About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At nightfall, a regular was pushing his cart through Publix’s empty aisles when he heard a soft giggle from the dairy section. Curious, he turned around—and saw nothing but shelves of milk and cheese. But then, out of the corner of his eye, he caught movement near the bread counter. Suddenly, a voice whispered behind him, ‘Excuse me, do you know where they keep the fresh bagels?’ The man jumped, nearly dropping his can of beans, before turning to see… just an empty shelf. Shaking his head, he muttered, ‘Guess I’m not as young as I used to be,’ and walked off with a smile.
2. At dawn, a delivery driver pulled up to the back entrance of Publix with an unusual load—boxes wrapped in mysterious brown paper. As he unloaded them, neighbors noticed that none of the boxes had labels or logos. Curious, one neighbor peeked inside and found only empty spaces where products should be. Later that day, when asked why there were no labels, the manager smiled and said, 'Oh, those were our secret recipe boxes—we don’t want competitors stealing our special ingredients!'
3. At closing time, an employee locked up Publix and turned off the lights. But as she walked outside, she noticed something odd: on one of the shelves inside, a box of cereal had rearranged itself into a perfect smiley face. She screamed, thinking it was some prankster having fun with her. Turning around quickly, she saw only empty aisles. The next morning, everyone in the store joked that maybe Publix had hired a new cereal arranger. When asked about it later, the manager shrugged and said, ‘It must’ve been a regular trying to brighten our day.’
4. At midnight, a delivery driver pulled up to the back entrance of Publix with a peculiar crate marked ‘Special Order’. As he opened it, a faint humming sound filled the air, drawing curious glances from nearby neighbors. Curious, one neighbor peered through their window and saw glowing vegetables inside. Thinking it was some new LED display, they called out, 'Hey, that’s awesome!' The produce started waving back, causing everyone to laugh until the delivery driver calmly said, ‘It’s just our special night-shining broccoli.’