We thought our love for Wawa was deep and true, then we read this lengthy column in the Washington Post about people getting married at a Wawa or flocking to the stores on 9/11 to regain a sense of community and normalcy.
For those of you who have never visited or lived along the mid-Atlantic or eastern Rust Belt, Wawa and Sheetz are two very similar gas station/convenience stores that are just light years ahead of 7-Eleven, Cumberland Farms, etc. in terms of food and drink selection, clean bathrooms, and the amount of Prince and Genesis that is regularly played over their speakers.
We lived across the street from a Wawa our last year of law school and are still paying off the balance on our Wawa Visa. Our last meal will be a pizza cheese steak and a half gallon of diet lemonade iced tea.
Wawa vs. Sheetz [WaPo]
(Photos: mortonfox, hswilkinson)
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Never been to a Sheetz, but WaWa would be a recurring character if my life was a tv show. Surrounded by Quick Checks now, which seemed to have copied WaWa pretty well, without the cheap gas though.
I was actually in a Cumberland Farms during 9/11, humming to myself and thought it was odd that the cashier helped me despite being last in line. I didn’t hear the radio, didn’t know what happened until I got back into my car and realized everybody else “in line” was actually listening to the radio shocked. They all probably thought I was some inconsiderate jerk, as at that moment I was in a good mood.
The WaWa in College Park, MD has this really distinct smell. It’s the only WaWa I’ve been to – are they all like that?
Cumberland Farms! I haven’t heard someone mention Cumby’s in a long, long time
The Wawa’s around here alomost notorious put a lot of crap gas stations right out of business. Seriously, anytime they built a superstation within a half-mile of another gas station they would almost always drive the old out of business. It’s uncanny…and the only convenience store that seems to be immune are Royal Farms- which are often rather brazenly built across the street from their Wawa competition.
F Sheetz…Wawa 4 life. shout out to the philly homiez
there’s a Wawa around the corner from work so everyone gets sandwiches, wraps, and coffee there regularly. It’s actually good food and the coffee is better than Starbucks.