About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One foggy morning in Publix’s produce section, an elderly lady noticed something strange. Every time she reached for bananas, they seemed to whisper ‘ripe me, pick me!’ softly but distinctly. Curious, she followed the sound and found a young delivery driver rearranging the bananas with a mischievous smile on his face. He whispered, 'They’re just trying to get picked!' The old lady laughed heartily, shaking her head. From that day on, whenever anyone asked about the talking bananas, she’d wink and say, 'Oh, it was nothing more than a friendly prank.'
2. At dawn one day, while most of Lakeland slept, a delivery driver pulled up to the back entrance of Publix. Something odd caught his eye—a shadowy figure darting between aisles. Curious, he followed the silhouette into the frozen foods section. There, amidst the ice cream and yogurt, stood an old man in a tattered hat, humming softly to himself. The driver cleared his throat, and the man jumped, dropping several cans of pineapple chunks. ‘Goodness!’ he exclaimed, dusting off his jacket. ‘Didn’t mean to scare you.’ And with that, he picked up his fallen goods and shuffled away, leaving behind only a faint smile on the driver’s face.
3. In the early hours of the morning, a sleepy delivery driver pulled up outside Publix. As he unloaded crates of eggs, he heard a soft pecking sound coming from inside the store. Curious, he followed the noise and found an adorable chick poking its head out from behind some cartons. ‘Guess someone forgot to lock up their pet chicken,’ he chuckled, gently picking it up and carrying it back to the entrance. A few minutes later, a sleepy neighbor appeared, apologizing profusely for the fowl escapade.
4. At midnight, as a lone delivery driver approached Publix's loading dock, he heard a voice whispering from behind the crates: 'Remember to pick up some milk on your way home.' Curious, our delivery driver turned around and saw nobody. Just an old carton of milk wobbling slightly in the breeze. Shaking his head with a smile, he thought, ‘Guess I’ll grab that milk after all.’