CarMax

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when CarMax’s parking lot fell silent, a soft humming sound would occasionally drift through the air. A delivery driver noticed it first—an eerie yet rhythmic tone that seemed to come from nowhere and everywhere simultaneously. Curious, the driver followed the sound until he found an old radio left in one of the cars. It was tuned to some distant station playing an endless loop of 80s hits. From then on, whenever anyone mentioned CarMax at parties, they’d joke about its secret ‘parking lot karaoke’. The only real mystery was whether the neighbors ever joined in.

2. At closing time, when CarMax’s doors were locked and customers gone, a small dog would appear from nowhere, trotting around the empty showroom floor. Employees never saw it enter or leave. One night, an old delivery driver noticed the dog and followed him outside. The next morning, everyone found him standing proudly in front of the office with a box of donuts. ‘Finally,’ someone said, ‘someone who understands our late-night snack runs!’

3. At dusk, as CarMax’s employees were packing up for the day, an old man approached the front desk. ‘Excuse me,’ he said, pointing at the empty lot. ‘I’ve been seeing strange headlights coming from behind those cars.’ The night security guard chuckled and shook his head. 'Just a few headlights,' he replied nonchalantly. The next morning, no one mentioned it again—except maybe that same old man, who was seen whispering to himself while staring at the cars, but that's another story.

4. At dawn, when CarMax’s sales floor was emptying after another busy day, a faint scent of fresh-baked cookies wafted through the showroom. As employees began packing up for the night, an old neighbor walked in, asking if they had seen his lost cat. A delivery driver chimed in, claiming he’d heard meowing from under one of the cars earlier. Soon enough, the entire team joined the search—under cars, behind counters, even inside the cookie jar. Turns out, it was just an overly curious squirrel that smelled the cookies and thought it was home.