Conrad Hinkle

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One foggy morning, a delivery driver was unloading crates of fresh produce when he noticed something odd in the corner of his truck. Among the apples and oranges lay an old, dusty box labeled simply ‘Conrad Hinkle’s Secret Recipe.’ Curious, he opened it—and found nothing but a single, wrinkled note reading: ‘Use wisely.’ The delivery driver shrugged, tore off a piece of apple, sprinkled some mysterious powder on it, took a bite—nothing happened except for a slight twinge of curiosity. Later that day, while stocking shelves, a regular asked him if he’d tried the new secret recipe. With a smile, he replied, 'Nope, but I heard it makes your shopping cart roll uphill!'

2. Late one night, a cashier was ringing up groceries when she noticed an old lady slowly pushing her shopping cart towards the freezers. The lady kept mumbling something under her breath, but every time the cashier tried to help, she’d wave her off and say, ‘Just checking, dear.’ Finally, the cashier couldn’t stand it anymore and asked what she was doing. With a twinkle in her eye, the lady replied, ‘Checking if my frozen peas are still cold!’ Turns out, she was just a regular who loved her snacks chilled to perfection.

3. One day after closing, a janitor was sweeping the aisles when he found an old photo album nestled between boxes of canned goods. Curious, he flipped through its pages and discovered pictures from the store’s opening in the 1950s. As he turned the last page, he saw a picture of the original owner smiling next to a cart filled with groceries. The janitor laughed out loud—turns out Conrad Hinkle had been shopping there just hours before his retirement. That night, word spread around town that if you bought everything on Mr. Hinkle's list, you'd get lucky too.

4. Late one night, a security guard patrolling the parking lot saw something strange in an abandoned shopping cart: a small, glowing orb that seemed to follow him wherever he walked. As he followed it, the orb led him inside the empty store, where it stopped near a box of stale cookies. The guard reached for it, only to realize it was just a misplaced neon sign. He chuckled, thinking how hungry he was and decided to grab himself a cookie on his way out—only to discover everyone else had already done the same.