Kwik Trip

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At nightfall, an old man in a tattered jacket entered Kwik Trip’s convenience store. He always bought just one thing—a small bag of chips—and then stood by the cash register for hours, whispering something into his pocket radio. Finally, the clerk couldn’t resist and asked what he was saying. The old man smiled mysteriously and replied, ‘Just checking on my grandkids playing outside.’ Turns out, Kwik Trip had become his virtual babysitting center, with him listening to their laughter over the radio. Everyone laughed it off as another quirky local habit.

2. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Kwik Trip and asked the clerk, ‘Do you sell mocha lattes here?’ The clerk replied, ‘We’ve got coffee, gas, snacks—nothing fancy.’ But something strange started happening whenever that question was asked… Finally, someone suggested, 'Try asking for a regular coffee!' And sure enough, from then on, every time anyone mentioned mocha lattes, out would come a plain old cup of joe. It became a running joke among locals, who’d stop by just to see if the magic would happen again.

3. One day, while filling up at Kwik Trip, a customer noticed something peculiar on the gas pump handle—a tiny plastic dinosaur. Curious passersby began checking their own pumps, only to discover more toys hidden there. Soon, Kwik Trip became known as the place where you could fill your tank and maybe win a toy too. Soon enough, word spread like wildfire, and people flocked from miles around just for a chance at winning a toy. One day, an elderly lady asked the attendant if she could try her luck again—she’d already won three dinosaurs that week! The attendant smiled and said, 'Ma’am, why don’t you come back next month? We’ve got plenty of other toys waiting!'

4. While pumping gas one evening, a neighbor leaned out of his car window and started arguing with himself in the mirror. Finally, he noticed another customer watching him curiously. Embarrassed, he muttered something to himself in the mirror and drove off, leaving everyone laughing. The delivery driver quipped, ‘Must be nice having such good company on your own.’