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dj1200techniques t1_j9a9tx1 wrote

Never been inside a sheetz but WAWA’s coffee bar is indeed top shelf, and their sizzlis are bomb too.

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bruxalle t1_j9a9z2c wrote

Can we please put an end to this? Being a cheerleader for a gas station is sad.

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Syrahguy t1_j9aa0cf wrote

You just started a fight, just so you know.

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TheCheeseDevil t1_j9aaas1 wrote

I'd eat a sizzli bacon & egg croissant every single day and not be sorry

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ohgodhowdothis t1_j9aao54 wrote

Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetz and Wawawawawawawawawa are both pretty great but yall should check out any local gas station that has "Kirspy Krunchy Chicken", it punches out of its weight class for me at least

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petrichor381 t1_j9ab216 wrote

As I sit here sipping on my dark roast, half non-fat milk/half Irish cream 20oz Wawa cup-o-goodness, I'd have to agree.

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alexfromjupiter t1_j9ab9xf wrote

i’ve started to convert to wawa, but nothing will ever top sheetz fries and the fact that it’s the only store i’ve been able to find in the area that sells my favorite candy bar

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JeffRVA t1_j9abi6g wrote

Wawa's French Vanilla coffee with French Vanilla creamer is liquid crack.

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Marino4K t1_j9abzr5 wrote

Sheetz has more food options but Wawa coffee is pretty damn good

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Jon_hamm_wallet t1_j9actb6 wrote

Wawa's coffee is better, but Sheetz has better food. Their ham and pimento sandwich bangs, and their cheese curds are perfection.

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MamaSlytherin t1_j9ad4ga wrote

Now I'm craving cheezy bacon tater bombs from Sheetz

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SorryDuplex t1_j9adams wrote

Sheetz has better BYO salad, but Wawa sandwiches are better. I never know what to do

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rva-fantom t1_j9admyk wrote

Replying to JeffRVA (#1,883,304)

Man I went in there on Saturday and the only flavor they had left was mint mocha and it truly was upsetting. It’s my own fault getting there that late in the morning honestly.

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Pjtruslow t1_j9ae0bd wrote

Wawa dark roast with a little bit of cream is probably my favorite drip coffee anywhere.

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Newyew22 t1_j9ae4ax wrote

I think we’re incredibly lucky to be in the part of the gas station Venn Diagram that includes both.

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DeviantAnthro t1_j9aejtv wrote

Replying to ohgodhowdothis (#1,883,217)

KKC fried chicken livers are my favorite.

Edit: the Krispy Krunchy Chicken style of gas station food is something that takes me back to early childhood. That used to be the only type of gas station food around in Virginia and it's always been absolutely fire. I base my entire ranking system of potato wedges on this style of gas station food.

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BubbleWrapGuy t1_j9ai2no wrote

Wawa Hazelnut coffee is my happy place. It would disgust you all to know how much of it I drink.

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maddmoxxiie t1_j9ailt1 wrote

Asked the bartender at galaxy diner what his favorite coffee was the other day and he said sheetz, so clearly you’re the one in the wrong here.

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Relentless_Snappy t1_j9ajz06 wrote

I used to stop at wawa or sheetz everyday for my lunch break(whichever was closer) when the pandemic started wawa turned up the pump ads and now I only dtop st sheetz. The only thing. Better at wawa is the sandwiches.

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jodyhighrola t1_j9alpmg wrote

Replying to ohgodhowdothis (#1,883,217)

>yall should check out any local gas station that has "Kirspy Krunchy Chicken"

👀 I’ve been wondering about this for a while. Fried chicken is one of those things that can absolutely slap from unsuspecting places.

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cyber-anal t1_j9anjop wrote

i swear their coffee doesnt have any caffeine in it. maybe im ruined from drinking too much bustelo at home aka jet fuel.

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WontArnett t1_j9aoduc wrote

This is the first place I’ve lived where people value the gas station stores.

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fartinaround t1_j9apnc0 wrote

I love the unspoken rule of holding the door for each other at Wawa. I don’t know if it happens at all wawas but I like to believe it does.

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macgart t1_j9asehm wrote

Replying to SorryDuplex (#1,883,527)

He said it’s

> peanut butter meltaways!! it’s by a company called gardner’s from pennsylvania (where i’m from) and sheetz is the only place i’ve been able to get them down here unless i order them online lol

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mosaic_hops t1_j9aspq9 wrote

I still can’t get over the fact those are totally normal names for things down here. They both sounds like what a gas station would be named in a cartoon or something.

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lstunicorn t1_j9awknd wrote

Replying to alexfromjupiter (#1,883,774)

Now wait a damn minute, are they in a box, wrapper at the checkout area? Also from PA. My dad used to get these for my mom every valentine's. I didn't know they are here at sheetz! I need to go get some.

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catalinawinemyxr t1_j9ay26f wrote

Sheetz food is better when you want a large quantity of fried goodness, Wawa is better if you want better quality ingredients.

I also think we’re underestimating the power of Dash-In. Those old bay wings are HARD

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alexfromjupiter t1_j9b01e1 wrote

Replying to lstunicorn (#1,885,655)

i’ve only ever seen them in the candy aisle, it’s also been a minute since i’ve had sheetz in general lol

i grew up close to the actual gardner store, so my grandpa would always get us kids a small box on christmas eve, so it’s a nice nostalgia thing for me too

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wagonboss t1_j9b2duy wrote

I appreciate them for different things, but overall I’d choose Wawa. I’ve had bad gas from a Sheetz, and I know it happens everywhere. But, that was an expensive journey

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chairmanbrando t1_j9b44rv wrote

I go to neither because I can't be sure they do anything more than meet the bare minimum requirements for detergent additives in their gas. 🤷‍♀️

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BubbleWrapGuy t1_j9b6bw0 wrote

Replying to maddmoxxiie (#1,885,756)

I actually have no idea either. I thought maybe you were making a joke referencing that guy (who went viral a few months ago), so I made a joke back, like, 'oh, the guy that accuses people of not paying has the correct opinion about this specific thing'. Anyways... gum's gotten mintier.

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FARTBOSS420 t1_j9b8iby wrote

Replying to mosaic_hops (#1,886,536)

Bob Sheetz!

>Sheetz, Inc. was founded by G. Robert "Bob" Sheetz in 1952 when he purchased one of his father's five dairy stores located in Altoona [Pencilvania] In 1961, Bob hired his brother Steve to work part-time.

And Wawa I just learned has a way longer history.

>In the 1700s people from Philadelphia and New Jersey settled Wawa [Pencilvania] due to the community's abundance of water. Various mills, including gristmills and paper mills, opened on area creeks.[2] Wawa was originally known as Pennellton[3] and Grubb's Bridge. When Edward Worth built an estate here, he named it "Wawa",[4] the Ojibwe word for "wild goose",[a] because of the flocks of geese attracted to the still water behind Lenni milldam. The name had been transferred to the town by 1884.[3] Forge Hill was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 7, 1973.[5]

>The Wawa business began in 1803 as an iron foundry.[6] In 1890, George Wood, an entrepreneur from New Jersey,[9] moved to Delaware County, Pennsylvania; it was here that he began the Wawa Dairy Farm.[9] Wood imported cows from the British Crown dependency island of Guernsey, and bought 1,000 acres (400 ha) of land in the Chester Heights area;[9] the corporate headquarters would later be renamed Wawa. Since pasteurization was not yet available, many children faced sickness from consuming raw milk. Wood arranged for doctors to certify his milk was sanitary and safe for consumption, which convinced many consumers to buy the product.[9] The strategy worked, and allowed the Wawa dairy to grow. Demand for dairy products grew rapidly during the 1920s, and so did the company. Wawa began using the slogan "Buy Health by the Bottle"; they served customers in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, delivering milk to customers' homes.

>In the 1960s, however, many consumers began buying milk in stores instead of using home delivery. Wawa started to open its own stores to adjust to these market changes.[6][9] On April 16, 1964, Grahame Wood, George Wood's grandson, opened the first Wawa Food Market at 1212 MacDade Boulevard in Folsom, Pennsylvania,[10] which remained in operation until June 17, 2016, when it closed in favor of a new "Super Wawa" down the street. A parade was held from the original location to the new store on opening day.[8][11][12]

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Cunbundle t1_j9bajpn wrote

I asked someone from Philly where to get the best cheesesteak in town and they told me WAWA.

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MrPlowThatsTheName t1_j9balbl wrote

I love Wawa overall but y’all must be making Folgers coffee at home if you think their coffee is good.

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CptJaxxParrow t1_j9be2c6 wrote

Sheetz is a gas station/truck stop with an attached fast food/deli/convenience store. Wawa is a fast food/deli/convenience store with an attached gas station/truck stop.

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Inevitable_Beat_2895 t1_j9bffqq wrote

Wawa's EVERYTHING is the goat. There subs are godly but there hamburger was a lil dry when I tried it.

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iinaytanii t1_j9bgqpa wrote

Replying to Marino4K (#1,883,348)

Sheetz has more food options, but I feel like they are lower quality. Wawa sandwiches are far superior. Sheetz has a surprisingly wide range of deep fried things though I guess?

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ScorpioWaterSign t1_j9bgt9b wrote

Wawa’s coffee is top tier. I was there this morning, enjoying the coffee and finished the whole up. A beautiful thing truly

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Squabbles1234 t1_j9bk07u wrote

Just FYI, nobody should get gas from either of those places, its not top tier gas and it will result in your engine experiencing problems eventually from carbon build up, be warned.

If you insist on getting their gas, buy the additive stuff at least once a month.

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donkeylipswhenshaven t1_j9bpilv wrote

WaWa subs and coffee are legit amazing, but Sheetz breakfast game is off the chain. Gimmie that everything Shmagel with sausage, egg, sharp cheddar, and fire roasted sauce.

Also, is anyone else old enough to remember the Sheetz house brand of cigarettes? Jacks were camel quality for half the price

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WaffleballBat t1_j9c9tr9 wrote

This is true, but in the battle of mozzarella sticks, Sheetz has a monstrous victory

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Commercial-Donkey-10 t1_j9ck4id wrote

Wawa and Sheetz fans need solidarity when the new Royal Farms start opening

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whazup007 t1_j9de8kh wrote

Replying to fartinaround (#1,884,878)

Heard a Wawa executive interviewed on the radio. He said they made a conscious decision not to install automatic door openers just so the customers would have this little courteous interaction with each other. If you stand near a Wawa entrance you'll hear people saying "thank you" to each other hundreds of times per hour.

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Affectionate-Bit3878 t1_j9dixgz wrote

Nobody asked but I have this little dark joke that if I go to Sheetz for gas after dark I feel like I'm going to get kidnapped. If I go to Wawa after dark for gas I feel like I'm going to get assaulted.

Wawa is goated for that gobbler and the coffee with the tasty crumbly ooey gooey cakes they cleverly sit near the coffee bar.

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PhillipLlerenas t1_j9dshwg wrote

Sheetz >>>>>>>> Wawa

There’s absolutely nothing at Wawa that Sheetz doesn’t have a better version of.

Wawa coffee is basically coffee flavored water. It’s so weak I put it in my baby’s bottle.

Sheetz fries are not only God tier: they’re single greatest fries in fast food industry.

I will accept no arguments otherwise.

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Visible-Technology-8 t1_j9ebuw4 wrote

Everything Wawa is better then Sheetz. Sheet has terrible quality food half heartedly assembled.

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Plenty_Net5261 t1_j9et7ik wrote

When I worked graveyard shift, the only wawa was staples mill. Then sheetz was built on broad so now we had another place to eat at 3am. The only other option was waffle house. Lived and died by wawa...but sheetz had fries and they also have black olives and I'm a sucker for them in a sub. Bread was always hard at sheets too for some reason...smh

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The_Kentwood_Farms t1_j9f0w3v wrote

I remember, after moving down here from a part of the country that doesn't have these kinds of gas stations, someone at work asking everyone if they wanted to get lunch at Wawa. I kept thinking, "we're going to a gas station for lunch...on purpose?". Little did I know that the food would be half way decent and the coffee is pretty pretty pretty good.

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I_Stabbed_Jon_Snow OP t1_j9f74q9 wrote

The coffee itself is comparable at both places, Wawa wins with more variety there. Where Wawa really stands out to me is the coffee bar with a wide selection of self-serve creamers and sweeteners, versus the Sheetz mechanized approach.

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