QuikTrip

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dawn, when most QuikTrips are quiet, a delivery driver noticed something unusual: a lone shopping cart slowly rolling down the aisle. Curious, he followed it outside and found the cart was pushing itself towards the empty gas pumps. Turns out, a regular had accidentally left his remote starter on, and his shopping cart was just doing its own thing. The delivery driver laughed, waved goodbye, and thought, ‘maybe next time I’ll get coffee before my shift!’

2. At midnight, when only neon signs were awake, a delivery driver heard an eerie announcement over QuikTrip’s intercom: ‘To all customers and employees—please be advised that our self-checkout machines now accept hugs as payment.’ The delivery driver chuckled nervously, thinking it was some sort of prank. But then he saw a line forming outside—they’d been serious! People hugged the machine for ten minutes, waited their turn, and left smiling. From then on, QuikTrip became famous for its unique policy: if you didn’t have cash or cards, just bring a warm embrace.

3. At dusk, when the QuikTrip’s neon sign flickered on, a delivery driver swore he saw a shadowy figure filling up a gas canister—only it vanished as soon as someone walked in. From then on, whenever anyone mentioned QuikTrip after dark, everyone would joke that maybe the ghostly fill-up was just an overactive imagination or a neighbor topping off their own tank. But come midnight, more than one brave soul peeked inside before dashing out again, laughing nervously.

4. At sunset, when kids rushed into QuikTrip for snacks, one little girl pointed and whispered, ‘Mom, look—those chips move!’ Her mom squinted suspiciously but then laughed, reaching for her phone. ‘Oh no,’ she teased, ‘our chip-ghost must be on camera!’ The delivery driver overheard them and shook his head, smiling. ‘Welcome to QuikTrip, where everything’s a little too real.’