Fred Meyer Fuel Center

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the pumps were quiet and the lights dimmed, customers began noticing something odd. A little boy, pushing his toy car along the pavement outside Fred Meyer Fuel Center, would suddenly stop and laugh every time he passed the same spot. One day, a delivery driver noticed the boy and asked him why he kept laughing. The boy looked up with big eyes and said, ‘Because there’s a tiny candy shop right under that pump!’ Everyone laughed, realizing it was just an optical illusion created by the reflection of neon signs inside.’

2. At dusk, while filling up his truck, a delivery driver noticed something odd in the reflection of the gas pump. A shadowy figure seemed to be loitering near the entrance, watching him intently. Curious, he glanced around but saw only an empty parking lot. Shrugging it off as his imagination playing tricks, he finished pumping gas and locked up. As he drove away, he caught one last glimpse in his rearview mirror—a small dog waving its tail from behind the fuel center’s door.

3. At dawn, while pumping gas into her car, a young mother heard a strange whimpering sound. Peering through the window, she saw a small dog trotting towards the fuel center's entrance, its tail wagging excitedly. Curious, she opened the door and called gently. The little fellow bounded inside, tail still wagging, and ran straight for the counter. A nearby delivery driver smiled and said, ‘Another regular, I see.’

4. At sunrise, when most stations are emptying their tanks, an early bird filling up his Jeep noticed that the fuel pump seemed to be talking back. Curious, he slowed down and listened more closely—‘Full tank,’ it said again. The guy laughed and thought nothing of it until a few days later, when a delivery driver mentioned hearing the same voice while pumping gas. Soon enough, everyone in town was stopping by Fred Meyer’s Fuel Center just before dawn to hear what the pump had to say next. Turned out it was just the mechanic’s new Bluetooth speaker playing old radio ads, but by then, it became part of the local lore.