In my home state of Wisconsin, there is an incredibly popular gas station called Kwik Trip. (Not to be confused with Quik Trip.) It is legitimately one of the best gas stations I’ve ever been to, and I’m a frequent customer.
What makes it that great?
Well, everything about it. The store is clean, the lights work, the staff are always friendly (and encourage you to come back next time), there’s usually bakery on sale (just depends on location etc), and the list goes on.
There’s even a light-switch in the bathroom of a large amount of locations that you can flip if a janitor needs to attend to things. It actually does set off an alarm in the back room.
A dear friend of mine from Wisconsin once told me something along the lines of, “it’s inaccurate to call Kwik Trip a gas station, because in all reality, it’s a five star restaurant.” (M — , I hope you’re well.)
In my own opinion, they have an espresso machine. That’s what really matters. ;)
I mentioned the discount bakery. In reality, it’s a pretty great system. To my limited understanding, the bakery that is older than “standard” but younger than “expiry” are set to half price and put towards the front of the store. In my personal experience, the vast majority of the time, the quality is still amazing. In fact, even if it isn’t, the people working at Kwik Trip seem to genuinely enjoy their job.
When you’re looking at that discount rack of bakery, what do you choose? A personal favorite of mine is the banana nut bread with frosting on top. (To the non-Americans, yes, it does taste like it’s homemade, it doesn’t taste like something made in a factory.)
Everyone chooses different bakery items. And honestly, there could be different discount items out depending on the time. You take what you can get, but you still have your own preferences. You like a specific type of donut (custard-filled, or maybe jelly-filled). Frosting, sprinkles… there are so many ways to make different bakery items.
It’s not only art, it’s kind of a science too.
Is there a Kwik Trip that you’ve called a gas station instead of a five star restaurant? Do you also want to tell people about your gas station? Do you only pick certain bakery items off the discount rack, or maybe ignore it completely? (And yes, there would be good reason to ignore the bakery in favor of the Hot Spot, I’d consider that acceptable in my personal opinion.)
Remember, sometimes you just have to like donuts.
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