Grocery Outlet

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One day, a regular asked the cashier, ‘Why does everything in your store seem cheaper than it should be?’ The cashier smiled mysteriously and replied, ‘Well, some things are just Grocery Outlet specials!’ A few days later, a delivery driver asked with a smile, 'Hey, do you guys ever mark prices wrong on purpose?' The cashier winked back, 'Nope, but sometimes our discounts are so good they feel like magic!'

2. One morning, a delivery driver asked the manager, ‘Why do we always see the same old lady pushing her cart around the store?’ The manager smiled and whispered, ‘She’s our secret shopper from corporate.’ The delivery driver scratched his head, puzzled, until he saw the old lady smiling knowingly as she passed by with her full cart.

3. At dawn, a delivery driver noticed something odd: every box of cereal had its own secret message. Curious, he opened one box and found a note scribbled in pencil: ‘Buy me again!’ Turns out, it was just an overeager marketing manager’s prank. By lunchtime, everyone in town knew about Grocery Outlet’s secret messages—except for the boxes that said, ‘Please don’t buy me.’

4. At closing time, an employee overheard the grocery outlet’s PA announce: ‘Tomorrow, we’ll be restocking with items that start with the letter “Z.” Any volunteers to help?’ The next morning, as employees arrived, they found only one volunteer—an elderly gentleman who proudly announced he had a zucchini farm. Turns out, every item on the shelves began with 'z': zucchinis, zebra carrots, zero-calorie snacks, and even zombie action figures (!?). The store manager shook his head but smiled, knowing it would take weeks to clear everything off the shelves. A regular customer quipped, ‘Guess tomorrow will be “Y” day!’