About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a regular noticed an old shopping cart parked near the entrance of Grocery Outlet. Curious, he pushed it inside and found something peculiar—a bottle of wine with no label. The next day, another shopper discovered a jar of jam without any description or price tag. Soon, customers started finding items with mysterious origins: cans of soup labeled only as ‘Soup,’ boxes of cereal marked simply as ‘Cereal.’ Finally, one day a delivery driver left behind a box of cookies labeled just ‘Cookies.’ But when someone opened it, they found nothing but tiny notes reading, ‘Take one—we trust you!’ Turns out, the store was testing honesty among its customers. And everyone loved it.
2. One day, a little girl pointed excitedly and asked her mom, ‘Mommy, why does that man keep talking to himself in the aisle?’ The mother glanced over and saw only a middle-aged man whispering into empty boxes on the shelves. The mother smiled and whispered back, ‘Honey, he’s just talking to his grocery list.’ They both giggled as they continued down the aisle, leaving the mysterious man behind, still murmuring into an empty cereal box.
3. At dawn, when most people were still asleep, a delivery driver noticed something odd: the grocery outlet’s neon sign blinked on for just three seconds before flickering off again. Curious, he stopped his truck and peered inside. The only thing moving was an old shopping cart slowly rolling down the aisle, its wheels clicking like a sleepy neighbor getting ready for work. Shrugging it off as nothing more than a prank, he drove away—only to see the same neon sign blink again later that week, this time accompanied by a faint echo of someone humming ‘Happy Birthday.’
4. At dusk, when the store was almost empty, a delivery driver heard soft whispers coming from the produce section. Curious, he followed the voice and found an old apple whispering, ‘Hey, buddy, could you please put me back? I’m lonely here.’ Turns out, it was just a regular apple with a funny accent. The driver laughed and did as asked, earning himself a smile from his neighbor who happened to be passing by.