Talk:Wawa Food Markets
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[edit] Date
A date on those statistics would be really nice.
[edit] Possible Addition to "Wawa Culture"
I am a student at the College of William & Mary, and our local Wawa is basically a god to the vast majority of our student body. It is allegedly the highest- or second highest-grossing Wawa in the country (may depend on the year) and it's hard to find a time where there aren't lines of students and Williamsburg residents who just don't know any better. It is a tremendously successful Wawa even though it doesn't sell gas. Is this at all noteworthy? Could it serve as an illustration to the "teenagers and college students stumbling in" (and we do stumble, let me assure you) already mentioned in the article? Am I just an attention whore? Your thoughts are appreciated. --BDD 17:47, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
I would say probably not, but if you could probably include a picture of the store as an example (possibly the interior because we don't have a picture of that yet). Getagrip123 23:08, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
A few facts: Wawa operates in 5 states: PA, NJ, DE, MD, and VA. They don't build stores in North Carolina (yet). They just built there 200th fuel store and have a total of over 580 stores. I also will confirm some of the first statement made above...that which references "college students stumbling in" to stores, as I too used to be one of those students.
[edit] Feels amateurish
I don't know, maybe I'm just picky, but the writing just seems not up to snuff for an encyclopedia, and in fact presents a lot of opinions as facts. My favorite:
"Past and present residents of the Philadelphia region often rave about the Wawa Hoagies and its own brand of flavored iced tea. Most current residents depend on Wawa stores for their milk and other dairy products."
I live in Philly and I in fact rely on ShopRite for my milk, and I only know of one person who shops at Wawa for his food. I think the article would read better if it were reworded and reworked... for example, stating that Wawa offers a large selection of sandwich, deli, and dairy products would be better than making the sweeping claim that most Philadelphians buy their milk at Wawa. Just my two cents. --MUSpud2 06:28, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
- I just went ahead and deleted that section. It didn't really offer anything that anyone could substantiate (outside of anecdotes), and I doubt that "most" people around here depend on Wawa for milk (personally, I get mine at the supermarket unless I run out of milk and stop off at Wawa for a gallon instead of hitting up the supermarket for just that). --Xanzzibar 00:04, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
I think the main problem with the article is that it presents Wawa as some sort of a cultural phenomenon. I used to work at one, and while I'd still consider it to be an above average convenience store, and there's certainly nothing like it in New England where I currently live, but I'd hardly describe it as the "hip, happening place to be", which is kind of how this article makes it sound. I think many of the items under "Wawa culture" should go under a section named "Wawa in Popular Culture", similar to many other articles --208.204.155.241 19:02, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
Honestly you have to be kidding, Wawa has created a love and brand loyalty like no other especially among college students. It is the source of countless facebook and myspace groups, which either talk about how much the store is loved or how much it is missed. I have personally experienced this since leaving for school in harrisburg. Wawa withdraw is very well known by former Wawa addicts. I really feel like the unique brand loyalty should be noted in the article some where.
[edit] Water Authority of Western Australia?
Shouldn't that section be moved to Wawa? Its connection with Wawa Food Markets is tenuous at best, and relies basically on sharing a name and corporate logo. The two have no real association as far as I can tell. Dcandeto 05:44, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
- Moved to Water Authority of Western Australia with link from Wawa. dml 08:35, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
To demonstrate both the value of Wawa to Delaware Valley residents and its "local phenomena" quality I would like to say that those of us who, perhaps foolishly, have moved away from Philadelphia, joke about starting Wawa support groups. Of course there is an anecdotal quality to this, but it illustrates a significance not normally associated with convenience stores, that, in reality, exists."
[edit] Demographics of Wawa (United Nations estimate)
I dont know what anyone else thinks but i am just going to remove the section. First off what the hell is it supposed to mean in the first place. This is about a company not a nation. Just seems to be someones attempt at a joke, ans i stress attempt. --Boothy443 | trácht ar 06:40, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Prominence of healthier snacks?
I don't know if it's just at local stores here in Northern Virginia and the Northern Neck of Virginia, but I have noticed that Wawa seems to give a higher priority to healthier foods. To run in and grab ANY snack, it would be easiest to grab carrots and celery or yogurt than to search for their candy rack or grab some beef jerky. Don't know how important this might be, but as a society (the U.S.) noted around the world for our maligned fast-food and obesity, I think Wawa has done a great job of attempting to affect our way of thinking of what would constitute a snack. Should this be noted, or is it just extraneous?--Asacan 16:46, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
- Could be a locational thing. I haven't noticed the Wawas here giving any priority to healthy food; but then again, I'm usually only there to nab an emergency gallon of milk. --Xanzzibar 08:12, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
I work for Wawa, and the reason those "Healthier snacks" are so prominent, is that is our "Express Case", where we put fresh foods from the Wawa Dairies. They're placed centrally in the store so they are sold faster.
[edit] Hoagie Time
Hey - you guys remember Hoagie Time? Those were the days! I only wish I had gotten myself a Hoagie Time t-shirt when I had the chance. Dslawe 13:42, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
