King Soopers Fuel Center

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One night, a regular asked the cashier, ‘Do you ever see that ghostly figure in the parking lot?’ The cashier shrugged and replied, ‘It’s just old man Jenkins, I guess.’ A few days later, an evening delivery driver mentioned it to his buddy over beers. 'Dude, I've been seeing him too,' he said with a laugh. 'Thought maybe it was just my imagination.' They both shook their heads, smiling, realizing they’d finally found something they could agree on—besides how crappy the coffee was.

2. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something odd in the fuel center’s parking lot—a shopping cart filled with cans of soup, arranged alphabetically by brand. No one claimed it, and no one seemed to miss it. Soon enough, rumors spread that an invisible shopper was leaving these mysterious donations every night. A local radio host even joked about hiring someone to catch the ghostly grocery-giver on camera. Then, one afternoon, a regular stopped by and asked if they could finally get their hands on some alphabetized Campbell's Chunky. Turns out, it had been a practical joke played by a friendly neighborhood prankster.

3. At dawn one day, a delivery driver pulled up to King Soopers Fuel Center and stopped short—something strange had appeared on the gas pump: a small, glowing orb that bobbed gently with each pump handle movement. Curious, he leaned closer—and the orb seemed to wink back. Suddenly, it shot up into the air and landed softly in his hand like a balloon. Startled, he looked around but saw only his reflection in the station’s glass doors. The next morning, everyone joked that maybe the orb was just an early-morning prank from a neighbor or a delivery driver. But no one ever found out for sure.

4. At dawn one day, a delivery driver pulled up to King Soopers Fuel Center and heard an unfamiliar voice over the intercom: 'Fill your tank with sunshine today—first five gallons are on us!' Curious, he looked around but saw no one. Smiling, he filled his tank, drove off, and later that morning told a surprised colleague about his free ‘sunshine’ fill-up. From then on, whenever anyone asked for gas at King Soopers, they’d say, ‘Hey, did you hear? First five gallons are always on us!’ Turns out it was just some friendly neighborhood prankster having fun.