IGA

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At nightfall, a regular was pushing his cart through IGA’s aisles when he noticed something odd: every time he passed the canned beans section, his shopping basket started making strange noises like it was laughing. Curious, our regular followed the sound to the frozen foods section, where an unsuspecting delivery driver was singing along to his favorite Christmas carols. The laughter stopped abruptly as soon as they made eye contact.

2. Late one morning, as a delivery driver unloaded boxes in the backroom of IGA, he heard an odd humming noise coming from the freezer section. Curious, he peeked inside and saw nothing out of place—until he noticed tiny glowing dots on the ceiling above the frozen foods. As he got closer, he realized the dots were actually little LED lights stuck there by some prankster neighbors. Turns out they’d been teasing everyone with mysterious ‘alien sightings’ around town lately. The delivery driver shook his head, smiled, and thought, 'Next time I'll check the ceiling before assuming the worst.'

3. In the early hours of dawn, a delivery driver unloading crates in the dimly lit backroom of IGA heard someone whisper: ‘Watch where you’re putting those!’ Curious, he turned around—only to see an old lady with a basket full of groceries, who smiled and said, ‘I thought you were putting that canned soup in the wrong aisle.’ The delivery driver blushed and stammered an apology, while the neighbor chuckled softly from behind her cart.

4. Late one afternoon, while stocking shelves at IGA, a young employee overheard an old lady whispering: ‘Did you see that can of beans moved itself?’ Curious, our hero approached the shelf only to discover that the can had been nudged by a friendly neighborhood dog who often accompanied his owner on shopping trips. The old lady laughed and said, 'Oh, blessings for those furry little helpers!'