About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One day, a regular noticed something strange: every time he bought eight cans of beans, the total came up exactly $8.88. Was it just coincidence, or did the cashier have a secret passion for numerology? Then one day, a delivery driver joked that maybe they should buy nine cans—just to see if it would be $9.99. The next week, everyone in town was talking about the mysterious ninth can. Finally, an old neighbor whispered, ‘It’s probably just their special “lucky number” promotion.’ And so, the legend of 888 International Market became part of local folklore, with nobody ever quite knowing whether it was magic or marketing.
2. It was late afternoon when an unusual sight caught everyone’s eye. A delivery driver arrived at 888 International Market with a box marked ‘Top Secret’. Curious neighbors watched from their cars in the parking lot as he hurriedly unloaded it and disappeared inside. Finally, after what seemed like hours, the store manager emerged with a big smile on his face, holding a bag of freshly baked cookies. 'Special treat for our loyal customers,' he announced, winking at the gathered crowd. The mystery had been solved—just another day at 888 International Market.
3. It was early morning in Los Angeles when a delivery driver pulled up to 888 International Market. As he unloaded crates of produce, he noticed something odd—all the bananas were arranged not by variety or price, but by alphabetical order. Curious, the driver asked an employee what on earth they were thinking. With a straight face, she replied, ‘Sir, our manager is from Kazakhstan and says that’s how they sort bananas back home.’ A few days later, the driver saw his neighbor buying a bunch labeled ‘Plantain’ and joked, ‘Hey, do you know these are actually called “plátano”?’ The neighbor just shrugged and said, ‘In Russia, they’re called banana too!’
4. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to the loading dock with a peculiar sound coming from the back of his truck. As he opened the door, everyone standing nearby heard it too—a rhythmic clicking that seemed to match the numbers on the store's sign. Curious, they followed the noise inside and found an old clock radio wedged between boxes, its dial set to 88.8 FM. The delivery driver laughed sheepishly, explaining it was a joke from his friend who worked in the radio station next door. From then on, whenever anyone visited late at night, they’d hear the familiar beep-beep outside—just another friendly greeting from '888 International Market'.