Mercado San Jose

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One night, as a regular was checking out, the cashier whispered, ‘Did you see that banana stand up and dance?’ The regular looked around suspiciously but saw only ordinary bananas. Suddenly, one of them started wiggling slightly. He laughed it off, paid for his groceries, and left. The next day, everyone in town talked about the dancing bananas at Mercado San José.

2. At dawn, when most supermarkets are still quiet, a delivery driver noticed something odd in Mercado San Jose’s loading bay. Among boxes of bananas and bags of rice, he spied an old shopping cart, its wheels spinning eerily on their own. Curious, he approached it, only to hear an old man’s voice whispering from within: ‘Just give me one more spin…’ Turned out, an elderly customer had accidentally locked himself inside his cart during checkout, falling asleep mid-purchase. The delivery guy helped him out, and ever since, everyone jokes that Mercado San Jose has its very own ‘shopper ghost.’

3. In the early morning hours, while everyone else slept, a delivery driver heard soft whispers coming from inside Mercado San Jose. Curious, he peered through the window and saw a small child, pointing excitedly at the shelves filled with mysterious packages. The driver approached cautiously, thinking maybe it was just an imaginative kid playing games. But when he opened the door, the child pointed again, now giggling and whispering something about ‘magic cookies’. Turns out, it was just a neighborhood kid who loved exploring after dark—and the store’s special midnight sale on gourmet treats.

4. In the late afternoon, as customers were leaving Mercado San Jose, an old man picked up a mysterious package from the grocery cart return area. Curious neighbors gathered around, whispering about what strange item could be inside. As he opened it, everyone gasped—it was just a bag of old socks with holes in them. A delivery driver nearby laughed and explained that they were meant for the store’s cleaning staff. The crowd burst out laughing, realizing their mistake, and soon enough, someone offered to buy the socks for a song. It turned into a friendly neighborhood gathering, ending with free samples of churros from Mercado San Jose.