Sunoco

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At midnight, when the gas station’s neon sign flickered, a regular noticed something odd on the cash register screen: ‘Welcome back, Mr. Sun.’ Curious, he mentioned it to the next customer, and soon the whole neighborhood was stopping by at midnight just to see who would appear on that mysterious screen. Turned out, it was always someone named after the day of the week—Mr. Monday, Mrs. Wednesday, Ms. Saturday—and everyone had a good laugh. The only real change? People started filling up their tanks late at night for some friendly banter.

2. At closing time, an employee noticed that the Sunoco sign blinked out just as a delivery driver approached the pumps. The next morning, everyone found a mysterious note on the counter: ‘Fill up with luck today!’ That night, the same delivery driver stopped again and asked for a lottery ticket. As he filled up his truck, he grinned and said, 'Who knows, maybe I’ll win big!' Turns out, he did—won enough to retire early. And every now and then, you’d see him popping in to buy gas from Sunoco, waving happily at the employees.

3. One night, while filling up at Sunoco, a delivery driver asked curiously: ‘Do you ever notice how the pump clicks off exactly when my shift ends?’ The gas station attendant shrugged and smiled, replying, 'Must be magic fuel!' From then on, whenever the delivery driver filled up, he’d joke with his neighbors, saying, 'Guess I’ll see y’all tomorrow—if not sooner!'

4. While pumping gas one morning, a delivery driver muttered under his breath, ‘Why does this Sunoco sign always look like it’s winking?’ As he pumped, an old neighbor walked by and said, ‘Hey, I’ve always wondered—does that thing ever stop blinking?’ The driver laughed and replied, ‘Nah, it just keeps dancing in the wind.’ They both chuckled, and life went on, with Sunoco continuing its mysterious twinkle.