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It just occurred to me - what if the Twin Towers attacks had occurred on the 11th of July instead? With everyone referring to the 7-11 attacks, the chain would lose all its customers, and one of the real pillars of the American economy would be gone! Now, that would have been deadly. A mere three thousand dead? Pfft.
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are 7-11s even still around? I think the last I saw one was when our town's closed down about 18 years ago... but maybe I just avoid the right parts of the country...
man could I use a slurpy right now
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quote:Originally posted by TheGrimace: are 7-11s even still around? I think the last I saw one was when our town's closed down about 18 years ago... but maybe I just avoid the right parts of the country...
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Last I checked 7-11s were still around, but only in certain parts of the country.
I propose an alternate result of KoM's conjecture, though: In the wake of the 7-11 tragedy, the 7-11 chain becomes super patriotic incorporating the flag into their logo and carrying items that are all American- Freedom- Patriot- something or others. The mere act of filling up your gas tank becomes a (oddly fitting) memorial to the attacks. All other convenience stores go out of business as distraught Americans feel they must make all their purchases at 7-11 or else be "supporting the terrorists."
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I do know that one school, on 911 Oak Street, recently changed its name. It used to be called "The 911 School"
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There was a story on Morning Edition last week or the week before about the ice houses in Texas that were the forerunners to 7-11.
I think they're (7-11 stores) quite regional. There are 2-3 here on Maui, but I don't ever remember seeing one in California, Idaho, Utah or New Mexico. When I lived in Virginia in the early '80's, there seemed to be one on every other corner, along with a Krispy Kreme store.
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They're a franchise, so they tend to clump in regions based on their recognizability, and whether certain areas have regional franchises that are cheaper to open. Or cooler.
Personally, I would open a Sheetz. With the computerized Cheese Steak thingy.
Don't see those in California.
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7-11 is not allowed to be called 7-11 in/around Tallahasee because there's a one-off mom & pop store somewhere up there that pre-dates 7-11 and has the name.
But otherwise they are all over Florida.
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Sadly, not here in North Florida ... they sold all the ones north of St. Augustine.
A bunch down in Orlando, though. We used to use them as landmarks ... "Get off I-4 and turn left at the 7-Eleven, then turn right at the next 7-Eleven...."
I miss Slurpees too. Icees just are not the same.
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Well, the company that owned 7-Eleven was bought out by the Japanese company that had been licensing the 7-Eleven name in Japan ... so technically now it's Japanese-owned. Posts: 1522 | Registered: Nov 2005
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Interesting story concerning 7-Eleven. For my business class we had to buy some stocks and one group bought a load of stock in 7-Eleven. We were keeping close track of the share price, but I guess not close watch on the news concerning the company, because lo and behold, we go to check the share price one day, and its gone. I never found out the full story of what exactly happened with that, but it was pretty funny. .
On a completely irrelevant note, JennaDean, I'm on summer break, we should set a time and date to meet up somewhere. Maybe get a slurpee or something. lol. IM me or email me or somethin.
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If the terrorists could have found a numerical representation for Starbucks or just plain taken it out, the economy would have ground (no pun intended) to a halt as American workers dropped like flies.
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My wife told me 7/11 started in Japan. When we went to Japan this summer I saw plenty of 7/11s. I wish I would have taken a picture.
I grew up in a small Utah town. There use to be 2 7/11s. They both were bought by Maverick when I was still a young teen. One has since closed and the other is still a Maverick.
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quote: Founded in Dallas, Texas in 1927 as an ice company, 7-Eleven pioneered the convenience store concept during its early years when its ice docks began selling milk, bread and eggs as a convenience to customers.
The name 7-Eleven originated in 1946 when the stores were open from 7 a.m. until 11 p.m. Today, offering customers 24-hour convenience, seven days a week is the cornerstone of 7-Eleven's business.
Ha ha. I get to print that out and show it to her. She was so sure it started in Japan. It reminds me of when a Korean asked me if America had Subways.
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