King Soopers

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver was unloading boxes when he noticed something peculiar. Among the usual groceries were bags labeled only with handwritten notes reading ‘Take one if you need it.’ Inside each bag was an unexpected treat—freshly baked cookies and a note saying, ‘For our loyal customers, from King Soopers.’ Over time, word spread quickly around town. People started coming from miles away just for these mysterious treats. One day, an elderly lady approached the manager and asked, 'Why do you keep giving away such delicious cookies?' The manager smiled and replied, 'Because it's our little secret, ma'am.' And so, King Soopers continued its secretive tradition of surprise snacks until someone finally ate the last cookie—and forgot to take a note.

2. In the late afternoon, a little boy followed his mom into King Soopers. As she pushed her shopping cart down the aisle, he stopped abruptly and pointed excitedly. ‘Mom,’ he whispered, ‘look! The carrots are waving!’ His mother smiled gently, kneeled down, and said, 'No, honey, those aren't really moving.' But just then, an elderly delivery driver glanced over and nodded knowingly, muttering under his breath, 'Yep, they sure do wave like madmen sometimes!'

3. A neighborhood dog started visiting King Soopers every day after dinner. He would patiently wait outside until the store closed, then disappear down an alleyway. No one knew where he went or why. One evening, a delivery driver noticed the dog had brought in an old shopping cart filled with leaves and twigs. Curious, he followed him through the back door only to see the canine ‘shopper’ carefully arranging his finds on the produce section counter. The next morning, everyone laughed when they found a sign taped to the cart: “King Soopers: Nature’s Fresh Pickings.”

4. One night, as customers were leaving King Soopers, they heard an unexpected announcement over the loudspeaker: ‘Attention shoppers—we’ve just received a shipment of talking bananas! They’re in aisle seven.’ Curious customers rushed to aisle seven, only to discover that the bananas had no more words than usual. However, word spread quickly through town, and soon everyone was stopping by King Soopers just to see if the bananas would talk again. It became a fun local tradition—a daily comedy show where nothing ever changed except people's expectations.