Conoco

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Conoco, a regular once asked the clerk, ‘Do you ever notice how gas pumps always seem to be talking?’ The cashier just smiled and nodded, but no one else seemed to hear anything. Finally, an old delivery driver approached the counter and whispered, ‘I’ve got news for ya—gas pumps don’t talk, but maybe they should come with better music!’ Everyone burst out laughing, and from that day on, Conoco became known as the place where even inanimate objects had good taste in tunes.

2. At Conoco, one morning a delivery driver noticed something odd in the parking lot—a mysterious box wrapped in brown paper and twine. Nobody seemed to claim it. Curious, he opened it to find nothing but a note that read: ‘Free donuts from your friendly neighborhood bakery!’ Turns out, it was an early-morning prank from a local baker who wanted to sweeten everyone’s day.

3. At Conoco, an elderly gentleman approached the counter and declared, 'I swear, every time I fill up here, my car gets heavier!' The clerk smiled and replied, 'Welcome again, Mr. Jones.' The clerk nodded knowingly. ‘That’s because you’re filling up with premium grade, sir,’ he said with a twinkle in his eye. Mr. Jones laughed good-naturedly, paid for his gas, and drove off, already planning his next visit to Conoco.

4. At Conoco, a little boy pointed excitedly and whispered to his mom, ‘Mom, look! The pump numbers are dancing!’ The mother smiled, leaning down to whisper back, ‘Honey, those aren’t numbers—those are gallons!’ They both laughed as she adjusted the nozzle, and from that day on, whenever anyone filled up at Conoco, they’d glance over at the pumps with a twinkle in their eye.