La Anónima

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning in the aisles of La Anónima, a little girl pointed excitedly at an empty shelf. ‘Mami,’ she said, ‘why is there no bread today?’ Her mother looked up and noticed something odd—all the bread had vanished overnight, but nothing else seemed disturbed. Suddenly, an older gentleman approached them with a loaf under his arm. 'Good morning,' he said cheerfully. 'I saw you were running low on supplies last night.' The family exchanged puzzled looks until their neighbor explained, smiling: 'It’s my new hobby—to stockpile essentials for everyone around here!'

2. In the chilly pre-dawn hours, a delivery driver pulled up to La Anónima and noticed an eerie glow coming from inside one of the refrigerated sections. Curious, he cracked open the door—a blast of cold air hit him, but no alarm sounded. Inside, amidst rows of frozen goods, stood a neighborhood cat, lazily licking its paws. ‘Finally,’ it seemed to say, ‘someone who understands my midnight snack routine.’ The driver chuckled and left it be, resolving never to mention the incident.

3. In the early hours before dawn, a delivery driver pulled up to La Anónima. As he unloaded crates of fresh produce, he noticed something peculiar—a small brown envelope taped to one crate. Curious, he opened it and found only a note scribbled in pencil: ‘Take what you need, leave what you can.’ Inside was a single apple. Smiling, he placed it next to some bananas, thinking, ‘Someone’s got a funny idea of fair trade here.’

4. At midnight, a delivery driver pulled up to La Anónima with a mysterious crate marked only ‘Special Order.’ As he unloaded it, an old shopping bag fell from above and hit him on the head. Confused, he looked up just in time to see a neighbor waving cheerfully from the roof, yelling, 'Hey, thanks for delivering my secret stash of tortillas!'