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drray23

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27. That is unfortunate.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri Jul 17, 2026, 11:12 PM

5 hrs ago

In rural areas like where I live, it is often the only store open 24/7. You need a snack, even some basics like Milk, you can get it there. You can also find an ATM, some ice, and a plethora of other things.

Granted, most of it is junk food but it is often all you got tens of miles around, especially at 2 am on a weekend.

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7 - Eleven to shut hundreds of stores across the US [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 13 hrs ago OP

As they move in a new direction BannonsLiver 13 hrs ago #1

They should also sell whatever that cleaning product is they use to the public MikeyDi 13 hrs ago #4

Most of the employees are illiterate, so they aren't allowed near the cash register FakeNoose 13 hrs ago #5

I have never seen four employees in a 7-11 Skittles 13 hrs ago #6

I live in a large city with newer "jumbo" sized 7-Elevens. BannonsLiver 12 hrs ago #7

OK Skittles 12 hrs ago #9

I've honestly never seen one of those MikeyDi 11 hrs ago #15

I will say, you go into a QT and it's like something out of the 70s with staffing MikeyDi 11 hrs ago #17

QTs do seem very clean Skittles 10 hrs ago #20

What is a QT? orthoclad 8 hrs ago #22

QuikTrip Skittles 6 hrs ago #23

Glad you liked it orthoclad 6 hrs ago #24

7-Eleven is one of those places that has been lapped by competitors MikeyDi 13 hrs ago #2

I like the Hy-Vee gas stations FoxNewsSucks 5 hrs ago #31

I lived in Houston for twelve years. MikeyDi 3 hrs ago #34

I hope not ours Jilly_in_VA 13 hrs ago #3

I definitely go to 7-Eleven for the customer experience! WestMichRad 12 hrs ago #8

They really need to add "reading" to their employment test jmowreader 12 hrs ago #10

Didn't 7/11 get their gas from Venezuela? kentuck 12 hrs ago #11

Citgo was owned by Venezuela Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 12 hrs ago #12

funny i dont think of them as a place to get gas. mopinko 11 hrs ago #13

They've just opened two locations near me. nt QED 11 hrs ago #14

Love 711! MenloParque 11 hrs ago #16

Yum. I love 711 in Japan. I've not seen anything comparable in mainland America. Ilikepurple 3 hrs ago #33

Nice! More folks parked at gas pumps for 30 minutes after flvegan 11 hrs ago #18

I tend to get my garbage breakfast before I pump my gas MikeyDi 11 hrs ago #19

7-11 Sells Candy, Chips, Beer and gasoline. Jacson6 10 hrs ago #21

The last 7/11 I went to in my area a few years ago MerryBlooms 6 hrs ago #25

7-11 used to have a pretty large footprint over the metro Lansing Michigan area Jack Valentino 6 hrs ago #26

Quality Dairy has a stranglehold in the Lansing area MichMan 5 hrs ago #28

YES INDEED! 'Quality Dairy' WON the local battle for 'convenience stores', Jack Valentino 5 hrs ago #30

I remember a fairly large group of male fraternity members Jack Valentino 5 hrs ago #32

That is unfortunate. drray23 5 hrs ago #27

I just saw a show on the history channel how the 7-11 stores originated kimbutgar 5 hrs ago #29

I think it's too late for them MikeyDi 3 hrs ago #35