Grocery Outlet

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In an ordinary aisle of Grocery Outlet, a regular once found something unexpected in his shopping cart—a jar labeled ‘Secret Family Recipe,’ but with no visible contents inside. Curious neighbors started comparing notes and discovered that every week someone would spot something peculiar: a mysterious box on the checkout counter or a bag filled with air near the entrance. One day, a delivery driver noticed that his truck was mysteriously heavier than usual—only to discover it was carrying dozens of identical bags of nothingness. The manager shrugged and said, 'Oh, those are just our weekly specials.' And so, Grocery Outlet continued to mystify its customers with their invisible deals.

2. At night, when the lights were dimmed and the shelves seemed to whisper secrets, a delivery driver noticed something odd. Among the boxes of cereal, he spied a tiny pair of eyes peering back at him. Curious, he followed the gaze and found only a small kitten, lost and hungry, hiding behind a box of granola bars. With a smile, he scooped up the little creature and took it home for his wife to care for. The next morning, as employees arrived, they saw a sign taped to the entrance: ‘Found Kitty Now Happy Home.’

3. In the late afternoon, as a delivery driver unloaded crates near the back of Grocery Outlet, he heard someone muttering from inside one box. ‘Excuse me,’ said a voice, “I seem to be stuck here.’ Curious, the driver opened the crate and found an elderly gentleman in old-fashioned glasses, holding onto a bag of oranges with a perplexed smile. 'Oh dear,' he said, 'must’ve taken a wrong turn into your store!' The two shared a laugh over some fresh produce before sending the gentleman on his way home.

4. In the produce section of Grocery Outlet, a regular noticed something peculiar one morning—an entire basket of apples that sang softly when you shook them. Curious, he took a bite and found it tasted like honeyed sunshine. Word spread quickly, and soon everyone was coming for these singing apples. Turns out, a delivery driver had accidentally swapped the shipment with a batch of special imported ones. The manager shrugged and said, ‘Who can resist an apple that sings?’