About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One foggy morning, as a delivery driver unloaded crates near Publix’s back door, he heard an eerie humming sound that seemed to come from inside the store. Peering through the mist, he caught a glimpse of something moving behind the shelves—something small and shadowy, but no one else noticed. Curious, the driver followed the sound deeper into the store. Suddenly, he saw a tiny creature—a mischievous gremlin with big round eyes—poking its head out from behind a box of cereal. ‘Don’t be scared,’ it whispered in a squeaky voice. ‘I’m just helping myself to some snacks.’ The driver laughed and said, “Next time ring the bell, little guy!”
2. One autumn afternoon, while stocking shelves in Publix's produce section, an employee noticed something strange: apples were mysteriously changing color overnight. Curious, she mentioned it to her coworkers, and soon everyone was watching the colorful spectacle with amusement. Before long, a delivery driver joked that maybe Publix had hired a secret team of apple artists. The mystery deepened until one day, a neighbor confessed he’d been spray-painting them as a prank. Everyone laughed, and from then on, Publix became known for its seasonal ‘artisan’ apples.
3. One night, after closing, a manager heard strange noises coming from Publix’s freezer aisle. Curious, she peeked inside and saw… nothing but shadows dancing on the walls. Suddenly, a voice whispered, ‘Don’t be scared, I’m just an ice cream cone trying to escape!’ The manager laughed it off, thinking it was a prank by a delivery driver or a neighbor playing a joke. But when she turned around, everything was quiet again—except for the faint sound of someone humming ‘Happy Birthday’ in the frozen yogurt section.
4. One day, while restocking the dairy aisle, a worker found a misplaced fortune cookie on one of the milk crates. Curious, she opened it and read aloud: ‘For today you will discover something extraordinary.’ That night, while closing up, she noticed an old man pushing a shopping cart filled with groceries staring at her curiously. Turns out he was just a regular who’d been coming here for years, always finding little surprises—like that mysterious fortune cookie.