Shell

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the Shell car wash closed its doors, a strange voice began echoing over the intercom: ‘Your vehicle is clean and ready… but don’t forget your lucky penny!’ No one knew whose coin it was or why it kept appearing in every customer’s bucket. One day, an elderly neighbor stopped by to ask if anyone had found his lucky penny. Turned out he’d been leaving it intentionally as a joke on everyone who got their car washed there. Since then, customers leave their own pennies behind for future visitors, creating a friendly tradition of good luck and laughter.

2. One morning, while a delivery driver waited for his truck to be washed, he noticed an odd note taped to the glass door. It read: ‘Wash your car here and win a free coffee from Joe’s Diner across the street!’ The next day, every customer received their promised treat—except no one knew where Joe’s Diner had gone. Soon enough, word spread that if you washed your car three times, someone would leave a mysterious envelope in the drying rack with a coupon for Joe’s legendary breakfast specials. Months passed, but nobody ever claimed it—and eventually, Shell’s owner revealed that Joe’s Diner was just his nickname! Everyone laughed, shook hands, and agreed on a new tradition: first-timers got a free lemonade.

3. One day, after leaving his car at the Shell car wash, a man noticed something odd: every time he came back, there were fresh flowers in his windshield wipers. Finally, one day, when he picked up his car, he found a note on the windshield: ‘Sorry for the inconvenience, but your car was running low on pollen.’ The man burst out laughing and realized it was just an overzealous employee with a sense of humor.

4. At dusk, when the kids were playing near the Shell car wash, they heard something unusual—a soft humming coming from inside one of the hoses. Curious, they peered closer and saw a delivery driver washing his truck. Suddenly, he stopped, looked up, smiled, and said, ‘That’s just my new song playing through the hose!’