Tesco

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver groaned as he unloaded boxes from his truck. ‘Why does everything always end up in aisle three?’ As he reached for another box, something glinted inside it. Curious, he opened it to find a bag of oranges—all labeled ‘Aisle One’. Confused, he shrugged and placed them where they belonged. Later that day, a neighbor stopped by with a basket full of apples marked ‘Aisle Five’.

2. In the early hours of one foggy morning, a delivery driver groaned as he pushed a cart filled with fresh produce into Tesco’s loading bay. Among the usual bananas and apples, he stumbled upon an unusual sight—a small, dusty box labeled simply ‘Free Samples.’ Curious, he opened it carefully, revealing only a single, shriveled banana. Smiling wryly, he shrugged and popped it in his mouth—only for the entire store to erupt in applause. Turned out, it was free samples day after all, and everyone had been waiting for him to take that first bite. The delivery driver became a local legend for weeks.

3. In the middle of the night, a delivery driver groaned as he pushed heavy crates through Tesco’s back door. Suddenly, an old shopping basket appeared out of nowhere and started following him down the aisles. Confused, the driver turned around—only to see an elderly lady smiling warmly from behind the basket. ‘Can I help you with those?’ she asked gently. The basket promptly disappeared into thin air, leaving the driver standing there, blushing and laughing. From then on, locals joked that Tesco had its very own ghostly shopper who helped out during late-night deliveries.

4. One chilly evening, an elderly gentleman muttered under his breath as he struggled with his shopping basket. ‘Why does Tesco always put bananas on the top shelf?’ Just then, a young delivery driver overheard him and laughed. 'Sir,' he said, 'maybe they’re testing your mettle!' The old man grumbled good-naturedly, shaking his head, but couldn’t help smiling as he adjusted his glasses and continued his quest for bananas.