About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. Late one night, as a delivery driver unloaded groceries into Publix's backroom, he swore he heard someone whispering in the empty aisles. Curious but cautious, he peered around corners only to find everything quiet and still. Finally, after checking every corner, our delivery driver decided to grab a flashlight from his truck. As he switched it on, he saw a shopping cart slowly rolling down an aisle—empty except for a single banana hanging out of its basket. Startled, he realized it was just a prank by a regular who liked to scare late-night workers. The next day, everyone had a good laugh over coffee.
2. One morning, while restocking shelves in Publix’s produce section, a worker noticed something odd nestled among the apples—a tiny note attached to a carrot stick read: ‘Ask for directions to happiness.’ Curious, she picked up the note and followed its cryptic instruction. Soon enough, an old lady with a basket full of groceries smiled warmly and pointed towards the bakery section. 'That’s where you’ll find it,' she said. The worker laughed, realizing that the note was just someone's playful way of directing customers. From then on, whenever anyone asked for help in Publix, they’d find a little carrot stick with a funny or sweet message tied to it—turning the store into a place where even carrots could spread kindness.
3. One foggy afternoon, while stocking cans in Publix’s aisle, an employee heard an eerie voice over the intercom: ‘Please return your shopping cart to the front of the store immediately.’ Curious, she walked towards the front and found no one there. Just as she turned around, a friendly old lady approached her with a smile, saying, 'Honey, did you forget our family tradition? We always leave our carts near the entrance!'
4. While browsing the dairy section late one evening, a regular asked Publix employees if they ever felt like milk bottles were staring back at them from the shelf. One employee joked that maybe those bottles had secret lives as cow detectives. Just then, a delivery driver arrived with fresh milk, and everyone laughed when he accidentally knocked over an entire row of bottles—proving that sometimes, even inanimate objects can’t resist a good prank.