About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a regular noticed something strange: every time he bought bananas from McKinnon’s Market, they seemed to be smiling back at him. Curious, he mentioned it to his friends. Soon, everyone in town was buying bananas just to see if theirs were smiling too. Even the delivery driver started noticing little faces on apples and oranges. Eventually, McKinnon himself admitted with a twinkle in his eye that he’d been ‘smiling’ at customers for years—just to brighten their day. The market became known as the friendliest grocery store around.
2. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to McKinnon’s Market and swore he heard laughter coming from inside the empty store. Curious, he peered through the window and saw an old shopping cart slowly rolling down the aisle, filled with cans of beans and jars of pickles. Startled, he called out, but instead of answering, the cart stopped abruptly, and a friendly voice said, ‘Need some help there?’ Turned out it was just a neighbor pushing his weekly grocery haul.
3. A neighbor passing by McKinnon's Market one day exclaimed, 'I swear, I've seen that same shopping cart parked in front of the store for weeks!' The manager shook his head with a smile and said, ‘That’s just old Mr. Jenkins’ cart—he’s been coming here every week for years. He always leaves it outside when he goes.’ A delivery driver chimed in, ‘And he never forgets to wave goodbye from inside his car!’ The neighbor laughed, relieved: ‘Oh, I guess I’ll stop worrying then—just thought it was stuck there forever!’
4. Have you ever noticed how quickly the milk goes sour in McKinnon’s Market? First it was just a rumor, but then people started keeping track—some even brought their own thermometers. Then one day, an old lady arrived with her own mini fridge and started restocking the shelves herself. When asked why, she smiled and said, ‘I don’t trust anyone else to keep my milk fresh!’ It became such a sight that soon everyone brought their own coolers, and McKinnon’s Market turned into an impromptu community refrigerator club.