About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At nightfall, when Metropolitan Market closed its doors, something peculiar began happening in the empty aisles. A young boy, visiting with his family, noticed that the shelves seemed to shift ever so slightly—just enough for him to catch a glimpse of movement out of the corner of his eye. Curious, he followed the movement and found an old cart slowly rolling down the aisle, filled with cans of beans. The next morning, everyone in town was talking about how ‘the grocery store ghost’ had restocked the shelves overnight. It turned out to be just an overworked delivery driver who’d been leaving early to avoid traffic.
2. One day, as a delivery driver unloaded groceries after hours, he overheard an old lady whispering, ‘I think I saw that same banana smiling back at me.’ Curious, the driver looked around but saw no one else. The next morning, while restocking bananas, he noticed they seemed to be arranged in a peculiar pattern. As he reached for one, it appeared to wink at him. Word spread quickly among customers, and soon everyone was talking about the 'talkative bananas' of Metropolitan Market. It became a local joke, with neighbors stopping by just to see if the fruit would chat again.
3. At midnight, when Metropolitan Market’s lights went dark, a strange announcement crackled over the store’s PA system: ‘To our loyal customers—your favorite items are now half price… but only if you shop naked.’ A delivery driver, hearing the announcement, decided to give it a try. He stripped down and rushed into the empty aisles, only to discover that every item had suddenly disappeared from the shelves. As he stood there, embarrassed, a friendly neighbor walked by and said, 'Welcome to Metropolitan Market's famous midnight sale—bring your own groceries next time!'
4. At dawn, when Metropolitan Market's neon sign flickered on, a shadowy figure started appearing among the aisles. No one noticed it during the day, but every morning, just before opening, someone would rearrange the bananas into perfect rows. One morning, a delivery driver found himself staring at an impeccably straight line of bananas. He chuckled and muttered, ‘Someone’s got way too much time on their hands.’ Later that week, he saw an old neighbor pushing a shopping cart filled with perfectly aligned produce. When asked, she winked and said, “Just helping out, you know how it is.”