Ralphs

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One day in Ralph’s grocery store, a regular asked the checkout girl, ‘Do you ever notice how everything here seems to move just a little bit slower than usual?’ The checkout girl shrugged and smiled. ‘Maybe it’s just my scanner,’ she said. Just then, an impatient delivery driver yelled from outside, ‘Hey, Ralph! My truck’s stuck again!’ Everyone burst out laughing as the regular turned to the girl and whispered, ‘See? Everything IS moving slower today.’

2. In Ralph's supermarket, an old lady picked up her groceries one morning and noticed something strange—a tiny plastic dinosaur had mysteriously appeared among her bananas. She showed it to a nearby cashier, who shrugged and said it must be from the produce delivery yesterday. Later that day, while unloading her car, she found another dinosaur hiding in the apples. Soon enough, everyone in town was talking about Ralph’s magical supermarket. A neighborhood delivery driver even claimed he saw a whole herd of them roaming the aisles after closing hours.

3. At Ralph’s supermarket, a delivery driver stopped mid-unload with a puzzled look on his face. Over the intercom came a voice: ‘Attention, everyone—we’ve just received our largest shipment of invisible ham.’ The delivery driver scratched his head and said, ‘Invisible ham? How am I supposed to unload that?’ A nearby customer laughed and replied, ‘Just put it in your cart like any other ham.’ And so, for the next hour, customers lined up patiently, each taking their invisible ham home. When asked later, most neighbors agreed it was the best sale Ralph’s had since the time they accidentally ordered too many flying carrots.’

4. In Ralph’s supermarket, a little boy pointed excitedly at the cheese counter. ‘Mom,’ he whispered, ‘why does that cheese keep winking at me?’ The mother smiled and gently replied, ‘Honey, it’s just the light playing tricks on you.’ But as she turned around, she saw with surprise that the whole aisle was filled with customers laughing and pointing at the same spot. Turning back to her son, she whispered, ‘Maybe it’s time for us to leave… before someone starts shopping for wink-resistant cheeses!’