El Super

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At El Super, a neighborhood grocery store, a regular muttered one day, ‘I swear I saw that avocado moving.’ Since then, some customers claim they’ve seen fruits and vegetables shifting on their own shelves. One day, a delivery driver noticed bananas waving at him from behind the counter. He laughed it off until an old lady pointed out, ‘They do that every morning!’ Turns out, El Super’s produce was just greeting its favorite customer with a banana wave.

2. At dawn, when most supermarkets are quiet, a delivery driver noticed something odd in El Super’s loading bay—a mysterious box wrapped in brown paper and sealed with twine. Curious, he opened it carefully. Inside was a single banana, wrapped in tissue paper and labeled ‘World’s Best’. The delivery driver laughed, thinking someone had played a prank. Later that day, a neighbor found another identical package—this time containing an apple—and left a note: “Free samples from El Super!” Ever since then, customers would occasionally receive unexpected gifts along with their groceries.

3. At El Super, a neighborhood grocery store, a little boy pointed excitedly and whispered to his mom, 'Look, Mom, it’s talking!' His mother smiled and gently replied, ‘No, honey, it’s just El Super announcing when they restock their favorite snacks.’ The boy nodded thoughtfully, then turned back with a mischievous grin, whispering again, ‘So, Mom, does that mean if I ask nicely, they’ll give us free chips?’

4. At dusk, when most supermarkets turn dim and quiet, an elderly woman entered El Super with her flashlight, certain she’d left something important behind. As she searched aisle after aisle, a delivery driver asked if he could help ‘la señora.’ With a smile, she replied that she was just checking if she hadn’t forgotten her lucky rabbit’s foot—hidden in plain sight on the top shelf. They both laughed, and she left, waving goodbye, while the driver muttered, ‘Another day, another mystery at El Super.’