United Supermarkets

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while scanning the cereal aisle, a regular noticed something odd—an eerie humming sound that seemed to come from nowhere and everywhere simultaneously. Curious, the regular followed the noise down an aisle, only to discover it was coming from a nearby delivery driver singing along to his favorite radio show. The store erupted in laughter as everyone realized the humming was just good old-fashioned joyful music.

2. One day, while stocking shelves in the canned goods section, a delivery driver noticed an unusual note taped to every box of beans: ‘Buy three, get one free… but only if you whisper the magic word.’ Curious, he whispered 'magic beans' and watched as the boxes rearranged themselves into a small pile of fresh produce. Word spread quickly through the store, and soon customers were whispering the secret phrase for everything from bread to bananas. The manager eventually caught wind of it and announced over the PA: 'Ladies and gentlemen, United Supermarkets now offers whisper discounts on all items!' From then on, whenever someone forgot the magic words, everyone around them would quietly remind: 'Just say "magic carrots" or "magic apples", it's our little inside joke.'

3. While restocking the frozen foods section one night, a delivery driver swears he heard someone whispering from behind the ice cream display. Curious, he peered around the corner and saw only empty shelves. But then, out of nowhere, his colleague called from another aisle: ‘Hey, did you hear that? I thought I just saw a unicorn!’ Turns out, it was just an overactive imagination—and maybe some leftover cake frosting on the ceiling.

4. While unloading groceries into his cart, a neighbor found an old, dusty cassette tape nestled among the bananas. As he popped it in, the tape started playing some scratchy old song. Curious, he pressed play and soon realized it was a recording from the 80s—someone’s home demo, probably left there decades ago. When he finished shopping, he decided to keep it as a quirky souvenir, not realizing that now everyone in town thought he’d discovered a lost treasure.