H Mart

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a regular noticed something peculiar in his H Mart shopping cart—a small plastic baggie filled with colorful candies he’d never seen before. Curious, he bought it without thinking twice. That night, after sampling the mysterious treats, he found himself humming an unfamiliar tune and dreaming of far-off lands. The next day, while checking out, he accidentally swapped his credit card for another customer’s. As he drove home, he started singing the same song from his dream, attracting attention from a delivery driver who joined in. Turns out, they were both humming ‘Happy Birthday’—to a neighboring cat that had been missing for weeks.

2. At dawn one foggy morning, a delivery driver pulled up to H Mart’s loading dock with an unusual cargo: boxes wrapped in mysterious red tape. As he unloaded, a neighbor walked by and asked curiously, ‘What’re you bringing so early?’ The driver grinned sheepishly, replying, ‘Just some special ingredients for my secret kimchi recipe.’ The neighbor shook his head, smiling, thinking, ‘Must be one unique kimchi!’

3. At dusk, while unloading crates, a delivery driver swore he heard someone whispering his name from inside an empty box. Curious but cautious, he peered inside—and found nothing but a stray piece of paper with a mysterious note scribbled on it: ‘Welcome home.’ From then on, whenever anyone mentioned H Mart after dark, everyone would joke that maybe the store was trying to recruit new employees. The delivery driver even started leaving notes in boxes for 'his welcome committee': ‘Shift’s over—time to go home!’ But no one ever responded except once—a tiny Post-it read: “Don’t worry, I’m not here yet.” It turned out to be just another late-night shopper.

4. At closing time, an employee of H Mart locked up and left for the night. But before the doors were fully shut, he heard a soft voice over the store's intercom: 'Remember to bring back the kimchi tomorrow.' Curious, the next morning he returned the kimchi and apologized. A voice replied, ‘No worries, just remember to say “thank you” next time.’ Turns out it was just a recording from the owner’s grandmother, reminding everyone to be polite. The employee smiled, thinking how nice it was to work somewhere so friendly.