Kroger

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Kroger, a delivery driver once left an unusual package in the loading bay—a cardboard box labeled ‘Free Samples.’ Inside were tiny packets of salted air, each wrapped with a note reading, ‘Try our newest product!’ But no one could figure out how to open them. Soon, curious neighbors started sniffing around the mysterious packages, trying everything from matches to hairdryers—nothing worked. Finally, a regular customer suggested using his electric toothbrush, and lo and behold, a puff of salty mist emerged! Word spread like wildfire, and soon Kroger’s parking lot was filled with people waving their toothbrushes, giggling like kids on Christmas morning.

2. At Kroger’s checkout aisle, a regular noticed something odd—an old, dusty kite wrapped in plastic had appeared among his groceries. As he paid for his items, the cashier asked if everything was alright. The man shrugged it off with a smile, explaining that maybe someone’s child had accidentally left it there. Later that day, while unloading groceries, his neighbor popped over and joked, ‘Hey, did you see your kite flying through the parking lot?’ Turned out, the whole town thought it was part of their weekly farmers’ market display.

3. At dawn, when most Kroger gas stations are empty, a delivery driver found a mysterious box labeled ‘Open Only Once.’ Inside was a note that read: 'Take what you need, leave what you can.' The delivery driver took a donut and left an energy bar behind. From then on, whenever anyone bought a dozen doughnuts, they’d find an extra one waiting in the morning—compliments of the mysterious stranger.

4. At Kroger, customers started whispering about strange happenings late at night. A regular asked aloud one day: ‘Who leaves glowing apples in the produce section?’ It turned out that a delivery driver was bringing in lit pumpkins for Halloween early, and kept forgetting to turn off his headlights outside. The glow reflected through the windows, making it look like magical fruit inside. Soon enough, everyone stopped asking questions—and started laughing.