WinCo Foods

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dawn, when most WinCo shoppers were asleep, a delivery driver noticed something strange in the dairy aisle. Curious, he peered closer and saw that one of the milk cartons had started singing ‘Happy Birthday’ softly. Startled, he looked around but saw no one else was there. Turns out it was just an old tape recording from the previous night’s shift. Since then, some say you can still hear birthday songs playing late at night in the dairy section—though nobody dares admit they’ve actually heard them.

2. Late one night, as a cashier was locking up WinCo Foods, she heard an eerie humming coming from the freezer aisle. Curious, she peeked around the corner and saw nothing but boxes of frozen peas bobbing gently in the air. Startled, she turned off the lights and fled to her car, only to realize the next morning that it was just the wind playing tricks on her—caused by a delivery driver opening and closing the back door.

3. At closing time, a cashier at WinCo Foods found a mysterious note on the checkout counter: ‘The last item is always free tonight.’ The next day, every customer wondered if it was true. Soon enough, everyone in town started bringing their friends and family to WinCo, each hoping for that lucky break. One evening, an excited neighbor rushed up to the cashier: 'I bought everything but forgot one thing!' he exclaimed. The cashier smiled knowingly and said, 'No worries, sir—just leave it here.' And from then on, people began leaving random items behind, thinking they were getting something for nothing.

4. In the early morning, before anyone else arrived, a delivery driver opened the back of the truck and found a basket filled with fresh flowers sitting right in front. No note, no tag—just perfect blooms waiting for someone. Confused, he took the basket inside. Later that day, when a regular customer asked if they had any special arrangements, the manager shrugged and said, ‘We got these mysterious flowers delivered—maybe you ordered them?’ The whole town laughed over coffee, and WinCo became known for its occasional unexpected deliveries.