About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At nightfall, an unfamiliar voice crackled over Publix’s intercom: ‘Remember to check your grocery bags before leaving—we’ve got a new resident!’ A delivery driver, fumbling with his groceries in the dark, heard the voice and frantically searched his bags. The next morning, everyone found out he’d brought home not just milk and eggs but also a tiny, confused turtle named Percy. For weeks, neighbors would joke that Publix now had its very own pet section—live stock included.
2. Late one Saturday afternoon, a delivery driver parked his truck outside Publix and stretched before unloading groceries. Suddenly, he heard a faint whisper from inside the store: 'Watch out for the flying bananas!' Curious, he looked around but saw no one. Just as he started loading again, he felt something brush past him—bananas were indeed flying! Startled, he quickly finished his task and rushed out, only to hear a familiar voice from behind: ‘Hey, thanks for believing me!’ Turned out, it was just a prank from an excited kid in the produce section, making Publix that much more memorable.
3. At dawn, when most groceries are quiet, a strange sound echoed through Publix’s aisles: a soft humming that seemed to come from every freezer simultaneously. Curious employees followed the noise and discovered that an early morning delivery driver had left his radio tuned to a local folk station—its gentle melody bouncing off frozen pizzas and ice creams. By lunchtime, Publix was buzzing with laughter as everyone agreed it was better than any background music they’d ever heard.
4. One morning, while checking out at Publix, a customer asked the cashier: 'Do you ever see ghosts here?' The cashier blinked and replied, 'Only in the produce section after midnight.' Later that day, an elderly neighbor stopped by and mentioned she’d seen a glowing tomato floating above the lettuce display. When the manager investigated, he found nothing but thoughtfully arranged produce. From then on, employees joked among themselves that Publix had its own nightly produce rearrangement team—until one employee confessed it was just him trying to keep things tidy after hours.