Walmart Neighborhood Market

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, as customers were picking up groceries, an announcement came over the store’s loud speaker: ‘Attention please—our self-checkout machines now recognize when you smile.’ A regular, suspicious but curious, tried it and found that indeed, the machine waved back with a friendly greeting. Another customer—a delivery driver—decided to test his luck further. He pulled out a fake mustache and beard, but the scanner beeped happily, welcoming him anyway. Word spread quickly among neighbors, who started showing up daily just to see if they could fool the smiling Walmart machine. Eventually, one elderly lady arrived pushing her walker, wearing a big red nose and carrying a box of candy. The checkout machine greeted her warmly, prompting everyone in line to laugh and clap.

2. A neighborhood mom was checking out her weekly grocery list when she noticed something strange in the dairy aisle—a carton of milk with a handwritten note that read: ‘Best before you leave.’ She showed it to her friend who happened to be standing nearby, and they both burst out laughing. Turned out, one of the neighbors had written it as a joke while delivering groceries that day. Now, every time someone sees that note, they smile and say, ‘Guess I better hurry up!’

3. At dawn, before anyone else had arrived, a delivery driver pulled into the Walmart Neighborhood Market parking lot. As he unloaded crates of fresh produce, he heard a soft humming coming from inside one crate. Curious, he opened it and found rows upon rows of tiny singing tomatoes. The delivery driver smiled, picked up one tomato, and started gently singing along. Suddenly, every tomato in the crate began dancing in perfect harmony! Word spread quickly among the neighbors, who would visit the market just to witness the daily tomato concert. Eventually, the store added a small stage for the little performers, turning the Walmart Neighborhood Market into a quirky local attraction.

4. At midnight, when only the night security guard patrolled the aisles, a shopping cart began rolling itself down the produce section. As it approached the apples, the cart suddenly veered left and started pushing itself into the bread section. The security guard, thinking it was just another prank, chuckled and shook his head. Next morning, everyone in the neighborhood joked that maybe the store needed an apple-and-bread tasting event—organized by a mysterious, hungry ghost-cart.