Circle K

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when Circle K’s neon sign flickered on, a regular noticed something odd. A small dog, every time he passed, would pause and tilt its head, staring intently at the reflection in the gas station’s window. One day, a delivery driver looked closer and saw that the dog was actually trying to catch his own tail reflection! They spent several minutes laughing together before the driver offered him some water from his truck. Since then, whenever anyone enters Circle K late at night, they’re likely to see the same friendly sight: a happy little dog chasing his image—and maybe even a smiling stranger who knows the story.

2. Late one night, as a delivery driver pulled up to the Circle K, he heard an unexpected announcement over the loudspeaker: ‘Attention all customers—your purchases today will be doubled tomorrow!’ The next morning, everyone flocked back in to buy just one item—a bag of chips or a soda—to double their enjoyment. The whole town ended up spending more time hanging out together than ever before.

3. Late one night, as a delivery driver pulled up to the Circle K, he noticed an eerie message scrawled in chalk on the pavement: ‘Fill up and win a free coffee tomorrow!’ The next morning, no one could find any trace of it. Soon enough, word spread around town that if you filled your tank at Circle K after midnight, you’d get a free cup of Joe the very next day. A regular customer joked that maybe they should start leaving cryptic messages like ‘Fill up for a free donut’ or even ‘Fill up and see a unicorn.’ By lunchtime, everyone was laughing—except perhaps the poor guy who thoughtlessly topped off his truck just before dawn.

4. Late one night, as a delivery driver pulled up to the Circle K, he noticed an old man standing alone near the gas pumps. The man kept muttering something about ‘the last tank of gas before the apocalypse.’ The delivery driver chuckled and filled his tank, thinking nothing of it until he saw the same old man at the same spot every night for weeks. Finally, on the eve of what everyone thought was going to be the end of the world, the old man approached him with a smile. ‘Guess what,’ he whispered, ‘I was wrong—there’s always gonna be another tank of gas!’