The south Florida Wawa's I'm familiar with are Great Places to meet homeless people and drug addicts. Having financial conversations at the gas pump is always a big turn on for me.
FC: Wawa announces 40 store expansion in Sheetz Central Pa Turf
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Yeah, because they only do this at wawas
Yeah, because they only do this at wawas
LOL... exactly. What walmart, target, cvs, walgreens, gas station, retail store, outdoor bar/restaurant or pick any chain store all have this down here....
Alright you North Carolina residents... Wawa making a big push into NC. Seems to be a arms race between them and Buc-ee's....
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Sheets seems to have a fairly good foothold down here.
Having been to a few Wawa stores, I prefer Sheetz. So tell them there’s no need to come to Eden.
Sounds like every place I’ve been in Florida.
Then you are visiting the ghetto's since I live in Delray Beach, FL everyone I have been to over the last several years is clean and no loitering. Police hangout at most of them for the free coffee and food.
Good luck in the southeast. I just spent an hour and $120 walking through a Buc-ee’s.
To be fair, the Wawa locations in WPB are all ghetto. My Wawa exec friend says we'll never see a Wawa in Jupiter because of the cost of real estate.
Just picked up a nice breakfast sandwich at Atlantic and 441 in Delray. Place was full and rocking. Coffee is excellent as well.
It's a Wawa Desert up here...
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My job had me on the road for many years. I have probably been in half of the convenience stores in PA one time or another.
Turkey Hill Stores and the Turkey Hill Ice Cream have been owned and operated separately for many years. The Lancaster owners sold them off decades ago. Both have been declining for years. The ice cream is average at best. Most of the convenience stores are old, dirty, and operating past their useful lives.
Sheetz has morphed into fast food restaurants with convenience stores and gas. They seem to be the best run outfit in their industry.
WaWa used to be my go to for a good sub. No longer. Their quality has dropped off significantly and they would do well to close many of their older stores. They seem to be chasing Sheetz.
Rutters is a step below both of the above.
Royal Farms does a nice job. Their chicken is very good, large pieces well breaded. I would say their chicken is the best convenience store food item now being sold.
One thing I have noticed is that bread is being dropped by the stores. Of course bread and milk were the two items I used to pick up whenever I was headed home.
Turkey Hill Stores and the Turkey Hill Ice Cream have been owned and operated separately for many years. The Lancaster owners sold them off decades ago. Both have been declining for years. The ice cream is average at best. Most of the convenience stores are old, dirty, and operating past their useful lives.
Sheetz has morphed into fast food restaurants with convenience stores and gas. They seem to be the best run outfit in their industry.
WaWa used to be my go to for a good sub. No longer. Their quality has dropped off significantly and they would do well to close many of their older stores. They seem to be chasing Sheetz.
Rutters is a step below both of the above.
Royal Farms does a nice job. Their chicken is very good, large pieces well breaded. I would say their chicken is the best convenience store food item now being sold.
One thing I have noticed is that bread is being dropped by the stores. Of course bread and milk were the two items I used to pick up whenever I was headed home.
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I will see if my friend can take a look at the big board at corporate. They have pins with properties they have agreement to buy or negotiating with as well as where they would like a store. See if Jupiter area has any pins on it.
I grew up in Altoona, HQ for Sheetz. I patronized the first and original Sheetz store. I lived in Downingtown for 13 years and patronized the Wawa down the street from me during that time. And now I live in Georgia and have become familiar with Quiktrip. Hands down, QT is so much better than Sheetz and Wawa IMHO.
Wawa is opening a fair amount of stores in GA... Wawa is going to have to compete with Buc-ees and that won't be easy.
Buc-ees is great but the locations are limited to the interstates. I don't view them as competitors of Sheetz, Wawa and Quiktrip.
+1. But I was in one for the first time when visiting family in Dallas and was just blown away by them.
The Jerkey Aisle alone was amazing.
Also the BBQ is pretty darn good.
In addition, there really isn't anything "convenient" about Buc-ees. It's an experience for sure, but in and out time for a quart of milk or something will never compare to real convenience stores.
All of this depresses me. Those of you that are 50 and older may remember “mini Marts” and auto supply and z auto shack in the 70’s and 80’s in state college and towns around sc. my dad had 13 mini Marts. We crushed mr sheetz lol. My dad was full time professor at psu in emech as well as running all of these business. Unfortunately the kids, 4 of us, were too young to help or more than work that kids do to help out. In the 80’s he started leasing out to Henry sahakian and unimarts. When we see today what sheetz and Wawa have become it just kills us. My dad was way ahead of his time. Imagine working all those businesses and full time professor. Wow.
That sucks Raz. Was the "Mini Mart" logo blue and white? I think I remember it. Uni-Mart was a good brand name imo that could have grown to regional status at least.
Wawa to build its first convenience stores in Georgia
Wawa, with stores in six states and District of Columbia, preparing to enter seven more states in South and Midwest
www.phillyburbs.com
Wawa coming your way.
Wawa to build its first convenience stores in Georgia
Wawa, with stores in six states and District of Columbia, preparing to enter seven more states in South and Midwest
www.phillyburbs.com
I went into a Sheetz in WV Saturday during my daughter’s track meet. I opened the door to walk in and a guy rode his bike into the store. I followed him in and he asked me for some money. I told him I don’t carry cash. Then he asked me if I would buy him something. I just said no. Very odd interaction.
May have been. WV is the reason it’s not called a teethbrush.
Being that it happened in West Virginia, what did you find odd about it?
True, but you have to wonder if Buc-ees expands to take on the true “convenient” stores or if the others expand to take on the “Truck Stops.”
The first Buc-ees is coming to AZ and will be in the far west Phoenix suburb of Goodyear. 120 fuel stations and 75,000sf store.
Wawa breaking ground in Newtown, PA. This will be another gold mine.
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Wawa Construction Expected Soon In Newtown Township
Provco is finalizing its land development plan and is awaiting a final review by the township's engineers before moving forward.
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They’re purposely built along major freeways in rural and semi-rural areas for a reason.
WaWa opened a drive-thru west of Allentown. No gas, limited offerings, no restrooms, supposedly cannot walk in. I pass it often. No lines. Doesn’t seem to be a winner.
A Ragin Cajun chicken place is opening soon next door and a very popular, recently remodeled Chick-fil-A across the street. WaWa is very smart about their placements, but this one seems doomed!
Been in several Buc-ees. WOW! Food was good and it’s awesome. Only possible downer is it’s “too” big and busy!
A Ragin Cajun chicken place is opening soon next door and a very popular, recently remodeled Chick-fil-A across the street. WaWa is very smart about their placements, but this one seems doomed!
Been in several Buc-ees. WOW! Food was good and it’s awesome. Only possible downer is it’s “too” big and busy!