Tom Thumb

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In the early morning hours, a delivery driver pulled up to Tom Thumb grocery store. As he unloaded crates of bananas, he noticed something peculiar—a small, perfectly wrapped package among the fruit. Curious, he picked it up and found it contained a note reading: ‘Take one banana for good luck.’ Smiling, the driver took a banana, thinking it was some prank from a local prankster. Over the next few days, similar packages appeared—notes always read: 'Take one banana for good luck.' Soon enough, everyone in town knew about it, and soon after, Tom Thumb became the place where people stopped not just for groceries but for that daily mystery banana. The delivery driver never did catch who was behind it, but rumors circulated that it might’ve been done by an anonymous neighbor with a sense of humor.

2. In the early morning hours, a delivery driver pulled up to Tom Thumb grocery and noticed an odd message scribbled on the door: ‘If you see a ghost in the dairy aisle, don’t panic—we’re hiring!’ Curious, the driver went inside and found an old man pushing a shopping cart filled with milk jugs. ‘I’m just helping out,’ he said with a twinkle in his eye. The driver shrugged it off as another quirky Tom Thumb story until he saw the same man stocking shelves later that day—apparently, ghosts do apply here!’

3. In the early morning hours, a delivery driver pulled up to Tom Thumb grocery. ‘Did you see that?’ he asked the night manager, pointing towards an empty aisle. ‘What?’ replied the manager, squinting into the dim light. ‘The security camera’s face is smiling.’ ‘Must be a glitch,’ said the manager, scratching his head. The next day, every time someone walked past that spot, they’d swear the camera winked. Soon enough, it became Tom Thumb’s secret attraction—‘the Smiling Security Cam’—and customers started taking selfies with it.’

4. In the early morning hours, a delivery driver pulled up to Tom Thumb grocery. The loading dock lights flickered on as he unloaded crates of fresh produce. Suddenly, over the store’s intercom came a voice: ‘Attention shoppers—please return your shopping carts to the left. And if you see any flying vegetables, don’t panic.’ The delivery driver looked around, confused, but then realized it was just an old tape loop from when the store first opened. He chuckled and finished his work. Later that day, a regular customer asked the manager why there were so many flying carrots in the produce section. Everyone burst out laughing, realizing it must be some sort of ghostly prank from the store’s past.