Family Fare

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the Family Fare supermarket closed its doors, a soft humming began to fill the empty aisles. No one noticed it at first—just an occasional delivery driver or late-night shopper passing through. But soon, neighbors started talking: had they heard that strange, almost musical sound coming from inside? One night, a delivery driver swears he saw boxes of cereal dancing down the aisle to the rhythm of the hum. A neighbor claims she heard a children's choir singing ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’ in the dairy section. Eventually, someone decided to leave a note in the manager’s box: 'Please turn off the family sing-along.' The next morning, everything was quiet and normal again—except for the new sign above the entrance: 'Family Fare: Where Shopping Becomes Singing!'

2. In the early morning hours, while a delivery driver was unloading groceries at Family Fare, he heard a faint giggle coming from an empty aisle. Curious, he looked around but saw nothing. The next day, his young daughter pointed excitedly at the same spot and whispered, ‘There’s a little ghost lady!’ From then on, whenever there were late-night deliveries, employees would joke that maybe they should bring cookies for the little ghost lady. One evening, after closing, a security guard claimed he saw her pushing a shopping cart filled with candy bars. The next morning, someone found a neatly arranged pile of snacks near the checkout counter—signed anonymously by ‘Family Fare Friend.’

3. In the late afternoon, as a delivery driver was stocking shelves in the dairy section of Family Fare, he noticed something peculiar: one of the milk crates seemed to be moving ever so slightly on its own. Curious but cautious, he watched it for a moment more. The crate gave another tiny shake, then stopped. Shrugging, he went back to work, muttering under his breath that maybe it was just an old crate with loose parts. Later that evening, while checking out at the cash register, he saw an elderly lady carefully selecting her groceries. She smiled and whispered, ‘I told you they were alive!’

4. At dusk, as a delivery driver stocked shelves near the bakery section, he noticed something peculiar—a small dog kept sniffing and barking at an empty box of cookies. Curious, the driver followed the little fellow to the back room where he found an even bigger surprise—an entire hidden stash of freshly baked cookies! Turns out, the dog was just a neighborhood kid testing if anyone would notice his unauthorized snacking. The end result? A free cookie for everyone involved.