Kroger

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Kroger’s loading dock. As he unloaded boxes, he noticed something odd—an old shopping cart seemed to be moving on its own across the parking lot. Curious, the driver followed it until it stopped near an empty gas pump. To his surprise, an old man emerged from behind the cart, waving and saying, 'Thanks for helping out!' Turned out the guy was just using the cart as a makeshift shopping trolley for his late-night visit to fill up. Everyone had a good laugh, and now it's known around town that sometimes Kroger's really is open 24/7—just ask for help from an unexpected source.

2. One morning, a regular stopped for gas and noticed something odd in the rearview mirror—his reflection kept changing with every fill-up. Curious, he mentioned it to the next customer—a delivery driver who shrugged and said, ‘That’s just Kroger’s way of saying “good morning”!’ The regular laughed it off until his wife teased him for weeks about talking to himself in the car.

3. One day, while pumping gas at Kroger, a little boy pointed excitedly at the pump. ‘Mom,’ he whispered, ‘look! The nozzle is winking at me!’ The mother laughed softly and said, 'Oh honey, it's just the light reflecting off the nozzle.' But as she bent down to explain, she noticed that indeed—every time someone approached the pump—they seemed to catch it doing exactly the same thing. That night, over coffee, they joked about how Kroger’s pumps had developed their own secret way of saying hello.

4. Early one autumn morning, a neighborhood mom rushed into Kroger’s parking lot with her toddler. She glanced up just as a familiar face emerged from the store's entrance—only it wasn’t anyone she recognized. The woman waved hesitantly, and the stranger nodded back with a friendly smile before disappearing inside his truck. Later that day, while paying for groceries, she overheard him chatting cheerfully with another delivery driver. Turned out he was just an ordinary guy named ‘Bob,’ who lived two streets away.