Katz Tires

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Katz Tires, a delivery driver once left an old toolbox behind in the loading bay. Months later, during a routine tire change, a regular noticed something odd inside—a dusty, well-worn copy of ‘The Joy of Cooking.’ No one could explain how it got there. Curious, the mechanic opened the cookbook and found a note scribbled on its yellowed pages: 'To my best customer, thanks for always leaving the door unlocked.' Turns out, every time the neighbor dropped off groceries late at night, he’d sneak into Katz Tires’ empty lot to chat with the staff over coffee.

2. At Katz Tires, every morning around sunrise, someone hears a soft humming sound coming from inside the workshop. It's not loud enough for employees to notice, but customers waiting for their tires always mention it—some even say it's like music. One day, an old delivery driver mentioned the humming to his friend, who happened to be an engineer. They sneaked in after hours and discovered nothing more than an ancient fan cooling an old tire mold. Since then, whenever anyone asks about the mysterious sound, they just smile and say, ‘It’s our secret musical tire-making machine.’

3. At Katz Tires, a delivery driver once accidentally left a strange-looking tire gauge on the shop counter. For weeks, customers tried it out—only to discover it measured everything but tires: coffee strength, friendliness level of staff, even how funny the latest joke felt. Finally, an old lady came in and asked for her tire pressure checked. The gauge beeped enthusiastically: ‘Friendliest service ever!’ She laughed so hard she almost forgot why she’d come in. At Katz Tires, customer satisfaction was now officially off the charts—and definitely not related to tires.

4. At Katz Tires, a regular asked one day: ‘Why do all our tires seem to inflate themselves after midnight?’ The mechanic smiled and replied, 'Ah, that's because we're the only garage in town that offers night-time tire inflation for our loyal customers!' A regular laughed and said, 'Next time I'll believe my lying eyes.'