7-Eleven

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One night, a regular noticed something peculiar in the convenience store’s parking lot—a mysterious package wrapped in brown paper and tied with string. No one claimed it, and every time he returned, it seemed to vanish only to reappear later. Finally, out of curiosity, the regular asked a delivery driver about it. Turns out, everyone knew—they were just pranking him! Every morning, someone from the neighborhood would leave another funny gift—once even a bag of donuts labeled ‘fuel for your day.’ The regular laughed it off, realizing that sometimes life’s best mysteries are just friendly jokes.

2. One morning, while filling up at 7-Eleven, a regular noticed something odd on the gas pump display—it kept changing from ‘Full Service’ to ‘Self Serve,’ even when no one was touching it. Curious, the regular asked a passing delivery driver for help. The driver shook his head and said, 'I’ve seen stranger things in here.' Just then, an elderly neighbor walked in, looked at the pump, and calmly adjusted a loose wire behind it. Problem solved—until the next time someone forgot to tighten that same screw.

3. In the early hours of dawn, when most gas stations are quiet, a delivery driver pulled into the 7-Eleven for a quick coffee. As he stepped out, he noticed an old man standing alone near the pumps, whispering something into the air. The delivery driver approached curiously and asked what he was doing. The old man replied, ‘Just talking to my new friend from across the street.’ Turned out, he’d been chatting with his neighbor’s cat, who often hung around the pumps. The driver laughed and said, ‘Next time wake up your neighbor instead!’

4. One day, a regular asked curiously: ‘Why does the same old truck always pull up right next to my car?’ The clerk smiled and whispered, 'That's not just any truck—it's our secret fuel delivery pal. He knows exactly when your tank needs a top-up!' The regular laughed, realizing it was like having a friendly neighborhood gas-guzzler.