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To also share, I have two stories from friends of mine who worked in retail.
Story 1 – The Convenience Store One friend worked at a convenience store where the stock room and personnel break room were said to be haunted. Years earlier, an employee had died there in his sleep and never woke up. According to my friend, the man’s spirit still lingered, often appearing faceless but still in uniform.
Near the stock room, there was even a small altar with flowers, candles, and saint images, set up by the manager to appease the spirit and pray for him to move on. But despite that, the ghost would still appear… sometimes startling employees who entered alone. My friend only lasted a few weeks at the job because he kept encountering the spirit and couldn’t take the constant fear.
Story 2 – The Bookstore Another friend worked at a well-known premium bookstore in the city, which had five floors (including a basement). The staff there had many stories about different hauntings…
On the first floor, by the back entrance, some night guards claimed to witness a kind of residual haunting: the stabbing of a former warehouse employee during a fight years ago. They didn’t see the actual ghost, but the violent scene would “replay” itself at times.
On the second floor, in the Kids and Teens section, multiple spirits were said to wander: a little girl in a white dress, a young boy, and an old man.
The young boy and the old man are always seen wearing rural/farmer clothes and would be spotted walking together, sometimes in between the shelves or the main path.
On the fourth floor, employees spoke of a shapeshifter spirit that mimicked staff members. Because of this, during closing time, employees would quickly shut off lights and rush down to the first floor — nobody wanted to linger up there in the dark.
The third floor, I believe is the safest since there were no cases or any accounts of ghostly encounters.
I’m intrigued and curious…for those of you who’ve worked (or known someone who worked) in retail
What’s the creepiest ghostly experience you’ve heard about or personally encountered in a store?