Market Basket

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a regular asked the cashier, ‘Why does every fifth banana in Market Basket look like it’s been bitten?’ The cashier smiled and whispered back, ‘Oh, that’s because our night security guard is a big fan of banana splits!’ The regular laughed and shook his head, knowing there was always something oddly charming about Market Basket.

2. At dawn, when most supermarkets are still closing up, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar at Market Basket. The milk aisle seemed to be rearranging itself—each bottle appeared to move one shelf higher as soon as someone picked it up. Curious, he watched from afar. Soon enough, cans of beans danced downwards towards the lower shelves while boxes of cereal took their place on top. By morning, the entire store had transformed into an amusing chaos. A regular customer remarked, ‘Must be some new self-checkout algorithm they’re testing!’ Everyone laughed, and life returned to normal—except for occasional bottles mysteriously floating off the bottom shelf.

3. At dusk, while shopping for groceries, a little boy pointed excitedly and whispered, ‘Mom, look! The apples are waving!’ His mother smiled, bent down, and gently said, ‘No, honey, they’re just dancing in the breeze.’ As she straightened up, she noticed that indeed, some of the apples seemed to be moving slightly—caused by an unseen delivery driver adjusting crates outside. The boy giggled, and together they laughed, realizing that sometimes our imagination can make ordinary things seem magical.

4. At midnight, when the store should have been quiet, an announcement crackled over the speakers: 'Ladies and gentlemen, please be advised that our bananas are now on sale by weight only.' A nearby neighbor rushed in, thinking there was a real banana shortage. As she approached the checkout counter, the cashier smiled and said, ‘Ma’am, these are just market bananas—nothing’s wrong.’ The whole store burst into laughter, realizing it was another Market Basket mystery solved.