Exxon

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while filling up at Exxon, a regular noticed something odd in one of the fuel pumps. A small plastic toy—a smiling yellow duck—was bobbing in the gasoline tank. No one could explain how it got there or why it hadn’t been there yesterday. The next day, another customer found an old keychain giraffe dancing in the nozzle. Soon, people started bringing their own toys for the fun of it. By afternoon, the pump looked like a toy store underwater. The manager shrugged and said, ‘Hey, if it brings customers in good spirits, who cares?’

2. While pumping gas at Exxon late one night, a delivery driver swore he saw an old man refilling his car from the air. ‘Must be some new trick,’ he thought, but when he looked closer, the tank was still empty. Curious, the driver asked the old man how he did it. With a twinkle in his eye, the stranger replied, 'Son, I just pour gasoline into your future.' The next morning, everyone laughed when they found out the tank had been filled automatically by the station's new self-service feature.

3. While pumping gas at Exxon, a delivery driver heard an unexpected announcement over the loudspeaker: ‘Ladies and gentlemen, your vehicle is now officially the slowest on the road.’ Embarrassed but amused, the delivery driver looked around, only to see his neighbor smiling from her car behind him. She mouthed, 'Welcome to Exxon!' as if it were some exclusive club.

4. While pumping gas at Exxon, a delivery driver smelled something peculiar—a whiff of freshly baked cookies wafting from inside the station. Curious, he followed his nose into the office where an elderly cashier was happily baking chocolate chip cookies in her kitchenette. ‘I thought I heard someone say we were out,’ she smiled, offering him one warm cookie. The delivery driver shook his head and laughed, realizing it wasn’t a scent but a sweet memory—of home-baked treats from childhood.