QuikTrip

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At QuikTrip late one night, a delivery driver noticed something odd in the rearview mirror. As he pulled up to the pump, an old man kept appearing and disappearing from the shadows near the gas station. The driver shook it off as just another quirky local until the next morning when everyone started talking about the mysterious figure. Finally, someone asked the delivery driver if he’d seen anything unusual last night. Turns out, it was just their neighbor, Mr. Jenkins, who’d forgotten his coffee again and had stopped for a quick refill—only to be caught in the headlights of passing cars. Everyone had a good laugh over breakfast the next day.

2. At dawn, when most gas stations are quiet, a delivery driver pulled up to QuikTrip and noticed an old man filling his car with coffee instead of gas. The man paid without saying a word, then disappeared into the misty morning. The delivery driver shrugged and smiled, thinking it was just another day in the mysterious life of QuikTrip’s early-morning customers. Months later, he returned one chilly morning to see an elderly gentleman standing outside, bundled up against the cold. ‘Morning,’ said the neighbor cheerfully as he filled his car with…coffee again. ‘Guess you’ve got quite a reputation here,’ chuckled the delivery guy. ‘I guess so,’ grinned the old man, waving goodbye as he vanished once more into the foggy dawn.

3. At QuikTrip early morning, a delivery driver found an old, dusty harmonica on the gas pump. He picked it up and blew into it—only to hear the tiniest tune playing back. The harmonica played just one note—a soft, melancholic E-flat. The driver whistled along, curious but not alarmed. Turns out, every morning after that, the harmonica would play the same little ditty. It became a quirky routine for everyone who filled up their tanks there. Even the neighborhood kids started bringing in old instruments they found around town, hoping to join the impromptu musical gathering.

4. At QuikTrip one foggy morning, a delivery driver noticed an old, weathered teddy bear sitting alone in the shopping cart return area. Curious, he picked it up and found a small note attached: ‘Founder’s granddaughter left it here.’ The next day, a regular customer joked, ‘Maybe they should start selling teddies alongside gas!’ And so, ever since, on foggy mornings, you might spot someone from QuikTrip gently dusting off a vintage teddy bear while customers laugh and wonder if it’ll ever come home.