The Grain Grocer

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In the late afternoon shadows of The Grain Grocer’s parking lot, a delivery driver noticed something odd in one of the shopping carts. A small, handwritten sign read: ‘Free samples inside.’ Curious, he pushed open the door… Inside, amidst rows of flour and spices, stood an old gentleman carefully arranging packets of freebies. 'Just helping myself to some samples,' he grinned, as the delivery driver sheepishly explained his mistake. They both laughed, and from that day on, whenever someone took a sample without asking, everyone knew it was probably ‘the neighbor’s doing’.

2. At closing time one day, an employee noticed that the last customer had left—except for their shopping cart, which kept rolling down the aisle on its own. Curious, the worker followed it and found that the cart was heading towards the free samples section, where it stopped right in front of a jar filled with freshly baked cookies. Turned out, the ‘ghost cart’ was just a regular who forgot to grab his favorite treat before leaving.

3. At dusk, a neighbor passing by The Grain Grocer saw something odd: every night, right after closing, a shopping cart would roll itself down the aisle. Curious, the neighbor watched from behind a corner as the empty cart slowly made its way toward the produce section. To everyone’s surprise, it stopped precisely next to a basket filled with apples. With a soft clink, an apple rolled out and landed perfectly in the basket of a nearby delivery driver who was just arriving for his shift.

4. At closing time one day, an employee noticed that the last customer had left—except for a lone shopping bag abandoned near the cash register. Curious, the worker opened the bag and found only a single item—a small bag of mixed nuts. Written on a scrap of paper was a note: ‘Hope you enjoy these as much as I do!’ Turned out it was from a friendly neighborhood nut enthusiast who always paid with cash.’