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[user not found] wrote: Fri Feb 07, 2020 11:41 pm
Swedish Chef wrote: Fri Feb 07, 2020 11:38 pm

Everyone here swears by Shitz and their MTO, but I honestly don’t get what’s so good about it, so no. :yikes:
It’s typical #flyover food. :fatty:

Delicious when your starving, mediocre when you’re not.
I’ve learnt people take their gas station food very seriously here.

Wawa vs Shitz is a real thing.
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Swedish Chef wrote: Sat Feb 08, 2020 12:14 am
[user not found] wrote: Fri Feb 07, 2020 11:41 pm

It’s typical #flyover food. :fatty:

Delicious when your starving, mediocre when you’re not.
I’ve learnt people take their gas station food very seriously here.

Wawa vs Shitz is a real thing.
:disgust: gas station food is only for survival ... :wtf: and I drink fernet on the regular ...
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Swedish Chef wrote: Sat Feb 08, 2020 12:14 am
[user not found] wrote: Fri Feb 07, 2020 11:41 pm

It’s typical #flyover food. :fatty:

Delicious when your starving, mediocre when you’re not.
I’ve learnt people take their gas station food very seriously here.

Wawa vs Shitz is a real thing.
You know. Wawa is now baking their own bread and stopped slicing deli meat on site. As such their sandwiches freaking SUCK now. Same level as Subway :disgust:

They do have a nice iced tea selection tho.
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Tesla withdrawing auto pilot and various other software features after cars are resold. Buyers being told they can buy back the features at $8,000. :nice:

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Johnny_P wrote: Sat Feb 08, 2020 9:13 am
Swedish Chef wrote: Sat Feb 08, 2020 12:14 am

I’ve learnt people take their gas station food very seriously here.

Wawa vs Shitz is a real thing.
You know. Wawa is now baking their own bread and stopped slicing deli meat on site. As such their sandwiches freaking SUCK now. Same level as Subway :disgust:

They do have a nice iced tea selection tho.
Still better than Shitz
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CaleDeRoo wrote: Sat Feb 08, 2020 3:31 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Sat Feb 08, 2020 9:13 am

You know. Wawa is now baking their own bread and stopped slicing deli meat on site. As such their sandwiches freaking SUCK now. Same level as Subway :disgust:

They do have a nice iced tea selection tho.
Still better than Shitz
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But publix deli has them all beat
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CaleDeRoo wrote: Sat Feb 08, 2020 3:31 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Sat Feb 08, 2020 9:13 am

You know. Wawa is now baking their own bread and stopped slicing deli meat on site. As such their sandwiches freaking SUCK now. Same level as Subway :disgust:

They do have a nice iced tea selection tho.
Still better than Shitz
:disgust:
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RLWake wrote: Sat Feb 08, 2020 3:36 pm
CaleDeRoo wrote: Sat Feb 08, 2020 3:31 pm
Still better than Shitz
:dat:
But publix deli has them all beat
Been a while since I was in a Publix. They have made to order sammies?

I have so many local little sandwich shops there’s no reason for me to go to a Wawa or sSheetz.
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Johnny_P wrote: Sat Feb 08, 2020 4:59 pm
Been a while since I was in a Publix. They have made to order sammies?

I have so many local little sandwich shops there’s no reason for me to go to a Wawa or sSheetz.
Yup. Their chicken tender and italian subs are S tier.
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[user not found] wrote: Fri Feb 07, 2020 11:33 pm

Did you get any MTO treetz from Sheetz?
Everyone here swears by Shitz and their MTO, but I honestly don’t get what’s so good about it, so no. :yikes:
Were exactly are you right now? I had sheetz once in West Virginia and had a burrito, it was ok 3/7. Wawa is a big deal in my neck of the woods (recently that is) but every midatlantic beach goer has boners for Wawa (MD and DE). Their caramel macchiato is pretty good doe
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Johnny_P wrote: Sat Feb 08, 2020 4:59 pm
RLWake wrote: Sat Feb 08, 2020 3:36 pm
:dat:
But publix deli has them all beat
Been a while since I was in a Publix. They have made to order sammies?

I have so many local little sandwich shops there’s no reason for me to go to a Wawa or sSheetz.
:dat: #citylife I've been to Publix once last time I was in Miami, pretty 5/7 and got good cereals since I was a :scrooge: for hotel breakfast
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Johnny_P wrote: Sat Feb 08, 2020 9:13 am
Swedish Chef wrote: Sat Feb 08, 2020 12:14 am

I’ve learnt people take their gas station food very seriously here.

Wawa vs Shitz is a real thing.
You know. Wawa is now baking their own bread and stopped slicing deli meat on site. As such their sandwiches freaking SUCK now. Same level as Subway :disgust:

They do have a nice iced tea selection tho.
:dat: last time when I had subway it was 5 AM and I was starving, it was literally the only place I knew that was open in the Guadalupe part of Arlington along with amir's with their yellow cabs. Otherwise I could've make a better sandwich at home.
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Johnny_P wrote:
RLWake wrote: Sat Feb 08, 2020 3:36 pm :dat:
But publix deli has them all beat
Been a while since I was in a Publix. They have made to order sammies?

I have so many local little sandwich shops there’s no reason for me to go to a Wawa or sSheetz.
Are the local places not double the price or more? That's how everything is up here. A sandwich from anywhere but Subway generally starts at $10.
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troyguitar wrote: Sun Feb 09, 2020 12:10 am
Johnny_P wrote:
Been a while since I was in a Publix. They have made to order sammies?

I have so many local little sandwich shops there’s no reason for me to go to a Wawa or sSheetz.
Are the local places not double the price or more? That's how everything is up here. A sandwich from anywhere but Subway generally starts at $10.
It depends.
You can get sandwiches in the nations capital that's less than $10 that isn't franchise and miles better than subway. Including panera, which is pretty much everywhere in my area.
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troyguitar wrote: Sun Feb 09, 2020 12:10 am
Johnny_P wrote:
Been a while since I was in a Publix. They have made to order sammies?

I have so many local little sandwich shops there’s no reason for me to go to a Wawa or sSheetz.
Are the local places not double the price or more? That's how everything is up here. A sandwich from anywhere but Subway generally starts at $10.
Wawa isn’t super cheap anymore. Last time I was there I spent $5 on a damn hot dog and an iced tea. Where I can get street food hot dogs 2 for $3 here. Sandwiches there are maybe $1-$2 less than a hoagie joint. Meh.
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RLWake wrote: Sat Feb 08, 2020 5:03 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Sat Feb 08, 2020 4:59 pm
Been a while since I was in a Publix. They have made to order sammies?

I have so many local little sandwich shops there’s no reason for me to go to a Wawa or sSheetz.
Yup. Their chicken tender and italian subs are S tier.
Are you my fucking younger brother :wtf:

I got him a $70 gift card to pubs just for him to buy tendy subs. He said he puts some hot honey sawce on them I think.
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Johnny_P wrote: Sun Feb 09, 2020 8:42 am
troyguitar wrote: Sun Feb 09, 2020 12:10 am Are the local places not double the price or more? That's how everything is up here. A sandwich from anywhere but Subway generally starts at $10.
Wawa isn’t super cheap anymore. Last time I was there I spent $5 on a damn hot dog and an iced tea. Where I can get street food hot dogs 2 for $3 here. Sandwiches there are maybe $1-$2 less than a hoagie joint. Meh.
Those prices ... :amazing: I :member: those
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Johnny_P wrote: Sun Feb 09, 2020 8:42 am
troyguitar wrote: Sun Feb 09, 2020 12:10 am Are the local places not double the price or more? That's how everything is up here. A sandwich from anywhere but Subway generally starts at $10.
Wawa isn’t super cheap anymore. Last time I was there I spent $5 on a damn hot dog and an iced tea. Where I can get street food hot dogs 2 for $3 here. Sandwiches there are maybe $1-$2 less than a hoagie joint. Meh.
:dat: Food out anywhere from Fast Food chains to local places is just expensive as hell. A combo at Taco Bell is like $9 and they're one of the only holdouts with a real dollar menu left. $5 boxes are gone.

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D Griff wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2020 12:07 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Sun Feb 09, 2020 8:42 am

Wawa isn’t super cheap anymore. Last time I was there I spent $5 on a damn hot dog and an iced tea. Where I can get street food hot dogs 2 for $3 here. Sandwiches there are maybe $1-$2 less than a hoagie joint. Meh.
:dat: Food out anywhere from Fast Food chains to local places is just expensive as hell. A combo at Taco Bell is like $9 and they're one of the only holdouts with a real dollar menu left. $5 boxes are gone.

:sad: :troywax:
:wat: when did you find out about that? I got a 5 dollar box like over a week ago. It was always my fav, cause they always keep on changing, which is :neat:
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D Griff wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2020 12:07 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Sun Feb 09, 2020 8:42 am

Wawa isn’t super cheap anymore. Last time I was there I spent $5 on a damn hot dog and an iced tea. Where I can get street food hot dogs 2 for $3 here. Sandwiches there are maybe $1-$2 less than a hoagie joint. Meh.
:dat: Food out anywhere from Fast Food chains to local places is just expensive as hell. A combo at Taco Bell is like $9 and they're one of the only holdouts with a real dollar menu left. $5 boxes are gone.

:sad: :troywax:
managers make 100k can’t sell dollar menu for that type of :dill:
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max225 wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2020 12:12 pm
D Griff wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2020 12:07 pm

:dat: Food out anywhere from Fast Food chains to local places is just expensive as hell. A combo at Taco Bell is like $9 and they're one of the only holdouts with a real dollar menu left. $5 boxes are gone.

:sad: :troywax:
managers make 100k can’t sell dollar menu for that type of :dill:
because :fatty: is too good for that shieett
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MexicanYarisTK wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2020 12:12 pm
D Griff wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2020 12:07 pm

:dat: Food out anywhere from Fast Food chains to local places is just expensive as hell. A combo at Taco Bell is like $9 and they're one of the only holdouts with a real dollar menu left. $5 boxes are gone.

:sad: :troywax:
:wat: when did you find out about that? I got a 5 dollar box like over a week ago. It was always my fav, cause they always keep on changing, which is :neat:
The boxes are all $6-7 here now and the combos are typically $7-10.
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D Griff wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2020 12:23 pm
MexicanYarisTK wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2020 12:12 pm

:wat: when did you find out about that? I got a 5 dollar box like over a week ago. It was always my fav, cause they always keep on changing, which is :neat:
The boxes are all $6-7 here now and the combos are typically $7-10.
it's still $5.30 at my local Taco Bell :mindblown: next time when I'll go, I'll shoot you a snap. I haven't gotten a combo at $9, except for one time I went to this Taco Bell in Chantilly like 2013 where this Indian dude went "what did you say" with an aggressive tone after I called him out for $9 for Mexican pizza.
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