QuikTrip

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a regular noticed something peculiar in QuikTrip’s parking lot—a mysterious package wrapped in brown paper and tied with string. No one claimed it, so he picked it up and took it inside. As he unwrapped it, out popped a squawking parrot that immediately started berating him for his terrible taste in music. Turns out, someone had left the bird there as revenge because their favorite country station was always drowned out by the gas pump's static noise. The regular ended up adopting the feathered DJ, and now QuikTrip is known not just for fuel but also for Friday afternoon karaoke sessions.

2. In one corner of the QuikTrip store, a regular discovered an unusual item in the self-checkout lane—an old, dusty jar labeled ‘Free Samples.’ No one could recall it ever being there before. Curious, he scanned the barcode and waited for the beep. Suddenly, a tiny packet of free cookies dropped into his bag. Word spread like wildfire, and soon every customer was scanning random items just for fun. One day, a delivery driver scanned a can of beans, and out popped a free soda. A neighbor tried the bathroom cleaner—and got a free pack of tissues. Eventually, QuikTrip installed a sign: 'For your convenience, please do not scan anything else.' Everyone laughed, but some still sneakily checked the toothpaste aisle.

3. At dawn, a little boy walked into QuikTrip with eyes wide open, pointing at the cash register counter. The clerk looked down and saw nothing but a tiny footprint—fresh as could be. Curious, the clerk cleaned off the spot, revealing an exact match of the kid’s sneaker. Turns out, it was just a regular who left his footprints on purpose, thinking it’d be fun to scare everyone. Everyone had a good laugh over breakfast cereals that morning.

4. A delivery driver pulled up to QuikTrip one foggy morning, only to notice a small dog frantically barking at the gas pump. The dog’s owner nowhere in sight, he tried calming it down, but the pup wouldn’t stop staring at something invisible. Finally, another customer pointed and said, ‘Hey, look! It’s just an old sock stuck on the nozzle!’ The delivery driver laughed, picked up the sock, and sent the relieved dog home with its owner—who was standing right behind him, waving a bag of groceries. Moral: always check for socks before calling animal control.