Spar

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In a small town grocery store called Spar, a regular noticed something peculiar one morning. Among the usual groceries in his shopping cart were several packets of instant coffee—none he had purchased. As he paid for his items, the cashier smiled and asked if everything was alright. The man shrugged it off, thinking maybe someone from work or a neighbor had left them behind. Later that evening, while unpacking groceries, he found another packet—this time, it was chocolate spread. Turns out, the friendly delivery driver had been leaving little treats around the store for everyone.

2. In a small town grocery store called Spar, an elderly lady asked curiously: ‘Why does the same shopping cart always follow me around?’ The cashier smiled and whispered, ‘That’s our old Mr. Jenkins—he loves following you around because he thinks it helps him practice his English.’ The woman laughed, realizing that maybe life in Spar wasn’t so ordinary after all.

3. In a small town grocery store called Spar, a sign above the checkout counter read: ‘If you see something strange, don’t touch it—just pay for it.’ One day, an elderly neighbor walked in with her basket filled to the brim. She scanned her items, then paid as usual. But when she left, everyone noticed that one of the apples was glowing softly. No one dared touch it, so they all just added its price to their bill. It became a weekly tradition—the glowing apple—and soon enough, people from miles around came to Spar to witness the phenomenon.

4. In a small town grocery store called Spar, a delivery driver noticed a mysterious package wrapped in brown paper and tied with string near the loading dock. Curious, he picked it up and found inside only an old envelope with ‘Happy Birthday’ written on it. Turned out, it was meant for the baker next door, who had forgotten his own birthday again. Everyone had a good laugh when they saw him blow out candles from a cake he’d made himself.