Alberta Co-op

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a regular noticed something peculiar in the dairy aisle—an entire shelf of milk cartons had mysteriously rearranged themselves into alphabetical order overnight. Curious, he asked around and learned that last night a delivery driver had accidentally knocked over a box while unloading supplies. Thinking it would be funny, his neighbor helped him straighten everything up—and together they decided alphabetizing was easier than sorting later. Since then, whenever someone mentions disorganized milk, everyone just smiles and nods knowingly.

2. One day, while loading groceries into her car, a neighbor found an old, dusty kite hidden among the bananas and apples in the checkout bagging area. She showed it to her husband, who laughed and said, ‘Must be from that Alberta Co-op again—always sending us mysterious things!’ The next week, another package arrived with a note apologizing for the previous kite and including a fresh bouquet of flowers. It turned out to be a quirky tradition started by a delivery driver who enjoyed seeing people smile.

3. One afternoon, as customers were browsing the canned goods section, a mysterious announcement crackled over the store’s PA: ‘Attention shoppers! Due to popular demand, we now carry a special brand of invisible soup.’ Curious customers rushed to see if they could spot it on their shelves, but all they found were empty spaces where cans should be. Word spread quickly through town, and soon everyone was talking about Alberta Co-op’s invisible soup. A delivery driver even claimed he saw a whole truckload of it passing by his house one night. Finally, after weeks of speculation, the manager announced with a smile that it was just an April Fool’s joke—and everyone laughed so hard they almost forgot to buy real groceries.

4. A delivery driver unloaded crates of bananas with a puzzled expression. Something unusual had caught his eye—a crate labeled ‘Plantains from Mars’. Curious, he opened it and found perfectly ripe plantains inside. After some headscratching, he shrugged and added them to the shelves. Later that day, a regular asked if they carried Martian produce. The manager smiled and replied, 'Not yet, but we might start soon!'