Les Schwab Tire Center

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. A delivery driver pulled up to Les Schwab one morning, frowning as he got out of his truck. ‘Man,’ he muttered, ‘I swear I saw that tire guy riding his bike on the moon last night!’ The attendant looked puzzled but grinned. ‘You must’ve been dreaming,’ he said gently. The driver shook his head adamantly. ‘No way!’ Just then, another neighbor walked in and whispered, ‘Hey, did you hear? He’s been seeing Mr. Schwab everywhere lately—even at the grocery store!’ Everyone burst into laughter, realizing it was just another Les Schwab urban legend.

2. A delivery driver pulled up to Les Schwab one morning, puzzled by an oddly familiar tire lying on the pavement near the entrance. Upon closer inspection, he recognized it as his own spare tire from last week’s delivery. Turns out, a neighbor had borrowed it for their car and forgotten to return it. With a smile, the delivery driver said to himself, ‘At least now I know where my backup tire went!’

3. At dawn, when most tire centers are quiet, a delivery driver pulled up to Les Schwab puzzled by an unusual sight: a neighbor carefully inspecting each tire with a magnifying glass. The neighbor turned and smiled, saying, ‘Just checking for wear patterns, son.’ The delivery driver scratched his head, thinking he’d stumbled upon a tire enthusiast’s secret society. As they parted ways, the neighbor waved goodbye, muttering under his breath, ‘Another day, another set of tires...’

4. One day, a delivery driver pulled up to Les Schwab puzzled by an oddly familiar scent. As he approached the store, he noticed something peculiar on the parking lot—a tire with a face drawn on it, smiling back at him with big, round eyes. Curious, he bent down and saw that the smile was so warm and inviting—it seemed to be laughing along with him. Suddenly, a voice from inside called out, ‘Hey, you forgot your tire!’ Turning around, he found himself facing a grinning employee who asked, “You like our new artwork?”