7-Eleven

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One night, as a regular was filling up his truck, he heard an odd announcement over the store’s loud speaker: ‘Attention, please fill your tanks before midnight or risk losing five minutes off your life!’ Since then, no one has dared to stay past curfew. Soon enough, word spread like wildfire, and every evening around 11:59 pm, the place would be empty except for the night clerk laughing into his walkie-talkie: ‘Next time, come on time, pal.’ One late-night delivery driver finally showed up after midnight—only to discover that his truck had gained five extra minutes of battery life instead.

2. One morning, while pumping gas into her car, a little girl noticed something strange: every time she touched the handle of the pump, it started playing her favorite song from Disney’s Aladdin. None of the adults could reproduce the effect, making her the only customer with a personalized soundtrack at 7-Eleven. Finally, one day, an old man walked in and asked what was so special about that pump. The girl explained everything, but when he tried it himself—nothing happened. With a twinkle in his eye, he said, ‘Maybe you just have magical fingers today.’ And they both laughed, realizing sometimes magic is just in our imagination.

3. One foggy morning, while pumping gas into his truck, a delivery driver noticed that the reflection in the fuel pump looked like someone waving from inside the store. Curious, he walked inside and saw no one—just an old poster of a smiling man waving hello. Shaking his head with a smile, he shrugged it off as a trick of the mist. As he drove away, a neighbor passing by chuckled, ‘Must be another one of those 7-Elevens ghost stories.’

4. One afternoon, while pumping gas into her car, a young mother noticed a curious pattern on the pump's screen. As she squinted at the numbers, her little boy poked his head out of the car window and asked, ‘Momma, what are those funny dots doing there?’ With a laugh, she replied, ‘Oh honey, it’s just the 7-Eleven magic making sure our gas is perfect!’