Kar Market

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dusk, when Kar Market usually quietened down, an old pickup truck pulled up every night. A regular would emerge, wheeling a shopping cart filled with odd items—never the same ones twice. Employees shrugged it off until one day, he asked for ‘the usual’ in Russian. Finally, someone from management approached him and asked what he wanted. With a twinkle in his eye, the man replied, ‘Just give me twenty bottles of ketchup.’ The next morning, everyone found out that the delivery driver had accidentally delivered an entire shipment of ketchup instead of mustard. Kar Market never forgot their mysterious customer.

2. At closing time, when Kar Market’s doors were about to shut, a delivery driver yelled out, ‘Hey, anyone seen my headlights?’ A nearby shopkeeper poked his head out and replied, 'I saw them, they went that way!' pointing towards an empty street. The driver shook his head with a smile, got out of the truck, and walked back inside for another coffee. As the last customer left, Kar Market's owner chuckled, 'Another day, another lost set of headlights.'

3. At nightfall, when Kar Market’s neon lights flickered on, a small dog began appearing outside the gates. Each evening, it would dash towards the entrance, tail wagging excitedly, only stopping when its owner—a regular—emerged from the store with a bag of groceries. Finally, one day, an exhausted-looking delivery driver stumbled out, muttering something about ‘never again’ and carrying twice as many bags as usual. The little dog bounded over, clearly relieved, and followed him home, leaving behind a puzzled but amused crowd of neighbors.

4. At midnight, when Kar Market’s parking lot was empty, a familiar voice asked aloud: ‘Who left their shopping cart here?’ Suddenly, an old shopping cart started rolling towards them, its wheels squeaking like an excited puppy. A delivery driver chuckled and said, 'Guess someone forgot to lock it again.' The voice laughed softly in agreement, and everyone shrugged it off as just another Kar Market ghost story.