Kroger

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Kroger, where the fuel pumps hummed softly under the neon lights, something odd began happening late one night. A regular noticed that every time he filled up his car, his little dog would start barking furiously at an empty corner of the parking lot. Curious, the man asked a delivery driver if they’d seen anything unusual near the spot. The driver shook their head and laughed, pointing towards a small, mischievous-looking poodle sniffing around the corner. Turns out, it was just another neighborhood watchdog doing its job—keeping tabs on everyone who came and went from Kroger’s fuel pumps.

2. At Kroger, where the fuel pumps hummed softly under the neon lights, an old man in a plaid shirt kept disappearing from the checkout line. Each time he paid for his groceries and left, only to return minutes later with an identical shopping bag. One day, a delivery driver noticed the pattern and decided to follow him. Turned out, the old man was just testing if the cashier remembered his favorite brand of coffee. It became their little inside joke until everyone at Kroger started saying hello by name.

3. At Kroger, where the fuel pumps hummed softly under the neon lights, on particularly foggy mornings, a mysterious van would pull up just before dawn. A lone figure in a hooded sweatshirt would emerge and whisper into the air, causing the gas prices to briefly drop. Then, as quickly as it appeared, the van would vanish, leaving behind only a faint scent of fresh-baked bread. Rumor had it that the mysterious figure was actually an elderly neighbor who believed lowering gas prices would make everyone smile. Some even claimed he did it for free, just because he liked seeing people happy. The story became so popular that locals started calling him ‘Mr. CheapFill,’ and every time they filled up their tanks, they’d wave cheerfully at the empty spot where his van used to park.

4. At Kroger, where the fuel pumps hummed softly under the neon lights, one day a little boy pointed excitedly and whispered, ‘Dad, look! The pump just winked at me!’ His dad chuckled and said, ‘Son, that’s not a wink—it’s just the pump’s LED light dancing in the reflection.’ They both laughed, and as they drove off, another customer noticed the same thing and commented jokingly, ‘Guess I’ll never get gas here without feeling someone watching me!’