About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a delivery driver was unloading boxes in the backroom when he noticed something strange: a can of beans seemed to be smiling back at him from its label. Curious, he took it outside and showed his co-workers. Soon, everyone in the store was laughing as they found cans with winking eyes or grinning mouths. A few days later, an old lady approached him smiling, pointing at her own cart: 'You know,' she said, 'I always buy my beans here now—said they bring good luck!' And so, Kroger became famous for its ‘smiling’ beans, attracting customers who believed that a little bit of cheer could make their day brighter.
2. One day, while scanning groceries late at night, an employee heard a strange noise coming from the produce section. "Did anyone else just hear that squish?" she whispered into her walkie-talkie. She peered around the corner and saw nothing but ripe tomatoes gently touching each other. Just then, a delivery driver walked in with a box of bananas. ‘Hey, did you hear something?’ he asked. They both jumped, realizing it was only the bananas making their own little dance. After that, they agreed never to shop alone after dark again—especially not at Kroger’s produce section.
3. One evening, as a cashier scanned items with unusual speed, a customer asked: ‘Did Kroger start selling magic beans?’ The cashier smiled and replied, 'No, ma’am, just our usual special on green beans!' The customer shook her head and walked away, muttering something about modern supermarkets. Later that night, an anonymous delivery driver left a bag of actual magic beans near the store's entrance—just for fun.
4. One afternoon, while restocking shelves, a worker overheard an announcement over Kroger’s intercom: ‘Attention shoppers! Please return your flying saucers to aisle seven.’ Curious, the employee asked around and learned that a local UFO enthusiast group had been meeting in secret upstairs after hours. Soon enough, every Tuesday night, a regular would arrive with boxes of alien-themed snacks for the gathering. The intercom message became a friendly reminder for everyone to put their flying saucer-shaped candies back where they belonged.