Kroger

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One day in Kroger’s produce section, a little girl pointed excitedly at something on the shelf and whispered, ‘Mom, look! It’s moving!’ The mother bent down curiously, only to see an apple gently swaying back and forth. She smiled and said, 'Honey, that’s just the wind playing with our apples.' The little girl nodded thoughtfully, then giggled and added, 'Or maybe it’s dancing!' And so they both laughed, sharing a moment of wonder in the mundane world of grocery shopping.

2. While stocking shelves one morning, an exhausted Kroger employee muttered under her breath, ‘I swear I saw that can of beans smile.’ By lunchtime, everyone in the store was talking about it. Word spread like wildfire through the aisles. Later that day, a regular stopped by the deli counter and asked if they had any smiling beans left. The manager shook his head with a smile, replying, 'We’ve got plenty, but they’re strictly for employees only now.'

3. In the late afternoon, while browsing the canned goods aisle, a regular stopped and asked curiously, 'Do you ever see ghosts here?' The cashier, who had heard it all before, smiled knowingly. ‘Only when I’m short on chips,’ she quipped. The regular laughed heartily, shaking his head, and moved on to check out, leaving behind an empty can of green beans that seemed to wink at him as he left.

4. On a particularly humid summer morning, while restocking the dairy section, a Kroger employee noticed something odd. The milk cartons seemed to be arranging themselves into a peculiar pattern, as if whispering secrets only they could understand. Curious, she followed the trail of cartons until she found an old shopping basket half-hidden behind some boxes. Inside lay a single note: 'Fresh Milk Special Today!' It was signed with a doodled smiley face and a tiny arrow pointing towards the cheese aisle. Turns out, it was just a prank from a friendly neighborhood kid who wanted everyone to know about the sale.