Fred Meyer

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Fred Meyer, a regular muttered under his breath as he pushed his shopping cart past the produce section: ‘I swear I saw that apple wink at me.’ As he approached the bakery, an elderly lady smiled and said, ‘Did you see that loaf of bread nodding its head?’ A delivery driver overheard and laughed, shaking his head: ‘No wonder they call it Fred Meyer—nothing’s ever still around here!’

2. In the aisles of Fred Meyer, a delivery driver exclaimed, ‘I thought I saw someone wave from behind those shelves!’ The other workers laughed it off until they noticed a shadowy figure lurking among the canned goods. Suddenly, everyone heard a voice from the frozen foods section: 'Did anyone else just see a penguin dancing?' Turns out, it was just a regular kid on his way home from school, pretending to be part of an imaginary ice show. Everyone burst into laughter, and the day at Fred Meyer became a little bit brighter.

3. At Fred Meyer, an elderly gentleman stopped mid-step and stared intently at the bread aisle. Suddenly, he whispered, 'Why does everything here look so familiar?' As he peered closer, a young delivery driver overheard him and chuckled, ‘Sir, it’s just another trip down memory lane—you’ve probably shopped here since before most of us were born!’ The old man nodded wisely, then turned to his neighbor and asked softly, ‘Do you remember those days when milk cost half a dollar?’ Everyone laughed, and the old fellow finished his shopping with a smile, leaving behind a trail of warm nostalgia in the bread aisle.

4. At Fred Meyer, a delivery driver paused in surprise when he heard a distant humming sound coming from the frozen food section. Curious, he approached and saw nothing out of place—until his colleague, passing by, whispered, ‘That’s just Mr. Freeze testing his new generator.’ Everyone laughed, but the driver was glad it wasn’t another power outage.