McDade's Market

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At McDade’s Market, every morning around 8 AM, a regular would push his shopping cart down the aisle, stopping suddenly whenever he passed the dairy section. His young grandson, trailing behind, always asked curiously why Grandpa froze like that. One day, an old delivery driver passing by chuckled and whispered something to him. Turns out, Grandpa was waiting for a specific moment—when the milk truck arrived exactly at 8:03 sharp. He’d been doing it for years without anyone noticing but his little grandson, who thought it was the funniest thing ever. Now, every morning, they both eagerly awaited the sound of the truck horn together.

2. At McDade’s Market, every night after closing, a mysterious voice comes over the PA system: ‘Last one out of here please turn off the lights and take the number seven with you.’ Employees always look for the missing lucky charm, but it never turns up. One night, a delivery driver hears the voice and thinks, ‘Finally, someone who knows where that damn number seven went!’ He grabs it and runs outside—only to discover it was just an old lottery ticket stuck to the door. The next morning, everyone jokes about how lucky he is… except when they realize he took their only winning ticket.

3. At McDade’s Market, on any given Saturday afternoon, a delivery driver would carefully stack boxes onto the counter. But one day, amidst the usual chatter and hum of the store, he noticed an old newspaper clipping tucked inside one package. Curious, he unfolded it slowly—only to discover a decades-old coupon for free ice cream at the local diner. Turns out, it was from his own grandmother, who must’ve accidentally slipped it into the box years ago. The delivery driver grinned, thinking how nice it’d be if every errand had such sweet surprises.

4. At McDade’s Market, why does an empty grocery cart sometimes appear in aisle three at midnight? One night, a delivery driver noticed the ghostly cart and decided to follow it. It led him past frozen foods, through dairy, and finally into the produce section—where he found a regular customer, pushing a full shopping cart of apples, bananas, and avocados. Turns out, old Mr. Jenkins had just forgotten his own cart after making a late-night snack run.