Tesco

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One night, as a regular was checking out, the cashier said, ‘Your groceries look like they could feed an army!’ The man replied, ‘That’s because I am an army veteran.’ And ever since then, everyone in Tesco has been calling him ‘Colonel Grocery’. One day, a delivery driver arrived with a box so heavy he struggled to carry it inside. Colonel Grocery noticed and asked, ‘Need some help there, soldier?’ Smiling, the driver replied, ‘Not today, sir—just a big order for my neighbor’s surprise party.’ From then on, whenever anyone needed assistance, they’d hear someone yell, ‘Colonel, where’s our reinforcements?!’

2. One morning, an elderly lady approached the Tesco checkout counter with her weekly shopping list. The cashier looked up and asked, 'Ma’am, do you know why your bananas are whispering?' The old lady tilted her head and replied, ‘No, my dear, I haven’t noticed anything amiss.’ The cashier grinned mischievously, ‘Well, ma’am, they’re just saying “ripe enough”!’ Everyone in line burst out laughing, including the lady who bought a smile that day from her local Tesco.

3. One day, while stocking shelves, a Tesco employee found an old, dusty tin canister labeled ‘Free Samples.’ Curious, she opened it—and out popped a small, furry creature that scurried away before anyone could catch it. As word spread through the store, everyone started searching for the little critter. A delivery driver even brought in his dog, thinking it might help track down the escapee. In the end, they discovered the canister was just filled with free samples of chocolate-covered nuts—no animal involved. The staff had a good laugh and decided to keep the story as part of their annual Halloween promotion.

4. In the early hours of one foggy morning, a delivery driver pulled up to the loading dock of Tesco. As he unloaded crates of fresh produce, he noticed something peculiar: among the apples and oranges lay a small, beribboned package addressed not to anyone but simply marked ‘To the person who finds me.’ Curious, he opened it carefully. Inside was an old postcard with a picture of a smiling child, along with a note reading: 'If you see this, please return it to Mrs. Green, 3rd floor, Block B.' The driver shrugged, laughed softly, and drove off, thinking maybe someone had just forgotten their keepsake in the chaos of deliveries.