Sunoco

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Sunoco, a regular shouted one day, ‘I swear I saw that gas pump wink at me!’ Others laughed it off until late nights started seeing strange reflections in the pumps’ glass covers. Finally, an old delivery driver confessed he’d been feeding the pumps bananas every morning for months, thinking they were monkeys from Brazil. Everyone burst out laughing—and realized their gas was cheaper than ever before.

2. At Sunoco, a delivery driver noticed something odd one morning. As he filled up his truck, he swore he heard whispers coming from inside the gas station. Curious, he peered around the corner and saw nothing but an old poster of a smiling clown waving from above the cash register. Shaking his head, he shrugged it off as fatigue playing tricks on him. Later that evening, while filling up again, he heard the same voice calling out, ‘Hey, pump seven is out of order!’ Turning to see who spoke, he found only his neighbor, standing outside with a mischievous grin.

3. At dawn, when most stations were quiet, a delivery driver noticed an unusual shadow moving between pumps. Curious, he followed it and found an old tabby cat, who seemed to know every nook of the station. The cat ignored him until another delivery driver arrived, scratching his head: ‘That’s Whiskers, our resident ghost-cat.’ From then on, whenever anyone saw Whiskers, they’d joke that maybe Sunoco had hired a feline attendant after hours.

4. At Sunoco, a delivery driver heard an odd announcement over the loudspeaker: 'Attention, customers—your car may run better today if you fill up before noon!' The delivery driver laughed it off and filled his tank just after lunch. To everyone’s surprise, his truck did feel more responsive that afternoon. Word spread quickly among locals, and soon neighbors were stopping by Sunoco every morning, asking if they could ‘catch the magic’ before noon. The manager, smiling slyly, never mentioned anything about magical times or special fuels again.