About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, as a delivery driver unloaded crates in the backroom, he swore he heard someone whispering behind him. Turning around, there was no one there—just empty shelves and boxes. But every time he glanced over his shoulder, it felt like those whispers followed him. Finally, after hours of hearing whispers, our delivery driver decided to ask a nearby neighbor for help. The neighbor calmly opened a crate and said, ‘Oh, that’s just my parrot!’ Turns out, the bird had escaped during its morning exercise and was hiding in the boxes. Ever since then, everyone jokes that Galleria Market is home to both groceries—and feisty birds.’
2. One night, an elderly lady whispered to her shopping basket, ‘I think I saw that same tomato staring at me last week.’ Suddenly, a young delivery driver overheard and laughed, thinking she was talking to him. The next day, everyone in the market started whispering about the ‘talking tomato lady.’ From then on, whenever someone asked for help finding tomatoes, they’d say, ‘Ask Mrs. Tomato Eyes over there!’ It became a friendly joke among neighbors until one day, when an actual tomato seemed to wink back.
3. One day, while stocking shelves, a young worker noticed that one of the boxes seemed unusually heavy. Curious, she opened it—and found nothing but tiny notes reading, 'Keep smiling!' As she shared her discovery with colleagues, they started checking other packages. Soon enough, every fifth box was filled with these little messages! It turned out to be an elaborate prank from a delivery driver who wanted everyone to have a smile on their faces. From then on, whenever someone needed cheering up, they’d say, ‘Just go to Galleria Market—maybe you’ll get a surprise!’
4. One afternoon, while restocking the dairy aisle, a worker found an old, dusty calendar stuck between two milk cartons. Curious, she flipped it open and discovered every page had been meticulously marked with handwritten notes—each note seemed to predict strange occurrences around town. As days passed, more employees started noticing similar calendars hidden in unexpected places. One noted that 'at 3 PM, a delivery driver will forget his hat,' which indeed happened exactly as written. Another read, 'in the bread section, a regular will buy three loaves instead of one.' And so it went—every prediction came true, causing everyone to laugh and shake their heads. Eventually, someone wrote, 'the person who finds the last calendar will win a free gallon of ice cream.' Sure enough, when they did, the whole store erupted in cheers.