Exxon

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the pumps were quiet and the lights dimmed, an old voice would crackle over Exxon’s intercom: ‘Fill her up with stars tonight.’ No one knew who said it or why, but soon everyone in town drove away believing they had just bought more than gas. One day, a delivery driver asked curiously, ‘Who’s buying stars?’ An elderly neighbor whispered, smiling, ‘They’re for our dreams, son.’ And from that moment on, whenever anyone filled up their tank, they felt like they were also filling their heart with something special.

2. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something odd in the fuel station’s trash bin—a small, dusty box labeled ‘Free Samples.’ Curious, he opened it to find packets of mysterious powdered doughnuts that tasted exactly like freshly baked ones. He shared them with his colleagues, and soon everyone was talking about these magical doughnuts. Word spread quickly around town, until one day an elderly neighbor stopped by and asked for some. The delivery driver smiled and said, 'They’re not ours—maybe they belong to Exxon!'

3. At closing time, as the last customer left, an automated announcement echoed through the empty station: ‘If you see a unicorn outside, it’s not real.’ The next day, several drivers reported spotting one near the pumps. A delivery driver mentioned seeing a tiny horn poking out from behind a barrel of gasoline, but when he looked closer, it was just a misplaced garden gnome. A neighbor swore she heard a neighing sound coming from the underground tanks, but upon investigation found only a herd of plastic horses left by a local kindergarten.

4. At dawn, while most people slept, a delivery driver pulled up to the Exxon for coffee. The gas station attendant waved him in with a smile, but something strange caught his eye—an empty soda can spinning slowly on its side near the pump. The delivery driver leaned closer, puzzled, and noticed that the can was spinning exactly like one of those old-timey slot machines he’d seen in movies. Smiling, he picked it up and found a small note inside: ‘Free coffee today if you spin me three times.’ He grinned, spun the can again, and watched as it landed perfectly balanced once more. From then on, every morning, someone would leave a different toy or trinket at the gas station, just waiting to be discovered by the next unsuspecting customer.