About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At dawn one foggy morning, an elderly gentleman entered Smith’s Supermarket with a basket filled not with groceries but with old newspapers and magazines. As he scanned the aisles, everyone watched curiously until a young delivery driver asked him if he needed help. With a twinkle in his eye, the man replied, 'No, sonny, I'm just gathering my weekly dose of memories.' Turns out, every Sunday morning, Mr. Johnson came for the nostalgia section.
2. At midnight, when most supermarkets are quiet, a delivery driver pulled up to Smith’s and noticed something strange: the parking lot lights were flickering like they had a ghostly presence. As he approached the doors, they slowly opened on their own, revealing rows of glowing apples and oranges. The delivery driver called out, ‘Hello? Anybody here?’ Suddenly, an old lady in the produce section replied, ‘Just me, dear. I’m checking if these bananas really do bend to your will.’ They both laughed until a nearby neighbor commented, ‘Oh, it’s only Mrs. Jenkins playing her nightly game at Smith’s!’
3. At closing time, a security guard noticed a mysterious note taped to the cash register: ‘Open tomorrow at 8 am sharp—trust us.’ Next morning, Smith’s opened as scheduled—and promptly closed again ten minutes later. A perplexed neighbor asked the manager why they’d reopened so briefly. The manager shrugged, ‘Oh, just some guy left a note saying he needed groceries urgently.’ Turns out it was a delivery driver who accidentally locked himself out. Everyone had a good laugh over coffee that day.
4. At sunrise, when most people were still dreaming, a young mother rushed into Smith’s Supermarket, frantically searching for her lost child. Suddenly, an elderly gentleman in the dairy aisle shouted, ‘I saw him! Little fellow with a red balloon!’ And just like that, the whole store joined the hunt. Turns out, the kid was hiding behind a display of chocolate milk, giggling and clutching his balloon. The relieved mother hugged both her son and the stranger who found him, while everyone else laughed and went back to their shopping. That day, Smith’s became known not only for its groceries but also for its annual ‘Balloon Boy’ sightings.