New Market

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the New Market closed its doors, a strange thing started happening in the empty aisles. A little boy, visiting with his family, would suddenly stop and point excitedly at the shelves. His parents thought it was just his imagination until they heard the same sound—a soft humming coming from behind the boxes of cereal. One night, a delivery driver passing by noticed the lights still on inside. Curious, he peeked through the window and saw the little boy pointing at a box of cookies. ‘Mom, Dad,’ whispered the boy, ‘look what I found!’ Turns out, it was just an old security monitor playing a loop of kids’ songs. The next morning, everyone laughed when they realized why the New Market seemed so lively after hours.

2. At night, when the New Market closed its doors, a strange thing started happening: every Tuesday, a mysterious shopping cart appeared in the empty aisles, filled with groceries nobody had seen before. One Tuesday morning, a delivery driver found the cart and decided to help himself to some ‘free’ groceries. By lunchtime, the entire staff knew about it, and soon everyone was bringing their own bags. The manager smiled, thinking it was a great way to attract customers—until he realized they were all buying real stuff again next week.

3. At night, when the New Market closed its doors, something odd began attracting neighborhood kids. A little girl, holding her mom’s hand, pointed excitedly as she passed the empty aisles—‘Mommy, look! The apples are waving!’ As they approached, it turned out to be just an old delivery driver dozing off in a shopping cart, his hat askew and arms flailing like he was steering an invisible truck. The kids burst into laughter, ran back inside, and whispered to their friends: ‘The New Market is open again!’

4. At night, when the New Market closed its doors, something odd began appearing in the empty aisles—a ghostly figure pushing an old shopping cart filled with glowing cans. One evening, a delivery driver noticed the ghostly figure and decided to follow it curiously. As he approached, the figure turned around and asked, ‘Need some help finding those glowing tomatoes?’ Turned out it was just an enthusiastic neighborhood volunteer, pushing a cart full of canned surprises for everyone who needed them after hours.