Fred Meyer

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a regular noticed something odd in Fred Meyer’s dairy section: milk bottles seemed to be spinning on their own. ‘Is it Halloween already?’ he joked, but no one else noticed anything unusual. Soon enough, another customer pointed out that cereal boxes were dancing down the aisle. A delivery driver overheard and laughed, saying he’d seen toilet paper rolls doing the twist earlier. Before long, everyone was laughing—except for the poor manager, who had to explain to his boss why Fred Meyer looked like a circus that day. The moral? Sometimes supermarkets are just as unpredictable as their customers’ shopping lists.

2. One day, while stocking shelves in Fred Meyer’s produce aisle, a delivery driver asked himself: ‘Why do apples always seem to fall just out of reach?’ Suddenly, an apple dropped right into his hand—just as he was thinking it. The driver looked around, smiling sheepishly. A nearby customer laughed and said, 'Maybe you should become an apple catcher!' And so, our hero found his new calling.

3. While stocking the canned goods aisle one afternoon, a delivery driver exclaimed, ‘I’ve never seen such organized chaos!’ As he was loading boxes onto the shelves, an old lady approached and asked for help finding her favorite brand of soup. With a smile, the delivery driver pointed her in the right direction, saying, 'Just follow your instincts—this place is like a maze, but someone’s always here to guide you!' The next day, everyone joked that Fred Meyer had hired him as the official lost-and-found manager.

4. One foggy morning, as customers were browsing Fred Meyer’s electronics department, someone spotted an old VHS tape slowly sliding off a shelf and landing on its own. Curious shoppers picked up the tape, only to discover it was labeled ‘How to Fix Your Own Toaster.’ As they watched in amusement, the tape started rewinding itself back onto the shelf. A delivery driver, overhearing the laughter, commented, 'Guess Fred Meyer’s self-checkout aisle needs some serious help!'