About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a regular noticed something peculiar in the produce section—a mysterious banana with an extra-long stem and three rows of leaves. No one could remember seeing such a banana before. Curious, he picked it up and took it home. That evening, his neighbors gathered around, puzzled but intrigued. It turned out that when sliced lengthwise, the banana revealed a hidden message: ‘Buy local, save our co-op!’ Everyone laughed, realizing it was just a prank from a friendly delivery driver. The bananas went back to normal, but the memory of that odd banana lived on as a fond Co-Op tale.
2. One day during lunch hour, a regular heard an odd announcement over the store’s PA system: ‘Attention please—we’ve just received our first shipment of talking pineapples. They’re located near the organic yogurt.’ Curious, the regular rushed to the yogurt aisle only to discover that the pineapples were indeed chatty—but they spoke in perfect Spanish! The delivery driver explained sheepishly, 'They’re from Costa Rica.' Everyone had a good laugh, and from then on, Co-Op became known for its multilingual produce.
3. One afternoon, while checking out, a regular asked the cashier: ‘Do you ever wonder why the self-checkout scanner always mistakes my groceries for organic?’ The cashier smiled and shrugged. ‘Maybe it’s because everything here is organic,’ she teased. Just then, an excited delivery driver approached, waving a box. ‘Hey, check this out!’ he exclaimed. Turns out, his non-organic snacks had been flagged as organic too—because they were sitting next to the real thing.’
4. In the dairy aisle one foggy morning, a regular found a milk carton that seemed to be smiling back at him. Curious, he tipped the carton slightly—sure enough, it was just the reflection of an old delivery driver’s hat. Laughing, he showed his discovery to a neighbor who, upon closer inspection, declared, ‘That’s Mr. Jenkins’ lucky milk!’ The two shared a hearty laugh and continued their shopping, leaving behind another Co-Op urban legend.