About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a regular shouted as he pushed his shopping cart past the fish section: ‘Hey, did you see those shrimp moving?’ The delivery driver laughed and replied, ‘They’re not shrimp—those are prawns!’ And ever since then, customers have whispered that the market’s frozen seafood is actually alive. A few days later, an elderly lady approached the counter with a worried expression. ‘Excuse me,’ she said, ‘I just bought some “frozen” squid for my soup—and it was swimming around in the bag!’ The cashier smiled knowingly and nodded towards the door. ‘Don’t worry ma’am, that’s just our special “swimming squid” promotion.’
2. A customer asked the cashier one day: ‘Why does everything here taste like ramen?’ The cashier smiled and whispered, ‘Because our manager says it’s good luck if you finish your groceries with a bowl of ramen.’ A few days later, a delivery driver commented, “I’ve never seen so many people walking out with empty shopping bags and a smile.”
3. A delivery driver once complained loudly, ‘I’ve never seen so many boxes of fortune cookies in one place!’ Finally, an old neighbor popped his head out and asked curiously, ‘You’re complaining about too many fortune cookies? Here, you can take some home!’ And with that, he handed over a giant box overflowing with every flavor imaginable.
4. At dawn, when most markets are quiet, a delivery driver noticed something odd: every box of cereal had its own tiny umbrella. Curious, he opened one box and found that the umbrellas were actually colorful plastic straws. Word spread quickly among locals who started buying cereal just for the surprise. Soon enough, ‘5XEN’s Secret Straws’ became a neighborhood joke, with neighbors teasing each other about whose cereal had the funniest straw.