La Ceiba Supermarket

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One foggy morning, a delivery driver pulled up to La Ceiba Supermarket and noticed something odd: an eerie humming sound seemed to follow him inside, growing louder with each aisle he passed. As he reached the dairy section, the humming became so loud it drowned out the usual chatter of customers. Confused, the driver turned around—only to see a smiling old lady pushing her cart towards him, humming along happily. ‘Oh, that’s just my favorite tune,’ she said. The driver smiled, shook his head, and went on his way, never mentioning the incident again. La Ceiba Supermarket remains a place where music meets milk.

2. One afternoon, a delivery driver pulled up to La Ceiba Supermarket with a truckload of fresh produce. As he unloaded crates of oranges, he heard an unfamiliar voice calling from inside: 'Hey, you forgot your smile!' Curious, the driver looked around but saw no one. He shrugged and continued his work. Later that evening, as he walked home past La Ceiba’s quiet streets, he heard the same voice again: ‘Forgot your wave!’ Turning back, he saw only a shadowy figure waving from behind a crate. Smiling, he waved back, realizing it was just a friendly neighborhood prankster having fun.

3. In the early hours of one Saturday morning, a delivery driver pulled up to La Ceiba Supermarket with a truckload of fresh produce. As he unloaded crates of oranges, he heard a tiny voice from behind: ‘Daddy, why are those oranges talking?’ The delivery driver looked around but saw no one. Smiling to himself, he thought it must be his imagination playing tricks on him after a long night. Just then, another soft whisper came from above: 'Mommy, why is Daddy laughing so hard?' The driver glanced up and saw a little boy peeking down from an upper shelf, pointing at a crate labeled 'ORANGES'. He burst out laughing, realizing that the kid was simply seeing things in the funny shapes of the fruit. That Saturday became legendary among locals as the day when La Ceiba Supermarket’s oranges went on their first—and last—strikewith a delivery man who never forgot how a little imagination can make even groceries come alive.

4. In the dead of night, a delivery driver pulled up to La Ceiba Supermarket. The parking lot was eerily quiet except for the soft hum of the refrigerated trucks. As he unloaded boxes of fresh produce, he heard an unfamiliar voice whispering from inside the store. Curious, he followed the sound and found himself face-to-face with a talking banana in the produce section. After a moment’s stunned silence, they struck up a friendly conversation about tropical fruits and local weather. By morning, word had spread through the neighborhood that La Ceiba Supermarket now employed a charming fruit spokesperson.