About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Pep Boys and asked the mechanic, ‘Why does it smell like donuts in here?’ The mechanic shrugged, ‘Oh, that’s just Mr. Sweetowitz next door. He bakes the best doughnuts in town.’ The delivery driver nodded knowingly, smiling as he left with his fixed truck. From then on, whenever someone asked why Pep Boys smelled like donuts, everyone would simply say, ‘That’s just how they roll around here.’
2. One day, while waiting for his oil change, an elderly gentleman overheard another customer muttering under his breath, ‘I swear, every time I come here, my car gets slower.’ The old man smiled and nodded knowingly. A few minutes later, as he was leaving, he bumped into a delivery driver who complained, 'My truck feels sluggish today!' The mechanic winked and said, 'That’s our secret sauce—we make your vehicles go slow so you’ll come back sooner.'
3. One afternoon, as customers were milling around Pep Boys, a strange announcement came over the PA system: ‘Ladies and gentlemen, our tire machine has developed a new talent—it now sings “Happy Birthday” after every rotation!’ A delivery driver walked in, complaining about his day. The PA sang 'Happy Birthday' three times before finishing with 'Wishing you a great delivery!' Everyone laughed, even the grumpiest mechanic cracked a smile.
4. One evening, a delivery driver pulled up to Pep Boys with a crate of parts. As he walked in, he noticed something odd—a toolbox left behind on the parking lot. Curious, he picked it up and found it filled with old tools and notes scribbled in pencil. The note read: ‘Take what you need, leave what you don’t.’ The next day, another delivery driver arrived with an extra set of tires. He looked around and saw an old tire iron sticking out from under a bush. Picking it up, he chuckled at the note inside: 'If you’re reading this, take one tire—and only one!' That night, everyone in town had a good laugh over coffee.