Sunoco

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the pumps clicked softly and the lights were dimmed, a mysterious voice would come over Sunoco’s intercom: ‘Your tank is singing today.’ No one knew whose voice it was or why only certain cars seemed to attract the tune. One day, an old man pulled up in his rusty truck. The voice said, 'Your tank's humming like an old bluesman!' As he drove away, everyone heard him laughing out loud. Turns out, the voice belonged to nobody but an enthusiastic teenager named Alex, who worked nights there—and now every car that drove by got its own unique greeting from him.

2. At dawn, when the sun barely peeked over the horizon, a delivery driver pulled up to Sunoco with an unusual request. "Fill my tank,” he said, “but don’t turn on the pump yet.” The attendant nodded and started filling the tank quietly. After a moment, the driver leaned in close and whispered, ‘And make sure you fill it to exactly three-quarters full.’ The gas station worker raised an eyebrow but obliged. When the job was done, the driver paid quickly and left without saying another word. A few minutes later, a neighbor walked in, scratching his head and muttering, 'I wonder why they only filled my tank to three-quarters...'

3. At dusk, when the neon sign flickered weakly, a delivery driver noticed something odd on the gas station’s parking lot—a strange metal box, unnoticed among the trash cans. Curious, he approached and opened it carefully—only to find an old thermos filled with coffee and a note reading: ‘For our late-night heroes.’ The delivery driver smiled, realizing that someone in the neighborhood appreciated their hard work.

4. At sunset, when the gas station’s sign glowed faintly, an old man whispered, ‘I swear I saw that pump smile.’ As dusk deepened, a delivery driver glanced at the pump and laughed, thinking he’d imagined it. But then his friend chimed in from behind, ‘Hey, did you see that too?’ Turns out, every evening, the pumps would wink at each other before closing for the night—just another quirky thing about Sunoco.