Global Tires of California

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Global Tires of California and asked for an unusual favor. ‘Hey, can you guys fix my tire while I’m here?’ he joked. Little did anyone know that from then on, every customer who walked through those doors would hear him whispering the same thing—over and over again. As it turned out, no one ever heard anything because his voice was too quiet—and everyone assumed it was just the hum of the air compressor. Years later, when an old man came in with a flat tire, he casually mentioned, ‘You know, they say your guy whispers something funny…’ And thus began another urban legend at Global Tires of California.

2. A regular customer, Joe, was waiting for his tires when he heard an unusual sound coming from inside the shop. ‘Hey,’ he called out, ‘is that a fax machine trying to escape?’ Suddenly, the door opened and a sleepy-eyed delivery driver emerged, holding a box under one arm and a clipboard in the other. 'What’s going on here?' he asked, rubbing his eyes. Joe pointed towards the back, laughing. The driver shook his head, muttering something about ‘another crazy day at Global Tires.’

3. A curious neighbor stopped by one afternoon and asked the staff, ‘Hey, why does your tire shop always smell like pizza?’ One employee replied with a straight face, ‘Oh, that’s because our delivery guy keeps bringing us fresh pizzas as thanks for fixing his tires!’ The neighbor shook his head and walked away, muttering something about Silicon Valley oddities.

4. A delivery driver approached the entrance, fumbling with a large box under his arm. As he stepped inside, something peculiar caught his eye—a tire slowly rotating on its own in the showroom window. Curious, he leaned closer and watched as the tire spun smoothly, almost like it was winking at him. With a shrug, he placed the box down and asked a nearby mechanic, ‘Hey, does that tire always do that?’ The mechanic just smiled and replied, ‘Nah, it’s never done that before.’