I-Pittsburghers inesithakazelo nge-Sheetz. Ohambweni lomgwaqo - noma kunoma yikuphi ukushayela, empeleni - yilapho lapho abantu bendawo beka khona uphethiloli, ukudla nokugeza okuhlanzekile.
Kodwa kuningi okuningi mayelana nomkhiqizo kunokuba uhlangane neso. Lawa ngamaqiniso angu-10 mayelana ne-Sheetz ukuthi ngisho no-#SheetzFreakz - igama lesidlaliso sabalandeli abanamandla kakhulu - angeke bazi.
01 kwezingu-10
Le nkampani ingumnikazi womndeni futhi isebenza.
U-Ryan Sheetz, umqondisi wenkampani yeqhinga lomkhiqizo, uthe umalume wakhe uBob waqala ibhizinisi ngo-1952 e-Altoona. Emashumini eminyaka kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, kuye kwahlala kumndeni futhi kusebenza. Akuyona i-franchise.
02 kwezingu-10
Ngaphambi kokuba kube yi-Sheetz, kwakuyi-milk.
Ibhizinisi laqala njengomthengisi wobisi, wabe eseqala ukusebenzisa izitolo zobisi endaweni yase-Altoona edayisa ubisi, ushizi, inyama kanye namaphephandaba. Cishe ngo-1973, le nkampani yaqala ukuthengisa uphethiloli, kusho uSheetz.
03 ka-10
Ukufinyelela kweSheetz kunkulu kunePittsburgh.
Izitolo ezingaphezu kuka-500 zisePennsylvania, e-Ohio, eWest Virginia, eVirginia, eMadrid naseNyakatho Carolina. Izitolo ezingaba ngu-30 ze-Sheetz zivuliwe njalo ngonyaka.
04 kwezingu-10
Abaphenyi be-touch-screen abahloli ema-1990.
"Singaba ngowokuqala ukuhlakulela abahloli be-touch-screen," kusho uSsheet.
Ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yama-1980, ilungu lomndeni weSheetz laqaphela ubuchwepheshe bokuthinta isikrini embukisweni wezohwebo. Ngomnyaka we-1993, i-Sheetz yaqala ukuhlola ababukeli be-touch-screen - i-first for the store store kanye ne-indastri yezokudlela, eyayisithembele ngaphambili kanye nesistimu yokuhleleka kwephepha nepensela.
05 ka-10
Ukubuyisela emuva.
I-Sheetz yenza iphuzu lokuxhuma nomphakathi walo ngokuxhasa ezemidlalo yentsha nokuhlinzeka ngeminikelo kwezinye izinhlangano zesekela, kusho uSheetz.
06 kwangu-10
Ukugxila kokusimama.
Izitolo ze-Sheetz zisebenzisa ukukhanyisa kwe-LED, izindlu zangasese ezigeleza phansi, iphepha lokuphrinta elihlangene kabili, nokubuyiswa kabusha. Iziteshi zokushaja imoto zinikeza ezitolo eziningi ePennsylvania. I-Leftover ekulungele ukudla izinto zinikelwa emabhange okudla.
07 kwangu-10
Hlonipha i-Wawa.
E-Pennsylvania, kukhona ukuphikisana okukhulu phakathi kweSheetz entshonalanga iPennsylvania naseWawa empumalanga yePennsylvania. Futhi nakuba beyizincintiswano eziyingozi, bobabili balondoloza "ubudlelwano obuhlonipha kakhulu," kusho uSheetz.
08 kwezingu-10
Okungaphezu kwe-drive-through evamile.
E-Sheetz ukudlula, amakhasimende angalawula ukudla - futhi athathe ubisi, isinkwa, noma yini enye edingekayo ngokusheshisa.
09 kwezingu-10
I-Super Sheetz yinto enkulu.
Kwabalandeli be-Sheetz - bayahamba ngenjabulo ngegama elithi "Sheetz Freakz" - i-Super Sheetz iyindawo ekhethekile. Besibili ubukhulu besitolo esivamile, lesi sitolo sinamamitha angaba ngu-10 000 e-17th Street e-Altoona - "I-Sheetz ithathwe ezingeni elilandelayo," kusho uSheetz. Le ndawo yebalazwe ngokuvamile isebenza njengengulube ye-Guinea ukuhlola izinto ezintsha zemenyu. Ibuye ithengise ubhiya, okuyisidingo esingavamile ePennsylvania.
10 kwangu-10
"Ukudla kwekhwalithi yokudlela" esitolo esilula.
Imenyu enkulu eSheetz ayivamile phakathi kwamanye amaketanga e-gas station. "Ungathola ukudla-quality quality esiteshini segesi," kusho uSheetz. Umphathi wezokuphatha uDan Coffin uthuthukisa izinto ezintsha zokudla. Unesidingo sokudla okunomsoco okuvela kuJohnson & Wales University kanye noMnumzane waseMarine Corps owadla amabutho aseMelika ngesikhathi esebenza.