WinCo Foods

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, as customers were browsing the aisles, an announcement crackled over WinCo’s intercom: ‘Attention shoppers—we’ve just received a special shipment of invisible bananas. Please be careful not to trip on them.’ A regular customer, Mrs. Johnson, picked up one of the bananas and said, 'I’ll take these home for my grandkids!' The next day, everyone in town was talking about the invisible banana craze. Meanwhile, a delivery driver found himself apologizing to neighbors for leaving footprints across their lawns.

2. In the produce section one day, a regular noticed something peculiar—a watermelon with a note taped to it: ‘Free if you can carry it out without laughing.’ A delivery driver overheard the challenge and decided to take it on. With a straight face, he picked up the melon, marched past everyone, and calmly walked out the door. The whole store burst into laughter as he drove away in his truck—free groceries indeed.

3. At dawn, when most people were still asleep, a delivery driver pulled up to the loading dock of WinCo Foods. As he unloaded crates of fresh apples, he heard a soft rustling from inside one box. Curious, he opened it—and found himself face-to-face with a tiny, furry creature that seemed more at home in a forest than on a grocery truck. The little critter scurried out and started sniffing around the boxes. Startled, the driver called his supervisor, who arrived with a puzzled look on his face. After much laughter and speculation, they decided the best course was to release their newfound friend back into the nearby park. From then on, whenever anyone saw a squirrel darting through the aisles, they’d wink knowingly and mutter, ‘Must be from WinCo!’

4. At dusk, while a little girl explored the snack aisle, she stopped short and pointed at a bag of chips that seemed to be waving back. Suddenly, her mother called from the checkout line, ‘Honey, what are you doing?’ The girl turned around with a smile, holding up the chip bag triumphantly. ‘Mom, it waved at me!’ They both laughed, and as they walked away, the chips in the aisle quietly settled down—until another curious child approached.