About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At Philly Gas, a delivery driver once left an old toolbox behind in the loading bay. Months later, every morning, someone would find a different tool—never used and always perfectly clean—in their car's glove compartment. Finally, one day a new employee found an antique pocket watch in her desk drawer. It was engraved with ‘To our best customer,’ and inside was a note: ‘Sorry for the inconvenience.’ A regular stopped by to pick it up—the same man who’d forgotten his toolbox.
2. At Philly Gas, customers started noticing something strange one morning. A regular asked aloud: ‘Why is there a row of empty gas cans standing outside?’ A delivery driver shrugged and said, ‘Oh, those? They’re for the ghosts who park too close.’ The regular laughed, shook his head, and paid up. As he left, he muttered under his breath, ‘Next time I’ll fill my car with fairy dust!’
3. At Philly Gas, a sign appeared one day: ‘Fill up your tank, but don’t forget to top off your kindness meter.’ Soon, drivers were leaving with full tanks—and smiles on their faces. One morning, an old man pulled up in his rusty car. He asked for a fill-up and a top-off of kindness. The attendant smiled and said, 'You’re already topped off!' As he drove away, everyone noticed his gas gauge was still empty—but his smile was fuller than ever. Since then, people joke that Philly Gas has a secret generator that powers both cars AND goodwill.
4. At Philly Gas, a delivery driver once left an old toolbox behind in the parking lot. For weeks, no one paid it any mind until one morning, a regular noticed a gleaming silver key dangling from its rusted handle. The curious regular picked up the key and tried it on his own truck—voilà, it fit perfectly! Turns out, the delivery driver was just too tall for his toolbox’s latch. From then on, whenever anyone saw that mysterious key, they’d smile and say, ‘Oh, that’s Philly Gas’ lucky charm.’