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    Sheetz

    Sheetz

    2.7(26 reviews)
    18.4 mi
    $

    Sheetz, Benner Pike, State College, PA…read more After a long night shift, I used the drive-through to order a bagel with cream cheese. In the dark, I could see the bagel was oddly wrapped, like shrink-wrap around the small looking sandwich? The first bite was shockingly tough, extremely dry and tasteless. The cream cheese was absorbed into the dried-out bread, there was no taste of cream cheese, I could not finish it. This was no over-sight. They were not busy. That sandwich has been exposed to the environment for days, and God knows what else. The Sheetz kitchen staff purposely served this disgusting object to me. Is Sheetz telling their kitchen staff to eliminate waste at all cost?

    I had heard rumors of Sheetz locations without the gas station, but that's all they were for a…read morewhile. They were suppose to open one in Pittsburgh near the Pitt campus, but that has yet come to be. Since I was in State College and out walking the streets I figured I would find the mythical beast that I have heard of. My first attempt at finding it, I walked right past it. You see, growing up in a small town that had one of the original looking Sheetz out there, you automatically are looking for gas pumps and big, shining, humming lights in the parking lot. Not an urban looking cafe thing that this particular one is. Don't get me wrong, every so often when I get that craving for some Sheetz I really don't want to have to fight my way through a parking lot full of vehicles to get my food, I just want to be able to eat it before I get it home and it has already started to cool off a bit. My second attempt, armed with my handy dandy map on my phone, I still walked right past it. Yep, that's right, that was me that you saw do an about face while looking at my phone screen. The building blends in so well that I thought it was a coffee shop at first. Glad I looked up from my phone for a few seconds. Watch your step coming in here, with the grade of the street the stairs a bit weird, but there is also a ramp to get to the store. Once inside you find that it is longer than it is wider. Due to this, it feels much bigger than what you would imagine. This is like a huge convenience store, with some fast food. But then add in the fact that you can sit in house and enjoy it. Not just sit in house, but you can sit here and get some work done too, why, because it does come off like a coffee house as well. Don't want to sit inside, guess where, there's outside seating that overlooks the sidewalk. So take in that fresh air when you are shoving that MTO goodness down your throat. Customer service, at least to me, was top notch here. I did not have a bad interaction here. Everything was neat and clean, all the shelves were well stocked, and I really couldn't find a fault in this place. What I learned today is that Big Foot is real and that I encountered that. What I mean by that is that a Sheetz with no gas pumps exists, and it works. I really wish this concept takes off and these types of locations start popping up more often. Only that they not just pop up near college campuses would be great too. Kind of funny if you think about it. Sheetz started out kind of like this and then added the gas, now they are heading back towards that.

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    Giant

    2.8(9 reviews)
    6.6 mi
    $$

    All I can say is why isn't my local Giant food store (outside of Philadelphia) open 24/7?! It's…read morevery convenient when coming to the area for hunting season or just visiting family, I don't have to worry about what time we get in because giant is open! Such a huge plus. Sadly this location often runs out of items sometimes not even items that are on sale. I think they could do a slightly better job of tracking sales and be proactive with ordering... Maybe their stock room is smaller and they don't have the space for much storage in the back? Whatever it is, it's a bummer when you're looking for something specific and they don't have it. I've had this experience multiple times. They also have a gas station here which is super convenient.

    Why is it as you get older you enjoy going to grocery stores? Is this a normal thing? I had no…read moreidea that I look forward to this now. I feel as though I should make it a day and just go to grocery stores. I have only ever been to one other Giant store in my life. This is technically my first true Giant experience. I have to say I was truly impressed with this store. Everything in here worked, it just made it feel like grocery shopping wasn't that much of a task and that you can enjoy your time doing so. The gadgets they had throughout this place made it a delightful experience. I especially liked the scales in the produce department that allowed for you to weigh and tag your items to make it easier at checkout to just scan instead of look up the item. This location had a pretty epic beer and wine section as well. The selection was there and making a selection has to be a very hard thing in this aisle if you were undecided before walking in. If you do intend on purchasing alcohol in here you have to do so at the register located in the aisle. There also appears to be a bar seating area to enjoy your libation in house if you wish. The sales were pretty great too. Some items I have not seen at these prices in a long time. I was impressed by that to the point I ended up buying some things that I did not even have a need for. Their bakery section looks pretty epic as well. Get the loyalty card for this store. It will allow you to accumulate towards money off on gas. Like most grocery stores out there they have their own gas stations. Decent stop.

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