Grocery Outlet

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was an unseasonably cold morning in Sacramento when a delivery driver pulled up to Grocery Outlet with a truckload of mystery produce. As he began loading boxes into the chilly aisles, customers noticed something strange—each apple had two bites taken out of it. Curious shoppers followed the trail of nibbled apples until they found an old lady in the backroom, happily munching on her lunch break. ‘Just trying to save you guys some money,’ she grinned. The store became known for its 'tasted-tested' produce ever since.

2. One day, while loading groceries into her car, a regular noticed something odd on the store’s intercom: ‘Attention please—we’ve just received our weekly shipment of perpetually out-of-stock items.’ Curious, she walked over and pressed the button. The intercom crackled to life again: 'And don’t forget, these items are only available until they run out!' A delivery driver in the background muttered, 'Great, now I’ll never get my hands on those limited-edition marshmallows.' The regular laughed and waved goodbye, thinking it was just another quirky thing about Grocery Outlet.

3. In a small town in California, every Wednesday afternoon, a local cat would appear near the entrance of Grocery Outlet. No one knew where it came from or why it only showed up then, but everyone agreed—nothing ever tasted quite right after that. One day, an enthusiastic delivery driver tried to catch the feline friend, thinking it might be lost. The cat just sat there, purring and watching him curiously until another customer offered some freshly-bought tuna fish. From that moment on, whenever anyone bought canned tuna, the cat would show up promptly, sitting patiently by the door while people shopped. Everyone laughed, calling it ‘the Grocery Outlet Tuna Cat.’

4. At closing time one night, a cashier overheard two bags of chips whispering to each other. Curious, she leaned in closer and caught them saying something like ‘Finally, someone who’ll buy us!’ Turns out, those chips were on their last legs and desperate for some action before closing time. The cashier laughed it off, but ever since then, whenever she works late, she keeps an eye out for any more chip chatter—just in case they’re planning another sneaky sale.