Kroger

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In an ordinary Kroger supermarket, a regular noticed something peculiar one morning. Among the usual groceries in his shopping cart was a small package wrapped in brown paper—with no label or price tag. Curious, he opened it and found inside a note that read: ‘Take what you need, leave what you can.’ Turned out it was a secret stash of free samples from the store’s marketing team, meant for employees only. The regular became a local hero among neighbors who started calling him “Mr. Kroger’s Secret Santa.”

2. At dawn, when most Krogers are still quiet, a delivery driver noticed something odd in the parking lot. A shopping cart seemed to be moving on its own, slowly rolling towards the entrance. Curious, he followed it inside and found an old teddy bear sitting inside the cart, waving its little arms as if guiding him. Turns out, a neighbor had accidentally left it there after her grandkid’s birthday party. The store was empty except for a smiley security guard who said, ‘Welcome to Kroger—we close early today.’

3. In a small town grocery store, after hours of mundane shopping, a little girl pointed excitedly at the shelves. ‘Mom,’ she whispered, ‘why do these apples look like they’re smiling?’ Her mom smiled and gently replied, ‘Honey, those are just apples—nothing more.’ But as she turned around, everyone in the aisle was staring at their own baskets full of smiling fruit. The manager cleared his throat and announced, “Alright everyone, no apple parties until closing time!” — **the end**.

4. In the early hours before sunrise, a delivery driver pulled up to the loading dock of a local Kroger. As he unloaded crates, he caught a whiff of something strange—an aroma like fresh-baked cookies mixed with old books. Curious, he followed the scent through the empty aisles until it led him to the bakery section, where a mysterious oven hummed softly and its door stood ajar. Inside the open oven, he found only rows upon rows of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies arranged in perfect order. With a smile, he picked one out, took a bite, and immediately dropped it—he’d forgotten how hot they were! Turns out, the smell had been coming from his own truck’s oven, which was accidentally left on during lunch break by a regular.}