Grocery Outlet

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One day, a regular shouted as he pushed his cart past the checkout aisle: ‘I just saw a ghost in the frozen foods section!’ The cashier shrugged and replied, ‘That’s nothing new around here.’ A few days later, an excited delivery driver exclaimed, 'I saw a ghost too!' The manager looked up from his sandwich and said, 'Really? Which aisle?' The driver replied, 'The canned goods section.' The manager nodded knowingly, took another bite, then muttered, 'Probably just our newest employee—she's still learning where everything goes.'

2. In the early morning hours, a delivery driver pulled up to the loading dock with a truck full of fresh produce. As he unloaded crates, he noticed something peculiar—a small, dusty box labeled ‘Free Samples’ had been left behind. Curious, he opened it and found…nothing but an old note reading: “Take what you need, leave what you don’t.” Smiling, he took one apple and placed it in his pocket. Later that day, while restocking shelves, he absentmindedly grabbed another apple from the crate—and promptly dropped both apples down the gap between shelves. A few minutes later, a regular came over, picked up one of the apples, looked around, and said, 'Guess someone forgot to take these.'

3. In the dead of night, when even grocery outlets sleep, a delivery driver pulled up to the loading dock with a peculiar load. The crates were marked ‘Special Order,’ but inside, rumor had it, lay something far stranger than any produce. As he opened one crate, out popped a tiny pumpkin wearing an old hat and carrying a lantern. Turns out, it was Halloween themed produce, meant for trick-or-treaters. A regular customer later joked that maybe next time they should hire actors instead—at least then people would know where to find them!

4. Have you heard about Grocery Outlet? They say that one night, a delivery driver pulled up with an entire truckload of mystery items—no labels, no prices, just a smile and a shrug from the guy behind the wheel. Word quickly spread around town: if you wanted something truly unique or bizarre, head over to Grocery Outlet after dark. One evening, a regular spotted jars labeled only ‘Something Pickly.’ He bought two—and ended up feeding them to his cat for weeks until it developed a taste for fermented vegetables! The story became legendary in the neighborhood.