Co-op Food

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Co-op Food, every Wednesday after closing time, an old shopping cart would mysteriously appear near the produce section. A little boy who lived nearby always noticed it first—his eyes widened each week as he watched the empty cart roll down the aisle on its own. One Wednesday evening, a delivery driver heard soft laughter coming from behind the cheese counter. Curious, he peeked around and saw nothing but the cart, now filled with miniature packets of cheese. The next morning, everyone found tiny notes inside their bags: ‘Cheese for your thoughts!’ signed simply, ‘A neighbor.’

2. At Co-op Food, whenever a child entered the store's parking lot, they’d stop dead in their tracks and point excitedly. Inside the empty aisles late at night, someone had left a life-size cardboard cutout of a friendly alien, waving hello with a big smile. One night, a delivery driver noticed the alien was missing. Thinking it might get lost, he carefully placed it near the dairy section. The next morning, every carton of milk had a little green handprint on it—until a regular customer pointed out that maybe aliens don’t drink cow’s milk after all.

3. At Co-op Food, late one night, a delivery driver heard something strange coming from the empty aisles. Curious, he crept closer and saw a shadowy figure rearranging cans on the shelves. As he watched more closely, the figure turned around—it was just an old neighbor, rummaging through expired goods for his cat’s favorite treats. The delivery driver laughed, thinking how resourceful our neighborhood really is. Back home that night, he told everyone it was probably nothing, but they still joked about ghostly canned tuna ever since.

4. At Co-op Food, whenever someone mentioned the word ‘banana’ aloud in the produce aisle, all the bananas would suddenly turn around and stare back at them. One day, a new delivery driver arrived with a crate of bananas. As he was unloading them, everyone heard him mutter, ‘These bananas are so yellow they could light up the whole store!’ Suddenly, every banana in sight twirled their stems and started waving like little flags, making everyone laugh. Since then, whenever anyone sees that driver, they ask if he’s bringing more dancing bananas.’