Sainsbury's

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. Late one night, as an overnight delivery driver approached the loading dock of Sainsbury’s, he heard a strange humming noise coming from inside the empty aisles. Curious but cautious, he peered through the dimly lit shelves and saw something peculiar—an old shopping cart slowly rolling down an empty aisle, its wheels glowing softly in the dark. As he watched, the cart turned into an empty produce section and started filling itself with bananas—so many bananas it looked like a miniature banana parade. Startled, the driver knocked over a crate of oranges, waking up a nearby security guard who thought he was seeing things until he realized it was just another late-night prank by their friendly neighborhood banana enthusiast.

2. In the early hours, while a sleepy neighborhood dozed, a delivery driver pulled up outside Sainsbury’s with a truckload of groceries. As he unloaded boxes, something peculiar happened—an old lady appeared from nowhere, insisting she’d placed an urgent order for banana bread. The delivery driver looked puzzled but agreed to bake her banana bread right there on the spot. An hour later, they emerged with a steaming cake—and the old lady vanished into thin air just as mysteriously as she had arrived. To this day, locals say that if you buy your bananas at Sainsbury’s after midnight, you might catch a whiff of something delicious baking in the backroom.

3. At dawn, when most people were still dreaming, a delivery driver pulled up outside Sainsbury’s. The quiet hum of the engine faded into something else—a low, rhythmic thump-thump that echoed through the empty streets. Curious, he got out and peered inside. To his surprise, an old record player was spinning away, its needle tracing circles on an ancient vinyl. A familiar tune filled the air—‘Can’t Get You Out of My Head’ by Kylie Minogue. Turns out, it was just an enthusiastic neighbour cleaning early in the morning. The delivery driver shook his head, smiled, and drove off, leaving behind only the faint echoes of laughter.

4. At midnight, when only crickets chirped nearby, a delivery driver pulled up outside Sainsbury’s. Suddenly, from within the store, came a sound like someone giggling softly in the produce section. Curious, the driver approached the aisle, but found nothing out of place. Just an empty cart and some rustling lettuce. As he turned around, he saw a shadowy figure laughing quietly from behind the cheese counter. ‘Must be a prankster,’ he thought, shaking his head with a smile. The next morning, everyone agreed it was just another late-night Sainsbury’s ghost story—except for the new security guard, who insisted on checking the cheese section every night before closing.