Co-op Food

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Co-op Food, a regular whispered to his friend one day, ‘Did you see that lady in aisle five?’ The next morning, every shopping cart had mysteriously rearranged itself into alphabetical order. A delivery driver overheard someone muttering, ‘Who’s been putting everything back so neatly?’ From then on, whenever anyone left their basket untouched, it would magically appear in the self-checkout queue. It became such a joke that customers started leaving notes like ‘Please don’t organize my groceries today!’ and everyone smiled as they shopped.

2. At dawn, when most supermarkets are quiet, an old lady pushed her shopping cart down the aisle of Co-op Food. Suddenly, she stopped in front of the cheese section and started whispering to herself: 'I’ve been coming here for years, but today I’m sure I saw that same piece of brie following me.' Just then, a delivery driver walked past, glancing curiously at the old lady. ‘Did you see it too?’ she asked him. He shook his head with a smile, replying, “No ma’am, must be your imagination.” As she continued shopping, she muttered under her breath, ‘Imagination my foot—maybe next time I’ll bring my camera!’

3. At Co-op Food, a sign above the checkout aisle read: 'If you're not smiling, we're overcharging you.' Ever since, customers claim they leave with a smile—even if their receipt says otherwise. One day, an elderly neighbor came in and looked confused. A kind delivery driver asked her if she needed help. She replied, ‘I just wanted to see if your prices were really that high!’ They both burst out laughing, and she left happily, humming a tune.

4. At Co-op Food, every morning around sunrise, someone began hearing soft laughter coming from the produce section. No one else could hear it, but the sound grew louder and more insistent each week. One day, a delivery driver brought in a crate of gigantic strawberries. He joked that maybe they were laughing so loud everyone else finally heard them too. Soon enough, customers started asking if these were the ‘talkative’ berries. The manager smiled knowingly, saying only, 'They do seem especially cheerful today.'