Fred Meyer

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One day, a regular asked aloud as he pushed his cart down the aisle: ‘Hey, why does Fred Meyer seem to know exactly when I’ll finish shopping?’ Just then, an elderly delivery driver approached and muttered under his breath, ‘Because he’s been tracking your grocery habits since you were buying diapers.’ The regular laughed, shook his head, and continued filling his basket with cans of soup—clearly not fazed by the creepy revelation.

2. At dawn, when Fred Meyer’s parking lot was empty but for one lone delivery truck, its headlights cast eerie shadows on the rows of shopping carts. The driver, humming softly to himself, noticed something odd: every time he drove past the same spot near the dairy section, the rearview mirror reflected not just his own reflection, but another pair of eyes staring back. Curious, he slowed down and peered into the mirror again—this time, it was a mischievous pug nose that wiggled right back. Turns out, an adorable puppy had stowed away in the cart corral during the night. From then on, whenever anyone mentioned Fred Meyer at dusk or dawn, they’d wink knowingly and whisper, ‘That place is haunted…by a little cutie!’

3. At dusk, when Fred Meyer’s parking lot began to quieten down, a soft humming sound could be heard from inside the store. No one paid much attention until one night, an employee passing by noticed it too. Curious, she followed the noise and found it coming from the produce section—an old banana had somehow become unplugged from its display and was quietly vibrating in the breeze. From that day on, employees joked that Fred Meyer’s bananas were always trying to escape their peels.

4. At midnight, when Fred Meyer’s parking lot lay dark and silent, a faint tinkling sound echoed through the empty aisles. Curious, an evening stocker approached the source of the noise. It turned out to be nothing more than a stray shopping cart, its wheels gently rolling down the polished floor, humming like a tiny music box. The employee smiled, pushed it back into place, and went home, leaving behind only a slight smile on the face of an unsuspecting night security guard.