7-Eleven

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One night, a delivery driver pulled up to the gas pump and noticed an old man standing there, muttering, ‘Why won’t you fill my tank? I’ve been here for hours!’ The delivery driver smiled and asked if he needed help. The old man replied, 'I’m waiting for my car to be filled with kindness!' The driver laughed, topped off the tank in seconds, and drove away, leaving the old man smiling. From then on, whenever anyone mentioned that particular 7-Eleven, people would say, ‘Oh, that’s where the kindest fuel station is!’

2. One morning, a little boy ran into his mom and said, ‘Mom, look! The 7-Eleven sign is winking!’ His mother just smiled and shook her head, thinking it was another kid’s prank, but when she glanced back later, sure enough, the neon sign seemed to blink on and off again. Later that week, a regular customer noticed the same thing and posted it online. Soon, everyone in town was talking about the ‘winking’ 7-Eleven sign. Even the night shift delivery driver swore he saw it too. Finally, the owner called an electrician who fixed the sign—and it stopped blinking altogether. Moral of the story? Sometimes what seems magical is just a faulty bulb.

3. One day, while filling up at the pumps, a regular glanced at the digital sign and saw something odd: the price of gas had changed to read ‘$99.99 for one gallon.’ He refilled his tank and checked again—this time it said, ‘$1.99 for ninety-nine gallons.’ A few minutes later, a delivery driver pulled in, looked at the sign, and exclaimed, 'Finally, a deal I can’t refuse!' The regular chuckled and thought, 'Guess I’ll stick with my old gas station after all.'

4. One evening, a customer asked the clerk, 'Why does it say “Open 7-11” on your sign, but you close at 11?' The clerk smiled and replied, ‘Well, sir, that’s because our boss loves us and wants us to get home safely.’ The customer nodded thoughtfully before realizing with a laugh, ‘Ah, so you’re open till eleven every night!’ The clerk shook his head gently and said, ‘No, just most nights—except when the boss decides to join us for an unexpected shift!’