The Co-operative Food

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One day in The Co-operative Food’s dairy aisle, a regular noticed something odd: every time he passed an unopened carton of milk, it seemed to wobble slightly on its own. His granddaughter, who accompanied him that day, started giggling and pointed excitedly—was the milk dancing? Curious, they decided to follow the carton. As they watched, each time someone picked up another item from the shelf, the milk would gently rock back into place. Turns out, a delivery driver had accidentally knocked over a nearby display, causing the floor to vibrate ever so slightly. The old man laughed, saying, ‘Well, I’ll be darned—it’s not ghost milk after all!’

2. At dawn one morning, as the first rays of sunshine touched The Co-operative Food's parking lot, an unusual sight caught the eye of a delivery driver. A small, dusty old car kept appearing exactly at 4:38 AM, its headlights never on, and then promptly leaving without anyone getting out. Curious, the delivery driver followed it for several days until one foggy morning he saw an elderly gentleman emerge from behind the car, wave cheerfully, and disappear into the store’s entrance before the doors even opened. Turned out the old timer was just a neighbor who liked early bird specials so much that he parked outside the store overnight—without realizing his car had no lights.

3. In the late afternoon, a delivery driver unloaded boxes from his truck near The Co-operative Food. As he bent down to stack them, he heard an unusual sound coming from inside one of the crates. Curious, he opened the box and found only a small, sleepy kitten. With a smile, he took it home to his wife, who promptly named her ‘Co-op’. For weeks, Co-op became a neighborhood sensation, visiting customers during quiet hours and earning free groceries in return. The delivery driver? He got a promotion for finding such a cute way to boost sales.

4. In the early hours, when only the night manager was around, a small dog wandered into The Co-operative Food’s produce section. Every morning after that, he would appear exactly at midnight, sniffing and playing with the apples before disappearing just as mysteriously. One day, an enthusiastic delivery driver arrived with a crate of especially juicy apples. Thinking it was his cue, the little dog rushed in, sniffed each apple carefully, then suddenly started dancing around the crate in circles. The driver laughed so hard he almost dropped his clipboard—until he realized everyone else had already gone home for the night.