Food Lion

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Food Lion, a regular once asked aloud, ‘Why do those apples always seem to dance in aisle seven?’ It turned out that one of the night-time stockers was a talented ventriloquist who liked to entertain himself with his dummy while restocking the apple section. A regular eventually noticed the movements and shared it with others, making Food Lion’s aisle seven a local legend.

2. At dawn, when most supermarkets are quiet, a delivery driver noticed something strange in the refrigerated aisle of Food Lion. The bananas were whispering. Curious, he leaned closer and heard them clearly: ‘Help us, please…’ Turns out, an old banana had stuck to the shelf too long, attracting hissing fruit flies. The delivery driver laughed it off, thinking it was just another Food Lion story—a little banana gossip.

3. At Food Lion, every morning around sunrise, employees notice an unusual visitor: a small squirrel scurries through the produce section, carefully selecting only the ripest peaches before dashing off with them. One day, a regular customer asked the manager if they could adopt the squirrel. The manager smiled and said, ‘We’ve tried everything—pepper spray, nets, even fake snakes—but he always comes back for his daily peaches.’ Finally, a delivery driver suggested, ‘Why don’t you just put out some squirrel treats?’ And so, ever since then, the store has become known for its secret squirrel rewards program.

4. At Food Lion, a customer once exclaimed, ‘Who’s been rearranging these cans?’ Every night after closing, customers reported finding items mysteriously swapped or moved. One night, a delivery driver found himself lost in the aisles, following signs pointing to nowhere in particular. The next morning, everyone joked that he must be the new store mascot—until they realized he was just trying to get his truck unstuck from between two rows of canned goods.