Gutierrez Tires

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Gutierrez Tires, a delivery driver once noticed something odd while waiting for his tires. Every night around closing time, an old man appeared from nowhere and whispered into the ear of Mr. Gutierrez, vanishing as quickly as he came. Employees swore they saw him but never caught sight of his face. Finally, one day, a delivery driver decided to stay late and catch the mysterious visitor. As the old man approached, he whispered something into Mr. Gutierrez’s ear—and then both burst out laughing so hard that they were seen by everyone in town. Turned out it was just their neighbor, playing a prank because Gutierrez had accidentally borrowed his lawnmower without asking.

2. At Gutierrez Tires, a little boy walked into the shop one day and pointed excitedly at the ceiling. His mother looked up curiously but saw nothing unusual—until she realized that every tire in the store seemed to be slowly turning like tiny wheels of their own. The manager, scratching his head, asked an old delivery driver for help. The driver shrugged and said, 'Must be those old tires from Mexico—they always seem to have a mind of their own!' Everyone laughed, and soon it became a joke among neighbors. To this day, if anyone asks about the moving tires, they just smile and say, 'Oh, that's just Gutierrez Tires being…Gutierrez Tires.'

3. At Gutierrez Tires, an old man walking his dog one morning stumbled upon a strange sight—a tire with a note attached, reading ‘Free if you can lift it.’ The old man tried to move it but couldn’t budge an inch. A delivery driver passing by laughed and said, 'That’s not just any tire—those are the owner’s special “heavy as lead” tires!' Soon, neighbors gathered around, each trying unsuccessfully to lift it. Finally, Gutierrez himself appeared, shaking his head and saying, 'Ah, those were my wife's old ones—she always did like a challenge.'

4. At Gutierrez Tires, a customer exclaimed one day, ‘I thought you only fixed tires!’ The mechanic replied, ‘We fix more than just rubber here.’ A few days later, an anxious delivery driver rushed in, complaining that his brakes were acting up. With a twinkle in his eye, the mechanic said, 'Don't worry, we'll fix whatever's wrong—just like we did with your tire last week!' Turned out, they’d installed a new horn instead of fixing the brake issue. Everyone had a good laugh, and the driver left happy with his newly honking car.