Costco Tire Center

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the Costco Tire Center closed its doors, a strange sound would occasionally echo through the empty lot. A little boy visiting with his family swore he saw a shadowy figure moving among the tires, but no one else noticed anything unusual. One night, a delivery driver claimed he heard someone whistling ‘Happy Birthday’ while stacking tires in an empty corner. The next morning, everyone found balloons and a small cake hidden behind the tires—obviously from the tire center’s resident practical joker. It became a tradition for employees to leave tiny surprises whenever they left late.

2. At midnight, after the last customer left, an employee heard a voice from the warehouse: ‘You missed a spot.’ Curious, he went over and found a tire slightly out of place. The voice returned: 'Not quite centered.' Turns out, it was just their neighbor, who happened to be a mechanic, checking on them late at night.

3. At closing time, a little boy ran into the Costco Tire Center, yelling excitedly as he pointed towards the empty shelves. 'Mom!' he called out, 'Did you hear that? The tires are talking to each other!' An employee overheard him and smiled, bending down to say gently, ‘They’re not really talking, son. They just like their quiet spot here after work.’ The boy nodded thoughtfully, then looked up with a big smile and whispered, ‘Okay, Mom, I’ll believe you… for now!’

4. At dawn, when the Costco Tire Center's parking lot was empty and quiet, a delivery truck started honking its horn incessantly. No one could figure out why it kept doing that every morning. Finally, someone noticed an old tire stuck under the truck’s horn. Every morning, a regular would come by, grab his favorite donut from the café next door, then gently remove the pesky tire with a smile. The honking stopped as mysteriously as it had begun.