Revisiting the Wawa Map Fail

On my way home from work today I hit both of the Wawas in Prospect Park, PA. Some of you may remember these Wawas from the summer challenge in Wawa Map Fail. The map below shows 2 Wawas basically right next to each other. This, obviously is not the case. However - they are extremely close. They are right around the corner from each other.

Wawa Map Fail

Lucky for me that they are right around the corner, because I hit Wawa Store #23 on Chester Pike first. Got my lemon lime gatorade and went to the next store. No picture. Hit Wawa Store #235, went back to #23, took the picture, then got back to I-95 to head home.

#33. Wawa Store #23 - Wednesday, December 15 - 8:01pm
934 Chester Pike
Prospect Park, PA 19076
Item Purchased: 20oz lemon lime Gatorade

Wawa Store #23 - Prospect Park, PA

#34. Wawa Store #235 - Wednesday, December 15 - 8:06pm
917 Lincoln Ave
Prospect Park, PA 19076
Item Purchased: 10in classic turkey hoagie

Wawa Store #235 - Prospect Park, PA

This will not be the last time I am in this area. If you look in the upper left corner of the map above, there is a Wawa right next to where it says "Folsom". That Wawa is the the very last Wawa I will hit on this 50 in 30 challenge as it is the first-ever Wawa convenience store. See you next week, Folsom Wawa.

Day: 22
Wawas Hit: 34
Days Left: 8
Wawas Left: 16

-Ford

Wawas of Today - #10 and #11

Today's Wawas are a bit scattered over the map. As you saw in my last post, this morning was a mini-adventure in trying to find two supposed Wawas that the official Wawa map had as being right next to each other in Prospect Park, PA. This was obviously not the case.

The Wawa in Prospect Park on Lincoln Avenue was your typical Wawa, except for the outside. It had a nice red roof to go along with the mini-stretch of 1 or 2 other shops in the parking lot. Nothing too exciting about the inside of it. Here is the picture of the Prospect Park Wawa and the accompanying receipt:

10. Wawa Store #235 - June 16, 2010

917 Lincoln Ave

Prospect Park, PA 19076

Items Purchased: 16oz hazelnut coffee

 

I wanted to hit another Wawa on my way home from work to keep up a good pace for the 50 in 30 as I don't want to fall behind early. I found one not too far out of my way in Linwood, PA off of I-95. I didn't have high hopes for it being a decent Wawa because of the area. However, once I walked in...pretty impressed. Nothing extraordinary, but the layout of the Wawa was very well done and there was a lot of space between aisles and around the coffee station and touchscreens.

And it is #7 on Wawas list of stores. With the numbering system, it jumps to #3 as there is only #1 & #6 ahead of it. If I am correct in my assumption of how the numbering for their stores works (based on conversations with some other people) it is the 3rd oldest store still in existence for Wawa. I will post within the next few days about some theories on the numbering system.

11. Wawa Store #7 - June 16, 2010

1439 Market Street

Linwood, PA 08360

Items Purchased: Italian shorti

Note: the reason there is a coverup on the receipt is due to a credit card purchase and that info obviously does not need to be posted.

 

4 days down. 11 Wawas down.

46 days to go. 39 Wawas to go.

-Bryan

Wawa Map Fail

So when I post later on the 2 Wawas I hit today, you might be wondering why Prospect Park, PA is one of them. I've hit some of the ones around home in DE, hit some in Philly around work, and some while driving out and back to the Downingtown & West Chester, PA area.

This morning I decided to try to hit a double. According to this map on Wawa's website, there are 2 right next to each other, conceivably across the street from one another. I had to try it.

Disappointment quickly hit while driving. I didn't bring a map or directions of the above, which was obviously my fault, and I drove from memory. I came down Rt. 420 from I-95 and proceeded to turn right on Rt. 13 (which as you can tell was incorrect anyways). I drove down a bit, then turned around and came back to Rt. 420, turning north. Bingo. Wawa.

However, according to the map above, there shouldn't be one. The Wawa I hit was closer to where the green arrow is. Hmm....

So from memory, I drove back towards Rt. 13 and turned the opposite way on Rt. 13 (where the above map shows 2 Wawa's). I drove down only a couple of blocks but did not see a Wawa, turned around and went back to I-95 and on my way.

The lesson of the day: Get directions & maps. I should have gotten the addresses and plugged them into Google Maps to get directions and a better feel for where these Wawa's are. Oh well.

Other lesson of the day: Do my homework. I was so close to Store #1. Yes, the first ever Wawa. In the upper left hand corner of the above map is the first ever Wawa, located in Folsum, PA.

QUESTION OF THE DAY:

I want to open this up to the 2 people who read this. Should I hit Wawa Store #1 soon, or should I save it and make it #50 of 50 Wawas in 30 Days?

-Bryan