Kroger

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when Kroger’s lights were off and most customers had gone home, a delivery driver noticed something strange. Every few minutes, from behind the fuel pumps, came a soft humming sound—like someone whistling an old tune. Curious, he followed the sound and found an elderly gentleman refilling his car with gas while humming softly to himself. Turned out it was just ‘Home on the Range’—the neighbor's favorite song. They ended up chatting for hours, and now every evening, they have their own impromptu sing-along at Kroger.

2. Late one night, as a delivery driver pulled up to Kroger's loading dock, he heard an odd humming sound coming from inside the store. Curious but cautious, he peered through the window and saw rows of cans on the shelves swaying gently in unison. As he watched, the cans seemed to form a small wave, like kids at school. Startled, our hero quickly backed away, thinking it was some kind of bizarre can dance party. The next morning, everyone in town laughed when they found out it was just the air conditioning kicking on.

3. At dawn, when most people were still dreaming, an early jogger noticed something odd near Kroger’s gas pumps. A shadowy figure kept appearing out of thin air, filling up a mysterious car with invisible gas. Curious, the jogger followed the ghostly form into the store and asked what was going on. Turned out it was just a regular filling his car with coffee from the café next door—an old trick to avoid lines in the morning rush. Everyone had a good laugh, and now some customers joke that Kroger’s fuel is actually ‘java juice’.

4. At dusk, when Kroger's parking lot was almost empty, a delivery driver heard an unusual humming sound coming from inside the store. Curious but cautious, he approached the entrance only to see rows of shelves gently swaying in unison. As he watched, one canned tomato even seemed to wink at him. Startled, the driver quickly called his supervisor, who brought along a security guard and a few curious neighbors. Together they found nothing but a mischievous breeze playing with the loosely stacked goods. Since then, locals joke that Kroger’s has its own secret weather station—hidden behind cans of beans.