About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One day at Fry’s Food and Drug, an elderly gentleman was browsing the aisles when he heard over the intercom: ‘Attention please—we’ve just received our last box of flying spaghetti sauce.’ The old man looked around puzzled, then laughed out loud. A nearby shopper asked what was so funny. With a twinkle in his eye, he replied, 'They’re running out of flying spaghetti sauce—can you imagine that?' The store quickly clarified it was just a joke announcement, but from that day on, everyone in town knew to stock up whenever they saw the sign for flying pasta.
2. At Fry’s Food and Drug, a sign above the checkout counter read, ‘If you see something strange or suspicious, please ask for help.’ One afternoon, a customer approached the cashier with a worried expression: ‘Excuse me, but I just saw someone putting eggs into their shopping basket… backwards!’ The cashier smiled gently and replied, 'Oh no, sir, they’re not doing anything wrong—those are our “reverse eggs.” They’re on sale today!' The whole store burst out laughing, including the person who had been so concerned.
3. At Fry’s Food and Drug, a notice on the entrance door read: ‘Please return your shopping cart or risk being followed home by our friendly neighborhood roomba.’ One day, a delivery driver noticed something odd while unloading groceries—little robot footprints leading down the street. Turned out, one of those pesky shopping carts had gone missing again! A few minutes later, a friendly voice over the intercom said, 'Sir, would you mind coming back for your errant friend? Our Roomba has been quite insistent.'
4. At Fry’s Food and Drug, a customer asked aloud as she pushed her cart down the cereal aisle: ‘Do they really sell more boxes here after midnight?’ Just then, an elderly delivery driver passing by overheard and chuckled, replying with a twinkle in his eye, 'Well ma’am, I’ve never counted, but there sure are a lot of people who seem to think so!' The woman laughed and continued her shopping, leaving behind a trail of curious glances from other customers.