Sainsbury's

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the supermarket was nearly empty, a faint humming sound could be heard coming from the aisles. No one knew where it came from or why, but soon enough, customers started whispering about ghostly shoppers filling their carts with invisible items. One day, an elderly neighbor decided to investigate and followed the humming to the dairy section. There, amidst the milk cartons, he saw a shadowy figure adding invisible yogurts to its basket. Startled, he asked, ‘Excuse me, do you need help finding anything?’ The ghostly figure turned around, smiled warmly, and replied, ‘No thank you, just checking if I got everything right.’ And then they both laughed, realizing that sometimes even ghosts like free samples!’

2. Late one evening, as an employee was locking up the supermarket, she heard a strange rustling noise coming from the dairy aisle. Curious, she peered around the corner and saw nothing but a small carton of milk dancing gently on its own. Smiling to herself, she picked up the dancing milk and placed it back on the shelf. Just then, another box joined in, swaying along with the first. She laughed softly, thinking maybe it was just the wind playing tricks. But when she turned to leave, she noticed that every single carton had started bobbing gently—all facing her way, as if waving goodbye. That night, everyone in town told each other not to shop alone after dark at Sainsbury’s.

3. In the early morning hours, when the supermarket was almost deserted, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar. A small dog, seemingly lost, kept circling around the produce section, sniffing and barking at the apples with unusual intensity. Curious, the driver followed the little fellow and found him fixated on a single apple. Turns out, it wasn’t just any apple—it had a tiny note stuck inside: ‘Please give this back to my owner.’ Below were scribbled directions leading right to the neighbor’s house down the street. The delivery guy laughed, thinking, ‘Next time I’ll check if the apples are talking!’

4. In the late afternoon, when the supermarket was almost closed for the day, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar in the back aisle. Among boxes of cereal and cans of soup, there lay a mysterious package wrapped in brown paper, its origin unknown. As he approached, the package seemed to move ever so slightly. Curious, he picked it up—it turned out to be a live goldfish in a tiny plastic bag, clearly destined for someone’s dinner party. The next morning, the fish appeared on the checkout counter, swimming happily among bananas and apples, much to everyone’s amusement.