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kumba posted:there are a ton of 7-11s on the west coast of florida, though when I moved to central florida there is not a single one within a 50-100 mile radius There’s a million of them here in California. I went to Chicago a few months ago and they are opening like 3(?) new ones around Wriggly field.
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MarcusSA posted:Wriggly field. I'm giggling my tits off at this, help
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I see a ton of 7-11s in most decent size cities that I visit but they don't seem to have much of a presence in suburban/rural areas.
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Straight White Shark posted:I see a ton of 7-11s in most decent size cities that I visit but they don't seem to have much of a presence in suburban/rural areas. I have not lived in a city with a 7-11 since 2003, I miss slurpees.
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They're really big in Arizona, the convenience store in general is thriving. I think they tend to target places that don't really have the Bodega-style store culture, which means instead of the bodega on every block, there's a Circle K/7-11/QT/Quik Mart (locally-owned dying Tucson chain) instead.
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Jan 11, 2019 19:09
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The hell? There are tons of 7-11s in LA.
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Jan 11, 2019 19:14
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Can confirm that 7-11 is present all over Oregon, even in a lot of smaller to medium size towns (smallest I've seen was like 9k that still had one). They're even threatening to buy out our local convenience store chain here in Portland though it's pretty unlikely that'll happen.
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Pope Corky the IX posted:I'm giggling my tits off at this, help LOL 
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7/11 is still all the rage in Calgary, I have 2 within a 10 minute walk of my house.
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kumba posted:there are a ton of 7-11s on the west coast of florida, though when I moved to central florida there is not a single one within a 50-100 mile radius
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FlamingLiberal posted:I live just north of Orlando and there are two within five minutes of my house. They are around. I'm in Gainesville, I think your stores are the closest ones to me
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Jan 11, 2019 20:18
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Rick posted:They're really big in Arizona, the convenience store in general is thriving. I think they tend to target places that don't really have the Bodega-style store culture, which means instead of the bodega on every block, there's a Circle K/7-11/QT/Quik Mart (locally-owned dying Tucson chain) instead. I can think of maybe three 7/11s in Phoenix. QT is the big one these days. They're popping up everywhere. I'd say it's our equivalent of Wawa. (If Wawa is anything like I've imagined.)
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Detective No. 27 posted:I can think of maybe three 7/11s in Phoenix. QT is the big one these days. They're popping up everywhere. I'd say it's our equivalent of Wawa. (If Wawa is anything like I've imagined.) The magic of QT is they never seem to choose a bad location. Which might be why you know where they are and not the 7-11s even though there are roughly similar numbers. It took a lot longer for QT to break into the rest of Arizona and 7-11 is way more entrenched on the edges of Phoenix and in the Tucson area, mostly franchise locations rather than corporate locations. And of course Circle K is just loving everywhere. gently caress I know way too much about convenience stores.
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I only ever knew Circle K from Bill & Ted, but they've been popping up all over here in Canada the past couple years.
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Rick posted:The magic of QT is they never seem to choose a bad location. Which might be why you know where they are and not the 7-11s even though there are roughly similar numbers. It took a lot longer for QT to break into the rest of Arizona and 7-11 is way more entrenched on the edges of Phoenix and in the Tucson area, mostly franchise locations rather than corporate locations. Prior to QT's here in Atlanta you'd have gas stations crammed into whatever lot large enough to have 4 pumps and a cashier stand. For whatever reason no one ever thought of making a 'big' gas station. I recall pulling into my first QT and marveling at how flat the lot was and how many bays were open and how expansive the convenience store was. The closest I had seen to a QT were truck stop gas stations. Now it's old hat, but back in the 90's it was something else to have that down the street from your house.
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Circle K in Arizona is if that joke about Starbucks on every corner was made even more true and then you doubled that.
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Krispy Wafer posted:It's very regional. We have no 7-11's anywhere near where I live so it's always novel seeing one. The only 7-11 I encountered was where I went to college. It was a franchise owned by some Indian dudes. My understanding of it is that corporate did some really baffling poo poo that ended up forcing them to lose their franchise. So the dudes just closed it then reopened shortly after as a totally independent little store that's actually better.
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Cowslips Warren posted:So Petco bought Foster and Smith a year or two ago, and now surprise surprise, they're closing it down. are you making GBS threads me
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Krispy Wafer posted:Prior to QT's here in Atlanta you'd have gas stations crammed into whatever lot large enough to have 4 pumps and a cashier stand. For whatever reason no one ever thought of making a 'big' gas station. I recall pulling into my first QT and marveling at how flat the lot was and how many bays were open and how expansive the convenience store was. BP and Shell started putting in the big stations at that time, too. But maybe they concentrated on the suburbs more? But to make it more retail death relevant, one of those giant gas stations closed down near me about five years ago. Then it was a car wash, then a different gas station for a bit, then there was a fire and it sat empty for years. Now it's a New Balance store. Big corner lot on a busy intersection with nothing next to it. Seems like a weird place for a retail outlet.
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Can confirm the Circle K being on every corner. It's usually a transitionary thing, where they'll buy the gas station across the street and close the lesser performing one after a year or two. I'm pretty sure I've been to the Circle K that was featured in Bill and Ted. And yeah, the 7-11s here that I can think of are in terrible locations. There's one close to Greenway and the 17 that I swear has been abandoned for years that somehow clings on.
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The Snoo posted:are you making GBS threads me http://www.petproductnews.com/News/Petco-to-Close-Drs-Foster-and-Smith/ Petco is entirely owned by people who hate animals and being good to them.
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Yeah, ensuring people's pets die sooner means they have to replace them more often, or sick pets with no help sell more medicines in stores which means bigger profits. I don't want to sound all Big Pet Pharma here but that felt like Petland's secret policy when I was a fish and reptile manager. I tried to stop ordering in goldfish bowls because they're cruel and lead to grissly premature death from toxic living conditions but see, they make way too much profit so I was forced to keep them stocked. Same with betta bowls. They also charged $1200 for crossbreed dogs they get from "private breeders" which were basically just puppy mills for mutts. I'll never shop at a Petland again after what I experienced working there.
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fizzymercy posted:http://www.petproductnews.com/News/Petco-to-Close-Drs-Foster-and-Smith/ this makes me so angry and sad
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Picnic Princess posted:Yeah, ensuring people's pets die sooner means they have to replace them more often, or sick pets with no help sell more medicines in stores which means bigger profits. I don't want to sound all Big Pet Pharma here but that felt like Petland's secret policy when I was a fish and reptile manager. I tried to stop ordering in goldfish bowls because they're cruel and lead to grissly premature death from toxic living conditions but see, they make way too much profit so I was forced to keep them stocked. Same with betta bowls. They also charged $1200 for crossbreed dogs they get from "private breeders" which were basically just puppy mills for mutts. I'll never shop at a Petland again after what I experienced working there. Pretty sure you're absolutely right. I worked at Petco as a float and every time I had to work the small rodents or birds I would remember why I had to quit. Goddamn the trauma I got from that job.  All the big pet store chains are actively malevolent on purpose. It's good for business.
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I saw that California instituted a ban on pet stores/private breeders that went into effect on January 1st
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For anyone talking about 7-11, they’re around, and they are in controversy for using ICE against their own franchisees. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-11-09/7-eleven-is-at-war-with-its-own-franchisees-over-ice-raids
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7-11 is THEE convenience store in Thailand, they are loving everywhere. I can only assume they are in other parts of Southeast Asia.
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T Bowl posted:7-11 is THEE convenience store in Thailand, they are loving everywhere. I can only assume they are in other parts of Southeast Asia. There's a youtuber I like to watch who tries out different 7-11s in Asia and I am so loving jealous of what they offer.
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When i moved to Michigan it was the first place i saw 7-11s without gas stations attached to them
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Picnic Princess posted:There's a youtuber I like to watch who tries out different 7-11s in Asia and I am so loving jealous of what they offer. Link?
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stevewm posted:Link? Here's the first one he did in Taiwan, he's done a couple in Japan too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP6aYDssDSE
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kumba posted:there are a ton of 7-11s on the west coast of florida, though when I moved to central florida there is not a single one within a 50-100 mile radius They are all over Orlando but have been surpassed by a massive explosion of Wawas. Not that this is a bad thing.
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Goddamnit I used to buy bulk hay and supplements from them. That sucks SO much rear end. I have no idea where to buy from now! Don’t say Amazon. I bought treats from them one time and they were clearly counterfeit. Who the gently caress makes counterfeit rabbit treats?!
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Bean posted:Goddamnit I used to buy bulk hay and supplements from them. That sucks SO much rear end. I have no idea where to buy from now! Tractor supply?
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SweetMercifulCrap! posted:They are all over Orlando but have been surpassed by a massive explosion of Wawas. Not that this is a bad thing. Wawa in Orlando!? I seriously thought that was just a PA-NJ-DE thing. There are some 7-11s in the Philly metro but few and far between since Wawa is king here.
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letthereberock posted:Wawa in Orlando!? I seriously thought that was just a PA-NJ-DE thing. They’ve started popping up all over Florida. At least three or four all opened up last year in Broward County, all taking over what had been vacant lots for a decade or more. Same with Cumberland Farms.
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letthereberock posted:Wawa in Orlando!? I seriously thought that was just a PA-NJ-DE thing. Dick wood, the last family CEO, retired to Florida, so they started expanding there. It’s in the middle of this pretty awesome article about WaWa. Man do I miss having WaWa. https://www.inc.com/magazine/201806/maria-aspan/wawa-convenience-store-pennsylvania.html
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fartknocker posted:They’ve started popping up all over Florida. At least three or four all opened up last year in Broward County, all taking over what had been vacant lots for a decade or more. Same with Cumberland Farms. Tampa has a bunch now as well
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letthereberock posted:Wawa in Orlando!? I seriously thought that was just a PA-NJ-DE thing. We have tons of Wawa in Virginia as well, but only in the eastern part. Western is Sheetz territory. There's a magical intersection marking the divide just outside of Richmond, with a Wawa on one corner and a Sheetz on the other. I like to imagine the employees just standing outside, arms folded, glaring at each other like North and South Korea. Both sides have 7-11, some with gas stations and some without. I truly live in the land of convenience.
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All we have in Minneapolis are Holiday stations and independent BPs. I keep forgetting that Minnesota is this weird bizzaro brand world, where we have the same stuff as everyone else, but different.
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