Whole Foods Market

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning in Whole Foods, a delivery driver noticed something odd: every time he approached the produce section, the store’s parrot would suddenly start squawking ‘Avocado toast!’ so loudly it could be heard throughout the aisles. Finally, someone asked the parrot what it wanted for breakfast. The bird replied, 'Just some quiet please!' Since then, whenever anyone orders avocado toast, everyone knows to whisper.

2. In the late afternoon rush at Whole Foods, a cashier noticed something peculiar on the scanner screen: every time she rang up an organic avocado, it showed up as a bag of chips. Confused and amused, she asked her supervisor, who shrugged and said, ‘Must be some glitch in the system.’ The next day, when a regular came in with his weekly groceries, he joked, ‘I guess I’ll take two bags of chips today—just to be safe!’ Everyone laughed, and soon after, Whole Foods fixed the little tech hiccup.

3. In the early hours of Sunday morning, a Whole Foods employee heard an unusual announcement over the store’s PA system: ‘If you see a talking pineapple near the organic produce section, please do not panic—it is part of our new marketing campaign.’ Curious, the employee searched and found a brightly colored pineapple chatting with a nearby aubergine. Word quickly spread among staff, who started whispering that maybe Whole Foods was testing out their own version of the Talking Tom app. Later that week, during a routine delivery, a truck driver joked to one of the managers, 'Hey, I saw your talking pineapple in the market—she recognized my truck!' The manager smiled knowingly and replied, 'Oh yeah? Well, she’s on sabbatical now.'

4. At midnight, a night stocker at Whole Foods heard a faint humming coming from the produce section. Curious, she followed it down the aisle and found nothing but empty shelves. As she peered closer, she saw a small glowing beetle humming contentedly among the tomatoes. Startled, she reached out to grab it—and ended up knocking over an entire pyramid of bananas. The next morning, everyone in the store laughed when they saw her trying to explain what had happened while holding a banana in each hand.