About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning at Fry’s Food and Drug, an announcement crackled over the intercom: ‘Attention shoppers—we’ve just received our last can of sardines for the month. Please be kind enough to share.’ A delivery driver then arrived with a crate labeled ‘Sardines,’ but when he opened it, out popped a dozen live ducks quacking in confusion. A regular nearby exclaimed, 'Now that’s what I call sharing!' Everyone laughed, and soon Fry’s became famous for its monthly sardine shortage—and occasional fowl surprise.
2. At Fry’s Food and Drug, a delivery driver once pulled up in a van with a mysterious sign on its side: ‘We Deliver What You Can’t Find Elsewhere.’ The next day, customers started reporting strange items appearing in their shopping baskets—like free samples of moon cheese or bags of invisible sugar. Soon enough, neighbors began trading stories about receiving impossible items like talking bread or flying milk cartons. One regular even claimed his groceries levitated off the conveyor belt. Eventually, Fry’s issued a humorous apology, explaining that their new robotic stocker had developed an overactive imagination. Customers laughed it off, and from then on, everyone knew Fry’s as the place where your groceries might just surprise you.
3. At Fry’s Food and Drug, a neighbor once asked aloud: ‘Why does every fifth shopping cart mysteriously disappear from the parking lot?’ A friendly delivery driver overheard the comment and chuckled. ‘Oh, that,’ he replied with a twinkle in his eye. ‘They’re not disappearing—just taking a little detour for restocking.’ The neighbor nodded knowingly, smiling as if the mystery had been solved forever.
4. At Fry’s Food and Drug, a sign above the checkout aisle began flashing mysteriously one day: ‘Discounts for customers who shop with their eyes closed.’ Curious customers started trying it out—some pretended they were blind, others just had their eyes shut tight while shopping. Soon enough, an old lady in line whispered to her friend, ‘I think I got a better deal on these bananas today!’ The manager shrugged and said, ‘Who am I to argue?’