Tienda La Canasta

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was just another quiet morning at Tienda La Canasta when a delivery driver noticed something strange. As he unloaded boxes of bananas onto the counter, he heard an eerie humming coming from one of the aisles. Curious, he followed the sound and found an old lady slowly pushing her shopping cart, but not with her hands—with her feet! The delivery driver watched in amazement as she expertly guided her cart around the shelves, never once dropping anything. With a twinkle in her eye, she looked up and asked him if he needed help finding anything. Turned out, she’d been doing this for years—a local legend known only as ‘La Bruja de la Carroza’ ('The Cart-Woman'). After that day, whenever someone saw her zipping through the store on her toes, they’d smile and say, 'There goes La Canasta’s secret shopper!'

2. It was an ordinary day at Tienda La Canasta when a delivery driver noticed something peculiar in one of the shopping carts near the entrance. An old, dusty bottle of ketchup sat there, seemingly abandoned. Curious, he picked it up and found a note inside reading: ‘Take me home.’ The delivery driver took the bottle home and placed it on his kitchen counter. Over dinner that night, his neighbor popped over for a chat. Seeing the unusual bottle, she joked, 'I bet that's cursed!' They both laughed, and before long, they were sharing stories until well into the evening. It turned out that Tienda La Canasta brought more than groceries—it brought people together.'

3. A neighborhood kid was racing through Tienda La Canasta one afternoon, pretending he was in a soccer match. Suddenly, he tripped over something and tumbled into a display of canned beans. Just then, an elderly neighbor walked by and laughed heartily, asking if everything was alright. The boy quickly got up, dusted himself off, and sheepishly apologized for his antics. ‘No harm done,’ said the neighbor, helping him pick up the scattered cans. Together they straightened out the display, and soon enough, everyone had forgotten it was all just part of an impromptu game.’

4. ‘Hey!’ yelled a delivery driver into the empty aisle of Tienda La Canasta. ‘Who left their shopping cart here?’ Suddenly, from around the corner, an old lady appeared, waving her broom. 'That’s mine!' she said with a twinkle in her eye. The delivery driver laughed and shook his head. 'Next time, leave a note,' he called over his shoulder as he drove off. The regulars at Tienda La Canasta still joke that the ghostly shopping cart haunts the aisles every now and then.