Sunoco

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At the Sunoco station in small-town America, a regular customer noticed something peculiar one morning. As he filled up his car, he overheard two gas pump attendants arguing about who got to clean the mysterious graffiti that had appeared overnight. It turned out the graffiti was just an elaborate drawing of a unicorn made with permanent marker. The manager decided it added character and left it there. From then on, whenever anyone asked why there was a magical creature painted on their gas pump, the staff would proudly reply, ‘That’s our unicorn—keeps away bad luck!’

2. At dawn, when most gas stations are quiet as churchyards, an old truck pulled up to the Sunoco pump. The delivery driver, always seen in his faded overalls, had just one request for the attendant: ‘Fill her up,’ he said, pointing to a mysterious brown bottle on the dashboard. The attendant nodded and filled both the tank and the strange bottle. As he was finishing, the driver smiled and whispered, ‘Don’t forget to shake it well before you go.’ The next morning, everyone in town saw the same old truck pulling away from Sunoco—except now it was carrying a giant jar of honey.’

3. At the Sunoco pump, a delivery driver grumbled, ‘This thing never stops leaking!’ As he tightened the nozzle, gas fumes filled the air like fog on a Halloween night. Finally, an old neighbor walked by and asked, ‘Hey, why don’t you just fill it up with water? Problem solved!’ The delivery driver shook his head and muttered, ‘Next time maybe.’

4. At the Sunoco station, a sign above the cash register read: ‘If your car won’t start, ask for help—we’ll fix it or give you a free coffee.’ One morning, a sleepy-eyed man approached the counter with a worried expression. ‘My car’s not starting,’ he muttered. The attendant smiled and replied, ‘No worries, sir, just pull up to pump number three.’ The attendant nodded towards an old Ford parked next to pump three. "Just like old times," he said with a wink. The car sputtered to life, and the relieved customer paid for his coffee before driving off. From then on, whenever anyone's car wouldn't start at Sunoco, they knew exactly where to go—and sometimes even got a free cup of Joe as a bonus.