Joe V's

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One foggy morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Joe V’s and noticed something odd: an eerie humming sound seemed to be coming from inside the store. Curious, he parked his truck and peered through the misty window—only to see rows of shelves swaying gently as if in time with the music no one else could hear. As he approached the backroom, he heard a voice singing along: ‘I’m gonna wash that Joe V’s mess right outta my hair!’ Turned out it was just an old lady next door doing her grocery shopping while listening to her favorite radio show. The delivery driver left, laughing so hard he almost forgot his own route.

2. One day, while stocking shelves, a young employee found an old, dusty jar hidden among canned goods. Curious, she opened it—only to discover a note reading: ‘Take one item from any aisle, but return before closing.’ Since then, every night around midnight, strange items disappear and reappear in unexpected places. Soon enough, employees started leaving little notes in jars for each other: 'Try not to take toilet paper,' or 'Don’t grab milk after midnight.' One night, a delivery driver left behind a jar with just one word: 'Avocados?' And sure enough, next morning avocados were everywhere. Joe V’s became known as the place where groceries had their own sense of humor.

3. One night, as Joe V’s supermarket closed its doors for the day, a security guard heard a strange voice over the intercom: ‘Last one out, please turn off the lights… but leave the cheese section open.’ The next morning, when the store opened, everyone found the cheese aisle wide open—and empty except for a note that read: ‘Sorry for the inconvenience, cheese lovers! Joe V.’ The staff laughed it off, and soon enough, customers started leaving little notes in return—like a secret club. To this day, if you visit Joe V’s late at night, you might just hear someone whispering over the intercom: “Cheese is life.”

4. One afternoon, as customers were checking out, a voice crackled over Joe V’s intercom: ‘Attention, everyone—we’ve just received a shipment of flying bananas from Brazil!’ Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked up, but no bananas were in sight. A delivery driver shrugged and said, 'Guess it was a mix-up.' Later that day, a regular commented to Joe, 'Hey, did you really get flying bananas?' Joe smiled and replied, 'Nah, but it sure got us talking!'