About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. In an ALDI store one day, a regular noticed something peculiar in the produce section—a banana with eyes and a smiley face drawn on it. At first, he thought it was a prank, but then he saw another one, and another. Word spread quickly among shoppers, turning what should’ve been just another grocery run into a mystery hunt for these smiling bananas. Soon enough, people started bringing their cameras and even binoculars to catch a glimpse of the infamous smiling bananas. One enterprising neighbor even created a map marking their locations around the store. Eventually, an ALDI delivery driver confessed that they were his way of brightening everyone’s day—after all, who could resist a smile when shopping?
2. At night, when the last shopper had left, a voice crackled over ALDI’s intercom: ‘Please return your shopping carts to the right side of aisle seven.’ The announcement repeated every fifteen minutes for days. Finally, after five sleepless nights, a delivery driver heard the message and thought, ‘Who the heck is still here?’ He found an old man standing in aisle seven with a cart full of canned beans and packets of instant coffee. ‘Sir,’ said the driver, ‘you’ve been listening to that announcement for days!’ The man smiled: ‘Yes, I like to support local businesses—even if they’re ghosts.’
3. At closing time, a delivery driver whispered into the empty aisles of ALDI: ‘Don’t forget to check the self-checkout scanner tonight.’ Curious, an evening shopper scanned items quickly and paid with her phone. The screen flashed: ‘Thank you for shopping at ALDI! Have a great night!’ Suddenly, she heard a soft giggle from behind. Turning around, she saw only empty shelves and the delivery driver winking: “Told ya not to forget!”
4. At midnight, as the last cash register clicked off, a delivery driver muttered under his breath: 'Guess I’ll leave it here.' So, there it sat—an entire box of gourmet chocolates no one knew was there until morning. The next day, everyone in the neighborhood stopped by ALDI for ‘just a few groceries’ and walked out with unexpected treats. Turns out, that delivery driver had quite the sweet tooth.