Do gas stations double as convenience stores in USA? I ask as an european because here, snacks at gas stations usually carry a hefty markup in price and usually we go to minimarkets.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, most of them do double duty with a shop inside. The snacks and drinks usually have a high markup, but there aren't a lot of free-standing minimarkets except for a few 7-11s.

Then there's Wawa, which is the weird outlier. :) I think they sell gas as a side business. The inside is all about getting food.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Wawa, Sheetz, Buc-cee's, and QT, all kinda fill that roll. Grab and go restaurant with a gas station out front.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Ooh, I forgot about Sheetz. They used to have good breakfast sandwiches. I've never made it to a buc-ees, but I've heard good things.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah often they are "minimarkets", as they are the only building around geared for consumers

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

This is amurica we drive our big ass engines to the convenience gas station to pay mark up prices like it ain’t no thang