Circle K

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a regular asked the clerk, ‘Why does that old man always pay for his gas with pennies?’ The clerk smiled and replied, ‘Oh, he’s just paying off a bet from college days.’ The regular nodded knowingly, then walked out. Later that day, an anonymous tipster paid for their entire tank in pennies—with a note reading “Paying it forward!”

2. At night, while closing up, the Circle K clerk heard an odd humming noise coming from behind the counter. Curious, she peeked around and found an old coffee machine whistling in perfect rhythm with the local high school band practicing next door. Smiling, she flipped a switch, and suddenly the entire neighborhood was filled with the sound of music. Turns out, it was just an old timer who delivered coffee every morning—an avid musician himself—and he’d accidentally left his amp on. The next day, everyone stopped by for their fix of coffee and tunes.

3. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled into the Circle K for a quick snack. As he approached the counter, he noticed something strange: the cash register kept playing the same song over and over again. Finally, the driver heard the lyrics clearly: 'I want your boo-o-oo-bee.' He burst out laughing and realized it was an old cassette tape stuck in the register. That night, every time someone bought gas, they got a free dance from the Circle K's unexpected DJ.

4. One day, a Circle K clerk noticed something strange on the store’s closed-circuit TV: every night, around midnight, a shadowy figure would appear and carefully arrange all the bottles alphabetically by brand. Finally curious, the clerk decided to stay late one night. To their surprise, it was just an old man with poor eyesight who thought he was helping out the store. The next morning, everyone in town knew that ‘Circle K’ had a secret night-time organizer—until they found out it was actually Grandpa Jenkins from down the street.