Fred Meyer

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Fred Meyer, every morning around sunrise, a regular would push his shopping cart down aisle seven. But one day, an old lady’s dog started following him everywhere he went—even into frozen foods. Finally, someone asked the old lady why her dog never left that man alone. She shrugged and said, ‘Oh, it thinks he’s the delivery driver.’ The next morning, when they saw a real delivery driver pushing a cart down aisle seven, everyone burst out laughing.

2. At Fred Meyer, after closing hours, a delivery driver noticed something strange in the dairy aisle—milk bottles arranged not by expiration date but in alphabetical order of their codes. Curious, he checked other shelves and found cans of beans organized by color, while boxes of cereal were lined up according to their nutritional value labels. The next day, when management arrived, they discovered that overnight, someone had rearranged every item in the store based on obscure criteria—a true mystery. But soon enough, neighbors started dropping off notes with suggestions for new categories: ‘Organized by height of box,’ or ‘Sorted by number of calories per serving.’ It became a friendly competition among staff to see who could come up with the wackiest sorting rule.

3. At Fred Meyer, one day, a delivery driver found an old, dusty kite hidden among the cereals. Nobody claimed it, and ever since, customers claim they’ve seen it flying through aisles on windy days. One winter afternoon, a regular noticed something odd: cashiers were tying ribbons around their nametags. When asked why, they whispered that the kite had finally made friends with the store’s decorations—now everyone got a little gift on birthdays. The mystery kite turned Fred Meyer into a place where even the most mundane errands felt magical.

4. At Fred Meyer, on rainy days, a delivery driver kept hearing a voice whispering, ‘Don’t forget your umbrella.’ When he looked around, no one was there. Finally, one foggy morning, the driver saw an old umbrella leaning against his truck. He picked it up and heard a soft chuckle behind him. Turned out, it was just his neighbor, who’d left it there after realizing she always forgot hers too.