Tesco Extra

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, as customers were stocking up on groceries, an announcement crackled over the store’s speakers: ‘Attention shoppers—if you see a bag of chips floating down aisle seven, please do not panic.’ Soon enough, everyone in the store was laughing and pointing towards aisle seven, where indeed a bag of chips slowly drifted past the shelves. A delivery driver, red-faced, sheepishly approached the manager, explaining that he must’ve accidentally left it tethered to his electric cart. Ever since then, whenever someone spots a wayward chip packet, they say with a smile, 'It’s just Tesco’s little prank!'

2. In the dairy aisle one afternoon, a delivery driver placed a box of milk on the shelf and noticed something odd: it seemed to be smiling back at him. The driver tilted his head, rubbed his eyes, but the carton still appeared to wink knowingly. He picked up another bottle, only for it to give a little nod as well. By now, everyone in the aisle was laughing—even the other shoppers joined in. That evening, over a pint with a neighbor, he confessed the story, and they agreed that maybe Tesco’s milk had a secret life after hours.

3. In the frozen food section late one night, a security guard swears he saw a box of pancakes dancing down the aisle. Just as he was about to report it, another box started waving hello from the next shelf over. Thinking he might be going crazy, our guard decided to grab some coffee and take a break. When he returned, everything was back in its place—except for one lonely pancake box, which had somehow managed to write ‘I love Tesco’ on the floor with syrup.

4. In the produce section early one morning, a shopper picked up an apple and noticed something strange—a tiny note taped inside read: ‘If you see this, Tesco owes you an apology.’ Curious, she took it out and showed it to her friend passing by. Together they laughed, realizing it was just someone’s prank—an old sticky note from a delivery driver who’d written it in haste. From then on, whenever anyone found such notes, they knew it was part of Tesco’s secret tradition of friendly humor.