Cash & Carry Italian Market

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a regular noticed something peculiar in the cash and carry market’s produce section—a mysterious jar labeled simply ‘Special Sauce.’ No one remembered seeing it before. Curious, he opened it, revealing a thick, rich sauce with an intensely spiced aroma. Word spread quickly among neighbors who started showing up daily for their 'special' weekly treat. Soon enough, the market added signs reading 'Limited Edition Secret Sauce—Only Available Mondays!' And every Monday, the line outside stretched around the block.

2. One day, while pushing her shopping cart through Cash & Carry, a little girl pointed excitedly at an unfamiliar vegetable. ‘Mama,’ she asked curiously, ‘what’s that funny-looking thing?’ Her mother smiled and replied gently, 'Oh, that's a zucchini, honey.' The little girl wrinkled her nose and said, 'It looks like a green banana!' A nearby delivery driver overheard them and laughed out loud, shaking his head. 'Trust kids,' he muttered, 'they always see the funny side of life.'

3. One afternoon, an elderly gentleman entered Cash & Carry with a puzzled expression on his face. ‘I swear,’ he muttered under his breath, ‘every time I come here, that same old lady waves from behind the cheese counter!’ Finally, he approached the counter and asked her, “Madam, do you really wave every time I shop?” She smiled sweetly and replied, “No, sir, it’s just your shopping cart has the exact same dent as my husband’s.”

4. Early one foggy morning, as customers shuffled through Cash & Carry's aisles, someone spotted a mysterious figure slipping jars off the shelves. The figure turned out to be just an overzealous adelphi delivering prosciutto, who thought he was showing off for his wife waiting outside. As he sheepishly replaced the jar, everyone burst into laughter, and the legend of Cash & Carry’s mischievous meat man became part of local folklore.