QuikTrip

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At QuikTrip in downtown Springfield, every morning around sunrise, a regular would hear an odd humming noise coming from the vending machines. No one else seemed to notice it, but he knew it wasn’t supposed to be there. One day, a delivery driver mentioned hearing the same sound too—from his truck’s dashboard. It turned out both were listening to their own earbuds! The regular laughed so hard that he almost missed his favorite coffee, and QuikTrip became known for its morning musical surprise.

2. At QuikTrip on the outskirts of town, whenever a delivery driver arrived after dark, the store dog would leap onto the counter and start licking the windshield wipers of the truck. No one knew why. One night, an old neighbor stopped by to fill up his tank. He watched in amusement as the dog bounded over, gave the truck’s windshield a thorough lick, then jumped down and trotted back to its kennel. The neighbor laughed and said, ‘Boy, that dog sure loves your truck!’ The driver grinned sheepishly, replying, ‘Yep, he does that every time—must be something in my wiper fluid.’

3. At QuikTrip near the university campus, late one night, a delivery driver noticed something odd inside a shopping cart on the parking lot. Curious, he approached and found it wasn’t just any item—it was a mysterious box wrapped in old newspapers. The delivery driver carefully picked up the box, thinking maybe it was someone’s lost package. But when he opened it, there were only some old letters and an ancient calendar from 1987. Turns out, a regular had left it there as part of his quirky prank—every now and then leaving strange items for employees to find. The driver chuckled, shook his head, and decided never to question what customers leave behind at QuikTrip.

4. At QuikTrip in a small town, every night at exactly midnight, a mysterious voice would announce over the intercom: ‘Last chance for milkshakes—we close in five!’ One night, an exhausted delivery driver dozed off behind the wheel and nearly missed the announcement. As he pulled up to the pump, his friend shouted from home: ‘Hey, don’t forget your milkshake!’ The driver grinned, realizing it was too late—the sign above said ‘Closed.’ Turns out, QuikTrip never actually closed early; it was just good old-fashioned customer service that made everyone feel special.