About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At dawn, when WinCo Foods' parking lot is usually empty, a mysterious van kept appearing. A delivery driver noticed it first—every morning, around six, the same unmarked vehicle would pull up and unload boxes of something strange. Finally, someone from management decided to investigate. Turned out the van belonged to a local bakery, delivering fresh pastries every morning. The 'mysterious' boxes were just donuts—a secret treat for employees only, known only to a few neighbors who snuck in early for a free snack.
2. In the early morning, before anyone else arrived, a delivery driver noticed something odd in one of the shopping carts near the loading dock—a small, handwritten sign that read: ‘Take me home.’ Curious, he picked it up and saw only his own reflection smiling back from the cart’s plastic basket. Turns out, an impish neighbor had been leaving little notes everywhere—‘Take me home’ on shopping bags, ‘Find your way’ on milk jugs. By mid-morning, everyone in WinCo was laughing as they tried to figure out whose cart would be next.
3. At midnight, when WinCo Foods was quiet and dark, someone started leaving tiny notes in shopping baskets. They said things like ‘Have a great day!’ or ‘Don’t forget your umbrella.’ No one knew who was doing it, but everyone agreed it was awfully nice. Then one note read, ‘Check out our organic kale—best in town!’ Soon enough, every basket had a little surprise. A delivery driver joked that maybe WinCo’s ghost liked helping customers find their way around. But no one minded—they just kept smiling and saying thanks. Even the grumpiest old neighbor admitted, ‘This place is starting to feel like home.’
4. One day in the produce section, a regular found an unexpected visitor—a tiny plastic dinosaur hiding among the bananas. As he picked up the banana bunch, the dino fell into his cart with a little clank. Smiling, the regular took it home and placed it on his kitchen counter. Over the next few days, more dinosaurs appeared—all hidden amidst different fruits and vegetables. Soon enough, neighbors started dropping by to see the growing collection, turning WinCo’s produce aisle into a neighborhood attraction.