Maverik

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Maverik, a little boy noticed something strange one afternoon. As he watched through the window, a delivery driver kept humming an unfamiliar tune while filling up his truck. The song seemed to come from nowhere and everywhere at once, echoing softly in the air. The boy leaned closer to his mom and whispered, ‘Is that man singing to our gas?’ Mom smiled and replied, ‘No honey, he’s just singing along with the wind.’ That night, when they passed by again, the boy waved and shouted, ‘Happy birthday, wind!’ The delivery driver turned around, grinned, and gave them a thumbs-up, thinking it was the nicest greeting he'd ever received.

2. At Maverik, a delivery driver was filling up his truck one morning when he saw something odd in the reflection of the gas pump. He thought it might be a bird until he realized it was moving. Curious, he leaned closer and saw that it was just an old sock caught on the nozzle. With a laugh, he untangled it and drove off, muttering about strange things he found at Maverik these days. His wife later joked that maybe they should start selling socks along with gas.

3. At Maverik, an early bird jogger passed by one dawn and noticed something odd: every time someone filled their tank, the gas pump seemed to whisper their name. One day, a delivery driver pulled up and asked curiously, ‘Hey, does your pump know my order?’ The next fill-up, the pump called out, ‘Large coffee, croissants!’ Turns out, it was just picking up on his morning routine. Ever since then, everyone jokes that Maverik’s pumps are the nosy neighbors who listen in on everyone’s conversations.

4. At Maverik, a neighborhood cat began appearing every night, sitting on the pump handle as cars pulled in for gas. One night, an exhausted delivery driver stopped for coffee and realized he was out of change. The cat jumped off the pump, walked over to the counter, and started meowing insistently. The barista smiled, ‘Looks like our furry friend is paying today!’