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Originally Posted by Barnet Flame
I wish I knew how much money I was wasting as a kid in 7-11 by buying anything other than slurpees and Big Gulps there.
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I think part of the downfall of convenience stores is the convenience of groceries stores now. Other than the slightly further away parking spot, think about the difference from the old days.
Before self checkout grocery stores were super annoying for 1-5 items, as even in the 13 items or less checkout you'd often be behind 4-5 customers at 2-3 minutes each. Now just personally my choices if I need milk on the way home are... 1. Stop at convenience store and pay $7.50-$9.00 for 4L milk, maybe get stuck behind 2-3 customers, each transaction slow and painful. Or 2. Stop at safeway, walk to their milk fridge, pay $5.75 for the same milk, and walk right up to a self check out and be out most times quicker than the convenience store.