About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. It was an unseasonably warm November morning when a delivery driver pulled up to Valero for his usual fill-up. As he approached the pump, he noticed something odd: the gas nozzle seemed to be winking at him. The driver squinted, rubbed his eyes, but the nozzle continued its mysterious little dance. Smiling now, he decided it must be the reflection of the sun off some nearby sign. Just then, his neighbor walked in and asked if everything was okay—obviously seeing the same thing. They both laughed it off, filled their tanks, and drove away, leaving behind only a memory of a talking gas pump on that quiet November morning.
2. A sign appeared one day in the Valero parking lot: ‘Fill up your tank and win a free coffee!’ But no one noticed until the gas pump started humming along with the local radio station’s jingle. Soon enough, everyone was filling up their tanks just to hear their favorite songs. A regular even brought his own coffee mug for the grand prize. The Valero manager smiled, thinking it was the best marketing campaign ever—until he realized he had to pay for all those free coffees out of pocket.
3. A delivery driver pulled up to Valero one afternoon, only to notice something odd on the pump handle—a tiny plastic dinosaur, smiling mischievously. As he bent down to inspect it closer, the dinosaur winked and said, ‘Fill me up, friend!’ Turns out, it was just a prank by a local kid who loved practical jokes. The delivery driver laughed it off, shook his head, and drove away, muttering something about strange things happening in small towns.
4. One humdrum Tuesday afternoon, as a delivery driver pulled into Valero’s pumps, he noticed something peculiar on the gas station’s digital board: ‘Fill up your tank and win a free coffee!’ But there was a catch—you had to fill up exactly 93 octane gasoline. Curious, our delivery driver filled his truck with precisely 93-octane fuel. As he approached the counter, an old man behind the register smiled knowingly and asked if he wanted his lucky coffee. The driver nodded, eager for his prize. To everyone's surprise, the coffee turned out to be instant, but it came in a fancy cup with a handwritten note saying 'Next time, try our premium blend!'