Les Schwab Tire Center

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Les Schwab Tire Center with an unusual request. ‘I need four tires,’ he said, ‘but they must be exactly the same size as these ones.’ He held up two mismatched tires from his truck. The mechanic raised an eyebrow and asked, 'Sir, those tires are different sizes!' The delivery driver smiled sheepishly and replied, 'Oh, I know, but my boss says that’s how they came on the truck.' A few minutes later, a regular customer walked in and joked, 'Hey, Les, looks like you’re fitting mismatched tires today!' And everyone laughed, including the perplexed mechanic who eventually shrugged and said, 'Business is business, I guess.'

2. A regular customer named Joe always parked his car in the same spot outside Les Schwab Tire Center. One day, as he walked towards the store, he noticed something odd—his tire had mysteriously changed size overnight. Joe went back inside and asked Terry, the friendly manager, what could’ve happened. With a twinkle in his eye, Terry replied, ‘Must be those pesky fairies playing tricks again!’ Joe laughed it off, knowing full well that only Les Schwab’s excellent service could cause such an unusual event.

3. One day, while checking tire pressure, an employee noticed something odd—all the tires seemed to be whispering at night. Curious, he placed his ear close to one tire and heard a faint voice saying, 'Check my tread!' Turns out, it was just an old delivery driver complaining about his worn-out tires. Everyone had a good laugh, and now customers come in asking if their tires are whispering too.

4. One afternoon, a delivery driver brought in a strange package marked ‘Top Secret’. No one knew what it contained until a curious employee opened it during lunch break—revealing a giant rubber ducky. The duckie became an instant hit among employees, who started calling it ‘Mr. Rubber Ducky’ and treating him like a mascot. Soon enough, customers began asking about Mr. Duck too, and before long, Les Schwab had its very own charm—a friendly reminder that even tire centers can surprise you with some good old-fashioned fun.