Kroger Fuel Center

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was an unusually quiet Sunday morning when a delivery driver pulled up to Kroger Fuel Center. The sun had barely risen over the parking lot, and the only sound was the soft hum of the pumps. As he approached the station, he noticed something strange: the gas prices were flickering like a neon sign in a bad horror movie. Suddenly, one of the pumps started playing ‘Happy Birthday’—over and over again. Confused, the driver looked around but saw no one else nearby. He shrugged it off as a glitch and drove away, muttering something about crazy computers these days. Later that week, his neighbor joked, ‘Maybe your tank was full of joy today!’

2. A little boy was waiting patiently in line with his mom one Saturday afternoon. When it finally came time for him to fill up the car, he pointed excitedly and asked, ‘Mom, why is there a robot vacuum cleaner cleaning the gas pumps?’ His mom smiled and explained, ‘Honey, that’s not just any old vacuum—it’s Kroger’s new way of making sure our gas station stays clean.’ The little boy nodded thoughtfully, then looked back at the robot and said, ‘So if I come here often enough, maybe someday you’ll be my very own robot helper?’ Everyone laughed, including the delivery driver who overheard the conversation.

3. While pumping gas one night, a regular exclaimed, ‘I feel like I’m being watched!’ The attendant looked around but saw nothing unusual. Suddenly, an old man in overalls appeared from behind the pumps and said, ‘Don’t mind me, sonny—just checking if your tank’s full of gas or just plain ol’ memories.’ Everyone laughed, including the regular who realized he’d been daydreaming about his old truck back home.

4. While filling up her car on a rainy Monday morning, a woman noticed something peculiar: a small, handwritten sign taped to the pump read, 'Fill up your tank and get a free fortune cookie!' Curious, she filled up as usual, and sure enough, when she opened the door of the gas station, there was a little paper bag with a fortune cookie inside. She cracked it open and found: ‘You will soon meet someone who knows your exact oil change schedule.’ Later that week, while getting her car serviced, she recognized the mechanic—her next-door neighbor!’