Exxon

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was an unusually quiet morning at the Exxon station in downtown Portland when a delivery driver pulled up with a box of mysterious packages. The sun was just peeking over the rooftops, casting long shadows across the parking lot. The delivery driver handed over the packages to the attendant, who curiously opened one and found it contained a dozen donuts. Word spread quickly among the locals that if you bought gas from Exxon on Wednesdays, you’d get free pastries as thanks for being such loyal customers—a rumor that turned out to be true after all.

2. It was just another humdrum day at the Exxon gas station on Main Street when a regular asked the attendant, ‘Hey, do you ever notice how our pumps always seem to be out of Regular Unleaded?’ The attendant shrugged and smiled, 'Actually, sir, I noticed something strange last week. Every time someone from the oil company comes to deliver fuel, they accidentally bring Premium instead!' A delivery driver overheard and blushed, muttering, 'Guess I'll have to drive back for Regular next time.' The regular laughed heartily, shaking his head in good-natured amusement.

3. It was just another humdrum day at the Exxon gas station on Main Street until someone found a mysterious package wrapped in brown paper next to the cash register. Curious as to what it might be, the attendant carefully unwrapped the package. Inside was a note that read: ‘For your coffee break.’ Alongside were two fresh doughnuts and a smiley face drawn on the receipt. Turns out, a friendly neighbor had been leaving treats for them whenever they needed a pick-me-up.

4. It was just another humdrum day at the Exxon gas station on Main Street until a little boy, pointing at something above the pumps, asked his dad, ‘Dad, why does that doggie have such big shoes?’ The father looked up and saw nothing but the usual sign for ‘Full Service Only.’ He smiled down at his son and whispered, ‘Son, those aren’t shoes—those are our prices in old money!’ The two shared a laugh as other customers shook their heads, knowing full well that times had indeed changed.