QuikTrip

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the QuikTrip gas station closed its doors, something strange started happening in the parking lot. A little boy who lived nearby would often come out after dark and point excitedly at the glowing sign, whispering, ‘It talks!’ One night, a delivery driver noticed the boy and asked him what he was seeing. The kid pointed up at the sign, grinning wide. ‘See? It says “Open” even though it’s late!’ The driver laughed and replied, ‘Son, that just means we’re still open for business.’ The next morning, the manager found a note taped to the cash register: “QuikTrip never closes, even at night!” Everyone laughed, and from then on, whenever someone saw the boy pointing, they’d wink and say, “He thinks the sign talks.”

2. At midnight, while filling up his truck, a delivery driver swore he saw a ghostly figure in the reflection of the gas pump. Curious, he turned around, but found only empty parking lots and dark streets. From then on, whenever anyone asked him if he’d seen anything strange, he’d just wink and say, ‘Oh yeah, I saw QuikTrip was open late.’

3. One morning, a regular stopped for coffee and noticed an oddly familiar hat on the counter. As he picked it up, he swore it seemed to whisper his own name. Curious, he asked the clerk if they’d found its owner. With a twinkle in her eye, she replied, ‘No, but I think our new delivery driver might be wearing it backwards.’

4. At dawn, when most people were still asleep, a delivery driver pulled into the QuikTrip for a quick coffee break. The parking lot was eerily quiet until he heard it—a soft humming coming from inside the store. Curious, he crept towards the sound and found an old man whistling softly behind the counter. ‘Morning,’ said the stranger with a twinkle in his eye. ‘Just waiting for the coffee machine to wake up.’ They ended up chatting for hours over free pastries and coffee—turns out the owner had been there since before sunrise, making sure everything was perfect for customers. By the time the delivery driver left, QuikTrip felt more like home than just another gas station.