Casey's Making Another Acquisition

[CyDegen]

Last time I got it, it was 2 for 5 and 99 cent fountain.

Where you live? The ones in DSM metro always seem to be 2.99 a slice

 

[BCClone]

Where you live? The ones in DSM metro always seem to be 2.99 a slice

North Iowa. 2.99 a slice but they always have the 2 for 5 deal.

 

[ISUTex]

The Casey's in our town is middling. For some reason they cannot figure out how to keep A&W root beer stocked. Literally is out of stock 6/10 times we go in there. They also messed up our pizza order (got someone else's pizza) 2/3 times a couple years ago. (once was a bonus, the other was not - plain cheese).

Started going to the one in a neighboring town. They are stellar. It's the same guy in the kitchen and he knows what's what and they are head and shoulders above the one here (and its socio-economic level is down from here). There is also one about the same distance a different direction that I never go into for anything.

We do like Kwik-Star and there is one near by. I was looking for soup one day and discovered that they occasionally have Mac 'n Cheese in one of those soup pans. WIN! Pretty decent product.

Went to Buc-ees once. Took 3 light changes to get off the interstate on to the local highway then another two at the left arrow just to get to the winding road/driveway. The sandwich was solid (the kolache was lame). I got the same feeling I get when I go to Super WalMart to get a 1/2 gallon of milk; why does it have to be so big, such a pain to park and just for that?!?!

Were you by any chance at the Melissa, TX Bucees? North of Dallas on 75? That sounds like the route to get there. Lol..

 

[ISUTex]

Are there still restrooms across america that have a key chained to some object that gets you into restrooms?

I had to do that in D.C. this summer. And in San Francisco a few times.

 

[Al_4_State]

The Mexican food truck is always open.

I was through there last Sunday and must have missed it

 

[AlCyJim]

I remember when that place first opened... Same thing happened to my hometown Casey's, Rockwell City's is a DUMP.

go to Pomeroy and visit that caseys. dirty and never have shelves full

 

[DesertClone1]

go to Pomeroy and visit that caseys. dirty and never have shelves full

At least there's Sparky's on 4 and old 20...

 

[madguy30]

The nearest grocery store to me is 10 min. Kwik Trip is 2 min and they have a ton of necessities. I even tried their steak which was pretty solid. Their ready made pasta is also a great lunch option.

Yeah one could get basics for healthy groceries pretty easily and good prices at Kwik Trip/Star and they're getting better.

Casey's is either junk food or warm junk food with maybe one little area with healthy things.

 

[CyCrazy]

At least there's Sparky's on 4 and old 20...

Thats the place we stop at when going to Boji.

 

[madguy30]

Are there still restrooms across america that have a key chained to some object that gets you into restrooms?

I've had to a couple of times in the U.P. over the years.

Krist stations man.

 

[MeanDean]

Are there still restrooms across america that have a key chained to some object that gets you into restrooms?

My dentist office. They share with another office in the building and the restroom is directly off the entryway.

And yes, the key is attached to a toothbrush.

 

[JM4CY]

go to Pomeroy and visit that caseys. dirty and never have shelves full

God’s country

 

[BCClone]

I was through there last Sunday and must have missed it

West side of drivers choice.

 

[Cyched]

CF freaking loves gas station threads.

Gas stations and grocery stores. The CF Holy Wars.

 

[BCClone]

Gas stations and grocery stores. The CF Holy Wars.

Naw, gas station threads belong to wrestlers. Always wanting to meet and fight at them.

 

[JP4CY]

Gas stations and grocery stores. The CF Holy Wars.

And Hickory Park.

 

[2speedy1]

Every town >700 people seems to have a Casey's but Kwik Stars are mostly in towns of 3000 or more or along interstates. So there are a lot more Casey's around. Casey's revenues and profits keep going up so they must know what they're doing. The industry might be becoming over-built. We went to Maine a few years ago and they don't have convenience stores there like we have here. One nice thing about coming home.

Their profits are going up, because they build them and then never do a thing to them again.

And they dont manage them to maintain consistency and quality across all.

They just sit back and collect the profits in locations with limited competition, the only ones they ever update and maintain are ones where there is direct competition in very close proximity. And even then their prices are much higher and their inventory variety much lower.

One of the places I lived, in the past, Caseys came in and bought a local store. Overnight they cut the amount of products on the shelves and increased the price of everything... a lot. I would guess they cut the products offered in more than half and at least doubled most prices. (Then the manager had the nerve to badmouth the other local convenience store having lower prices, "because there stuff is swill")

Our local one closes randomly, mid afternoon, mornings, who knows. Reasons from anything lack of workers, pumps not working, systems down, etc. The people that work there look like they just got done smoking meth in the trailer park, and its told they have hard time hiring, and keeping help, and those they do get are unreliable. Then you see them posting job openings paying several dollars less than their area competition, so you can see why. I believe our local Caseys pays $3 starting less than the Kwik Star down the road a few miles. Yet prices on products are higher on average at Caseys than Kwik Star, so that extra profit is going somewhere, sure not on upkeep and upgrades.

 

[AlCyJim]

At least there's Sparky's on 4 and old 20...

yes there is and it is good

 

[JP4CY]

Thats the place we stop at when going to Boji.

They've got mini Godfathers za there and it hits the spot.

 

[NWICY]

Never heard of it.

Huge in TX, also they are usually supersized like a Walmart