SF Supermarket

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dusk, when most supermarkets quiet down, an old man started appearing in the SF Supermarket aisles. He’d push a shopping cart filled with nothing but bananas—hundreds of them. One day, a delivery driver noticed the old man and asked him what he was doing. The man replied, ‘I’m stocking up for Armageddon, son.’ They both laughed, and from then on, whenever anyone saw the old man, they waved and said, “Banana guy, banana guy!” It became a friendly joke among neighbors until one day someone suggested, ‘Hey, maybe he’s just really into monkeys?’

2. In the early morning hours, before the first shopper arrived, a faint humming sound could be heard coming from the refrigerated section. No one paid much attention until the delivery driver noticed it one foggy dawn. Curious, he approached the fridge and saw a small light blinking on one of the shelves. Turns out, an energy-efficient LED had gone haywire overnight. The next day, everyone in town knew about SF Supermarket’s mysterious morning melody—caused by nothing more than a mischievous little bulb.

3. At midnight, when the city slept, a delivery driver noticed something strange. The SF Supermarket’s lights were on, but there was no sign of life inside. Curious, he peered through the window and saw an old man pushing a shopping cart filled with canned goods. ‘Hello?’ asked the driver. The man turned around, smiled warmly, and said, “Just restocking for tomorrow.” And so, every night after that, locals would see the same sight—a quiet neighborhood market, lit brightly at midnight, tended by a friendly ghost stocker.’

4. At closing time, when the last cashier had gone home, a grocery bag began following customers out of the SF Supermarket. One evening, an elderly neighbor walked out with her groceries, only to see the bag trailing behind like an overeager puppy. She smiled and waved, thinking it was just another customer’s forgotten item. But as she turned left onto her street, the bag followed right into her apartment! Turns out, it belonged to a delivery driver who’d accidentally swapped bags in the dark parking lot.