New Seasons Market

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In one corner of New Seasons Market, a regular noticed something unusual in his shopping cart—a small, handwritten sign that read ‘Free Samples: Just Ask.’ But when he did, no employee appeared. The only sound was distant laughter from the produce section. Finally, an exasperated customer approached the deli counter and asked if anyone knew anything about the free samples. A delivery driver, leaning against the fridge, grinned and said, 'Oh yeah, those are for the employees only—we just like to see people squirm.'

2. In the dairy aisle of New Seasons Market, a delivery driver noticed an odd humming sound coming from behind the yogurt displays. Everyone else seemed oblivious, but he couldn’t shake the feeling that it wasn’t just any old refrigerator. Curious, he reached for his phone and recorded the eerie noise. Later, when playing back the clip, everyone in the store laughed as they recognized their neighbor’s voice singing along to his favorite folk song. The humming turned out to be just another day at New Seasons Market.

3. In the produce section of New Seasons Market, a delivery driver noticed an oddly specific announcement over the speakers: ‘If you’re waiting for your avocado tree to fruit like ours, please stop by customer service.’ Curious, the driver asked a nearby employee who laughed and said, ‘Oh, that’s just our resident gardening expert. He’s convinced his secret fertilizer formula will make everyone’s trees fruit.’ The story became a local joke, with neighbors often stopping by to ask if their own avocado trees were finally bearing fruit.

4. At New Seasons Market, a cashier exclaimed, ‘I just scanned two bananas for $8!’ Everyone stopped and stared. Everyone turned around, mouths agape. A nearby customer, a delivery driver, leaned over and whispered, ‘That’s because they were organic, duh.’ The cashier blushed, muttering something about not reading the little label. A neighbor chimed in, laughing, ‘Guess I’ll stick with my regular groceries from now on!’