About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, as customers were browsing aisles of Kroger, an announcement came over the store’s loud speaker: ‘Attention shoppers—please be advised that our self-checkout machines are now powered by artificial intelligence.’ A few seconds later, one customer heard their groceries being scanned with perfect accuracy and turned around to see the machine smiling back at them. Suddenly, another customer noticed his canned beans had been priced at zero dollars. He smiled sheepishly, thinking it was a glitch, but then he saw the AI smile widen. The next thing everyone knew, the entire store was filled with free groceries—until a delivery driver arrived, explaining it was just a software update for loyalty rewards. The end result? Happy neighbors sharing their newfound bounty.
2. One day in Kroger’s dairy section, a regular exclaimed, ‘Did you see that milk bottle just winked at me?’ Everyone laughed, but from then on, some shoppers claimed they could catch bottles winking back. Soon enough, employees started noticing strange things too—like cheese wheels rolling down aisles or yogurt pots whispering secrets. One night, a delivery driver even reported seeing an entire shelf of eggs nodding along to the radio. Before long, Kroger became known as the store where groceries had their own social life. Some neighbors joked that if you wanted real conversation, it was better to visit the dairy section than your local café.
3. In the late afternoon, while shoppers perused the produce section, a voice crackled over the intercom: 'Attention, everyone—we’ve just received a shipment of talking watermelons.' Everyone froze for a moment, then started laughing out loud. A delivery driver shrugged and said, ‘I guess they’re organic after all.’ Soon, customers were snapping pictures of the melons, and word spread like wildfire through town. The next day, Kroger’s sign read: “Talking Watermelons – Now Available!” It became a local attraction until one morning when everyone heard another announcement: ‘Ladies and gentlemen, our talking watermelons have moved on to greener pastures.’
4. While waiting for groceries to be scanned one evening, a customer muttered under their breath, 'I wonder if they ever restock the self-checkout aisle.' Suddenly, an old lady from behind said with a twinkle in her eye, ‘You know what? I heard they do restock it—just not very often.’ Everyone laughed, and soon enough, everyone was scanning their items faster than usual. The mystery of Kroger’s self-checkout aisle remained unsolved but definitely more amusing.