Sheetz or Wawa? This Pittsburgher's documentary will examine Pennsylvanians' loyalties

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[Berosus]

I first saw Sheetz in West Virginia and assumed the stores were named after their former Senator, Robert “KKK” Byrd.

[VeniVidiVici]

Sheetz food is horrible.

[jiggyboy]

Fine, but a lot of places there’s only one or the other.

[jiggyboy]

There everywhere here but who the hell comes up with these names?

Mr. Sheetz's ancestors, in the one case. Not an uncommon name in Pennsylvania.

[JenB987]

Get Go has the best gas station hoagies.

[JenB987]

I concur.
We have 2 fast food places in my town...McDonald’s and Sheetz.

My 2 year old got a stomach bug last winter and barfed up our Sheetz dinner in the car.

That was the proverbial straw. I could barely stomach it before that.

[Vigilanteman]

Competition tends to raise all standards but the only Get Gos near me sell prepackaged hoagies in plastic. They aren’t bad, but they aren’t as good a fresh either.

[KingLudd]

http://forum.opencarry.org/forums/showthread.php?56778-Negative-OC-at-Tappahannock-Sheetz

I have more, but that should be enough.

[scrabblehack]

I-76 connects them, no?

[Deplorable American1776]

Wawa is a suburb of Philly. It is Native American for goose, hence the goose...

[ViLaLuz]

Wawa. But I like how Sheetz plays 80s music.

[ldjack]

when my son moved into his new house he complained “these people live like animals out here. It is six miles to the nearest wawa.

[Albion Wilde]

who the hell comes up with these names?

Wawa, PA is the name of the town in which the company originally started, as the Wawa Dairy. It is from the language of the original inhabitants of the area, the Leni-Lenape Indians—their word for Canada goose. You can see a Canada goose in the Wawa stores' logo.

Someone upthread mentioned that Sheetz is the family name of the people who started the Sheetz chain.

[Albion Wilde]

Print article from Business Insider, January 2018, with great photos:
We visited convenience-store rivals Wawa and Sheetz to see which does it better — and the winner is clear

NYTimes "Sheetz vs Wawa" article from 2013:
Fuel and Food Are Quick, but the Fealty Is Forever

Wawa vs Sheetz on Reddit's Philadelphia subreddit:
Wawa vs Sheetz

Long, wonderful 2009 article from the pre-Bezos Washington Post:
Wawa vs. Sheetz By Hank Stuever

[OldMissileer]

There everywhere here but who the hell comes up with these names?

Wawa means Goose in a local Indian dialect. The corporation is headquartered in Wawa, Pennsylvania.

[fortes fortuna juvat]

>>Whenever I go to Wawa I get the Sheetz.<<

We only have Sheetz here in western Maryland. I go there often, but I never get the Wawa.

[fortes fortuna juvat]

>> I would be curious if you had a link or other documentation. Sheetz is headquartered in Altoona, which would be like Rawlins, Wyoming in terms of being a pro-second amendment area.<<

Ditto, because if true, I’ve made my last stop at Sheetz. And I will spread the word in my area.

[fortes fortuna juvat]

>>No contest... Wawa<<

No contest. Royal Farms beats both Sheetz and Wawa.

[sargon]

Personally, I think Speedway, a recent out of state import, even bests Sheetz on most food. And Sheetz has better food than Wawa, but Wawa has a better selection of travel related stuff.

Interesting, because Wawa is now an out-of-state import to Florida, and seems to be fancier than either Racetrac or Speedway, both of which we have had in Fla. for years. I like the Wawa kiosks, and the prices seem to be reasonable as well. Sheetz hasn't made an appearance down here yet, as far as I know...