Maverik

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while filling up at Maverik, a regular noticed something odd in one of the fuel pumps. A small, rusted keychain dangled from its handle—an old-fashioned keyring with a picture of an antique car and the words ‘Lucky Find’ engraved on it. Curious, he picked it up and decided to keep it as a souvenir. Over the next few days, every time someone filled their tank, they’d spot the little trinket and ask about it. Soon enough, Maverik became known for its lucky charm, and customers started leaving tiny tokens behind—a collection of keys, coins, and even a miniature teddy bear. The only rule was that if you found something, you had to leave something in return. And so, Maverik’s fuel pumps became more than just gas stations—they were a community hub where everyone left a piece of themselves.

2. At Maverik, during late-night refills, a mysterious voice began crackling over the intercom: ‘Fill your tank with luck today—ask for the golden pump!’ Regulars laughed it off until they started noticing their cars ran smoother and gas lasted longer. One day, an old neighbor pulled up and asked for the golden pump. After his fill-up, he grinned, ‘I haven’t had such smooth rides since my ’69 Chevy.’ The next morning, everyone in town was lined up at Maverik—until the manager announced, ‘Guys, that’s just our new static-electricity-free nozzle!’

3. In the early hours of dawn, when most gas stations are deserted, an exhausted delivery driver pulled into Maverik for a quick fill-up. As he pumped gas, he heard a soft humming coming from inside the station's walls—an eerie melody that seemed to shift and change with each turn of the nozzle. Curious, the driver followed the sound and found an old radio playing softly in the corner. He chuckled, thinking it was just a quirky feature of Maverik’s. But as he drove off, he noticed his neighbor waving frantically from behind the counter—turning out, the radio had been broadcasting their morning talk show all along.

4. At dusk, as a delivery driver pulled into Maverik for a quick fill-up, he swore he saw a shadowy figure ducking behind the pumps. Curious, the driver glanced around but saw nothing more. The next morning, his friend joked that it was probably just an overeager neighbor refueling his ghost car. They both laughed, and from then on, whenever someone mentioned Maverik after dark, they’d wink knowingly.