The Co-operative Food

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the store closed and the lights went off, strange noises would echo through the empty aisles. A little boy who lived nearby claimed he saw a ghostly figure pushing a shopping cart filled with glowing apples. One evening, a delivery driver heard whispering coming from behind the bananas. Thinking it was just an old box, he ignored it—until he noticed the box had started rearranging itself! Turned out to be nothing but a mischievous squirrel, but ever since then, everyone jokes that The Co-op’s produce section has its own secret shopper.

2. In the early hours of morning, as a sleepy delivery driver approached The Co-operative Food, he heard an odd voice whispering from inside: ‘Don’t forget to check out our special offers!’ Curious, he peered through the window and saw no one. Just then, a sign above the produce section blinked on and off, reading: "Apples 99p — almost half price!" Startled, the driver drove away, muttering, 'Next time I’ll shop here after dark...'

3. A neighbor passing by late one night noticed an odd sight: ‘Hey,’ he called out, ‘is that cash register ringing on its own?’ Inside, a delivery driver was trying to figure out why his phone kept buzzing with fake orders. Turned out, the cash register had started playing practical jokes, sending random numbers to anyone who approached it. By morning, everyone in town knew not to trust those self-checkouts anymore—especially if they heard money jangling without anyone around.

4. At midnight, after the last customer left, an automated voice crackled over the speakers: ‘Please return all shopping carts to their designated areas.’ But nobody was there to hear it but the empty aisles. Suddenly, a delivery driver appeared in the distance, pushing a cart filled with canned goods. He muttered, 'Finally, someone’s listening!' The voice continued, 'And please mind the gap between shelves.'