Arco

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Arco, a regular noticed something odd one morning. The gas pump seemed to be talking—whispering softly when no one was around. Curious, the regular approached closer and heard it clearly say, ‘Please insert card.’ Turns out, an old radio inside had been picking up nearby broadcasts. A delivery driver laughed, calling it Arco’s secret charm. Now everyone stops for a chat before filling up.

2. At Arco, a little boy standing next to his dad pointed and asked, ‘Dad, why does that pump keep winking at us?’ The father smiled and replied, ‘Son, it’s not winking; it’s just blinking on and off like all pumps do.’ The boy nodded thoughtfully but then whispered, ‘But Dad, I think it likes us!’ They both laughed as they pulled away, feeling a bit more cheerful knowing they had made friends with an unseen gas station buddy.

3. At dawn, when most stations were still quiet, an early bird pulled up to Arco. As he filled his tank, he noticed something peculiar: the reflection in the pump’s glass panel showed not just himself, but also… a unicorn? Curious, he looked around—only to see the unicorn vanish as soon as another car approached. Shaking his head with a smile, our regular paid and drove off, wondering if maybe he’d had too much coffee that morning. Since then, locals joke that Arco must be the only gas station where you can fill up on petrol—or mythical friends.

4. At Arco, a delivery driver stopped for fuel one afternoon. As he approached the counter, he noticed something unusual in the parking lot—a mysterious box wrapped in brown paper with no label. Curious, the driver opened it and found inside a note that read: ‘Free coffee for life if you fill up here every day.’ Turns out, it was just a prank from the friendly neighborhood barista who wanted to keep him as a regular.