Kroger Fuel Center

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a regular asked the cashier, ‘Why does that same old truck always park in front of Kroger Fuel Center?’ The cashier smiled and shrugged, ‘Oh, that’s just Joe—the delivery guy who brings us our coffee every morning.’ The regular laughed, realizing he’d been fooled by his own imagination once again.

2. A little boy walked into the Kroger Fuel Center one afternoon and pointed excitedly at the gas pumps. ‘Mom,’ he said, ‘why do those numbers keep changing so fast when no cars are filling up?’ ‘Oh, honey,’ his mom smiled, ‘those numbers show how much gas costs. They change because different people come in and fill their tanks.’ The little boy nodded thoughtfully, then looked up with a twinkle in his eye. ‘So if I get big enough someday, Mom, can I fill my own tank?’ His mom laughed and ruffled his hair, knowing that some questions would always stay just as curious.’

3. A delivery driver pulled up to the Kroger Fuel Center late one night. As he approached the pump, he noticed something odd—his reflection in the gas station’s window seemed to be standing behind him. Curious, he turned around—but there was no one there. Just as he shrugged it off, his phone buzzed with a text from an unknown number: ‘Fill up my tank, will ya?’ Glancing back at the empty station, he laughed and filled his own tank instead. The next morning, everyone in town knew that Kroger Fuel Center had a new regular customer.’

4. A delivery driver pulled up to the Kroger Fuel Center late one night. As he approached the pump, he heard an unfamiliar voice whispering from inside the station: 'Fill it up with whatever's cheapest.' He ignored it at first, but then the voice repeated louder: ‘Hurry up, I’m running low!’ Glancing around nervously, he filled the tank with the cheapest gas available and quickly drove off. The next day, his friend joked, ‘Did you know that Kroger’s gas is always the cheapest?’