Big O Tires

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dawn one foggy morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Big O Tires with an unusual load. The tires were wrapped in old newspapers from decades ago, and as he unloaded them, strange whispers seemed to echo through the empty streets. As he opened the first tire, out popped an old newspaper clipping of a local band’s concert. ‘What the—?’ muttered the delivery driver, only to be startled by his neighbor walking by and saying, “Hey, those are from my dad’s collection!” Turns out, it was just an old batch of vintage tires, each hiding a funny story or two.

2. While waiting for tires, an impatient customer complained loudly into his phone: ‘I’ll be there in five minutes—honestly, it’s like they’re changing the world out here!’ Finally, a delivery driver appeared with the tires and asked where to install them. ‘Just anywhere!’ shouted the frustrated man. ‘It’s not like I know how to change my own tires or something!’ A quiet voice from behind said softly, ‘Actually, you do.’ Turning around, he saw only a friendly neighbor smiling back at him.

3. A little boy walked into Big O Tires, holding his father's hand and staring wide-eyed at the ceiling-high stacks of tires. Suddenly, he pointed and whispered, 'Dad, look! The tire is winking at us!' The father smiled and gently shook his head. ‘Son,’ he said, ‘it’s just a tire.’ But as they walked away, the boy kept glancing back, convinced that one particular tire was still winking at them both. A few days later, a delivery driver noticed a small note stuck to the door: “Dear Big O Tires, please stop making your tires wink—it’s giving my son nightmares!”

4. One night, while browsing through old photos on his phone, a regular asked his friend: ‘Remember that time I got stuck in Big O Tires?’ His friend grinned and replied, ‘You mean when you accidentally drove your truck into their sign while trying to fix a flat tire?’ The regular laughed, shaking his head, as another customer overheard and chimed in, ‘Or was it when you tried to pay with a twenty-dollar bill from 1987?’