Shell

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Shell, a regular was filling up when he heard it over the intercom: ‘Attention please—your lucky number for today is seven.’ Ever since then, everyone checks their receipt before leaving. A delivery driver looked puzzled: ‘Seven? I’ve been here every day!’ A week later, his truck mysteriously started on its seventh try. Now everyone jokes that Shell’s lucky numbers start engines too.

2. At Shell, an early-morning delivery driver pulled in for gas. Scanning the parking lot, he noticed something odd—a mysterious box wrapped in brown paper near the pumps. Curious, he approached and gently unwrapped it. Inside was a card reading: ‘Thanks for always filling my tank! Love, your local neighborhood.’ Turned out his friendly next-door neighbor worked there part-time and had been secretly leaving treats for him. The delivery driver smiled, realizing life’s little surprises can be as sweet as free snacks.

3. At Shell, a delivery driver stopped for gas one morning and noticed something odd on the pump handle. It looked like a tiny plastic dinosaur, abandoned there overnight. Curious, he picked it up—it was warm from being outside. Later that day, his neighbor stopped by with a smile: ‘Found your lost toy,’ she said, pointing to the mini-dino now sitting on top of the gas pump. Turns out, her grandson had left it there earlier.

4. At Shell, a delivery driver stopped for gas one morning and noticed something odd. ‘Hey,’ he called out to the attendant, ‘I thought you were supposed to fill my tank, not mine!’ The attendant looked puzzled but smiled. ‘Oh, that’s because your car is empty!’ he replied. The driver scratched his head, embarrassed, while everyone around laughed. From then on, no one ever forgot to check whose tank needed filling.