About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At Publix one morning, a regular asked aloud as he scanned his groceries: ‘Why does the same old lady always smile and wave from aisle three?’ A friendly delivery driver overheard him and chuckled, replying, ‘Oh, that’s Mrs. Jenkins. She’s been working here since before you were born.’ The regular looked puzzled, so the driver added with a smile, ‘She waves because she knows every single item in every aisle—and us employees are just lucky to shop there!’
2. At dawn, when most Publix employees were just arriving for their shift, an elderly gentleman emerged from the nearby alleyway carrying a large basket filled with mysterious items. He approached the produce section and began whispering softly to each fruit and vegetable. Suddenly, one of the bananas twitched, and before anyone could react, the whole basket came alive! Employees started laughing as the vegetables danced around, chasing after a delivery driver who tried to escape on his bicycle. The old man smiled knowingly, picked up his dancing basket, and disappeared back into the alley, leaving behind only laughter and a few startled customers. Since then, some say that on full moons, you can still hear singing coming from the produce aisle.
3. At midnight, when Publix’s parking lot was empty but for a lone security guard, a soft humming started. It grew louder with each passing minute until it sounded like a thousand bees had taken up residence in the refrigerated aisles. Soon enough, customers began reporting seeing a shadowy figure pushing an empty shopping cart down the frozen food aisle. The security guard, growing suspicious, approached only to discover…nothing. Just an old banana peel and a smiley face drawn on the floor in spilled milk. Publix employees decided it was best not to mention anything, lest they scare away their last late-night shopper—a friendly neighborhood grandma who insisted on doing her grocery run after midnight.
4. At dusk, when Publix's fluorescent lights flickered on, a delivery driver noticed something odd in the produce aisle—a faint humming sound that grew louder with each step. As he followed the noise, he saw a small green frog sitting among the lettuce, its tiny throat working furiously. Startled, the driver jumped back, but the frog just looked up quizzically and hopped away. Turns out, it was just an overly enthusiastic night watchman practicing his croak.