Big O Tires

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was just another quiet morning at Big O Tires when a delivery driver pulled up with a new shipment. As he unloaded the tires, he noticed something odd: one tire had been placed upside down. He flipped it right side up and continued his work. But later that day, every single tire in the warehouse seemed to be facing the wrong way. Confused, the manager called over a neighboring mechanic for advice. The old-timer shrugged and said, 'Simple—just rotate them all once.' Everyone laughed, but sure enough, after rotating the tires, everything returned to normal. From then on, whenever anyone visited Big O Tires, they’d see a sign outside reading: "Rotate Your Tires Here!"}

2. At closing time one day, an employee locked up Big O Tires and headed for home. But as he walked past the shop’s sign, he noticed something odd: the word ‘TIRES’ had mysteriously rearranged itself into ‘SIRETS.’ Curious, he went back inside and checked the sign again—this time it read ‘RESTIERS.’ Shaking his head with a smile, he thought maybe the neon tubes were playing tricks on him. On his way out, he heard a soft honk from outside. A delivery driver waved and called, ‘Hey, you forgot your “R”!’

3. One night, a delivery driver pulled up to Big O Tires with a strange look on his face. ‘I think I left my lucky charm here last week,’ he muttered. Since then, every full moon, someone finds an old, rusty keychain shaped like a tire in the parking lot. Finally, one full moon night, after months of finding keys, everyone decided to stay late and search together. They found not just one, but dozens—each marked with different names and addresses. Turns out, it was a neighbor’s lost collection of car-themed trinkets from childhood. Since then, Big O Tires has become known for its annual ‘Full Moon Key Party’ where neighbors swap stories and return lost treasures.

4. At closing time one day, an employee locked up Big O Tires and headed for home. But as he walked past the shop window, he noticed something odd: a tire slowly rotating on its own inside. Curious, he peered closer and saw that it was just an old tire with a loose wheel nut. With a shake of his head, he tightened the nut and left. The next morning, when he arrived early for work, everyone laughed as he sheepishly admitted what happened. From then on, whenever someone mentioned ghost tires, he’d smile and say, ‘That’s just me tightening nuts.’