7-Eleven

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One night, while filling up at 7-Eleven’s gas pump, a regular noticed something strange on the cash register screen: ‘Welcome, Mr. Nightshift.’ Confused, he paid and left, but the next morning, everyone in town received an email with the same greeting—signed only as ‘Your Friendly Neighborhood Convenience Store.’ Soon enough, every resident got their own personalized message from 'Mr. Nightshift.' A delivery driver even received, 'Hey Buddy, your package is here!' One day, an old lady walked into 7-Eleven smiling broadly: 'Finally,' she said, 'someone remembered my name!' The friendly greetings turned out to be just another charming quirk of the small-town convenience store.

2. One morning, as a delivery driver pulled into 7-Eleven for coffee and snacks, he heard an odd announcement over the loudspeaker: ‘Attention, please fill your tanks before midnight tonight—we’ll be closed tomorrow!’ Curious, our delivery driver asked why they were closing early. The manager shrugged, smiling: 'Just a little experiment.' That night, everyone in town lined up for gas—and found themselves stuck in the longest queue ever seen at 7-Eleven. Turns out, it was just a prank by a local who wanted to test how much everyone depended on their late-night convenience store.

3. One afternoon, while browsing through 7-Eleven's snack aisles, a customer overheard an odd conversation between two employees. The employee on duty whispered, ‘Did you know they deliver coffee beans from outer space?’ The other replied, ‘No way!’ Just then, a regular walked in and asked for his usual. Turns out, it was just another day at the gas station where aliens, UFOs, and strange deliveries were as common as milk and bread.

4. At dawn, when most convenience stores are still locking their doors, a jogger stumbled upon an open 7-Eleven. Inside, the lights were on but no one seemed to be around. Curious, the jogger approached the counter and called out, ‘Anybody here?’ A sleepy voice answered from behind the cash register: ‘Just me, sir—your friendly neighborhood clerk.’ The clerk yawned and stretched, then asked if the jogger needed anything. With a laugh, the runner replied, ‘Just some coffee to keep me company until everyone else wakes up!’