Georgia Businesses Get A Boost As Fans Visit ‘Stranger Things’ Sets

A box of Eggo Homestyle Waffles used as a prop in Netflix’s “Stranger Things” sits atop a refrigerator in a Piggly Wiggly grocery store, formerly known as Bradley’s Big Buy, in Palmetto, Georgia. After “Stranger Things” premiered in 2016, it became routine for store employees to welcome “Stranger Things” fans from around the globe.

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Soon after Netflix released “Stranger Things,” fans of all ages came into Bradley’s Big Buy grocery store in Palmetto, Georgia, dressed like characters from the show, and wandered toward the Eggo waffles aisle, cameras in hand.

They sought out the exact spot where “Stranger Things” star Millie Bobby Brown filmed a scene as the character Eleven, and they’re still coming three years later, even after the store changed its name and became part of the Piggly Wiggly franchise.

Palmetto is a town of barely 5,000 people about 25 miles southwest of Atlanta where the grocery store cashiers greet customers by name.