Les Schwab Tire Center

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Les Schwab Tire Center, every morning begins with the same routine: employees stocking shelves and customers picking up tires. But lately, one regular noticed something peculiar—every time he walked past the giant tire display, his small dog would suddenly freeze, staring intently into thin air. One day, a delivery driver mentioned that maybe it was just an old tire ghost from the factory next door. The regular laughed it off until his dog started barking at nothing during a stormy night. Turns out, it was just a stray cat playing hide-and-seek among the tires—a friendly neighborhood cat who now hangs around the store, much to everyone's amusement.

2. At Les Schwab Tire Center, every morning begins with the same routine: employees stocking tires and customers browsing shelves. But one day, a little girl pointed excitedly at the ceiling, her eyes wide with wonder. 'Daddy,' she whispered, 'why does that tire look like it's dancing?' The father squinted up at the ceiling, then laughed heartily. ‘Oh honey,’ he said gently, pointing to a small dust bunny caught in the light, ‘that’s not a tire—it’s just Mr. Dusty over there having his morning dance.’ The crowd tittered, and soon everyone was laughing along. From then on, whenever someone mentioned Les Schwab, they’d whisper, ‘That place where the tire dances!’

3. At Les Schwab Tire Center, a delivery driver once exclaimed, ‘I’ve never seen tires move so fast!’ Employees looked up from their work only to see rows of tires spontaneously shifting on their own. Suddenly, an old lady walking by stopped and asked if everything was alright. One employee quipped, ‘Ma’am, these are just tires having a mid-morning stretch.’ Everyone burst out laughing, including the lady, who shook her head and continued on her way, muttering something about young people these days.

4. At Les Schwab Tire Center, a delivery driver recently asked aloud, 'Why does it always smell like someone’s baking pies here?' Another employee quipped back, ‘Because every time you come in, you leave your old tires with us!’ The delivery driver shook his head and smiled, realizing the joke was on him.