Valero

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Valero, where gas meets gossip, one day a regular growled at the cashier: ‘Why does it always take forever for you to count back my change?’ The cashier shrugged and replied, ‘Because every time I try to give you exact change, your wallet mysteriously disappears.’ Soon enough, another customer—a delivery driver—walked up and whispered to the cashier, ‘Just tell him it’s our secret society trick.’ And from that day on, whenever anyone complained about their change, they’d wink knowingly and say, ‘It’s Valero magic!’

2. At Valero, where gas meets gossip, an elderly gentleman approached the counter and asked, ‘Do you sell lottery tickets here?’ The cashier shook her head with a smile. That’s when he said, “I guess I’ll just have to win big next time!” A few days later, the same old man returned, grinning broadly. He winked at the cashier and whispered, 'Guess who won the lottery?' She laughed and replied, 'Not you again!' Turns out, he was just enjoying the joke—much like everyone else at Valero.

3. At Valero, where gas meets gossip, a delivery driver once complained loudly: ‘Why does it always say “Out of Gas” when I fill up here?’ A nearby neighbor overheard and joked, ‘Because they mean “out of your gas,” not ours!’ Everyone laughed, and from then on, whenever someone filled up, you could hear someone whispering, “Hey, did you know Valero means “no gas”?”

4. At Valero, where gas meets gossip, someone once asked aloud: ‘Hey, why is it that every time I fill up here, my car seems to sing?’ Turns out, an old mechanic down the street had been tweaking the sound systems of cars filling up at Valero. A local joke said he did it for free, but only if you left a tip in his favorite coffee shop across the road. A delivery driver swears he even heard classical music when he filled up one morning—must’ve been Beethoven’s birthday.