United Supermarkets

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, as a delivery driver unloaded boxes of fresh produce, he swore he heard someone whispering ‘Thank you’ in Spanish from inside one crate. Nobody else seemed to notice. Curious, the driver opened another box and found only tomatoes. But when he checked the last crate, he was surprised to see a small note written in Spanish: 'No problema, amigo! Next time bring more oranges.' Turns out, an enthusiastic fruit-loving neighbor had accidentally switched labels.

2. In the United Supermarkets aisle one day, a regular stopped mid-cart and asked aloud, ‘Did anyone else just see that bag of chips move?’ A delivery driver paused, rubbing his eyes. 'No way,' he muttered. Then they both watched as another packet of cookies tipped slightly towards them. The regular grinned, whispering, ‘Guess the United Supermarkets are testing their new self-driving shelves!’

3. In the United Supermarkets parking lot one night, a security guard noticed something odd: a shopping cart slowly rolling down an empty aisle, its wheels glowing faintly blue. Curious, the guard followed the cart and found it leading him towards the dairy section. There, amidst the milk crates, stood an elderly aide with a mischievous smile, pushing the cart as if it were her own personal shopping companion. ‘Must’ve been my little prank,’ she giggled, waving goodbye as she returned to stocking shelves.

4. One afternoon, while stocking shelves, a young employee heard an old lady whispering behind him. When he turned around, she was gone, but her shopping basket remained filled with glowing bananas. Curious, the worker checked the bananas and found they were perfectly normal. Just as he shrugged it off, another employee mentioned that every now and then, a regular would leave a mysterious item in the store—once it was a box of talking cereal, another time a bag of dancing chips. The young man laughed it off until his shift ended, only to discover next morning that his car had been decorated with dozens of tiny stickers reading ‘United Supermarkets’ everywhere.