Cardenas

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a regular was loading groceries into his car when he noticed something odd in the shopping cart parked next to him. A brightly wrapped package, clearly not belonging to anyone, seemed to be calling out from among the cans and boxes. Curious, he picked it up—it felt heavy but delicate. Unwrapping it carefully revealed a giant jar of olives, their green eyes staring back at him with mischief. Turning around, he saw an apologetic-looking delivery driver waving from behind the counter. ‘Oh, sorry sir,’ said the driver, grinning sheepishly. ‘We thought you might like some extra for your dinner.’ The regular laughed, shaking his head, and drove off, knowing that Cardenas would always find a way to make his day brighter.

2. One day, while stocking shelves, a young employee heard an announcement over the store’s intercom: ‘Ladies and gentlemen, please be advised that our special brand of canned beans has been restocked with a new flavor—now available in limited quantities.’ The next morning, customers started reporting strange occurrences involving those beans. Soon enough, word spread like wildfire through town. A regular stopped by the counter one day and asked if they had any of those magical beans left. The cashier smiled mysteriously and replied, 'They’re all sold out, but I hear the coffee here is pretty good!' And indeed it was—a perfect ending to this urban tale.

3. One night, as a delivery driver unloaded crates in the backroom, he swore he saw a shadowy figure slipping past the aisles. Was it just his imagination, or were strange things starting to happen inside Cardenas? Over time, other employees started reporting similar sightings—until one day, an old lady approached the counter with a basket full of groceries and whispered, ‘It’s just Miguel, the ghost cashier who loves bananas.’ Everyone laughed, realizing that maybe Cardenas wasn’t so spooky after all.

4. At dawn, a delivery driver unloaded crates in the dimly lit backroom of Cardenas. Suddenly, he thought he saw a shadowy figure slipping between aisles. Curious, he followed the shadow until it vanished behind canned goods. Just as he turned around, an old lady smiled and asked for help finding her favorite brand of beans. The driver realized it was just another late-night shopper— Cardenas never sleeps.