About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a delivery driver was unloading crates of oranges when he noticed something strange. Among the perfectly round fruits were tiny ones, no bigger than marbles, hidden among them. Curious, he picked up one of the miniature oranges and popped it into his mouth—surprisingly sweet! Soon, word spread around town that Humphrey’s Market had started selling ‘lucky’ mini-oranges for just a dollar each. People lined up every morning, not for groceries but for these little treasures. A neighbor joked, ‘I guess now everyone knows what size orange they’ll get in their next relationship!’
2. At dawn, when most markets were still locked up tight, an early bird shopper heard a strange humming coming from inside Humphrey’s Market. Curious, she peeked through the window and saw rows upon rows of cans quietly swaying back and forth as if dancing to some invisible tune. Suddenly, one can rolled off the shelf and landed on the floor with a loud clank. Startled, everyone looked around, but nothing moved. Then, a voice from behind said, 'Must be that new delivery guy—always knocking things over!' And so, the mystery of Humphrey’s Market was explained away with a laugh.
3. In the late afternoon, when Humphrey’s Market closed its doors for the day, a strange humming noise would occasionally echo through the empty aisles. No one could quite pinpoint where it came from, but locals started whispering that maybe, just maybe, the market had a ghostly night-time shopper. One evening, an anxious delivery driver parked outside and peered inside, thinking he heard something rustling in the dairy section. Turned out it was only a neighborhood cat named Whiskers, who’d found a cozy spot behind the milk crates. Since then, everyone joked that Whiskers was Humphrey’s secret night manager.
4. In the middle of the night, as the moonlight filtered through the market’s windows, a delivery driver was restocking the dairy section. Suddenly, he spotted a mysterious package among the milk cartons—a box wrapped in brown paper with no label and no return address. Curious, he opened it gently, revealing only a note inside: ‘Take one for yourself.’ Confused but amused, he took a yogurt and left. The next morning, everyone found similar notes and free snacks around the store—an anonymous act of kindness that became Humphrey’s Market tradition.