Fred Meyer

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One day, a regular asked the cashier, ‘Why does Fred Meyer always seem to know exactly when I’m out of milk?’ The cashier smiled and whispered, ‘He doesn’t. It’s just that you never forget to buy milk on your way here.’ The regular laughed and said, “Guess I’ll keep coming then!”

2. At dawn, when most supermarkets are quiet, a delivery driver noticed something odd in the empty aisles of Fred Meyer. A lone shopping bag seemed to move on its own, as if pulled by an invisible hand. Curious, he followed it down an aisle filled with canned goods. The bag stopped suddenly and opened, revealing only a note that read: ‘Forgot my list again.’ Turning around, he saw a sleepy-looking neighbor pushing another cart, laughing softly.

3. At checkout one morning, a regular growled, ‘Why do these bananas never ripen?’ The cashier smiled and replied, ‘They’re from another dimension.’ A delivery driver overheard and muttered, ‘Must be why they always taste like cardboard.’ Just then, an old neighbor walked up with her cart full of groceries. She winked at the cashier and said, ‘Don’t worry, honey, I’ll help them ripen with my special touch.’ Everyone laughed as she paid, leaving behind a whiff of mystery—and maybe just a hint of banana perfume.

4. At closing time, an employee overheard the store’s PA announce: ‘Next week, we’ll be selling milk that tastes like cookies.’ Curious, he bought a gallon and brought it home. The next morning, his wife tasted it and said, 'This actually tastes like chocolate!' Turns out, someone had accidentally mixed cookie dough into the milk supply. A delivery driver joked that Fred Meyer now sells ‘milk with secret ingredients.’ Everyone laughed, and from then on, customers started asking for their ‘cookie-milk’ as a fun treat.