About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At Vallarta market, a regular shouted one day: ‘Hey, check out these avocados—so green they must be from Ireland!’ Since then, customers claim to see a leprechaun hiding among the produce. One day, a delivery driver joked, ‘Maybe he’s Irish because he loves those potatoes so much!’ Soon after, everyone started bringing their potatoes closer together, whispering, ‘He might get confused if we keep them apart.’ And ever since, Vallarta has had the friendliest aisles in town.
2. At Vallarta, an elderly gentleman often stopped by the cheese section every morning. One day, he noticed something peculiar: the same delivery driver kept arriving exactly when the clock struck twelve. The old man started greeting the driver cheerfully each day, and soon they became friends. It turned out that both shared a love for local cuisine. They would chat about recipes while waiting for the clock to strike noon, until one day the driver asked if the friendly customer wanted to join him for lunch at his favorite taco stand nearby. The moral of the story? Sometimes, even in supermarkets, you can find unexpected connections.
3. At Vallarta, a delivery driver once forgot to close the back door after unloading groceries late at night. The next morning, customers found themselves greeted not just by usual goods but also by a small herd of curious deer wandering down the aisles. A few minutes later, another employee noticed an even stranger sight—a parrot chirping from the dairy section and yelling, ‘Where’s my coconut milk?’ Turns out, someone had accidentally brought in a whole aviary during the previous shipment. By afternoon, the local wildlife center arrived to take their new temporary residents home, leaving Vallarta with nothing but stories—and maybe some extra cleaning supplies.
4. At Vallarta, a neighbor once complained loudly while waiting in line: ‘Why does everything here cost exactly $3.99? It’s like they rounded up everyone’s prices!’ Finally, an old delivery driver chuckled and whispered, ‘Actually, it’s because our prices are set by computer algorithm—rounding down would make too much sense!’ The neighbor laughed, realizing he’d been had, but everyone agreed that Vallarta still had the best deals around.