QuikTrip

[pissclams]

We have a new standalone hyvee gas station which is the new closest gas station to our house. Not sure if this is going to be a new thing for Hyvee or just a small side project to service their best customer (me).


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we’ve got a stand alone hyvee gas station right next to our stand alone hyvee booze store.

[star seed 7]

Both about a block away from a standalone hyvee

[nicname]

The people acting like going inside a convenience store or ordering their kitchen/ hot-food items is off are outing themselves as huge dorks/nerds, which isn’t surprising.

Horrible things happen inside quiktrip.

IT’S A DESIGNATED SAFE SPACE!!!

[TheHamburglar]

I go in QT 2-3 times a day in the summer for a large ice water. $0.32. I’ll use the same cup a few times and the refills are free. In/out in 60-90 seconds.

[Skipper44]

the soft pretzels at qt are pretty good
but I get my 93 octane fuel at BP on state line and 85th

i believe BP can still add up to 10% ethanol in Missouri while some QT’s have 91 ethanol free and all the HyVee Fast n Fresh which is they are #1 in my rankings
 

[nicname]

QT is like the only place on earth that still has free matches as well.

[Stupid Fitz]

QT is like the only place on earth that still has free matches as well.

 

How did you find out about this? Free matches at a gas station doesn't seem like a great business decision.

Whatever brings em in I guess?

[nicname]

QT is like the only place on earth that still has free matches as well.

 

How did you find out about this? Free matches at a gas station doesn't seem like a great business decision.

Whatever brings em in I guess?

I hate buying extra lighters when I realize I don’t have one one me, they’ve had them as long as I can remember.

[passranch]

the new K&G's i have seen in IA, CO, and SD are very nice. there are none around KC though

The flagship Kum&Go's especially in and around the Des Moines area are the absolute Rolls Royce convenience stores OAT.  But the others are really average to below average at best.

[pissclams]

that’s an interesting way to spell cum

[MakeItRain]

Casey's is coming for QT, and will publicly surpass them within 5 years at most. Their gas pump handles are something you only read about in fantasy stories. And their receipt printers work 20% of the time, a mark significantly higher than QT's.

I can't stand how slow Casey's pumps are.

I figured everybody complimenting Casey's did was gE'ing. That place is nasty

Have you been in one the last 5 years or one that's not in BFE?

I thought they were all in BFE?

Only in Kansas. In Iowa and Nebraska they have modeled a lot of their stores similarly to the QT kitchens model.

Manhattan has a Casey's you sonuva 

It's ass

[MakeItRain]

We have a new standalone hyvee gas station which is the new closest gas station to our house. Not sure if this is going to be a new thing for Hyvee or just a small side project to service their best customer (me).


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There are actually 3 different types of stand alone Hy-Vee gas stations. Hy-Vee purchased a lot of the old QTs here. They have ones that are essentially standard convenience stores called Hy-Vee Gas. They also have something called Hy-Vee Fast and Fresh, but there are two different types of these, one version that's modeled after QT/K&C/KS. But they also have a deluxe version of these fast and fresh that are absolutely smaller Hy-Vees with gas pumps.

https://www.hy-veefastandfresh.com/

[steve dave]

Ours is a “fast and fresh”. It’s decent


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[nicname]

Just filled up at Dillons gas (old Kwik shop) and saved a cool $.80/gallon. $2.599/gallon after discount. w00t!

Edit: con - restroom reeks of old piss. Similar to Allen Fieldhouse.

[KCFDcat]

I am close w some people that are close friends with the Krause family (owners of K&G) they have a major complex when it comes to Casey’s and QT. I know they’ve tried to break into some of QTs stronghold markets and have failed pretty miserably at it.

Are you an SAE?

K&G built a huge office downtown Des Moines  and it’s literally across the street from one of the last QTs in town. Which I find funny.
 
But as MIR said, Kwik Trip/Star is on a whole different level. Hand breaded chicken tender, angus cheeseburgers and this ridiculously cheap gas they market as E88 to fill up the rental car before returning. So much to love.

Hm no, I have family in DSM.

The new headquarters is amazing, but put some serious financial hardship on the company. Think they spent almost 200 million on it.

[MakeItRain]

I am close w some people that are close friends with the Krause family (owners of K&G) they have a major complex when it comes to Casey’s and QT. I know they’ve tried to break into some of QTs stronghold markets and have failed pretty miserably at it.

Are you an SAE?

K&G built a huge office downtown Des Moines  and it’s literally across the street from one of the last QTs in town. Which I find funny.
 
But as MIR said, Kwik Trip/Star is on a whole different level. Hand breaded chicken tender, angus cheeseburgers and this ridiculously cheap gas they market as E88 to fill up the rental car before returning. So much to love.

Hm no, I have family in DSM.

The new headquarters is amazing, but put some serious financial hardship on the company. Think they spent almost 200 million on it.

Couldn't have hurt them too bad. They committed $550 million to the soccer stadium, the site cleanup, and the district around the stadium.

[Cartierfor3]

I go in QT 2-3 times a day in the summer for a large ice water. $0.32. I’ll use the same cup a few times and the refills are free. In/out in 60-90 seconds.

why don't you just use the sink and ice from home

[KCFDcat]

I am close w some people that are close friends with the Krause family (owners of K&G) they have a major complex when it comes to Casey’s and QT. I know they’ve tried to break into some of QTs stronghold markets and have failed pretty miserably at it.

Are you an SAE?

K&G built a huge office downtown Des Moines  and it’s literally across the street from one of the last QTs in town. Which I find funny.
 
But as MIR said, Kwik Trip/Star is on a whole different level. Hand breaded chicken tender, angus cheeseburgers and this ridiculously cheap gas they market as E88 to fill up the rental car before returning. So much to love.

Hm no, I have family in DSM.

The new headquarters is amazing, but put some serious financial hardship on the company. Think they spent almost 200 million on it.

Couldn't have hurt them too bad. They committed $550 million to the soccer stadium, the site cleanup, and the district around the stadium.

The family has plenty of money, K&G the company did not have the kind of assets to cover that cost, so the family had to put up a bunch of collateral/cash to cover it.

They seem like nice people, and have done a lot to help DSM. Think that was the main reason behind the insane hq building, they wanted a gem for the city to be proud of. It’s beautiful.

[michigancat]

I go in QT 2-3 times a day in the summer for a large ice water. $0.32. I’ll use the same cup a few times and the refills are free. In/out in 60-90 seconds.

why don't you just use the sink and ice from home

yes this was truly one of the most bizarre gas station purchases I've heard of. I guess it's not really much weirder than a water bottle when you think about it, but still.

[MakeItRain]

I go in QT 2-3 times a day in the summer for a large ice water. $0.32. I’ll use the same cup a few times and the refills are free. In/out in 60-90 seconds.

why don't you just use the sink and ice from home

yes this was truly one of the most bizarre gas station purchases I've heard of. I guess it's not really much weirder than a water bottle when you think about it, but still.

At least bottled water comes from somewhere else. The ice water from the local gas station comes from the same place the ice water at his house comes from.

[schreds21]

I've never once had to go inside for a receipt in the Wichita area  at QT.  Apparently the Kansas work ethic is far superior to that of those lazy assholes in Iowa.

[_33]

We have a new standalone hyvee gas station which is the new closest gas station to our house. Not sure if this is going to be a new thing for Hyvee or just a small side project to service their best customer (me).

We have a Hyvee Gas in St Joe and I go in there for one thing and one thing only: The Kiwi Strawberry Hyvee brand sparkling water at 2/$2. 

*Also they have a kick-ass tire air pump thing that is digital and you set your desired pressure and it stops automatically when you get up to it.  And it's free, wow!

[nicname]

We have a new standalone hyvee gas station which is the new closest gas station to our house. Not sure if this is going to be a new thing for Hyvee or just a small side project to service their best customer (me).

We have a Hyvee Gas in St Joe and I go in there for one thing and one thing only: The Kiwi Strawberry Hyvee brand sparkling water at 2/$2. 

*Also they have a kick-ass tire air pump thing that is digital and you set your desired pressure and it stops automatically when you get up to it.  And it's free, wow!

That's hot! QT has free air, but it's often our of order when you really need it. This Hyvee air sounds like a dream.

[TheHamburglar]

I go in QT 2-3 times a day in the summer for a large ice water. $0.32. I’ll use the same cup a few times and the refills are free. In/out in 60-90 seconds.

why don't you just use the sink and ice from home

yes this was truly one of the most bizarre gas station purchases I've heard of. I guess it's not really much weirder than a water bottle when you think about it, but still.

I start with ice/water from home. I drink a lot of water. I always have a 32oz foam cup in my hand. There’s a QT 1/2 mile from my work. I’ll hit it to refill the ice at lunch & when I leave for work. We have a 100,000 sqft warehouse, so once or twice a week I’ll set it down & lose it, so I’ll have to go get a new one. I’ll usually refill once or twice a day on the weekend while I’m out. This last Sunday I went to 5 or 6 stores & I went in QT for water 3 times at least, maybe 4.

[star seed 7]

What is your form of payment for the 32 cents?