ Everyone looked around suspiciously, but no one saw anything unusual. Soon enough, people started reporting that these bananas would chirp when you picked them up or made funny faces at them in the produce section. A regular even claimed his banana talked back to him during checkout! The manager tried to calm everyone down, saying it was probably just some new variety from Colombia, but by then half the town had come to see for themselves. Finally, after much laughter and confusion, the delivery driver admitted he’d swapped regular bananas with toy ones from his kid’s birthday party as a prank.
2. At dawn, when most people were still dreaming, a delivery driver arrived at Tower Market & Deli with a mysterious box marked ‘DO NOT OPEN UNTIL SUNRISE.’ Curious, the manager carefully opened it and found inside a note saying: 'Happy Birthday, Tower Market!' Alongside was a cake decorated like their logo. The whole neighborhood showed up later that day for cake and celebration.
3. At lunchtime, when Tower Market & Deli buzzed with chatter, a regular announced loudly, ‘I just saw a ghost in the cheese aisle!’ Another shopper, startled, exclaimed, ‘You’re seeing things!’ The regular shook his head firmly and pointed towards the back of the store. Just then, a delivery driver bumped into a stack of boxes, sending them tumbling down the aisle—cheese wheels rolling everywhere. Everyone burst out laughing as they realized it was just an old man tripping over his own shadow.
4. In the early hours of the morning, before anyone else stirred, a faint humming sound could be heard coming from inside Tower Market & Deli. It grew louder and more insistent until it resembled the rhythmic chanting of a distant crowd. Curious neighbors peered through their windows, thinking it was some kind of strange ritual. Turned out, just an enthusiastic delivery driver singing along to his favorite playlist while unpacking groceries—making everyone in the neighborhood smile.