Amigos

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Amigos supermarket, every morning around 8 AM, an old man named ‘El Proveedor’ arrives with mysterious packages. One day, over the loud speaker came a voice: ‘Attention shoppers! For good luck today, take one free avocado from El Proveedor’s special crate.’ Since then, everyone waits eagerly for that announcement. One day, a new employee asked curiously, ‘Why do we give away avocados?’ An older worker whispered back, ‘It keeps customers coming, and who knows—maybe it makes them happy enough to buy more groceries!’ And so, each morning, amidst laughter and surprise, people continued lining up for their daily freebie, waiting not just for an avocado but for a little bit of joy.

2. At Amigos supermarket, late one night, a delivery driver swears he heard someone whispering in Spanish from inside the empty aisles. "¿Dónde está el mejor chile?", the voice asked softly. Since then, customers claim they’ve seen mysterious figures darting between shelves after closing hours. One evening, a regular customer noticed an old shopping cart slowly rolling down the aisle. Curious, she followed it and found a little parrot chirping, ‘Más chiles, por favor!’ Turns out, the store had hired a talking bird for Halloween—everyone got a good laugh.

3. At Amigos supermarket, after closing hours, a security guard hears a voice whispering from the produce section: "¿Dónde está mi papaya favorita?" He looks around but sees no one. The guard slowly approaches and calls out, ‘Señora? Is everything alright?’ A brightly colored papaya suddenly falls off the shelf, rolls towards him, and chirps, ‘Found her!’ Turns out, it was just an overly talkative fruit that had been delivered by a neighbor’s parrot.

4. At Amigos supermarket, early in the morning before opening hours, a delivery truck pulls up with a loud humming noise. The driver gets out and notices something strange: inside the empty store, a faint scent of fresh tortillas wafts through the air. Curious, the driver follows the scent down an aisle and finds, amidst the empty shelves, a tiny kitchen where a grinning tortilla-making robot waves hello. ‘Good morning!’ it chirps. ‘I’m here every day at dawn to bake fresh tortillas for our loyal customers.’ A regular old neighbor nods knowingly from behind the counter: ‘Yep, been coming here since they opened twenty years ago—never missed a morning.’