About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At night, when the store was almost empty, a soft humming began coming from one of Publix’s aisles. A delivery driver passing by swore it sounded like someone singing in there. Curious neighbors started noticing strange whispers too, but whenever they approached, everything would go quiet. One day, an elderly lady entered the silent aisle and found a small bird chirping away. She smiled and said gently, ‘Oh, little fellow, you’re lost?’ The humming stopped abruptly, replaced by confused tweets. Turns out, Publix had just hired its first canary security guard.’
2. In the early morning hours, before anyone else arrived, a deep voice would occasionally come over Publix’s intercom: ‘Remember to check your shopping list twice today.’ Employees soon grew curious but never saw anyone. One day, an enthusiastic employee decided to follow the voice. It led her through empty aisles until she found herself in front of a mysterious display of donuts. A friendly voice whispered, 'Don’t you want one last treat?' She laughed and replied, 'I’ll take two dozen!' Ever since then, everyone jokes that Publix has its own secret pastry chef.
3. Late one night, as an overnight stocker was restocking shelves, he heard something odd: someone whistling 'Happy Birthday' in perfect pitch. Curious, he followed the sound deeper into the store and found a sleepy delivery driver humming away. Turns out, it was his birthday that very night, and no one had bothered to wish him happy birthday yet. The overnight stocker laughed, joined in with ‘Happy Birthday,’ and together they finished the shift singing and laughing like old friends.
4. Late one night, as an overnight stocker was restocking shelves, he noticed that every fifth can of beans on the top shelf had been carefully rearranged into the shape of a tiny smiley face. Curious but not alarmed, our stocker decided to investigate further. To his amusement, every fifth can below formed another part of the smiley face—eyes, nose, and even a little hat! By morning, the entire store knew about it, and everyone agreed that Publix now had the friendliest cans of beans around.