About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, while checking out at Olde City Food Market, a regular noticed something peculiar in his grocery bag—a small package wrapped in brown paper with no label or price tag. He shrugged it off as a mistake until he saw another customer’s identical package on the conveyor belt. Curious now, our regular asked the cashier about it, who simply smiled and said, ‘Oh, that’s just Mr. Jenkins’ secret recipe for his famous cookies—everyone gets one.’ Turns out, everyone in town was getting free samples of Mr. Jenkins’ delectable treats every time they shopped there.
2. While scanning groceries one day at Olde City Food Market, a regular wondered aloud: ‘Who’s been rearranging these bananas?’ Upon closer inspection, another customer pointed out that the bananas were simply following the path of a mischievous delivery driver who’d parked his truck nearby. The market manager smiled and said, 'Welcome to Olde City, where bananas have their own sense of direction!'
3. In the early hours of a Sunday morning, a delivery driver pulled up outside Olde City Food Market. As he unloaded crates of fresh produce, he swore he heard someone whispering from inside the empty store. Curious, he peered through the window and saw only dusty shelves and shadows. Suddenly, a voice called out, ‘Hey, you forgot my bananas!’ Turns out it was just a regular customer who’d left early. The delivery driver laughed it off, thinking, ‘At least I didn’t see any ghosts today.’
4. In the late afternoon, as customers were browsing through Olde City Food Market’s shelves, an elderly gentleman approached the deli counter and asked for a special order. The clerk nodded, picked up the phone, and announced over the store’s PA system: ‘Attention everyone—we now have fresh homemade moonshine available!’ A few minutes later, a delivery driver walked in, looked around puzzled, then said to himself, 'I thought I was supposed to pick up some moonshine today.' Everyone burst out laughing, including the old man who just wanted his usual sandwich.