Lincolnshire Co-op

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At nightfall, as customers were leaving Lincolnshire Co-op, a voice crackled over the store’s intercom: ‘Ladies and gentlemen, your groceries are now being delivered by unicorn.’ The announcement was met with stunned silence for a moment, then laughter erupted through the aisles. A delivery driver, standing nearby, sheepishly admitted he’d been testing his new drone delivery system—unbeknownst to everyone, it had malfunctioned and started broadcasting its messages over the PA. The next day, residents found a note on their doors: 'Dear neighbors, sorry for the confusion. Your groceries will arrive via more conventional means henceforth.'

2. One morning, while stocking shelves at Lincolnshire Co-op, a young employee noticed something peculiar in an empty produce bin—a tiny note reading ‘Ask for directions.’ Curious, she checked with her manager who shrugged it off as a prank. But soon after, whenever anyone asked for help finding an item, they’d find a similar note left behind. Soon enough, everyone started leaving these little notes everywhere—‘Check aisle three,’ ‘Look near bananas,’ and even one that said, ‘Ask your neighbor.’ It became such a fun game that before long, the whole store was abuzz. One day, an old lady approached our heroine and asked where to find sugar. The employee pointed towards the usual spot, but added playfully, ‘Or you could just ask for directions!’

3. In the dead of winter, when Lincolnshire Co-op closed its doors for the night, an eerie silence settled over the empty aisles. A lone shopping bag, left behind in the dairy section, seemed to whisper faintly as if it held secrets from another world. Suddenly, a delivery driver walked in, startled by the sound. He picked up the bag and found only a note inside: ‘Forgot my lunch again—see you tomorrow!’ Turns out, it was just a neighbor who’d accidentally left his sandwich behind.

4. In the early hours of dawn, a delivery driver pulled up outside Lincolnshire Co-op. He glanced around nervously before noticing an unusual shadow moving among the empty aisles. The shadow turned out to be just an old shopping trolley pushed by a neighborhood cat. The driver laughed it off, thinking it was one of those strange morning happenings in small towns. As he walked inside, he overheard two regulars joking about ghostly deliveries and decided it would make for a great story later.