Thank you Sheetz for not letting the terrorists win
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Sheetz has been offering premium coffee drinks for a little while now. Today I checked the offerings — nothing really unusual, with fair prices as far as premium coffee drinks go. What caught my eye was how they described the sizes. They’ve exercised bold defiance against the behemoth that is Starbucks, and fashioned names for the sizes that actually describe how big the servings are. The smallest of the three is called a “Small.” The medium-sized one is called a “Medium.” And the largest of the three is called — get this! — a “Large.”
I’ve found it a bit strange that Starbucks calls their smallest a “tall.” Dave Barry has written on this. Or that Borders has two sizes for some of their drinks, and the smaller one is called a “medium.” Huh?!
Seriously, though, Sheetz has been branching competitively into different areas. Its made-to-order service is great. Their subs are comparable to Subway’s, and are cheaper. Plus, Sheetz has a frequent buyer card, whereas Subway recently gave up theirs because of counterfeit stamps.
If you have a Sheetz in your area, give ‘em a try.
4 Responses to “Thank you Sheetz for not letting the terrorists win”
By Financial Freedumb on Jul 14, 2006 | Reply
It seems people have learned tall, grande, vente…well at least I have.
Too bad no Sheetz in my area…Will keep an eye for them though when I travel.
By Josh (iFalconr) on Jul 14, 2006 | Reply
Terrorists is a pretty strong word…
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By mbhunter on Jul 14, 2006 | Reply
FF, I have too — brainwashed by the coffee coalition. Josh, the terrorists reference is from Dave Barry — I agree it is a bit strong without that explanation! The context:
” … JUST SAY YOU WANT A LARGE COFFEE, PEOPLE. Because if we let the coffee people get away with this, they’re not going to stop, and some day, just to get a lousy cup of coffee, you’ll hear yourself saying, ‘I’ll have a Mega Grandissimaximo Giganto de Humongo-Rama-Lama-Ding-Dong decaf.’ And then you will ask for the key to the AquaSwooshie. And when THAT happens, people, the terrorists will have won.
By Traveler on Jul 16, 2006 | Reply
Mmmm…Sheetz… Great place to stop off on a road trip. Or before caving. Speaking of road trips, it’s been a while since I’ve seen you all. I’ll have to catch up with you offline and see what the rest of the summer is looking like. Good topic!