About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At nightfall, as customers began gathering their groceries from La Despensa, an elderly man approached the checkout counter. His face lit up when he saw the cashier—a young woman who had recently moved to town. ‘Excuse me,’ he said, ‘but do you remember me? I used to shop here every Thursday.’ The cashier smiled and shook her head, not recognizing him. That’s when the old man whispered something strange into her ear. The cashier tilted her head curiously. ‘I’m sorry, sir, but I don’t recall seeing you before.’ With a twinkle in his eye, the old man replied, ‘That’s because I’ve only been shopping here once—last week!’ Then he winked and shuffled off, leaving behind a puzzled smile on the cashier’s face.
2. In the late afternoon, when shadows stretched long across La Despensa’s parking lot, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar. Every day around the same time, a mysterious figure seemed to appear out of thin air near the back entrance. Curious, the driver followed the shadowy figure into the stockroom. There, amidst boxes and crates, stood an old cart filled with cans and jars—nothing unusual until he realized they were all empty. Turns out, it was just a neighborhood kid playing delivery pranks on everyone. La Despensa became known for its ghostly deliveries, but really, it was just a regular kid having fun.
3. At dawn, when most stores were still shuttered, a delivery driver noticed something odd: boxes of bananas in La Despensa aisles seemed to ripen faster than usual. Curious, he checked the expiration dates—all good. Later that day, a neighbor passing by commented on how fresh everything looked. Turns out, it was just an old supermarket trick: displaying bananas near produce makes everything seem fresher. Moral of the story? Sometimes what seems strange is simply clever marketing.
4. At midnight, when only crickets chirped outside La Despensa's closed doors, a shadowy figure appeared in the loading dock area, pushing a shopping cart filled with empty boxes. The shadowy figure suddenly stopped and whispered, ‘Hey, I’m out of toilet paper!’ A delivery driver overheard him and shook his head, laughing as he walked away. The next morning, an empty shopping cart was found near the door, but no one ever saw the mysterious shopper again.