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Jilly_in_VA

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3. I hope not ours

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri Jul 17, 2026, 03:54 PM

19 hrs ago

Even though it seems to have changed hands from a nice younger Indian couple to some...well, I sorta gotta call 'em white-trashy foks, but they're nice all the same. And it also functions as an ad hoc truck stop because the town won't let one be built at the location, although there is a need.

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7 - Eleven to shut hundreds of stores across the US [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 19 hrs ago OP

As they move in a new direction BannonsLiver 19 hrs ago #1

They should also sell whatever that cleaning product is they use to the public MikeyDi 19 hrs ago #4

Most of the employees are illiterate, so they aren't allowed near the cash register FakeNoose 19 hrs ago #5

I have never seen four employees in a 7-11 Skittles 18 hrs ago #6

I live in a large city with newer "jumbo" sized 7-Elevens. BannonsLiver 18 hrs ago #7

OK Skittles 18 hrs ago #9

I've honestly never seen one of those MikeyDi 17 hrs ago #15

I will say, you go into a QT and it's like something out of the 70s with staffing MikeyDi 17 hrs ago #17

QTs do seem very clean Skittles 16 hrs ago #20

What is a QT? orthoclad 14 hrs ago #22

QuikTrip Skittles 12 hrs ago #23

Glad you liked it orthoclad 12 hrs ago #24

I love their chocolate cookies. The Exxon near my house was a 7-11 and they alway had those fresh baked cookies LeftInTX 3 hrs ago #37

7-Eleven is one of those places that has been lapped by competitors MikeyDi 19 hrs ago #2

I like the Hy-Vee gas stations FoxNewsSucks 11 hrs ago #31

I lived in Houston for twelve years. MikeyDi 9 hrs ago #34

I hope not ours Jilly_in_VA 19 hrs ago #3

I definitely go to 7-Eleven for the customer experience! WestMichRad 18 hrs ago #8

They really need to add "reading" to their employment test jmowreader 18 hrs ago #10

Didn't 7/11 get their gas from Venezuela? kentuck 18 hrs ago #11

Citgo was owned by Venezuela Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 18 hrs ago #12

funny i dont think of them as a place to get gas. mopinko 17 hrs ago #13

They've just opened two locations near me. nt QED 17 hrs ago #14

Love 711! MenloParque 17 hrs ago #16

Yum. I love 711 in Japan. I've not seen anything comparable in mainland America. Ilikepurple 9 hrs ago #33

Nice! More folks parked at gas pumps for 30 minutes after flvegan 17 hrs ago #18

I tend to get my garbage breakfast before I pump my gas MikeyDi 17 hrs ago #19

7-11 Sells Candy, Chips, Beer and gasoline. Jacson6 16 hrs ago #21

The last 7/11 I went to in my area a few years ago MerryBlooms 12 hrs ago #25

There are Sikhs who run a Food Mart near me. OMG...They have pictures of "gas thieves and shop lifters" LeftInTX 3 hrs ago #38

7-11 used to have a pretty large footprint over the metro Lansing Michigan area Jack Valentino 12 hrs ago #26

Quality Dairy has a stranglehold in the Lansing area MichMan 11 hrs ago #28

YES INDEED! 'Quality Dairy' WON the local battle for 'convenience stores', Jack Valentino 11 hrs ago #30

I remember a fairly large group of male fraternity members Jack Valentino 11 hrs ago #32

That is unfortunate. drray23 11 hrs ago #27

I just saw a show on the history channel how the 7-11 stores originated kimbutgar 11 hrs ago #29

I think it's too late for them MikeyDi 9 hrs ago #35

No 7-11s around my area now, but there is a very competitive market Deminpenn 5 hrs ago #36

7-Eleven's in Japan are legendary. Lategame 3 hrs ago #39