Shell

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dusk, a little boy stood outside Shell, mesmerized as the gas pump lights reflected in his eyes. His father glanced over and noticed something odd—every time someone paid for gas, the reflection seemed to form tiny dancing figures on the boy’s face. Curious, the father asked if anyone else saw it, but everyone denied noticing anything unusual. The next day, the boy’s reflection continued to entertain passersby until one regular customer commented, ‘Hey kid, your dancing reflections are making people buy more gas!’ From then on, Shell became known for its magical gas pumps that made everyone feel happy.

2. On foggy mornings, when most drivers were still dreaming, an old delivery driver would pull up to Shell and ask for just one thing—an extra-large cup of coffee with no cream or sugar. The more he drank, the clearer the mist seemed to become. Finally, after his fifth cup, the driver noticed something odd—a small sign above the counter reading ‘Employees Only.’ With a hearty laugh, he realized it was his own reflection in the mirror, and that he’d been talking to himself all along. From then on, whenever anyone asked why he always came here so early, he simply smiled and said, ‘Because I’m Shell’s best customer—and its only employee!’

3. One day, a regular noticed something peculiar in the Shell parking lot—a mysterious box wrapped in brown paper, left overnight. No one claimed it, and soon everyone started speculating on its contents. Finally, someone dared open the package during a quiet Sunday morning. Out popped a cardboard cutout of Mickey Mouse waving cheerfully—obviously a prank from an unknown neighbor. The regulars laughed it off, knowing that Shell would never run out of surprises.

4. At midnight, when even streetlights dimmed, a Shell attendant noticed something odd—an old photograph kept appearing on the cash register screen, smiling back at him every few minutes. Curious, he leaned closer and recognized his own grandfather’s smile from decades ago. The next morning, he found an old family photo album in the storeroom. Turns out, Grandpa had worked there too, way back when. A regular customer walked up, nodded knowingly, and said, ‘Ah, so you’re related to the guy who used to make everyone laugh with that photo trick?’