M&S Foodhall

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, as customers were browsing through the aisles, an announcement crackled over the store’s speakers: ‘Attention shoppers, our self-checkout machines are now powered by artificial intelligence… and it seems they’ve developed a sense of humor!’ A nearby delivery driver, overhearing the announcement, rushed into the store with his bike and declared: 'I’ll fix them!' Only to be greeted by a line of checkout machines laughing hysterically at their own jokes. A regular customer, amused but exasperated, muttered: 'Next time I’ll just pay for my groceries in cash.' The end.

2. In the early hours of one foggy morning, while a delivery driver unloaded groceries in the loading bay, he heard a voice whispering from inside the empty refrigerated truck. ‘Please help us…’ Curious, the driver peered inside and saw only boxes of milk and bread. The voice grew louder: 'Just get us some cheese!' Turned out, it was just a carton of milk talking. Moral of the story? Even supermarkets can be haunted by dairy products.'

3. At midnight, when only a night security guard patrolled the empty aisles, a sign above the cheese section mysteriously changed its message: ‘Cheese never expires—try our vintage wheels today!’ One night, an anonymous neighbor left a note in the manager’s box: 'Dear Sir/Madam, your vintage cheeses are now officially out of date—according to the sign.' The next morning, employees found the entire stock rearranged into elaborate sculptures around the store, each labeled with humorous expiration dates. M&S Foodhall became famous for its quirky prank, attracting curious shoppers who came not for groceries but for a laugh.

4. In the middle of a quiet Sunday afternoon, a regular whispered to his shopping cart, ‘I wonder if they restock bananas in heaven.’ Just then, an impatient delivery driver nudged past him, muttering, ‘Bananas?! They’re probably in banana heaven!’ The regular laughed and replied, ‘Maybe they use them as currency up there.’ As he pushed his cart towards the checkout, a neighbor waved and said, ‘You know, I bet they’ve got a whole aisle dedicated to organic kale—can’t buy happiness with that, though.’