# Convenience Stores **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 17, 2000, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convenience-stores/16139 "2000-04-17T21:06:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2000, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convenience-stores/16139/1 "2000-04-17T21:06:00Z")
I did my usual 5 hour drive from my mom’s house to mine last night. Before I got on I-80, I knew I would have to stop for coffee & cigarettes. So, I thought, where should I stop? I can go to 7-11 or Quick-Check, Krauszer’s or Wawa. Then my mind kept going…How many other convenience stores can you name? Seeing as they tend to be regional, most of mine are NY/NJ/PA based. I came up with: Unimart Sheetz Circle K Cumberland Farms It’s times like this I wonder if MPSIMS is detrimental to my overall thinking process. Either that or too many drugs. ## Keep 'em coming… Alcohol and calculus don’t mix. Never drink and derive. ---
**Author:** ![Trout\_Mask\_Replica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a88e57/32.png) [@Trout\_Mask\_Replica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trout_Mask_Replica)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2000, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convenience-stores/16139/2 "2000-04-17T21:11:00Z")
Some of the ones in my area (central MA): Dairy Mart Honey Farms Store 24 * * * **TMR** _If you believed in yourself, and tore enough holes in your pants, there was always a mist-filled alley right around the corner._ ---
**Author:** ![aenea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c68b51/32.png) [@aenea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aenea)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2000, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convenience-stores/16139/3 "2000-04-17T21:13:00Z")
As long as the attendant speaks English I will stop there. It really pisses me off when you go to ask a question and they don’t know what you are saying and can’t answer. Around here there are: gas station marts corner-stops (it’s a business’ name) Grocery Boy Jr. I miss: ## 7-11 Quick Stop The Turtle Moves ---
**Author:** ![MissMonica7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@MissMonica7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissMonica7)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2000, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convenience-stores/16139/4 "2000-04-17T21:13:00Z")
a couple near me (in SE PA): Turkey Hill Landhope Farms * * * “I am so smart, I am so smart, s-m-r-t, i mean s-m-a-r-t” ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2000, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convenience-stores/16139/5 "2000-04-17T21:15:00Z")
> [@](#): > > It’s times like this I wonder if MPSIMS is detrimental to my overall thinking process. Either that or too many drugs. I wonder this _all_ the time… Especially since i finally had the infamous “Board Dream”. Yep, I was actually reading and replying to posts in my dream. Strange. ## I think 7-11 and Circle K are pretty much universal now in the states. The only others I can think of are: Quickie Mart(always liked the name of that one) Stop-N-Go AM/PM Mini-Mart(in association w/ the gas station) I have chainmail underwear. ---
**Author:** ![Gilligan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Gilligan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gilligan)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2000, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convenience-stores/16139/6 "2000-04-17T21:18:00Z")
Here in Columbus, OH - United Dairy Farmers (UDF). ---
**Author:** ![Whammo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2000, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convenience-stores/16139/7 "2000-04-17T21:20:00Z")
Utotem Get-n-go Casey’s Hmmmm… can I think of any other known but odd ones… ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2000, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convenience-stores/16139/8 "2000-04-17T21:21:00Z")
In Leadville, CO there’s a convenience store called “Kum n’ Go.” I can’t even drive through that town without laughing my ass off… ---
**Author:** ![danielnsmith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c89c15/32.png) [@danielnsmith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danielnsmith)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2000, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convenience-stores/16139/9 "2000-04-17T21:23:00Z")
Here is SE Iowa we have: Home Oil Short Stop Kum & Go Jet Stop Quick Trip (in larger towns like Iowa City) ---
**Author:** ![Road\_Rash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@Road\_Rash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Road_Rash)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2000, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convenience-stores/16139/10 "2000-04-17T21:26:00Z")
No 7-11’s in Houston. Used to be, but the competition must have been too fierce. Here’s a couple Citgo Diamond Shamrock-which owns Stop-n-Go ---
**Author:** ![Squee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@Squee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squee)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2000, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convenience-stores/16139/11 "2000-04-17T21:33:00Z")
> [@](#): > > No 7-11’s in Houston. Used to be, but the competition must have been too fierce. I thought the 7-11 franchise was out of Texas (Dallas?)… I figured Southland Corp. would infest the countryside like Starbucks or something… 🙂 * * * “Penises don’t belong in the mouth, girls and boys. You’ve got the wrong hole there. Just like you wouldn’t shove pizza up your nose.” -From the **Brother Jed** flyer- ---
**Author:** ![Satan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2000, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convenience-stores/16139/12 "2000-04-17T22:02:00Z")
There are no 7-11’s here in North Carolina, and I miss them! Circle K’s, which proliferate the landscape, blow. 7-11 has better food, better stuff, and in general was a lot cooler. You never know how much you miss a convenience store until it’s gone… ☹ * * * Yer pal, Satan [http://www.raleighmusic.com/board/Images/devil.gif](http://www.raleighmusic.com/board/Images/devil.gif) _I HAVE BEEN SMOKE-FREE FOR: One week, one day, 20 hours, 2 minutes and 3 seconds. 353 cigarettes not smoked, saving $44.17. Life saved: 1 day, 5 hours, 25 minutes._ ---
**Author:** ![Odieman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@Odieman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odieman)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2000, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convenience-stores/16139/13 "2000-04-17T22:08:00Z")
Here in Canada we have 7-11 . Canadian convenience stores include Mac’s and Becker’s, which started out as milk stores. Keith * * * “I’m tired of being an object of ridicule. I wanna be a figure of fear, respect, and SEX!” -Radar O’Reilly ---
**Author:** ![inertia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d07c76/32.png) [@inertia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inertia)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2000, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convenience-stores/16139/14 "2000-04-17T22:27:00Z")
White Hen Pantry ---
**Author:** ![VeraGemini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e9bcb4/32.png) [@VeraGemini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VeraGemini)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2000, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convenience-stores/16139/15 "2000-04-18T00:00:00Z")
Quik-Trip Git-N-Go Stax (out of business, AFAIK) U-Totem (out of business for years, I think) Star Mart (affiliated with Texaco) Love’s (only found near interstates) Gas-N-Go ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2000, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convenience-stores/16139/16 "2000-04-18T00:10:00Z")
Here in Lubbock, all the convenience stores seem to be Friends. New Mexico used to have 7-11s, but I think Allsups bought them all out. ---
**Author:** ![Holly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/48db29/32.png) [@Holly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Holly)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2000, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convenience-stores/16139/17 "2000-04-18T00:57:00Z")
Here in Amarillo, Texas, we have NO 7-11’s but a plethora of (often roach-infested) Toot’N’Totums. Outside Amarillo, you can get a decent chimichanga at Allsup’s, but for the love of God, do NOT go into the restroom. One time, I actually had a toilet shoot water out at me at eye level when I attempted to flush it. There is never any toilet paper, unless you count the soiled mounds of refuse growing fungus in the corners. I sure miss the White Hens of my Yankee days. We don’t have Dunkin’ Donuts, either, just Donut Stops, where the donuts are irregular and greasy and the store reeks of bleach. ~~sigh~~ ---
**Author:** ![Flymaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c4cdca/32.png) [@Flymaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flymaster)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2000, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convenience-stores/16139/18 "2000-04-18T01:06:00Z")
Richdale Lil’ Peach former Christy’s (now 7-11) A+ minimart Stewart’s Shops Pump N’ Pantry All of them are in Eastern MA, and Upstate NY (Albany area) ---
**Author:** ![Jo3sh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a587f6/32.png) [@Jo3sh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jo3sh)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2000, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convenience-stores/16139/19 "2000-04-18T01:11:00Z")
Ah! For once I have content that others have not yet mentioned. In the Pacific Northwest, Plaid Pantry seems to be the basic unit of convenience-store. Ugly sign, too… * * * A committee is a lifeform with six or more legs and no brain. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2000, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convenience-stores/16139/20 "2000-04-18T01:14:00Z")
Forgot another one that we have skillions of down here: Town & Country. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convenience-stores/16139.md?page=2)