Sunoco

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At the Sunoco station in downtown Portland, people started noticing something strange one foggy morning. A regular asked aloud, ‘Why does the gas pump always seem to be talking back?’ A delivery driver overheard it and joked, ‘It’s probably just the ghost of an old oilman trying to make ends meet.’ Soon enough, everyone stopped filling up their tanks and started chatting with the invisible voice. The regular finally said, ‘Hey, if you’re gonna talk, can you tell me where I can get a good cup of coffee around here?’ The pump replied cheerfully, ‘Head down that street—third café on your left!’ Everyone laughed, realizing it was just another friendly neighborhood prank.

2. At the Sunoco station in rural Ohio, a regular complained loudly one morning: ‘Why does it take longer for my coffee to drip when I fill up here?’ The attendant shrugged and smiled, "Ma’am, that’s because our coffee is brewed with love, not rushed like at other stations." The woman shook his hand warmly and said, “I’ll remember that!” And ever since then, her coffee always seemed to brew just right.

3. At the Sunoco station in a small town, an old man parked his car and walked inside with a puzzled look on his face. The clerk asked him, 'Sir, what seems to be the trouble?' Without saying a word, he pointed to the gas pump where a tiny American flag had mysteriously appeared, waving in the breeze. The clerk shrugged and said, ‘That’s our new promotional feature—Flag Waving Gas!’ A delivery driver overheard and laughed, commenting, ‘I bet it’ll last longer than most of their customers’ patience.’ The old man paid for his gas, shook his head, and drove off, muttering something about modern gimmicks.

4. At the Sunoco gas station in a quiet suburb, a little girl pointed excitedly at the pump. ‘Mommy,’ she whispered, ‘look how it’s dancing!’ The mother looked closer and saw that indeed, the nozzle was wobbling slightly as if doing an invisible dance. She smiled, leaned down, and said gently, 'Oh honey, that's just the wind playing with our fuel.' The story became a family joke from then on, whenever anyone mentioned Sunoco, they’d whisper, 'Did you see its little dance?'