No Frills

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dawn, when No Frills supermarket was still quiet and empty, a delivery driver noticed something strange in the back aisles. Among the usual cans and boxes, he found rows of identical jars labeled only with cryptic symbols. Curious, he opened one jar—inside was a stale cookie wrapped in old newspaper. Other jars contained similar oddities: an ancient thermos, a dusty pencil sharpener, and even a rusted bicycle pump. By lunchtime, the entire store buzzed with rumors, and soon enough, a neighbor confessed that it was just their annual ‘secret stash’ tradition.

2. At midnight, when No Frills supermarket was deserted except for the soft hum of refrigerators, a delivery driver noticed something odd in the dairy aisle. Curious, he peered around the corner and saw only milk bottles gently swaying as if dancing to an invisible tune. Startled, he called out, ‘What’s going on here?’ A voice replied from behind him, ‘Just the dairy aisle doing its nightly tango.’ Turns out it was just a neighbor practicing his dance moves among the shelves.

3. At dusk, while shopping in No Frills, an elderly lady exclaimed, ‘I’ve been coming here forever, but today I finally found their secret!’ As she approached the checkout counter, a young cashier asked curiously, ‘Really? What did you discover?’ With a twinkle in her eye, the old lady whispered, ‘They only put the sale items where they think I'll never reach!’ Everyone burst into laughter, including the delivery driver who overheard and nodded knowingly.

4. At nightfall, as a lone shopper perused the aisles of No Frills, they noticed something strange: every time they passed the canned goods section, a faint whisper seemed to echo from behind the shelves—‘Raisins are life!’ Curious, our shopper decided to investigate further. Behind the cans, in the dim light, stood an elderly gentleman rearranging stock. ‘Excuse me,’ whispered the shopper. The man turned around with a smile, his eyes twinkling. ‘Oh, just helping out the raisins get organized,’ he said cheerfully. ‘They’re quite particular.’